The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-06-06
ley, Dillon; left on bases, Milwaukee \
Detroit I; umpire, Cantillon; time. IS.
METROPOLITAN TEAM WON.
SCOTS Crowd TOO Fast for Theodore
Hays Grand Aggregation.

scouts CrOFVu TOO H<lst for Theodore
Hays Grand Aggregation.
Opera chairs at Lexington park yes
terday held the creme de la creme of the
local histrionic colony, without seriously
taxing the accommodations, it is true
But the occasion Was a momentous one,
nevertheless, for there was being waged
in the arena before the stand a battle
for blood, the like of which, in a base
ball way, has not recently been seen here
There has been some rivalry between
the Grand and Metropolitan opera house
attaches as to which were the better
sportsmen at the national game
Tt seems that the jealousy had not
been confined to the front of the house,
although the rivalry between Bill Egan,
of the Met, and Tom Mccormick, of
the Grand, as to which most resembled
stone wall infeld, had considerably
strained the amicable. relations suppos-
ed to exist between. the working corps
Of botn theaters.
All kinds of money, mostly stage, were
wagered that each house could put up
team that could wipe the spots out
of anything the other house could put
up. 1t was expressly stipulated that
there should be no ringers" No one not
connected with the theater in a regular
capacity should be allowed to play. Pro-
fessionals outside of the actors were
Snyder, of the Grand team, a report gain
ing credence that he had once played
in a game on West Seventh street for
valuable consideration, a key of beer or
something like that. Snyder, however,
managed to convince the impeachment
committee that his amateur standing had
never been tainted by the foul smirch
of professionalism. Yesterday he con-
WINGED the spectators, too, that if he
was ever a professional for more than
one inning. the manager must have been
peculiarly charitable person. He was
handicapped by serious inability to- hold
the ball when 1t was thrown to him, but
in the seventh inning his play became
positively brilliant as he got into a dou-
BILE play, and then when his team came
in to bat, literally lost the bali in the
tall grass, and made the circuit of the
bases.
1t was pretty warm for Mccormick at
short, and the manager did not get out
in the practice al all. He got out sew
eral times, however, after the game be-
gan
Williamson, the lightning ticket seller,
shot some lightning curves across the
| plate and puzzled the Grand folks, ex-
cept in the third inning, when they touch
ed him UP for a few. But by that time
the Met boys had nineteen runs, and thew
| did not care much. Williamson pitched
nVe innings, and then Ed Bolles took his
place.
Cumbey, high scho5l boy, played a.
fast game at short for the MetropoIi-
tan crowd, and William B. Egan. nick
named by the bleachers bad Bill" and
affectionately designated by the fair on
lockers as Henry Irving. lowered around
second base. Willie did not have much
fielding to do, andl as for batting, his
team was so far ahead when 1t came his
turn to bat that perhaps he did not care
Cumbey carried off the batting honors
of the day with double a triple and
homer during the course of the game
Weber also damaged the ball some, as
did OGrady, who did some good back
stop work az
Chase started in to pitch for the Grand
outfit, but McCauley could not hold him
and, after three innings, Chase went be-
hind the bat and Roby who had been
playing third, pitched. His opening in
ming was disastrous, but thereafter he
held them well down.
At the end of the seventh inning the
score was q to IA in favor of the Met
ropolitans, but later the Grand braced up.
and the final score, although cloudy. was
more to their credit
recount will not be necessary to
award the prize money, however, as
the Grands concede their defeat. They
claim, however. that the score was 27
to q, instead of % to 20, as the Metropoli-
tans assert. ~=7r, .,e-..,