The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-29
BASEBALL
The OLD, OLD STORY
Millers Outbat and 0utfeld the
Hoosiers in First Game Of
the Series.
Stmmel Allows but Four Hits
Kellum Hit Freely and Gets
Ragged Support.

With Stimmel hurting the ball over the
plate so fast 1t looked like an understood
marble. there was nothing to yesterdays
game at Nicollet park. St1mmel was
in his usual form, that is to say,
the boosters couldn't hit him with a tel
egraph pole. He was given excellent sup
port by his team mates, and but for Nc
Creery's excusable error in the eighth,
would have had a shut out
Kellu1n, Watkins star slab artist. held
the millers down to eleven hits, ten sin
giles and a double: With perfect support
the total for the locals would have been
reduced one third Sing,llarly enough,
altho left-handed batters are usually at
the mercy of southpaw, the four left
handlers on the local team did the bulk of
the hitting Smith Hart and Spooner got
two each, as did McCreery, who usually
bats left handed, but changes when he
faces a southpaw. Lally got two Of the
other three hits and Mcintyre one.
The fielding of the millers was gilt
edged and several times they cut off pos o.,
also was steady at critical moments. In
the third, with one gone, Jones singled
and kim walked. Woodruff advanced
both men by a bunt but the best O'Brien
could do was a long fly to McCreery. In
stopped pitched ball with his Stats, KEEL
lum hunted slow one along the third
base line, but Mcintyre came In on the
ball and shot it over to first In time to
catch the pitcher Tan1sett. who had
reached third tried to- make home on the
play, but Spooner returned the ball quick
ly to Yeager, and Tarnsett was nipped at
the plate.
In the fifth indianapolis might have had
a score had Jones been willing to take
a chance. With one out Jones hit for two
sacks and Kihm singled. Jones might
have reached home on the play, but he
- o,,I ofcco1 f17o 0t,o mo-
ruff flied to Oyler. and kim ended 1t by
trying to p,1r1oin second. The boosters got
their one score when McCreery dropped
Hogriever's fly In the eighth, putting the
speedy right fielder on second. Hogriever
stole third, and got home by a fast piece
of work when Fox hit to Oyler.
The millers started their run getting
early. McCreery singled. but was nfpped
at third trying to make two sacks on
Hart's Texas Lacquer, back of second.
Ially dropped another pop fly back Of
third, Tamsett and O'Brien getting mixed
on their dates. Smith scored Hart and
LaI1y with a two-sacker but neither
Yeager nor Mcintyre could help Elmer
around. In the third hits by Smith, Nc
Intyre and Spooner. and a pass to Oyler
netted two more. In the sixth the millers
got two more on one hit, and that bunt
McCreery walked and Hart hunted. He
4 had the hit beat, but Heydon, in a. mad
effort to stop him at first, threw the ball
to the club house, McCreery scoring an6
Hart reaching third. Smiths long fly
scored Hart. That ended the run get
ting for the n1illers.
A sensational catch Of a fly against tn,
right field fence by Smith and catches b,
Oyler and Hart Of flies back Of the infielt
were features of the game.
Tomorrow the millers and the Indians
play two games. The first will be called
at 10 a. m. and the second at 4 p. m. Tn
IL .L11, $1,000 We,
q stiff game, and justified their position il
the percentage column Tt is probabl
that Thomas will pitch tomorrow morn
H ing and Stimmel will perform In the after