The Saint Paul globe., 1901-12-15
Continued From Last Week.

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The Western association blossomed out
in 1888 with bright prospects, and with
the following strong circuit: Minneapolis,
St. Paul. Omaha, Des Moines, Kansas
City, ST. Louis, Milwaukee and the Chi
cago Maroons. Every team in the asso-
ciation had men on it's list that were the
equal of the greatest in the history or
the game The st. Paul team that year
was composed of the following men:
"Cy'' Duryea, Johnny Sowders, Varney
Anderson, Shenkle, Tuckerman, pitchers;
Cal Broughton, Ringo, Billy Earle, Ru-
dolph Kemmler, catchers; Morissey, Sha-
fer, Reilly, Pickett, infeld; Carroll Muir
ply ard Veach, outfielders.
Durye did his best work with st. Paul
that year, and it was brilliant at all
times. Tuckerman, While not brilliant
pitcher, was reliable one. and Johnny
Sowders held up his own like major,
his nerve and steadiness contrasting
strongly with his meek, boyish face and
manner. Broughton was as good a
catcher as the league had, and old Ru-
dolph Kemmler was a right noble baron,
who knew his business and wore his hon.
ors most meekly. Long John Morrtssey
was the delight Of the bleacher crowd.
He was as good natured as he was a.wk-
ward, which is a very high tribute to
him. He had a way OF reaching out and
scooping in the balls that came short
that no other man save Perry Werden
could equal.
Omaha had the same star team again
Lovett and Wilson, the best battery in
the league; Billy Burdick, Jimmy
Cooney, the midget shortstop; Chippy
McGarr and Burns, Flynn and Shannon.
Des Moines started out with Charley
Cushman doing its big twirlng. Billy
Alvord, Bug Holiday, Trafiey, Mac
Cullar and Van Dyke were other stars.
The Chicago Maroons had Eddie Hengle
at second and Red Hanrahan, the little
pepper-box, at short, with Long in CEN
terffeld, Dugdale behind the bat and Gus
Krock and Frank Dwyer in the box.
Kansas City had Campau, Manning,
SWartzel, Reynolds, Cartwright, Conway
and Nichols, all great players. Milwau-
kee had old Joe Strauss and a crowd
now almost forgotten. st. Louis had
Crooks, Hines, Nichols, staley, Beckley
and Nyce.
Minneapolis had Wizard willy" Win
kleman, Rallstrom, Klopf, Sterling, Par
sons and March, pitchers; Billy Hawes,
Brosnan. Robinson and Joe Walsh in the
infeld; NfcColIum. Jevne and Patton,
outfeld; Kreig and Jordan catchers.
Des Moines started out and lead
through May. On May "a st. Paul and
Minneapolis played a fifteen inning to
4 tie. Johnny Sowders and Nicholson
fighting for honors Milwaukee over
topped Des Moines late in May and held
a slight lead till the middle of June.
when st. Paul, by winning twelve
straight, jumped into first place for a
short time, which place the Apostles held
consistently for long time. On Aug. L
st. Paul had a straight lead of so points,
Sioux City took ST. Louis place In Au-
gust. -
Hutchinson Breaks In.
Things had been going badly at Des
Moines, and the great Hutchinson was
called in, and pulled the team up to the
front again. Griffith took hold at Mil
waukee about this time, and there were
Some battles royal between Hutchinson
and Griffith, and Hutchinson and Duryea.
St. Paul took bad slump in August and
begun to lose steadily. Hutchinson, by
winning seven straight games, boosted
Des Moines into first place. Tommy Low
ett, Omaha's great twirler. was the only
pitcher in the association who was able
to hold Hutchinson even that year.
All through August and into. September
St. Paul and Des Meines fought for
leadership. Minneapolis was forced to
sell Winklernan, Hawes and Walsh to
Milwaukee, and Tebeau to Omaha, and
the team was later transferred to Daven-
port, to Pope Gooding's'i great relief.
On aug. pI. 1dul LES NUlHSS
met for the first Of a series Of games, and
Hutchinson and Johnny Sowders faced
each other, st. Paul losing by score Of
z to 1, and all the papers cried t"Thrashed
by One Man" And In truth Hutchinson
won the penannt for Des Moines that.
year practically single-handed. Hutchin-
son afterwards did phenomenal work in
Chicago, but those who saw him in 1888
probably saw him at his best. On Oet
Des Moines and Kansas City were less
than half a game apart, and the two
two teams came together to close the
season. Hutch won twice in succession
from Kansas City, and won the pennant
It was costly pennant for Des Moines,
as the town lost $4,000 on the year.
Every team in the league save ST. Paul,
which came out even, lost money that
year. Pickett led St. Paul In batting
that year. Hutchinson went to Chicago
at the close OF the season, and Duryea
and Earle to Cincinnati
Main and Meelxin Come.
In 1889 the Western association was
again to the fore, not discouraged by its.
financial distresses of the previous year
ST. Paul had acquired two new pitchers
both destined to become great faSorites,
Billy Mains and Jouett Meekin. Mains
was a big ungainly 6 feet 2 fellow, with
great speed, and he was a powerful bat.
ter. Meekin was 1.-THE, athletic fellow,
like Winkleman in style, and a cool-head-
ed pitcher. Johnny Sowders and tucker