The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-04
Jones, the Indianapolis
Pitcher, Holds st. Paul
Team Down to One Single,
but This With Stolen Base
and an Error Scores Two
Runs = Club Leaves on
Month Trip.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
BY BILLY MAC.

Spike Shannon's one hearty clout for
a base jabbed the gaff back into the
pain-racked frames of the champs and
made the Saints getaway day a pro-
nounced success. Score to 0. Mr..
Watkins prize winners collected four
safe SWats during the afternoon but
with one exception a fruitleSS inning
was sandwiched in between each bingle
and their value was soaked up by the
desert air.
This unassisted single and the bunch
OF four belonging to the champs indi-
cate plainly that the affair was a keen
and piercing struggle from the opening
moment until the time for the telling
of the long farewells arrived. Mr. Wat
klns' weird sayings on the way back to
the beanery after the swatfest of the
day before keyed the champions up be-
yond the authorized speed limit but the
embarrassing labeled out by young Mr..
Ford still stung the Saints and they
hurried considerable themselves.
The mention of E. Ford's name COM
pelS us 10 announce that Mr.. Watkins
has broken his pick with the good folks
of saltwater. Believing that the pro-
pr1etor Of the champs was sincere in
his announcemnt that this right-hand-
ed RUDE Waddell, of our association,
would play return engagement, del
egatIon of $50 came over from the Pris-
on City. The delegation admitted that
IAACy SISdlIy performance
presented but they came to cheer for
Gene Ford, and the fact that M. Jones
held the Saints down to Spike Shan
mons lonesome single, rallied to square
Mr.. Watkins.
The appearance of Jones on the slab
surprised even the purchasers of the
reliable baseball guide and scorecard.
On this scorecard Jones was listed
as a left fielder and the champs tWirI-
Ing staff only mentioned the name of
the trio, Ford, Kellum and McPartlin.
Jones did not belong but he volunteered
10 hing them over and accepting the
offer Watkins sent Woodruff to left
neId and pulled in the pitcher fielder.
For fielder Jones performed in a
1alr manner as a pitcher. In the first
round he allowed Spike Shannon to ran
a safe one over second and from that
time on carried the Saints down the
line without the sign of anything that
might be sneaked into the hit column,
In accomplishing this Jones used mostly
a straight ball that looked as large as
a dollar does to US as it f1oated over.
When Jones tried to bend them Mr..
Moran pushed the "balF' wheel of his
indicator. After about four rounds of
TINS we abandoned all hope of using
the What-happened-to to- Jones gag.
c. Ferguson obliged for the Saints
and at the conclusion of the contest
thanked his business partner for the
lonely bingle. Middle Schaefer was
also honored by a few lines of happy
speech from the famous twirler. Mid
die drew his share Of thanks by par
Gcipatlng IN double play started by
Schaefer. This little unassisted double
was worked in when Mr.. Watkins
thought he saw two sure taIlies and
another possible counter.
Jones had raped one baser in the
seventh and Wheeler's error had given
kim life, when Middle began to
unWrap his sensation. Coulter sacri-
feed, moving Jones to third and kim
to second. Then OBrien swatted one
that looked marked as the belt to
break up the game. Jones started for
the plate, Kihm for third and Middle
Tor the drive. On dead run he stabbed
1t and still on the run touched second
completing the double before HuTgins
could arrive to share the glory
The Saints counted their pair of runs
In the first. Jones started by hitting
Ge1er, and Phillips stole second. Shan
non singled and Geier scored. Coulter
tried to stop him at the plate, but Jones
let the throw through to the grand
SIand ana shannon went to third, Jack
son raped long high one to Coulter
and Shannon beat the throw and scored
the second tally.
During the remainder of the after
noon hits were entirely missed by the
Saints Two or three drew passes, but
with nothing in the clout line follow
ing no more chances to score were
noted.
The inning that Schaefer broke up
with his double and the second round
furnished the champions their two
chances to move out from under the
lime cart. In the second Kihm, as
usual, hit for two bases and Schaefer's
error put OBrien on the first bag.
Coulter had raped a high one to Hug
gins and Tamsett hit to Ferguson.
Kihm was caught at the plate and Sui
Ivan whipped the ball to Higgins in
time to get Tamsett, who was trying to
move along the line during the ex-
element.
The Saints left last night for Column
BUS and, as this is travel day in the
Hickey association, there will he moth
Ing doing in the playing line until TO-
morrow. The score:
st. Paul. ABB RH Po u