The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-01
BASEBALL
Win LISTLESS GAME
Millers Have No Trouble in Taking
the Saints Into Their
Camp.
Etimmel Is More Effective Than
volz-Several Comedy Features
Free Of Charge.

Minneapolis took the first game of the
series with ST. Paul yesterday. The con-
test was slow and listlesS, altho marked by
several bits OF fast play.
st. Paul appeared on the field in q
bunch Of suits which might have been
used as material for Joseph's coat of
many colors. 1t was explained by the
sanity city delegation that the regular
travelling uniforms were among the debris
of the Davidson hotel fire In Milwaukee,
and that the bunch seen yesterday was
dug up out Of the basement Of Magnate
Lemons establishment in ST. Paul.
Nearly all the variations of the seven
primary colors- were represented, and the
optical bias ocasioned by this job lot Of
wearing apparel was probably RESPONSE
= BILE for the hobbies registered against the
millers In the field
Colonel Highpockets Stimmel officiated
upon the slab for Yeager's braves. When
not suffering from the strabismus oc-
casioned by the prismatic uniforms,
Archie did quite we'll He did quite well
enough to win, at any rate. and the ex-
citement was all over after the third.
volz was on duty for Kelly men. and the
gentleman with the electrical name de-
livered the gods for about two innings.
After that some one turned of the cur
rent, and gloom settled over the seventeen
st. Paul fans.
Geler's Record Hi
Mr.. Geier he of the piano legs, opened
at the plate for the saints, and furnished
one Of the comedy features Of the con-
test. He stabbed an outshoot for the
shortest hit on record the ball burrowing
into the mud not more than two inches In
front Of the plate. After yainly search
Ing the ether for signs Of the sphere Lud-
wig finally looked at the ground in
despair. and saw the leather nearly buried
In the alluvium. He dug out the ball.
and touched Geier, who was still asleep
in the box. After examining the excava-
ton from which the horsehide had been
taken, Umpire Foreman decided it fair
and sent Geier to the bench.
This suspicious opening was offset a
minute later by Martins bobble of Shan
mons easy grounder. Jackson singled and
Schaefer beat out a bunt, scoring Spike.
Stimmel passed Higgins, filing the sacks
with only one out, but Kelly forced Jack
son at the plate, and Wheeler hit to
Martin, ending the agony.
The nillers got back this run quickly,
McCreery singing, and coming home on
Smiths drive after two were out. Honors
were easy until the third, when Volz lost
his weights. McCreery again opened with
q hit, and Spooner duplicated it,. Lally
sacrificed and Volz kindly stabbed Elmer
Smith In the ribs with inshoot and
then passed Ludwig, forcing McCreery
home. 1t was UP to Mcintyre, who drove
one to lett center for a clean single,
bringing home Spooner and Smith. Lud-
wig managed to get caught at third on
the hit, and Mcintyre went out trying to
steal third.
More Doing In the Fourth.
In the fourth there were more things
doing. Oyler walked, and Stinmel sacri-
feed. McCreery landed safe when Schae fer
jusgfed his bounder, and Lally sent both
runners home with a single. In the sew
e1th Elmer Smith opened with a double
and after Ludwig and Mcintyre retired,
Martin sent a hot liner which caromed
off Volz' head and landed In left. Smith
came In on the drive. stimmel opened the
eighth by walking and McCreery beat out
bunt. Michael Kelly, however, hyp-
noticed McCreery into tho belief that
Foreman had called him out. Mac meekly
left the sack and took up stand on the
coaching lines, where he was promptly
tagged by Kelly. This didn't save the
day, however, for after Spooner was re-
tired, Lailly drove one at schaefer. Mid.
die stopped 1t neatly, but spoiled things
by trapped heave to first and Stimme
registered, bringing the total up to eight
Some ochre Fielding.
Some chrome colcred fielding In the
seventh gave the saints two. Sullivan
hit safely, but was caught on Volz' dink,
hit to stimmel. Geier beat out a bunt
and then took third on Stimmel's bun
throw. Shannon singled scoring Geier
but Jackson and Schaefer refused to CO.
5 operate In the embryo batting rally, an6
the saints hopes were dashed again. Ir
the ninth Shannon singled and with two
down Schaefer drove the sphere over LEFT
field fence for a homer. The saints still
peeded three to tie and Higgins ended Il
by tanning.
In the absence Of Yeager, who is still
nursing a bum finger. souvenir Of thu
last Kansas City series, Ludwig caught
nice game. Wheeler was spiked wher
Mcintyre slid to third In the third round
and Geier played the bag during the re-
mainder Of the game, Chech perforrnins
In left garden.
To-morrow's game will be played a
Lexington park. Friday the saints ant
milers will play at Nicollet again, AM
also Saturday morning. The efternool
game Of the Fourth will be at Lexington
The score:
Mpls h st. Paul. b p a
McCreery, GIG 2 o,Geier. lf-ab. 2 l 0
ssallg, II. IA Jackson, IF i i o.