The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-16

Baseball enthusiasm was rampant IN
the city yesterday by reason or the
Saints having at last landed in first
place and ASP, just two more than the
day before, paid admission to the
ground to see the game with Toledo.
Whether it was on account of the ner-
vousness occasioned by the large
crowd or dizziness induced by the lofty
height to which they had attained, GER
tain it is that Kelley's aggregation of
coming champions played a good deal
off color in spots and the Mud Hens
had not the slightest difficulty in walk
ing off with the game with a score of
to 4.
One Mr.. Coughlin, who has recently
been hiding his light under a bushel
in the New England league, was called
upon by Manager Reisling to check
the onward march of the Saints and
he certainly made no mistake about
doing it. slight touch of stage fright
in the first inning soon gave place to
a supreme confidence which was only
momentarily ruff1ed when Jack Flour
noy landed on one of his benders and
tailed at the plate ahead of the ball.
Outside of this hit of F'lournoys the
only other ones registered were made
by Spike Shannon, and he got sim
gle, a double and three-bagger.
Coughlin thought this was enough, so
when he came to bat the last time he
was given a pass.
Hampered with sore arm Fergu-
son started in to pitch and did well for
three innings. In the fourth the Hens
got next to him for three long hits that
were good for two runs, and in the
sixth two hits, a base on balls and
several wild heaves were good for four
more. In the next three innings he
allowed but one scratch hit
The sixth was the only inning in
which the nervousness betrayed itself
to any considerable extent, but enough
Of it came then to lose several games.
On two occasions Jack Sullivan mis-
took Spike Shannon for the second
baseman and threw the ball about
twenty feet over Higgins head. Fer
guson, in his eagerness to head Turner
off at second nearly broke Geier's shin
with the ball, and when it had done
ricocheting Turner was safe at third,
When the comedy was over it was
found that four runs had been scored
on two scratch hits.
The Saints started off with the lead
in the first Geier drew a base and
scored on Spike Shannon's long two
Dagger over center Shannon got to
third on Jackson's sacrifice and scor-
ed when Schaub booted a slow one
from Flournoy. In trying to steal Sec
ond Flournoy was caught and Higgins
flew out
Flournoy was the first man up in
the fourth, and he fell on one of
Coughlin's curves with a smash that
drove the ball nearly to the track and
easily carried Jack around the circuit
Coughlin then struck out Higgins and
Kelley and Wheeler flew out to Owens.
In the sixth Shannon started with
q three-bagger to left and Jackson's
long fly scored him. This was all for
the Saints, for they did not get an
other hit
The fourth inning was the first pro-
life one for the Mud Hens. Owens
started it with a two-bagger coming
In when Hoffman hit to deep left for
three bases. Turner sent Hoffman in
with the tieing run with nice single.
Reisling went out on a bunt third
strike, and Higgins made beautiful
stop of Kleinows drive and retired
long fly and ended the inning.
The sixth opened with Ferguson
striking out Turner. Old reliable
Jack Sullivan got his first touch of
nerves here, however, and he let the
third strike get between his legs and
Tuck got to first. Reisling was up
next and laid down bunt. Ferguson
made a dive for it and was coached to
throw to second. The throw was bad
and Turner got around to third. Refs
ling started for second and Sullivan
threw the ball over Higgins head and
Turner scored. Kleinow went out,
Geier to Kelley, and Reisling got
around to third on the play Schaub
drew free transportation, and then
Sullivan tried some more long distance