The Minneapolis journal., 1904-08-19
SAINTS STEADY
IN BAD PLACES
SUPERIOR FORM OF ST. PAUL
WON GAME.
Poor Headwork and Bad Execution
Cost Minneapolis Game at Nicol-
let Park-Infield of Visitors Too
Speedy for the Locals McNichols'
Bad Blunder.

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Frosty Thomas can run neck and
neck with Charlie Chech, the supposed
star Of the American association, when it
comes to delivering baseball goods from
the pitchers booth, but the millers are
not In the same class as Lemons saints
high art displayed by Thomas, the millers
dropped another game yesterday after
noon.
Ali the Watkins hirelings play good ball
occasionally, and the most Of them fall
down hard, occasionally, the trip-up usu-
ally coming at a crucial moment. Yester-
day 1t was McNichols who fell. The lad
who had been touted as being equally
good in the outfield and inf1eld-which
perhaps Is true-misjudged O'Brien's fly
in the tenth innings and thereby lost the
game. Altho the leather meteor was
plainly heading for the Flagstaff, McNioh-
OILS ran in on 1t discovering when it was
too late that he had made a woeful mis-
take. He ran back and made a fine jump,
but the ball got away and O'Brien reached
third maxim a thre bagger which he never
earned. Marcan popped out and Pierce
fanned-for while it looked as If the
good fortune which had prevented Oyler
from losing the game in the ninth inning
would also protect, but the old dame was
! tired Of rescuing dub" players and let
the game go on it's merits. Chech then
hit safely and the only run Of the exhibi-
tion was hung up.
It was tough on McNichols for he had
previously made two catches one of which
was on the circus order, but the play was
yellow. That the game was not lost ear
! lter was due probably to a clever and
speedy double play worked by Thomas,
Greminger and Freeman. In the ninth
turn at the bat for the saints Oylers err
or gave Flourney his life and advanced
Wheeler. Things looked shakey and even
Andy Hers noisy friend grew fainthearted,
but the double play on Kelly's scorcher
| eased 1t w Wonderfully.
Freeman showed bad Judgment in try
ing to make two bases on a hit to right
field. With two sound pins a swift man
might have made 1t, but the play was toe
fancy for Freeman. Maloney was prob
ably justified in coming home from third
In the fourth inning, when one Of Chech's
/ high curves glanced off Pierces mitt
The ball didn't go far and was returned tc
the plate in time to catch Maloney by the
i proverbial mile. According to rules Ma
loney was due to make the try, but 2,50(
fans sigh regretfully when Coulter made
Ia clean single Immediately afterward.
1 AS a ball game the contest was an in.
teresting one to watch as there were many
brillian plays. F1ournoy pulled down {
hig. soaring fly by Coulter, which should
have netted that worthy one or two extr:
bases. O'Brien probably made the mos
sensational play Of the day when he raj
for a nasty poke by Captain Fox, smoth
cred it and made a perfect throw to frs
from an awkward position. Captain Fo:
was particularly brilliant yesterday. TIL
whole infield played a consistent an
steady game, but is not as shifty as tn
ST. Paul crowd. Marcan and Wheeke
each accepted seven chances yesterday.
But it is Thomas who was the boy wit
'tgold rings on him. as Andy Hers ia
friend expressed it. His feat in fannin
the hardhitting Chech and the sluggel
Jones, in the eighth inning after Flourno
had landed on second, showed great con
troll Of the ball and fine, Judgment in mix
ing things for these heavy hitters.
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