The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-06
BASEBALL,
BREAK The HOODOO
Minneapolis Wins First Game Of the
Season Pitcher Stimmel in
Great Form.
Hale's Wildness and Some Hard Hit
ting cinches Game in the
First Innings.

Eleven hundred and two undiscouraged
fans made the journey to Nicollet park
yesterday. and every one had a chance to
say 81 told you So at the end Of the
game. After struggling for two weeks In
the effort to win game. the millers
finally turned the trick. More than that,
they defeated the brewers in most de-
f cisive fashion There never was a
q moment when Cantillon's men had the
slightest chance to win
The bulk of the credit for the victory
belongs to one Stimmel. The elongated
twirler was in mid season form yesterday.
He had worlds Of speed and was especially
steady at critical times. Oyler deserves
some of the credit for his fast fielding
more than once shut off score for the
Brewers. Wilrnot. Yeager, Lally and sew
eral Of the other millers also come in for
a share. but the bulk Of the honor belongs
to Stimmel
Due mention also should be made OF
Hale, who twirled for the suds-absorbers.
In the first inning Hale handed out two
passes, both Of which were converted into
scores before the end of the round. These
free tickets to first. along with a few hits
by the millers gave Wilmot's men a lead
that they never lost.
oyIer's Fielding a Feature.
Oyler's work at short was one of the
features of the game. The little inf1elder,
altho handicapped by lame ankle, COW
cred all kinds of ground, and his clean
fielding and throwing drew repeated APP
plause from the 1902 faithful in the
stands. Yeager's throwing to second also
ELECTED admiration. Only two brewers
tried to purloin second and the big catch
;er nipped both Of them by ten feet
Phyle was the only brewer to reach first
IN the first three rounds and he persisted
at second when Yeager heaved the leather
to Oyler. The miller shortstop opened the
ball by going out on the inf1eld hit but
Hale had an attack of the wobbles and
passed Lally and McCreery. Yeager then
swatted hard on to Schaef1y, which the
brewer second baseman allowed to pass
between his legs. DUNCAN and Peer both
went after the ball. but DUNCAN only sue
iceeded In booting it far into center gar
iden Meanwhile Lally and McCreery
were making record time around the
sacks, and when the ball finally got back
to the diamond. both runners had scored
and Yeager was perched on second. Will
mot dropped a. Texas Lacquer into short
center, and Yeager took third The
manager purloined second, Hoff-
metster was caught mapping at second,
and Mcintyre went out on a grounder to
third.
esz Hale Again Wakes Generous.
The millers added one in the third. Mo-
Creery made the first out, and Yeager
singled, but was forced at second on
Wilmot's hit. A this point Hale again
contributed to the pleasure of the enter
tainment by throwing the ball to the club
house in an attempt to catch wilnot
asleep at the switch. The captain re-
corded another score before the leather
was recovered. In the fourth Mcintyre
hit safely, stole second. and scored on
Lally's clean drive.
That ended the rungetting for the
locals. The brewers got their only score
In the second. With two out, Peer and
Hale got scratch hits, and Phyle scored
the centerfielder with a. clean two Dagger.
There was a moment of anxiety among
the 1,102 but Jiggs Donahue flied to Lally
ana the chance was gone. In the eighth
,Oyler and Vasbinder spoiled another
chance for the brewers to score. In the
ninth. with two gone, Peer and Speer hit
safely. Little Willie Phyle saw another
chance to win fame, but Stimmel refused
to give him show. Phyle walked, and
Donahue again failed to deliver the goods.
The millers' fielding was not quite clean,
but it was lightning fast. Most of the
errors We're excusable. and none was cost