The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-23
EWING WENT TO PIECES
Game Was Close Up to the Eighth
Inning, When Ryan's Men Took
the Kinks Out of Exv-
iHg's TwiSters.
Western Lea que
GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TODAY.
Kansas City at St. Paul
St Joseph at Minneapolis.
Denver at Des Moines
Colorado Springs at Omaha.

Willie McGnl displayed a little Of his
old-time form in the opening game with
Kansas City. Coupled with this the
Saints put up a fair article of ball be-
hind him, while the visitors played horse.
There could be but one result-Manager
Ryan and his men trotted off with the
game with runs to spare. Even had the
Cowboys put up a perfect fielding game
there is very little doubt but that the
Saints would have been Victorious for
McGil was practically invincible, allow
Ing but three scattering hits and giving
but one base on balls, while Ewing, who
was in the box for Kansas City was
touched up for nine safe one, two of them
two-baggers. And the majority of the
hits were worked in at times when they
would do the most good
The game was as pretty one as could
be wished for up to the eighth inning
At that point, however, two things hap
pened. Ewing, who had allowed but four
hits in the first seven innings, became
solvable and the team went to pieces in
the field. 1t may have been that they
could no longer stand the strain of so
close & game as the Saints were putting
up with them, or it may have been some
thing else. Whatever it was the Saints
benefited by it and quit the game SIX
runs to the good. But two Of the Saints
NrOke into the error column, billiard and
JIG Gill, and the bad plays of both were
eXcusabie as MCGllls came on a sharp
lnficld hit, and billiards. on a high throw
Kansas City took the field in the first
inning. Curley opened for the Saints by
striking out. billiard went out from sec
ond to first. Ryan lined out a safe one,
but it was wasted, as Lippert fouled out
TO Robinson. Ketchum, for rhe visitors
went out from Brain to billiard and Hart
man famed. With two gone Miller put
the ball into the sun garden for two
bags. Breitenstein made a noble effort
to get the ball. but the run was too long,
and the best he could do was to reach out
and touch it. Brashear followed with
safe hit to the same field and Miller
scored. O'Brien fouled out to billiard.
Both sides went down in order in the sec
Ond. The Cowboys opened the third with
q Strike-out by Messett, who had re-
placed Ketchum in the outfeld, and Ew-
ings hy-out to Curley. Hartman hit a
sharp one to McGill, who let it get away.
Miller followed with 4 safe hit to right,
which sent Hartman to third. Miller
tried to steal second, and while billiard,
Curley and Higgins were busy trying to
put him out, Hartman scored. The run
must be credited to billiards. bad judG-
ment for he had ample time to throw
Hartman out at the plate had he been
watching him.
FIRST RUN IN THIRD.
The Saints first run came in the third.
after Wilson had gone out from . Brien
to BraShear and McGill had put easy
fly up to Lewee. Curley hit to Lewee and
the shOrtstop fUmbled. billiard followed
with a single through the short field and
Ryan hit safely. scoring Curley. Lippert
was an easy out from Ewing to Bras
hear. The visitors were BANKED in their
half of the fourth, while the Saints tied
the score on BeVilles error and Breiten-
STEMS tWO-bagger to right field. Kansas
City did not get within hailing distance
of the plate during the remainder of the
game, and the Saints were BANKED in the
NTH, sixth and seventh
Ryan opened the eighth with a clean
hit to center that carried him safely 10
second. Lippert attempted a saCice, but
his dinkV little hit to Ewing turned out
threw the ball wild to first and before it
was returned to the diamond Lippert had
almost made the circuit and Ryan had
scored. Brain hit safely, scoring Lippert.
The captain was cut off trying to steal
second, BretenStein struck out and Hug
up in the ninth. Up to this time he had
been very weak sister, but he found
one of Ewing benderS that suited him
and hit it for a single. McGil sacrificed
and reached first safely on OBrien's bad
tumble of Brashear's throw. Curley drew
a base on balls. With three on bases
billiard hit line fly over the second
basemans head for a single. Hartman
in center, let the ball go through him
and Wilson, MCGill and Curley scored on
the error. In the meantime billiard was
digging for third and Hartman, when he
finally got the ball, tried to cut him off
Just to make the play good, Robinson let
the ball get away and Pat scored. That
ended the run getting. Brain made a hit.
but Ryan, Lippert and Breitenstein were