The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-06
WON LAST GAME
BY MERE SCRATCH
BATTING BEE OF NINTH TURNED
TRICK.
Morgan Eased Up a Trifle at the
Wrong Time-NIillers Made a Heavy
Stab to the Score, but Were Downed
Before They Could Break In.
BY O'LouQhlln.

st, Paul squeezed out a scant win In
the ninth inning Of yesterdays game
with the millers at Nicollet park, altho
the saints were obliged to keep swallow
Ing their palpitating hearts until the last
man was knocked down and the thing was
clinched. Minneapolis got away IN bad
shape, but they fought to the finish with
bulldog persistence that should have
given then the game. Corbett was the
Hawkshak Of the opposition, while Nor
gan was ION the bouncer for the locals.
It was an even break SO far as hits were
concerned, but Morgan grew too much
Carnegie in the ninth inning and the
crabs crinped him for four hits.
st. Paul got away so fast In the first
inning that the local fans were obliged
to console themselves with the sophistry
that a dog which runs fast can't run
long. Jackson cut loose a two-bag soak
to the public benefaction club sign on the
rear fence and scored when Buck Weaver
attempted to throw out the larcenous
O'Brien at second. Oyler and Fox got
the wig -wagging mixed and neither ac-
lcepted the throw. The ball went bounc-
ing Sullivanward and the delighted little
saints ran bases as tho they really knew
what they were doing. O'Brien came
home when Morgan threw the ball at a
talkative Jasper from st. Paul who sat
in the grandstand
Minneapolis came IN merely to rest
They did nothing more. In the second
aiming TlSTCe reached SeCOHu OH d
choice while the Minneapolis players
were dallying with Marcan between Sec
ond and third Every player but Watkins
got an assist the putout. Corbett-or
whatsoever his name may have been in
the old world-connected with Morgan for
two long bases and Pierce denied the pan
for another score.
The millers struggled on until the fourth
inning, when Sullivan drew a raincheck
Coulter singled and starnagle made a
one-corner souse that brought Sullivan
across the target. In the fifth Oyler stood
still and allowed Corbett to take four
shots at the plate without clipping a COR
ner. Morgan sacrificed and Maloney,
who already had a three-sacker to his
credit, became the rascal Of the game.
He cheerfully changed the ash against
the ball and Corbett took the count-just
like the rest Of the family Of that name
while Maloney's offering sailed over right
field fence. This tied the score.
All Of this time the Kelley collection
of hasbeens and wouldbes were dancing
quicksteps in the box to get away from
the Morgan voleying, occasionally getting
a scratch hit or a base on balls. They
were victims of the garrote until the
ninth, and Minneapolis failed to touch the
spring until the same inning. The locals
were burning up the field in getting line
drives and pop-ups, Buck Weaver going
to first or third base after fouls with an
abandon which caused excruciating pain
to the saints. In the ninth st. Paul came
up and Wheeler singled. OBrien forced
him out at second. Kelley flew out. Mar
can, the one live player on the visiting
aggregation of timber cruisers, made
single. and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES never
cease!-drove fourth a three-bagger.
Pierce followed with a single and three
saints scored. The locals came in and
Fox walked. Oyler's out sent him to Sec
ond. Morgan made a single and Fox
on, Mol '1 lane TlrsoS -,
glass-arm throw allowed McNichols to
reach first and Sullivan's single scored
Morgan. McNichols attempted to reach
third the hit, but the ball beat him out
and the game was over. e......
Louisville comes today, and Minneap-
oils, playing in present form, should win
the heavy end Of the series. Following Is
the score OF yeSterday.