The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-29
LOCALS BREAK EVEN W-TH KAN
SAS CITY IN YESTNR-
DAYS GAMES
FIELDING ERRORS LOST FRS,
Weimer for Visitors and McGiII for
Home Team Prove Puzzles
for the Stick
erS
western League.

81 Paul ana Kansas CITY pIoAe even
In the double header played at Lexington
yesterday, and the series, the second Of
the season that Ryan's men have lost,
goes to Kansas City. In the opening
game Weimer was in the box for the
visitors, and he had the Saints complete
~ at his mercy from start to finish, al
lowing but three hits and ezp-ng these
at least three innings apart In the sec
ond inning Andrews got a l n on the
bah and put it over Millers head in left
field for three bags. This gave the fans
some hope that Weimer might nct be 50
hard proposition as he has Keen tout
ed, but they were mistaken. Not again
until the sixth inning did he allow an3-
thing that approached a t. In tn
inning WeTGen put the ball through the
diamond for a clean single, hut there
were two out ahead Of him, and Brain.
who followed famed In the ninth Ryan
drove the bah through the short field for
a base, and reached third On the various
plays that followed, but he could not get
in.
Thomas and Wilson were at the roints
for the Saints, and Pop" suffered his
first defeat this season. In spite Of the
fact that the locals lost, Thomas pitch
ed good game of ball. He allowed but
eight hits and kept them we'll scattered,
but five fielding errors behind him tells
the tale, and it is made Scrong5r when
it is known that not one of the four runs
scored by the visitors was earned.
TABLES TURNED IN. SECOND.
In the second game the tables were
turned. McGill and Holmes were called on
to make good for the Saints, and they
Won out hands down. Willie allowed
Tebeau's men but three hits, ard none
of them figured in the one run scored by
the visitors. This came through billiards.
of HlYtNfN -,
Before Pat could get the ball hack, Rob
fnson had reached third, and Messaer al
lowed him to score on the thrOWn-in.
1t was the general impression of many In
the grand stand that Robinson XII ked the
ball when it was thrown TO Brain in the
effort TO cut him off at third, but Messner
refused to see it, and Robinson trotted
home. Ii was in this second game that
Brain won everlasting glory for himself
by putting the ball far out in tie left
field for the first home run that has been
made on the Lexington grounds this sea-
son. And Higgins got into the game
with his stick by planting the hall i'll
left center for three bags In the sec
ond inning of this game Crooks received
a hurt hand from a high fly off BeviIle's
bat, and Holly was called into thN game
taking the short field while Higgins
went to second. In this game Dtlard
also replaced COgan in center He had
but one chance in the field and he missed
that but his batting eye has evidently
returned, for he landed on the ball for
three safe drives. Wolfe did the twirling
Tor the visitors in the second game, and
pitched tho easiest ball that The locals
have seen this year Every one hut RYAN
connected safely with the ball at least
once
The Saints scored their only run in the
H'st game IN the second inning. Brain
was first up and few out to Hardestv
Andrews put the bah in deep left for
Ihree bags and came in on Higgins bit
10 the inileld. Higgins landed safely on
lirst base OWNS to the fact that an ef
1crt was made to cut Andrews off ut the
plate. Wilson and Thomas followed and
Dotn famed. The visitors tied the sccra
IN their half on BeVilIe's three-baege,
and QBricn's long fly to the outfeld.
Their next two scores came in the
fourth. Hardesty went out on a. line dv
10 Hu&Gns. BeVille reached first on
Cagans muH and went half way round
the circuit before the ball was fielded
in O'Brien flew out to Hucgfns PobS
1nson also hit to Higgins and the
yomgstcr made & bad tumble and before
lie could recover Robinson was on first
ana BeVille on third Both scored on
Messett's hit. Weimer drew a base ON
palls' but ketchum retired the side with
q strike out The final score for the
visitors came in the seventh. Hartman
Ieacned ilrst on Ryan's muff and went
10 second on the play Miller few out TO
crooks. Hardesty hit to center for a.
base. Co2an made q bad mess of the
throW-In and Hartman scored. Hardesty
was caught in an effort to steal second
EeNille hit safely, but O'Brien sent a
line drive 10 Brain, which the latter
caught and the side was cut. The score: