The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-02
ST. PAUL CAPTURED
THE FIRST GAME
THOMAS LOST THRU FOURTH
INNING LIBERAIITY.
Minneapolis Played Faster and Clean
er Ball in the Field, but Only Made
Four Hits Off Chech - Bauswine
Had Bad Day.
BY O'Loughiln.

- 1ras nothing less than heartbreaking
60 lose that game to ut. Paul yesteroay'
..Frosty' Thomas thawed out IN one IN
ming, and before Abijiba Fox could scat
ter salt over the ice to save the cream,
three hired men OF the Lennon ranch nad
crossed the plate, and, struggle as tney
would, the millers could not tie the score.
1T was probably the fastest ball game
played In the American ASSOCIATION inns
wear. and while defeated, the Minneepo-
lis team demonstrated that the reJuVen-
ated club must be accounted with 10 the
aast inning with every CLUB on the clF-
suit, The fielding was fast at all times,
and the locals went thru without an or
&he Minneapolis team would stand a gooo
SHOW Of giving the league leaders a battle
Mor first place, barring accidents.
Fully $500 fans crowded the stands yes
lterday afternoon. A part OF them were
ENt Paul rooters, who desired to spend an
AFTERNOON in a live city. They found the
Entertainments to their liking. The first
MINING started off with no scoring, Chech
and Thomas facing but three batters each.
I'm the second inning St Paul also ran
ais came to bait Coulter unassuminsly
Knocked the pellet over into Nicollet ave-
niue and trotted around the circle, WINE
Minneapolitans sent their voices hot-Ioot-
Ang thru the upper circles OF tne elpy, ILaat
sStarnagle made a two-bagger and reached
bthird but Oyler cut short his progress
with strike-out Things we're quiet untll
the fourth inning, when Thomas waVefed
dor a few minutes--Curses Harold Grape
vine Curses,-an the game was lost.
Tones led off with a two-bagger, and jack:
son flew out. Wheeler made single ana
was executed at second while attempting
20 elongate 1t into a double Ihls put
,Gones to third. O'Brien drew base on
balls and stole second. Kelly scored Jones
and O'Brien with single. Maroan slewed
hsround with his wagon-tongue and hooked
the ball for three squares, while Kelly
came home. Clingman was pinioned on q
foul fly, which Buck" Weaver Travelled
10 The clubhouse to get. After thest the
gRnillers' held the saints, not allowing one
of them to get beyond Abij1ba FOX sum-
xner residence at second base
During this time Arbitrator BausWine
was having troubles Of his own. He had
bad day and his guesses brought fofrh
bowls Of rage from the stands. The writer
he's constitutional prejudice against
casting putrid pickerel at ump1res, pnr
there really seemed to be grounds for
Shaping Bauswine upon the wrist a of1he
yesterday
He worked behind, or, rather, under tho
aee of the pitchers and at times led one
TO believe that he was playing hide ana
seek with the catchers on balls ana
strikes
second run, Fox leading off with q sting
ing double. Oyler followed with a single
and Fox reached third He reached home
while st. Paul was downing Oylsr at Sec
ond on a bunt by Maloney and Maloney
himself suffered the snufIer on an at
tempt to purloin second. After that
Chech did not allow hit and only wa
yered when he knocked Sullivan senseless
by hitting him in the head with an In
shoot in the ninth inning. Stimmel was
put in to run for him, but remained frozen
at first while the team went down behind
him.
st. Paul had the best Of the argument
on batting, but on fielding the Minneapo-
lis team showed far superior form. Checf
allowed but four hits to Thomas sever
and felded his position cleverly. Fron
fhs showing Of yesterday, Minneapolis
should have at least an even break, o.
better, from the series. Following is thu
score;