The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-26
BY BILLY MAC.

Kansas City, 10; Columbus, g.
BY BILLY MAC.
After having squeezed in three happy
TALES at unexpected moments. the
Saints punched a pair in the lucky
seventh, and this baseball-mad burg
put In another night dreaming about
first place. Score, to 8. Mr.. Can
tillon's ornery troupe had to go and
back the lime wagon onto the lobster
champions, and you can hear the
Brewers coming behind without even
looking back. A mere five points alone
spread out between our league leaders
and second place this morning. This
strain is something awful.
While @. Chech performed in
steady manner and Chechs pals work.
ed in considerable nifty fielding at the
trying moments, one union painter
aided considerable in holding the name
of our town at the top of the heap.
After showing his card to the union
carpenters and teamsters still busy
making our downtown grounds the
star park of Mr.. Hickeys circuit. Mr..
Dauber Skinned a pole in right field
yesterday morning and smeared mixed
white lead in most artistic manned UP
and down the aforesaid pole.
The painted pole was pointed out
to w. Clymer and his mates before the
game. and another clause was tackled
onto the ground rules From this time
on all boosts to the right Of the deco
rated staff are two ackers. D. Ker-
win. f. Odwell and several others
boosted the ball right yesterday, but
the painter saved the day. There was
nothing doing in the home-run line
any more. and the doubles did not help
much. -sr .-
Game Was Long One.
With the short score, this contest
should have been pm off in much more
rapid time, but several annoying delays
were compelled by Willie Clyner Mr..
Clymer claimed to have discovered,
early IN the game. that our honest
friend. Mr.. Foreman, was considerable
to the cheese rind as an jumps, and he
was cruel enough to butt in at fire.
Quent intervals to tell Mr.. Foreman of
his suspicious. These petty chickering's
all tend TO make the lot of the jumps a
; happy one. Mr.. Foreman will hear it
all over again tonight when he rides
to the East with the Teoeau tossers.
Poor man
Short Mr.. McCord. of Decatur, ILL.,,
obliged for the Colonels. and despite
| his size made a neat showing. Nc
! Cord is real touchy about his short
age in height. AS he has been need
Iessly ins-lted several times. we cannot
blame him. When Mac debutted in the
association. soma .lnthinking fanatic
of Mr.. Tebeau's town rose and in an
excited tone. demanded to know why
! the club was allowing a bat boy to
throw them over. Mr. McCord may be
short on length. but be is a real twirler
He did force in tally In the middle
round by walking three Saints. but
even the best Of them will go wrong
at times.
During the time not used up by the
spoutings OF w. Clymer, the Saints
worked in enough successful belts to
keep the win in sight. Geier started
the battle with a long fly to OdweII.
but Shannon worked in a single. Jack
son raped one over the fence to the
right of the newly painted pole and
waited at second while Shannon
scored McCord famed Schaefer and
Higgins.
The second run was pulled out In the
fourth round. Schaefer went out as a
starter and then Higgins singled J.
FIournoy 1arruped one for two sacks and
Regf 6St go got IN Wheeler and PIERCE
before Flournoy could be moved along.
cyImer a Fielder.
w. Clymer stopped talking and furnish
ed an exhibition of great fielding Just be-
tore the Saints got their third run in the
nfth Ghech laced a long one to left
neid: 1t looked good for two sacks, when
| Willie showed his meat hand over and got
the drive. Geier followed this wiz .
tWo-sacker and Shannon walked. Nc
Cord put himself farther in the hole by
passing jackson. Schaefer raped one at
Brashear. Roy knocked 1t down and
stopped Geier at the plate. The bases
were still filled when Mc(2ord passed Huer
gins. forcing Shannon.
Clymer started the scoring for the Colo
nels IN the middle round with q single.
White ran for Clymer and was caught
trying to reach third on Schriyer's sin
gle, Quinlan hit for two bases and Schri
yer scored. McCord famed. but d, Ker-
win singled and Quinlan got in with the
second naG tally. Chech passed Hart and
well flew out to Flournoy.
Inc SAINTS got their pair in the seventh
when Geier started with a one-baser
Shannon forced Geier at second and Jack
son failed, but Schaefer singled and Hug
gins saIe one right behind scored Shan
scored from third on a wild pitch. Flour
hoy and Huggins started double steal
ana f1ugSlnS was caught on the plate To
make sure of the put-out Bill Schriyer sat
down, On the little second baseman be-
lore he reached home There was no
| chance for a dispute
Two doubles scored the Colonies third
/ run in the eighth. Odweu raped one for
Two sacks and after Sudor Sullivan had
flied to Wheeler. Clymer walked. Bill
/ ochrIVer fanned, but Quinlan soaked his
second double and Odwell came in with
! the tally
A double and fast one against Bras
hears Stats in the ninth gave the Louie
| Ville troupe chance to win out in the
ninth, but this came when one had been
SULLIVAN went out Jackson to Wheeler
I The score:
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SGeler. 80 ......... 0 2 O