The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-05

XII. wn as the Cowboys" and the "Rough Riders but
which yesterday appeared bat playful kittens. awed by
the presence of Invisible but dreaded
Cog. About 2Gc0 people the Saints accomplish their
upwad movement Usually, when the Apostles do any
afipsa tt sort IN ter i4st day at home in the
59geEy spriEgtine there of the blatant
FAIRS present 10 Do them honor. But yesterday
wind tie enthusiast sought his lunch, and it
him lie sought his ear, and it met him as he
Travelled toward the BAH park and met him with
you're Just tie man want to see emphasis that
donb digerted many people especially of fair
Who Object The u{e calesses of the wind from
nntl ealg soree Managers Camiskey and Man
ming had cdifcation Lexington park
1e who blayed the breeze reached the park founr
tie situation by uncomfortable the wind being
directly protected it's oc-
cJryEts extellenty.
Tie wind irterfered extent with accuracy
the fielding the game although it can hardly De
charged with deacting interest added de,
lslul element uncertainty batting and fielding
alike affecting power pitchers little ana
conn asatng item by the way played ut
times with the feeders, especially those in the outied
Whose CT judgment several
cases laughable.
Opening day this time of some of the
fol DC rO that usually accompanies it, from
the governor and the mayer both busy to he
present The play ers in their uniforms paraded
through the principal carriages escorted to
the lal park by the Minnesota State band
this and the given by the band previous
commencement of the there nought distiu-
gush the opening game from the closing
The crowd consisted very notably of what is known
from year to the old guard" the battalion or
faithful fans who be depended upon out to
the game in sunshine rain in victory alike.
1t chilly that when Eddie Burke faced Danny
Friend he acknowledged with only trfhing greet
ing in the way of handcapping, although those who
shared in it seemed find immediate relief from the
cold SO did Friend who singuarly enough was almost
the only the stranger to the local fans
Manning has evidently ansacked Wyandotte Hoboken
and Germantown, Pa in his search players for ne
has complete change of programme except in one or
parts. In the ouied Miller Turner and
McVicker the last being the only member Of The
Cowboy aggregatons of 1897 and 1893 At short is
promising young chap named Raymer, who looks as
though he might have been drafted intercol
legiae football league and a triumvirate Of Teutonc
ancestry reveling in the settler o.
Rothfuss Camel and Hoffmaster fills the IN
field Behind the bat he has "Bill" Wilson, alias "Old
Bill alias 'Rowdy Bill" in years past although meek
a lamb rules. Wilson has been seen
here in nearly every except the uniforms Of st
Paul and Manila He expects to play in Manila next sea-
But in the meantime Burke has been left to chill his
heels at the home plate As matter fact he was nor
there time ALL Danny Friend poked one Of bs
lett wing teasers corner Of the plate and Burke
swung the bat at it, The ball down to the pitcher
and when it thrown to first ST. Paus centerfeder
had been entered with the Next on the batting s
was little Phil Geier hero who promises to become as
famous In his own circle the little Phil Shenandoah
lame There haven't been dramas written around
eeer yet but it is said there is hydrant named after
him in Paramount park. Geier upon his new foun,
Friend with all the enthusiasm of long brother who
has lps Feyea'e1 the traditional strawberry mark ana
"hen Friend locke around ELUSIVE greeting he