The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-07-08
.THREE.CORNERED
GAME WAS LOST
kLEM COMBINATION
DOWNED MILLERS.
Umpire Docs Not Appear in Box
Score, but He Helped by Hilarious
Guessing-One Innings Unsteadi-
ness Cost Ford His Game-Play
Progressed In Drizzling Rain.
BY O'Loughlln.

The battle of the raindrops was fought
at Ncollet park yesterday afternoon De-
tween Louisville and Minneapolis. Some
of the mist, or most OF It, apparently,
filled the ewes of Umpire KLEIN. His
guesses on balls and strikes were OF the
odorous order. In the ninth inning the
gentleman with the indicator hurried up
things by calling two strikes on Oyler.
Neither of them came within six inches
of the larboard or starboard side or the
pan but the, arbitrator with the Bowery
enunciation was evidently afraid that the
water would shrink his blue pajamas, so
he called Oyler out and shut out all
chances of Minneapolis scoring. While
KLEIN does not appear in the box score
he should have place there. He played
on the Louisville side In every close decl-
sion and gave Ford the worst OF 1T on
balls and strikes thru every inning. After
the game the crowd remained in the
stands and hooted and Kissed the umpire |
as long as he remained on the diamond.
He stood 1t for few seconds and then
made a dive under the stand. AS he
ducked thru the door belligerent kid ac>
tolerated his progress by samming at him
with an umbrella.
Ford was out to do the whiz work for
Minneapolis and was opposed by Camp |
bell The louisville man had the best of
the argument. In the third inning Ford
was unsteady and this, coupled with a
misjudged fly and a bad throw by Coulter |
allowed the bourbons to score three men.
Handicapped by the rank decisions OF
KLEIN Minneapolis could do nothing unless
they knocked the ball so far that they
had time to sit down on the bases before
the ball reached them
In the first inning Mailman started pro-
ceedings with a three-bagger but was
caught a second later on an unassisted
double by McNichols on Harris flyout.
Minneapolis scored in the second inning.
Starnagle drew base on balls and went
second on McNichols' sacrifice. Oyler
made three-bagger and brought Star
nagle home from second. In the third
the first two Dexterites were bowled over
in proper form when Campbell hiked the
hide to the fence. Kerwin followed with
"a two-bag jolt and Campbell scored. Coul-
tier started to come In on Kerwin's rattle.
but 1t sailed far over his head. When the
jmillers' heavy hitter did retrieve the ball
he made wide throw which allowed
Kerwin to cross home. Mailman singled
and stole second. He scored on single
by Hart
In the next inning Minneapolis braced
up and Louisville could do nothing more
In the line of scoring. The locals were
on blind lead until the seventh when
they picked up their second run. Oyler
reached first on Brashear's error and went
Ito second on Ford's hit. Maloney sent
UP a single balloon and Oyler scored. After
that the case was hopeless. The millers
were forced to strike at what Campbell
chose to lob up to the plate, as KLEIN
was hurrying things in his peculiar style.
AS q result the locals had to bite at wide
corner cutters or be called out on strikes.
They pelted the ball around for infield
scratches none of them going safe.
During the morning hours it looked as
tho there was slight chance of game to-
day. Manager Watkins announced, how
ever, that if the sun dared to show out
by 8 o'clock there would be a game. It
was rainy night, and it is hoped that
Klein had a good, long rest and will have
his eye clear today. Following is the
story Of yesterdays wrongs: