The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-07-15

After DAYS of weary waiting the
Saints finally jumped the fence yes
terday and landed in the place that IS
theirs by right of being the team play
ing the most consistently good ball or
any club in the association. The move
has been expected and anticipated for
a long while, and 1T was only natural
that it should come Unexpectedly, as 1T
did yesterday. 1t was not generally
known here that there were to be two
games played at Milwaukee, and the
best that was therefore hoped for was
that the Brewers would lose one and
the Saints WiW and Kelley's men land
within two points of the leaders. Man
ager Cantillon, however. decided to
play postponed game, and he surely
had the wrong bunch, for the Colonies
took both and, by reason of the Saints
doing their part manfully with the
Mud Hens the coveted post of honor
was snatched from the Brewers for
the first time since the season opened.
The Saints were out to take no
chances with the aggregation from To-
ledo yesterday, and every man on the
team was on his toes all the time.
Stewart was in the best of shape and
the Mud Hens never had a chance.
Score, st. Paul 8, Toledo 2.
Doc Reisling, he of the many parts,
was on the slab for the Hens and, with
the exception of the sixth inning.
pitched splendid ball. In that inning,
however, the Saints found everything
that he passed up to them to their lik
ing, and after the team had batted
around and Phil Geier had had two
turns the bulletin board indicated that
six runs had been scored. Two frantic
hurls by Hoffman and Kleinow had
much to do with several runs coming
in, but six singles and a two-bagger
helped materially Doc only allowed
three hits outside of this fatal inning,
with a base on balls and sacrifice
proved good for two runs.
Stewart had everything, and at no
single time were the Mud Hens dan
gerous. For six innings he held them
down to two hits and no runs and then,
when the Saints were eight to the
good, he eased up and allowed two
hits in the seventh and two in the
ninth, and these brought in two runs
He received the best of support from
his team mates, Geier's error being a
throw that bounced wrong for Kelley
and which resulted in no harm.
Geier started off the scoring in the
first inning by singing. Spike Shannon
drew free transportation, but was
caught at second on Jackson's bunt
Jack FlournOy laced one out to left
field that was good enough to bring
Phil in, and then jackson came home
when Higgins flew out to center. 1t
was one, two, three after this until
the sixth inning. Geier was first up
and went out Owens to Turner. Shan
non drove one at Reisling and before
the ricochet off the pitchers ribs could
he fielded Spike was anchored at first.
Jimmie Jackson smashed one over
Demands head that carried him to
second, while Spike tailed at the plate,
and then Flournoy hit another to the
left garden that brought Jackson home
while Jack got to second on the throw
Higgins laid down pretty bunt and
Kelley sent down slow one to short
that he beat out while Flournoy was
scoring. Eddie Wheeler drove a hard
one to left, and when Hoffman threw
the ball to the grand stand Higgins
and Kelley registered at the plate.
Jack Sullivan knocked up a short fly
to Childs and Eddie Wheeler made a
bold rush for the plate, and by the
grace of Kleinow's bungling, landed
safe. Ace Stewart was next up and
hit safe, but Geier hit a little popup
to the pitcher in an attempt to bunt,
and the swatfest was over. Reisling
had no more hits to spare after that
and the Saints went out in order.
But twelve men faced Stewart in
the first four innings. In the fifth af-
ter two were out, Kleinow hit for two
bases and Schaub drew a base, but
died at second when Childs hit to
Wheeler. In the ninth Hoffman flew
out and Turner got a pass. Singles
by Bernard and Kleinow scored Turn
er, and then Stewart called a halt by
striking out Childs Childs hit an
easy popup to Geier.