The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-04
BY BILLY MAC.

The early training Of Charles Ches-
ter Ferguson made it possible for the
budding champs to wrench this sticky
contest from the up-riVer Orphans.
Score, to 0. Let the eagle scream! 1t
rained in Milwaukee and the $4,000 Is
moving closer.
When but mere child Charles Ches-
ter wended his way to the little red
school house in Saginaw, Mich, and
among other things learned that the
wise one always respects the word
handed down by the chief.
Slab Town at the present time Is
busily engaged in scrubbing out large
shame blot plastered on it's escutcheon
by McClures Magazine and Doc AmeS.
The reform administration is not run
ming by a single station, and to help
out in the house cleaning the honored
superintendent of police issued an order
to eliminate the fireworks until the
Fourth and the circus arrived.
Just to encourage the chief Charles
Chester recalled the lessons of his
childhood days and the Orphans never
even touched off a siZZler. Five pitt
full hits was the best Mr. Johnston's
asylum could collect. Once Mr.. Thorn
as, of Buchanan county, Missouri, got
as far as third with only one to the dis
card, but the school teacher got stalled
there.
j. Pluvius and the circus made this
q bum affair from the gate standpoint.
Not knowing that Mr.. Forepaugh and
the Sells family were slated to get
tagged on the. wrong side of wash
out M. Kelley and Mr. Johnston decid-
ed to avoid any cut-rate war by
switching this game to Minneapolis.
Mr. Forepaugh and the Brothers Sells
were told to bring on the elephants
and do their worst. AS the sky juice
leaked considerable during the night
the subjects of the reform administra-
tion lost faith in the blotting ability of
sawdust and but 81 of the enthusiasts
tic turned out. Hard luck.
Mr.. Johnston ordered three barrels
of choice pine dust hauled from the
North side saw mills, but despite this
precaution it was battle in the goo.
This was in part due to the conserv-
ative headWork of the Orphan manage
ment. Early in the season Mr.. Han
Ion, who stopped between trains with
the Chicago National league team,
drew several dollars advance from Mr..
Johnston and came to Minneapolis,
where, in the very first practice he
wet his feet and contracted a severe
case of pneumonia 1t is said that
reaching for high balls aggravated his
complaint and he went on to the Cali
fornia league to catch up with his
health Since then the Orphan man
agement is not taking chances with
first dishers, and the three barrels of
grated wood were scattered around the
first bag to prevent Mr.. Spooner's shoes
absorbing moisture.
The saWdust helped some at that.
The odor recalled a circus ring to the
players, and despite the juicy soil the
contest was rushed through eight
rounds in rapid fashion: AS the plug
fell out of the punctured clouds at the
end of the eighth Mr.. Foreman braved
the storm ard wading to the home
plate DOTTED his bonnet and announced
to the ladies and gentlemen present
that the show had concluded. M. Kel-
ley urged the jumps to announce two
games for today, but having performed
his duty Mr.. Foreman turned his back
and disappeared in the storm.
Mr.. Thomas, who boards round dur
ing the winter school sessions in
Buchanan county, Mo-, started in to
break UP the Saints march to the top,
and though four Texas leaguers dump
ed back of the short field one after
the other almost broke the heart of
the educator he thought of the fiat
first-you- don't-succeed text in Spen-
cerian copy book No. 4, and hung on to
the finish.
Thomas, aside from the third and
fourth rounds. which were used by the
Saints in gathering in the five tallies
pitched good ball and had excellent
support, but Charles Chester Ferguson
was out to obey the word of the law,
and there was nothing doing
Eddie Wheeler secured his release
from the hospital and carried his
stabbed fingers out to left field P.
,Geier continued at Mr.. Wheeler's third
base station. 1t is rumored that Geier
is held there to please the Slab Town
fanatics. The sun gods do love to ex-
change talk with Philip. e. PIERCE
wore the wind pad and John L. Sulli-
van and his artificial bald head played
the coach line. Otherwise the Saints
resumed without change.
g. Yaeger continued to wear a band
age on his bruised digit, and Elmer
Smith and his split fingers sat beside
the manager. j. Katoll understudied
for Smith in right and young Mr.. Lud-
wig continued back of the plate. Fortu-
nately there were no high fouls and
Mr. Yaeger was denied the opportunity
of telling his assistant how to miss
them.
P. Geier got away for the Saints in
the first with drive to right. Shan
non attempted a bunt and Ludwig
grabbed the pop UP before Yaeger had
chance to move from his seat. Jack
son flied to Martin and as Schaefer
went out, Oyler to Spooner, Geier
remained mixed in the saWdust.
1t was the same for the Saints and
the Orphans until the third. when Geier
started over with another single. This
time Shannon raped one worth a base
and after johnson had sacrificed the
two along the paths Middle Schaefer
and his famous bat connected with a
three sacker. But for the goo Middle
would have looped the loop, and then
some before the ball got back. Geier
and Shannon tailed. Higgins ended
the round with a fly to LaIly
:. In the fourth. after Kelley had flied
to McCreery. Wheeler drew a base and
Peirce lined one over Martins head
Then the rest of the Texas leaguers
arrived. ferguson dumped one back