The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-25
NEED SOME SUCKERS NOW
Parker Did His Best to Help Lose
Game, and Succeeded Adj
mirabIy-McGin Pitches
Good Game.
Western League.
GAMES TODAY
s.. Joseph at st. Paul.
Kansas City at Minneapolis.
Denver at Omaha.
Colorado Springs at Des Moines

Two punches of Saints met at Lexing-
ION yesterday afternoon. One bunch had
10 win, and one bunch did, but it was
through no good playing on their part,
and they are entitled to no large amount
OF credit for their victory. To sum the
situation up in a very few words, Mana
ger Ryan's men handed St. Joe the first
game on the series on a silver platter.
Yesterdays game only demonstrates
what has been said before, so many
times that it is getting to be an old
story. but nevertheless true: ST. Paul
needs few hitters on the team and the
outfeld very badly needs a hauling over.
Brain, Parker, Higgins and Wilson
have, all along, been classed as weak
hitters. Crooks was doing the best he
could to be included in this bunch I'M
I'll yesterday. when he came to the
front like an old warhorse and secured
three safe raps out Of five times at bat.
Yesterday 1t was up to the weak hitters
on several occasions, but they invariably
failed to make good. And, to add to the
trouble, all Of the four, except Brain,
found their way into the error column
The game, which is the first one of the
season to go over nine innings was a
very pretty contest from the opening
of the second inning to the close of the
tenth. MeGill was in the box for the
Saints and, with the exception of the
eleventh and last inning, he pitched a
beautiful game of ball. He twirled all
around Mcdonald who was on the slab
for the VISITORS and his work entitled
him to win, but with bunch of weak
hitters back of him and lot Of errors
that came at critical times it is little
wonder that he failed to make good.
After the first few innings had been play
ed, the men seemed to get an idea that
McGill was out to win his game all by
his lonesome and that he would win
it in spite of all that they could do to
hinder him, so they stopped any aid
that they might have had up their
sleeves and a few of them proceeded to
put blocks in the way whenever the OPP
portunity offered
PARKER HELPS LOSE.
Parker has come In for lot of criti-
cism since the opening game on the home
grounds, and he is due for lot more,
for he assisted with all his might yes
terday in losing the game. He had three
chances in the field yesterday The first
two came at uninportant times and he
accepted them, but the last was in the
final inning, when every man in the team
should have been on his mettle and play
ing the game of his life. But Parker
very gracefully misjudged his fly and
then just as gracefully dropped it when
the beginning of the run that finally won
the game, and it was clinched a moment
later when Wilson's error on billiards.
throw to the plate allowed a second man
to go across the plate.
The errors made by billiard and Hug
gins were inexcusable, but no runs re-
suited from them.
McGH gave Honeyman, the first st. Joe
man up, a base on balls and allowed
70 first on q had throw tn
Werden on an attempted sacrifice. Hall
flew out to Brain Schran hit an easy
one to Crooks and Flood was retired at
second, but Honeyman had gone to
third. A moment later Schrall started
TO steal second and Honeyman started
home on the play. Wilson threw to
Crooks, and Crooks, in returning the ball
TO the plate to cut Off Honeyman, threw
wild and double steal resulted. This
double steal game is one of the oldest
in the business and to be worked on
such veterans as Wilson and Crooks is
q disgrace. Davis drew a base on balls,
but was thrown out at second on Huls-
Wits grounder to Higgins
Crooks opened the game for the Saints
with safe hit through the short field
and stole second billiard fouled out to
Doonin and Ryan went out at first, but
Crooks had reached third and scored on
Werden's line drive back of third. Brain
reached first on Floods error, but with
two men on bases the best that Parker
could do was a grounder to Hulswtt,
who threw him out at first This ended
the run-getting for the Saints, although
In the eighth and again In the seventh
they had a chance. In the eighth Nc
Gill opened with line drive to center.
1t was good for only one bag at best,
but Parker, who was on the coach line,
sent MeGin on to second and he was
caught on the throw in Crooks followed
with a safe hit and runs might have re-
suited but for Parkers break.
NINE BLANK INNINGS.
The visitors did not get within hailing
distance from the second inning until
the eleventh, and then the locals grew
tired and presented them with the game.
Flood opened with fly to Parker and
reached second on the right fielder's
muff. Hall sacrificed and sent Flood to