The Saint Paul globe., 1903-05-04
News Of the Sport World

The twirler padded down TO the mid
die corner at a hot pace and endeavor-
ing to beat Maloney's throw threw his
feet at the bag. Willie Nance was IN
the way and in the mixup ]. Stewards
ankle was wrenehed from its hinge. 1t
was necessary to carry him to the club
house and he Will be on the hospital list
for several weeks.
The collision compelled a switch in
the east of characters, and Charles
Chech was hurried to the front. The
accident to j. Stewart is TO be re-
gretted, but it pushed C. Chech up in
front of the spot light and despite the
other highly entertaining and exciting
features the twirler remained there un-
til il ended.
c. Chech came back to his own yes
t2rday afternoon. For seven rounds
the young man shot them over. high
low, in and out, and for seven rounds
the Blues swatted wisely and well and
even then failed to collect one single
solitary swat. Herr Leewe may think
he deserves one for the time he reach
ed first in the seventh, but Germany
Schaefer might have nailed him with
a finer throw and G. Chech gets the
benefit of the doubt
The arrival of c. Chech proved a
great disappointment to the Blues
The absence Of bingles after the open
Capn Grady, who was also nursing a
strained spinal column, and the spread
or the general dissatisfaction could be
plainly noted.
In his mad fury Willie Nance stab
bed at the ball with his feet and Dare
Devil Maloney, entering into the spirit
or the occasion. attempted to hit the
spikes kicked about by Willie at sec
ond- Hubbard Knoll did the best he
knew of by missing his reach for
Jackson's tWo-Sacker to left, and NJ
Grady refused TO endanger the strain
ed spinal column by grabbing at the
ones hurled his way. The Blues voted
last night TO devote today TO the study
OF team work 1t would help some.
]. Stewart promised TO make the
afternoon dreary one for the $500
when the game opened. Ganley flew
out, but MalOney singled and Spike
Shannon let the drive through. Ganley
went TO third. Nance scored him with
a three-sacker. and Knoll scored Nance
with single NJ. Grady and his strain
ed back famed, and Jawnnie Rothfuss
woke up when Wheeler got the ball
from Sullivan and poked him in the
ribs off third.
Shannon dumped a bunt down the
first base line as the opening for the
Saints and got away with it. jack
sons out at first moved him to the
middle, and he went to third when
Bill Maloney heaved an iu-timed one
at second Geier walked and Shannon
scored while Schaefer was oeing stop
ped at first Wheeler flew out
In the third the Saints moved ahead.
Shannon walked and Jackson hit for
two bases. Shannon scored, and as
Knoll let the drive by him Jackson
Went TO third He tailed while the
next three were being stopped.
From the first on there was nothing
doing for the Blues. Chech took care
OF them after the second and Stewart
got through that round without trou-
BILE
With the Saints il was different. c.
Mcdonald got his in punches, and
after five rounds Of this little Willie
Martin was led forth. The young man
from Minneapolis smiled pleasantly all
through the rest Of the excitement, and
his patience touched all touchabIe
hearts. Willie's first one was poked
out far enough for a base by Peirce
and j. Sullivan landed on the next one
for three. Willie did right we'll from
that time on, considering the DISPOSE
ton Of the mob working with him.
Middle Schaefer had a bad afternoon
at short, but Schaefer's work was fast
enough TO excuse the rather obese
bundle Of errors. Schaefer worked all
the time and went after everything,
and his shooting to first was one Of
the features Of the afternoon. The
score: