The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-04-13
SPORTS.
LOSE TWO STRAIGHT
St. Joe Western League Team Makes
Merry at the Expense Of
the Millers.
Wilmot Is Trying Out the Younger
Pitchers-Pittsburg Is the
Next Opponent.

Evidently wilrnot did mot care very
much about winning yesterdays baseball
same with the st. Joseph Western league
team. He put in the box Thomas' the
youngster off whom ST. Joe secured tnlr-
teen hits Saturday. Naturally Iholn 1t
was hammered all over the field, and the
Miller outfielders were ready to drop
from exhaustion when the game endea.
Eighteen hits were secured by the west
ern leaguers. Kemmer carried OH tHe
batting honors. making four tWo-pageers
out Of four times. at bat.
Meanwhile Diehl, a Cincinnati amateur
had the millers at his mercy. In only
one inning were they able to solve ms
benders In this round Wtlmots men got
three runs, and their total Of hits for the
game was four. The score:
e. Joseph p3;s 80 8 60 Ss Z s
Batteries-Diehl and Garvin; T T6o Laud-
Saturdays game was won by st. Joe
on account of the inability Of the mlliers
to hit 'Chinn. Thomas was hit hard oa1
kept the smashes well scattered. Ihornas
Is a schoolteacher from Sugar Creek a
town few miles from st. Joe. The score:
g.. Joseph i 90 aoo1.Ea Is :
Minneapolis ........O 0 0 0 o.
Batteries-Chinn and Garvin; Thomas and Lud-
wig.
Up to date wilmots men have played
five exhibition games and won three VIII
mot has been saving his best pitchers
however. having used Stimmel, St.. Vrain
and Vasbinder only in part OF one game
each. and having kept big Jack Katoll on
the bench The fielding Of the m1llers
according to the Geographic reports, mas
been fast. though at times ragged, but
some of the men are slow about getting
their batting eyes. ..,t
Otto Newlin, the pitcher whom Wilmo,
tried out last year, has been released tc
Indianapolis Watkins sent in a pathetic
story about the weakness Of his pitching
staff, and Wilmot, believing his corps Of
slab artists strong enough without New
lin, let the Hoosier manager take the
auburn haired twirler. Wilmot Is trying
out Johnson, a cub from Indiana, ane
Wilder, an amateur pitcher from Cincin
natl.
This week Wilmot's men will play tn
Pittsburg team.
In a circular to managers, captains AM
players of the National league and Aneri
can association Of professional baseball
clubs, President H. c. Pulliam lays dow
the following constructions on such play
ing rules as are deemed susceptible o
more than one Interpretation:
Rule 20 (pitcher position)-"The pitcher
in taking his position, shall place no par
of either foot back of the rubber, no
shall he take more than one step In de
livering the ball to the batsman.' Th1
construction does away with all prelimin
airy steps, either to the rear Of or to tn
side of the rubber.
Rule 49,, Section balking)-Construe
as meaning that both feet Of the catche
must be inside the catcher's lines.
Rule 40 (batting)-A foul tip must e
sharp from the bat. If the ball rises fro1
the bat to catcher, as in the case of tf
attempted bunting Of low or slow ba
it will be ruled as a foud fly.
Rule 46, Section Craftsman is out-Tf
batsman will be declared out at once If
makes any motion or attempt at int
ference with the throwing Of or the catc]
ing Of the ball by the catcher.
Rule A. Section (becomes base rul
ner)-The batsman must make a palpab
he be allowed to become a runner as tt
result of being hit by a slowly de!iver
attempt to avoid being hit In no case W