The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-29
SAINTS PLY REAL Ball
FELL IN WITH ETUCH ToUTED
PRAIRIE LEAGUEBS AND
ATE THEM Up
ZIG CROW WITNESSES GAME
Willie McGiI Gives an Example of
HCv he VIII Do Things
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The two tCUtcd I'rahie Leaguers have
como and gone ard viii probably be
heard cf no more, IS team, in this see
ton Of the woods Manager Ryan's mon
used them very nicely in rounding out
string Of ctor es in their exhibition
games. beating tfem by a score of nine
to five in a game that was decidedly in
teresting and, st times, fast ball. Some
fifteen hundred fans assembled in re-
Spouse to the invitation sent out to visit
the park and see a real ball game. Some
OF the more enthusiastic Prairie rCotefs
narrowly eSCaTei heart disease as q re-
suit of their JOY when their favoritcs
piled up three runs in the opening inning,
and again in the third when they scocped
in two more ana took the lead for a
minute. Bat they were doomed - ~
pointmont. for enc McGin took the reins
in his hands soon after that ana 49,
Prairie roaners were out of it.
With the first inning cut out the game
would have been as good as any league
game that has been seen here in years.
Both teams seemed lttle frisky in that
first inning, Egan's men landing all the
errors credited them during the game,
their three.
The regulars did not line up in league
form, as Larson replaced Ryan in the
outfield and Cassabo.ne had Zeigler's bag
iii the infield. WerGen retired after the
first inning in favor of Holmes and
''Duchy" played the bag like a veteran.
Cassaboine, al third, missed out On three
CHARGES. Two CT his errors We're respon-
sible for the three runs made by the
Prairie men in the first inning. The other
was not disastrous. The rest of the men
fielded their pos lions nicely.
Clarke was somewhat of a puzzle to
Ryan's men. with the exception of lit
tie Higgins, who landed on the leather
for clever bunt and a beautiful drive
that went so far over Jack Murphy's
mead that the voungster had time to make
the circuit. Higgins played a star game
all around He purloined third bag in
one inning, made three runs and accept
ed all the chances that came his way.
ERRORS DUE TO NEW NIT.
Wilson was unfortunate enough to
draw three battery errors. Bill IS work
Ing in a new nit and, knowing this his
passed balls were all eXcusable. Aside
from this he put up a fine game behind
the bat. Thomas allowed six hits in the
four innings he pitched, but there is
self out. as this was his first experience
in the box this season McGiIl, who re-
1ieved Thomas in the fifth inning, came
into the game with sweaters piled on
his back and arms a foot thick, but they
did not seem to bother him much. for
he allowed but enc hit, and but sixteen
men faced him in the five innings. Of
these seven famed the air. Willie really
toos>ned in the final inning and gave a
good example Of what he will do to others
later in the season. He struck out the
first three men up as fast as he could
throw the balls across the plate.
Page, Williams and Murphy shared
the honOrs for Egan's men. All folded
their positions nicely and did fairly well
with the stick. Page drew a lucky three
base hit in the second. a ground ball that
hit a rock just in front Of Larson and
bounded way over his head. Clarke was
wild at times, giving. seven free passes to
hrst- Bearwold caught a good game. and
Ned Egan covered third in good shape.
The score: