The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-07
INDIANAPOLIS EASY
IN OPENING GAME
Saints Have Everything Their
Own Way at Every Stage
of Play.
Standing of the Clubs.
Yesterdays Results.
st. Paul 8, Indianapolis 1.
Minneapolis 2, Toledo 4.
Milwaukee l, Louisville z.

The Saints yesterday opened the home
season and greeted their brand new pen
nant with an easy victory over Indian
apolis. The Indians simply complied with
the rules by being on the grounds, and
at no stage of the play were they menac
ing enough to stir up any enthusiasm
among the first day fans. Score, st. Paul
3, Indianapolis 1.
The season was begun with all the pomp
and ceremony incident to the first game,
including the raising of the first cham
pIonShip emblem the Saints have ever
possessed in their baseball history. There
was the parade of the down town street,
which started shortly after 1 O'clock, in
which Mayor Smith, city and county Of
f1cials, President Grillo, Of the associa-
ton, two bands, the teams and rooters
participated.
AT the grounds the mayor led the pen
nant raising delegation across the field,
wheeling in front of the grandstand to
the flag pole in the center field corner.
The fans in the bleachers and grand
stand took their voices out of the moth
balls, where they have been all winter
and greeted his honor and the team with
loud acclaim.
The Minnesota State band furnished the
march time, but the officials and players
displayed distinct lack of military train
ing. The pivoting was done in a zizag,
and each individual had his own idea Of
how to keep in step with the music. What
the marchers lacked in precision they
made up in chestiness and all reached the
pennant pole without adventure.
Pose for Photographs.
The ubiquitous photographer was sta
toned within shooting distance of the
pole and the pennant had to wait until
everybody had his picture took. Heads
Were barred in a Teverent manner as the
mayor graSped the halyardS and pulled
breeze.
.. A light mind was blowing across the
Held towards the grandstand, and as the
panner went up it dipped SaluteS to the
fans, who returned the compliment in an
enthusiastic, If raucOus, fashion. The band
Struck up an oft heard air, which no one
knew the name of, and the procession re-
turned to the grandstand.
Mayor Smith was given another ovation
when he stepped before the stand to make
the acknowledgement. He was brief and
to the point, as follows:
Il have just had the pleasure of rails
ing the pennant won by our team in 1903,
and expect and hope our boys will bring
home the pennant for 1904"
The players then began limbering up,
Kelley and his aids receiving the compli-
ments of the fans all through the pre-
The day was bright and to all appear
Rnce the field was fast, but it soon de-
Neioped that this was merely a pretenSe.
The base line between second and third
was sloppy, and claimed two falls before
the game was over.
BauswIne's Debut.
MIR. Bauswine, umpire, made his first
appearance before the st. Paul fans and
put dent on their impression register
MIR. Bauswine's altitude is something over
six feet, while his avoirdupois will tally
above 200. He has a jade-like eye and
q jaw that was evidently laid out with
g. carpenters square Judging from his
physical qualifications it is altogether like
~ that dissatisfied players will confine
themselves to vocal assaults. When he
stepped in front of the stand everybody
was glad that somebody held Tebeau back
in the Louisville fracas
Hogriever was the first man up, and re-
membering the time honored custom of
having an official heaYe the first ball,
Hoggie wore panied and worried look
when Chech received the ball to start
off, Hoggie was so cheerful that he per-
mitted strike to be called on him, and
then another. He slapped the ball out
TO Clingman, who didn't lose any mo-
ton in getting it to Kelley, but Michael
made the first error
Chech has a vivid recollection of some
fifteen hits being garnered from his de-
livery down Indiana way, and he settled
down to keeping cases when Magoon STEP
ped up. Magoon struck ViciousIy and
VIGOROUSLY three times and went en- banc
McCreery got to first on a fielder'S choice
retiring Hogriever. Swander beat up
against the wind.
Lawler opened for the Saints in doughty