The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-24
KANSAS CITY PLAYS
HORSE WITH UMPIRE
Pears Decisions Cause Game
to Degenerate Into Bur.
!esque.
Standing of the Clubs.
Yesterdays Results.
st. Paul II, Kansas City 3.
Minneapolis 3, Milwaukee 4.

Yesterdays Results.
ST. Paul II, Kansas City g.
Minneapolis 3, Milwaukee 4.
The opening game with the tail enders
became a bowling burIesque toward the
close. when the Kansas City team, dis
gusted with Umpire Pears work tried
hard to give the Saints as many runs and
hits as possible. Although the Saints
had plenty when the curtain went up on
the farce, they took all that came after
ward and fattened up their batting av-
erages Score, st. Paul II, Kansas City 3.
MI. Pears was responsible for turning a
good game of ball into an opera bouffe
exhibition in which every man on the
Kansas City team was striving to make
as many errors and misplays as possible.
MI Pears has been in Minneapolis for a
few days, and returned worse than ever.
During his first stay in St Paul Pears
was impartiaIly punk but yesterday he
gave the visitors all the worst of the argu-
ment in addition to making numerous
rank decisions of a minor character
against the Saints.
His umpiring during the earlier part of
the game was on a par with the ball
playing of the visitors at the finish. What
made matters appear worse to the fans
was the fact that Pears apparently
picked out several members of the visit
ing team to vent his incOmpetency on.
d
called three strikes on him that he
couldn't have reached with a fish pole,
to say nothing of a regulation bat
If Pears had come out to the ball field
with his mind firmly made up to be wrong
on every occasion, he couldn't have sue
ceeded better than he did yesterday and
while most of his decisions were in favor
of St. Paul, he was continuously hooted
by the spectators He ordered Dale Gear
from the grounds and exchanged repartee
at a disadvantage with Ryan. whose
NUOT fhn aNra1 af fIlka
fanatics.
Play Five Innings.
For five innings the game progressed
satisfactorily. Chech was in his usual
form, and Durham was pitching a good
game The visitors had not been able
to score. while the Saints were five to
the good. The MiSSouFianS quit cold in
the sixth after Pears called Kelley safe
on third. where as far as the spectators
We're concerned he was caught out by
several feet.
There is a possibility that Pears may
have been correct in this decision, as
Montgomery made q second effort to
touch Kelley. but this possibility is al
most too remote to be considered. Mont
gomery had the ball in his hands when
Kelley was fifteen feet off the base.
Whatever justice there was to the de-
clsion the game ended there as far as
Kansas City was concerned.
Durham tossed the ball over the plate
and the helders took care not to stop
anything. and if by chance they were hit
by ball they took every precaution to
throw it wild. Hill in the eighth made a
sensational throw home from right field.
He just threw it over the grand stand,
allowing four men to come in.
Pears signaled to him to leave the game.
but the lanky fielder evidently convinced
the umpire that the phenomenal heave
was done in a moment Of alteration.
Then Ryan was hit on the head by a foul
tip and wandered around the field APP
parently in a semi unconscious condition,
evidently intent on delaying the game
AzA H. sF,l7ar
wouldn't play any longer and walked off
the grounds. with Pears running after
him. They had it out under the bleach
erS, while both teams INDUCED in antics
on the field. Five hits, three errors and
a base on balls gave the Saints nine runs
in the eighth, and if the visitors had their
way the innings would not be ended yet.
Wheeler's Good Catch.
Cheeh pitched good ball while the game
was III earnest, and after that there
wasn't any use. Wheeler made a beauu-
full running catch in the fourth. Ryan
sent long fly to left. and Wheeler sprint
hand.
Hill was the first comedian up and
struck out in all seriousness. Van Buren,
drove one to Chech and was thrown out
at first. and Nance went out from Marcan
to Kelley.
Jones opened for the Saints with an
shortstop took care of. Clingman went
out from Bonner to Murphy and Jackson
furnished another opportunity for Lewee.
Bonner and Ryan flew out, Montgom-
cry walked and Murphy flew out in rec
ord time. Wheeler knocked a foul which
Murphy gobbled and O'Brien got the first
hit He tried to steal second, but Ryan
caught him IN the act. Kelley sent a slow
one to Montgomery and beat it out to
first. and Marcan retired the side with
half baked one to Durham. Three Mis-
sourians were all that had to be shown
in the third.
Sullivan drove one straight at Durham
If 4I,V.oxr
ing 1t to first in time. Chech walked
and Jones sent one to the center field
Clingman followed with a SINGLE scoring
Cheeh. Durham fielded Jacksons effort
IN time to catch Jones at home and Cling
man came home on a passed ball. Wheel
er struck out, retiring the side with two
runs.
Game Is Fast.
Nance got hit in the fourth with two
out and died ON first O'Brien beat a
bunt TO first and got to third on Ryan,s
wild throw to second. Kelley famed and
Wheeler flew out to right field Jackson
beating the throw home. Sullivan ended
the inning by flying out. The visitors
went out. one, two. three and Chech
started on with single that was too fast
for LeWee. Jones walked and Clingman
famed Chech was caught at third and
Jackson clouted the ball for two bases.
scoring Jones Wheeler singled, scoring
jackson, and O'Brien went out to first
The Misseurians got their first r1flf in
the sixth after Pears called Durham out
on strikes. Hin hit to center field and
Van Buren, walked. Nance struck ouf
and Bonner hit to right. scoring Hill
van Buren, was leading off third when
him, retiring The side
Kelley walked to first and Marcan sac
rlf1eed him 90 second. Sullivan sent one
TO Lewee and the short stop whipped it
70 third. Pears called Kelley safe. Chech
flew out to left and Kelley scored, Dur
ham was barely throwing them over and
Jones swatted a two-bagger, scoring Sui
Ivan. Durham deliberately threw four
Wild to Clfngman. and he walked. and
Jackson got a single. scoring Jones
but Van Buren, picked il Oft
Pears called Ryan out on strikes and
montgomery walked. Murphy singled to
right Lewee flew out to jackson and Dur
nam nit over the right fence for two