The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-23
RYAN's NEW FWIRLER HELD THE
MILIONAIREs DOWN TO
-FOUR HITS
GAME WON IN FIRST INNING
Whitridge YVES wild, and when He
Settled Down 1t was Too
Late-Parker's Time
Iy Kit.
Western League

Cogan, Manager Ryan's new man, was
put in the bGx for the Saints in the
second game against Colorado springs
at Lexington. \ glance at the score will
show how we'll lie acquitted himself.
There was little whisper somewhere
several Gays ago that Cogan might he
available for the pitching staff in an
emergency, although his real occupation
on tho baseball field is in the cutfeld.
How well he can stow away fly tails Is
still unknown. but he can pitch some.
That he lacked control yesterday was
probably due to the wet grounds which
made the hall soggy and hard to handle.
in spite Of this fact, however, ne moved
the Millionaires down in several in
nings as fast as they could take their
places in front OF him. He hel1 them
down to four HIS and MADE seven Of
them, including such hitters as Hulen,
McHale and Hemphill, fan the air. Co
gan will do.
Whitridge was in the box for the
Springs, ana did not allow the Saints
a hit after the first inning. But the dam
age was done in the first, and after that
his effectiveness availed him nothing.
In spite of the low score and tire short
time that the game was played in, it
was draggy contest devoid CT features.
Three fast doubles were the only thing
that saved absolute dullness.
McHale was the first man up for Col
orado Springs and famed the air. Hulen
drew four wide ones. Donahue sent a
line hit to Brain ami the side was re-
tired on a fast double play from Brain
to Crooks t. Werden. Whitridge nit
Crooks in the opening half of the first
for the Saints. and he went to second
on billiards. drive through the center of
the diamond, but was forced cut ut
third a moment later on Ryan's at,
tempted sacrifice to Whitridge. Wer-
den followed Ryan and hit safely to left
field. billiard attempted to score from
second and was thrown out at the plate
by Hemphill. 1t began to look "a though
the hitting was going to be wasted. bIt
moment later Brain drew base on
balls and the bases were full.
PARKER'S HIT COMES HANDY.
3 1t still looked lad in way for Parker
was the next man up and Parker has not
established a reputation as a sticker.
But it was case OF do or die and
Parker did He lined the ball straight
as an arrow over the center for safe
hit and brought in Ryan and Werden.
Grain also attempted to make the circuit
on the hit and was thrown out at the
plate Ev McHalc In the second and
third the Saints were BANKED. In the
fourth errors by Law and Wnitrldge
and base en- balls to Parker sent Brain
dCTOSS tie pldlG LCI Tie IiltId anu HlldL
tally. In only ono inning after that did
the Saints have look-in at the plate.
In the eighth Ryan drew base on balls
and went to second on Hollingswortn >
error on Werden's hit and was advanced
to third by Brains sacrifice. Parker
drew a base on balls and it locked like
tally, but Higgins sent the ball to
Hemphill, forcing Ryan at the plate and
going out himself on Donahues throw to
Law.
lIulen's men made their only run in
the second inning. Hemphill opened by
striking out. Law drew a base on balls
but was forced out at second on O'Con-
ncll's nit to Cogan. Schafcr was next
up and hit the ball over Parkers head
for two sacks, scoring O'Connet. Hol>
lingsworth hit the ball to Brain and was
thrown out at first. In the third hits by
Whitridge and McHale and a sacrifice
by Hulen came near yielding results, but
Mhitridge was thrown out at the plate
and McHale was forced at third. After
the third the Colorado men were never
in the game