The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-04
BASEBALL
THE USUAL RALLY
Millers Try to Pull Another Game
From the Fire, but Fall
Down.
Walkers Pitching Too Much for the
Heavy Hitting Yeagerites-
Some Fast Fielding.

After starting another of their famous
ninth inning rallies yesterday afternoon.
the millers Just didn't tie the score. For
eight long rounds Yeager's mon had made
abortive swings at the sphere in the effort
to push a man around the sacks. but with
out result. Meanwhile the colonies had
amassed three scores by hitting Archie
Stimmels slants at the right time. Archie
was not in his usual form yesterday, and
allowed the visitors all of eight hits.
After being shut out up to the last IN
nings, the millers started in on Herr
Walker, and In a short space Of time had
landed two men safely on the rubber, and
had the bases fun with only one out. With
Spooner and Lally, two OF the strongest
batters, up, it looked as If the millers were
sure to tie with a good chance to win out
right there. All that was necessary to
win was q little single. Even an out-feld
fly would have gathered the score into
hard knot, but Spooner hit to Pete Childs,
and ChiIds, who had already made one
bungle in the round. refused to oblige with
another. He hurried the ball back to
White and Oyler was out at the plate.
Still the base lines were congested, and
Ially did even worse He struck out, and
the game was over.
Although Stmmel received weak sup
port at the bat he was assisted out of
some bad-looking holes by his team mates
and fast fielding robbed the colonies of sew
eral scores. Stimmel pitched we'll enough to
win an ordinary game. but Walker did
just a. little better The colonies started
after Stimmel as though they intended to-
drive him to the woods. Kerwin singled
in the first. and Jimmy Hart, now a,
Louisville representative, stopped an In
shoot with his ribs. Odwell retired on a
pop fly to Spooner, but Sullivan drove
Kerwig across by a single 1t still looked
dangerous, But Clymer flied to Smith and
Sullivan was caught off the sacks by the
combined efforts Of Yeager, Martin and
Spooner. In the second the colonies again
started well, with a single to Schriver and
a pass to White. Childs sacrificed, and
the next two went out on flies, without
any scores resulting. That was one scare
over. The next came in the SIXTH when
a base on balls, sacrifice and single
scored Sullivan. Stimmel was still in the
hole, but Schriver was thrown out at the
plate by McCreery while trying to reach
home Child's single
In the eighth the millers made. their
third escape. Sullivan opened with
double, and Clymer beat out q bunt. With
first and third occupied and none gone,
Schriver was doubled with Clymer on
Schriver's liner to Martin. and White flied
to McCreeery. Again Archie had to thank
his fielders for fast work
The millers had several chances to
score, but could not hit at the right time.
In the second, fifth and sixth a single
would have brought in a run, but Martin,
Oyler, McCreery and Mcintyre failed to
deliver the goods. In the ninth, as above
stated, Spooner and Lally had the same
chance, but fell down. :
A feature of the game was a one handed
stop by Martin. This. as we'll as some of
the other stunts done by the millers, cut a
run or two off for the colonies. With two
on the sacks, Odwell drove a screaming
grounder between first and second. Martin
went after 1t on the dead ruin, scooped it
in with one hand somewhere out in right
field, and returned it to first in time to