The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-04-10

Judging from the form displayed by
the Saints who played in yesterdays
game with the Hamline university boys,
when the Western league season opens
none of the them will show up in bet
ter condition than will Comiskey's.
There were only a few of the ancient
and accepted 33rd degree fans at Lex
ington park While the game was play
ed. but these were more than pleased.
There was a surprising lack of poor
plays; throws were clean, catches and
pick-ups were made as they are when
half of the season has passed; on the
base lines the men were anything but
SLOW and everyone seemed to be full of
life
Few of the men look as though they
had brought With them any more than
a necessary amount of flesh. Phyie
came out with two suits and a sweater
on and until this was explained to the
fans they were afraid he was a little
over weight.
"Doggie" Miller has a pound or two
that he is going to run off within the
next week. but otherwise seems to be
in frst-class shape. If his own word
is taken for it, he is feeling fine ard
Will begin the season in as good condi-
ton as any of them.
Out in the left garden Eddie Burke
chased everything and made never a
slip. He is as lively on his feet as a
chipmunk and will be a favorite with
St. Paul fans. Comskey is very much
pleased with him. and to do the proper
thing Eddie says he believes the Saints
already have cinch on the pennant.
Hene Spies. who covered the first
bag yesterday. is perhaps in better
form than any of them. Gus Gerurerro,
who takes the boys for a run every
morning and looks after them in train
ing quarters. says Spies is in almost
perfect shape and will need but little
more work to take the edges off. On
first Heine gathered them in from
everywhere and anything that went
down his way was as good as an out.
Shugart seems to he in it with the
rest of his companions, and put no q
game az short yesterday that would
Just about do in regular league game.
He hasn't a pound more on his frame
than he needs and gets around the
bases as though he thought they
wouldn't keep.
HoIline ct second, is next TO
Spies in form, and his throwing arm
is in good shape Holly accounts Cor
this because of his work on the street
car line last winter. Ringing UP fares
for Tom Lowry and other capitalists
kept his arm in exercise, and the con-
tinual tramp;ng from end to end of
the car ten or twelve hours day kept
the muscles of his legs in action.
In center Preston appeared to be very
much at home with what little work
he had to do. and is in much better
shape now than he was during the
early part of last season.
The hoy battery" Peterson and
Dwyer. worked well. Only four hits
We're made off Peterson by the Hamline
boys, VINO went after almost every
thing Pete has considera bic speed
snd fairly good control. and with a lit
tie more work with Comiskey ON the
bench ought to be a winner.
Dwyer. behind the bat, was suffer-
ing from a bad arm. caused by too
much work of late, but he goes about
his duties in the proper way and gets
them down the lines like an oldtimer
On the bases he is a trif1e slow. but
after a few more ten-mile morning
runs and some more practice games ne
should show up well.
Yesterdays game was a good one
when the fact that it was the first Of
the season is taken into consideration
The Hamline team is by no means a
weak one. and the battery, composed
of the Drill brothers. showed up well
Only in two innings did the Saints
succeed in scoring. In the second -four
runs came over the r!ate. and in the
JhlIQ i've IdlS6u the lOldl ~ nine, Il IL
the score board afterwards showed a
series of ciphers. In the sixth innina
a couple of errors and a single scored
the only run for the Hamlne team
There was a good crowd of college
students present and every time a
Saint went out or a Hamline man
reached a base the college yell was
given with a vim. Schall. the winner
in the oratorical contest at Mortified
Friday night, played second base. and
if he is as good an orator as second
baseman, the judges didn't err in their
decision
Tucker. who held down the initial
sack for the college boys. played a
splendid game, and made several IN
assisted outs in genuine professional
style.
The score by innings:
RHE
st. Paul E. 20 4 0 o 80
Hamlfne 20 0 o.
Batteries: Peterson and Dwyer; Drill ant
Drill.
TODAY AT LEXINGTON