The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-05-19
DIAMOND DIST.

The final game with Denver for the
present series Will be played at Licking
ton this afternoon and will be caIe1 at 3
O'clock. Knepper will be in the box for
the locals and Eyiex viii pithc for Den
Yer.
Bill Wilson broke into the game with
Thomas yesterday Bill and Pop" come
pretty near being the real thing. Thomas
still has that slow delivery, but Messner
did not find it necessary to hurry him at
any time.
1t may be the new rule about foul
strikes or it may be something else but
a certainty it is that the games are be-
| ing played III very fast time. The first
was finished in very few minutes more
than 1:50 and yesterdays game was over
! in 1:20.
Werden and Higgins. were the unIucky
ones yesterday. Werden dropped an easy
throw from Brain and Higgins fumoled
his second ball for the season. Neither
error had anything to do with the lone
tally that the visitors acquired. so we
Will sag nothing. Werden don't do 1t
very often and Higgins is winning lau-
1els for himself with his play in the
short field.
st. Joe dropped game to Omaha YES
terday and goes down a few lines in the
percentage column. st. Paul's win boosts
them into second place, and they are
now crowding Kansas City hard for the
Top round OF the, ladder. TebeauS tout
Ell wonders will not be so proud of them
selves when they get home after the
present trip. 1t is a very different PROV
os1tlon when you are playing away from
home
The car service after the game yester-
day was excellent 1t could not have
been better but the extra cars, taking
people to the game, threw them off at
Lexington avenue, Just as on the first
day. The management of the club should
insist on change in this order of things
NO one going to the main gate of Lex
nston who gets on car with the idea
that 1t is going to take him there likes
To be compelled to walk a quarter of a
mile through the dirt and dust There
were no sprinkling cartsin evidence
yesterday and the dust was just as bad
as on Friday
MINNEAPOLIS DOES BETTER
Kid Hulens men of fortune took a
halt yesterday and the Millers won their
hrst game of the season. Wadsworth's
Steady pitching, opportune hitting by
bedlI men and almost faultIeSs field
ing were the contributing causes that
gave the locals the victory The
MIXERS twirler was in fine form.
and from start to finish had the mon
from the springs at his mercy. With the
exception of the third inning the visitors
IalIed to connect with any effect, and at
no time was the home team in jeopardy.
The second contest of the season
brought out another immense tbronp 70
Nlcollet park, the grandstand and the
Two pleachefs being comfortably filled
C ~oH enthusiasts; An odd feature of the
contest was the liberal roofing in
favor of the visiting team, Evidently a
good number of the outside people We're
IN the stands, and these invariably semi
up Wiid cheers whenever 81 Millionaire
i iiS mt or caused the locals to he re-
Ireo by an ordinary play But it was q
SIatetul, charitable audience. neverthe-
l n ana players CT both sides were not
o o1ad s when an opportunity for a
5idu hand arose. But it was case
w note the visiting team were to be pifie6
rather than be censured With the odds
a aSd them they pluckily battled on
roInG Gi1{ ia N th the very finals of the ninth
score. P 'N0 Contest. The