The Saint Paul globe., 1904-09-15


The Saints rehearsed their burlesque
yesterday afternoon in Nicollet park be-
fore an admiring throng OF Mill City fans,
VINO were out to watch their promising
toSSerS squiI'm- back, into the first division.
Tuesdays game gave the Saints the long
end of the series with Minneapolis, which
the outcome of the final game couldn't af-
feet St Paul has won eleven and lost
ten of the games played this season with
the Millers and there wasn't any frantic
efforts made to recover lost ground yes
terday Score: st. Paul ), Minneapolis II.
But for the comedy work in the infield
the game should have been to 1 in ia
Vor of the Saints on the earned run ba-
SIS. as but one of the eleven scored by
the AIillers was obtained without the aid
OF previous errors. Slagle started in to
pitch serious bah. but his support soon
convinced him of the uselessness of his
purpose and he let them go any old way.
In the third inning with two out and two
on bases Wheeler ran into Marcan's ter
ritory for high fly and quit after Mar
can had retired. The ball fell on the
base line and two runs We're scored The
Nlillers earned one in the fifth. and House
holders home run scored two for the
Saints in the SIXTH and then the curtain,
went up on the burleSQue and eight runs
We're scored in the next two innings.
1t was great for the fur-coated fans.
many of whom came to the park with.
the eXpecta ton of seeing summary venge-
auce meted out to Billy Hart In this
they We're disappointed as the game was
much the same as Hart's previous ones.
with little or no kicking. Freeman had
evidently put his wits to work Tuesday
day $ double play, also the suddenness of
HartS Jolting apparatus so everything.
was lovely and serene, with the knock
down and drag out features were omitted.
Hits Were Numerous
Slagle pitched good ball as long as it
worth while hI1t aft cran hoJ
been lost through errors he let down,
and allowed the MiIlers most of their
fourteen hits. Thomas. with perfect sup
port, was touched for ten singles, and
one over the fence. but five high priced
errors more than made Up for the num-
Der of hits.
Three Saints figured in the. first and
Maloney started for the MiIlers with
single that relied by Wheeler. Freeman
sacrificed and Wheeler retired the next
TWO The Saints hit twice in the second,
but flies to the outfield spoiled them.
Oyler flew TO Wheeler in the third and
Slasle walked Thomas Maloney hit to
right and Thomas went to third. Free
man flew to Jones, but Thomas stuck to
thIrd and Coulter popped an inffeld fly.
Wheeler made an enthusiastic run and
changed his mind when he got under the
ball and Freeman and Maioney scored.
Greminger's felder's choice retired the
the fifth, which Maloney began by flying
out. Freeman beat bunt to first and
Coulter singled to center Freeman was
caught off second and Greminger earned
a run by slapplng out a two-sacller which
brought Coulter home
Householder Hits Homer
Jackson opened the sixth with a sin
gle over short and Wheeler and Floufnoy
went out. Householder calmly placed the
ball on NicolIet avenue, and he and Jack
son scored. AkeNichoIS was I'D for the
MiilerS, but Householder beat him to
the bag on a close decision. Fox singled
and ONler hit to right center. Thomas hit
the ball to Slagfe who made the prelimi-
nary to a double by throwing to Martin
on second Martin wasn't in with it.
however. and dropped the ball. and the
bases We're full. Maloney flew out and it
was an oppoftune time for Freeman He
put the bah III Il pile of tornado lumber
near the fence. which cleared the bases
and put himself on third.
The Millers were now four to the good
and feeling like pennant winners. Weaver
got to first IN the seventh on House
holders muff, due probably to the fact
that he Is playing with right hand rSiSf
The ball went on and Weaver .N5lif to
third. McNicholS beat out a crafty bunt
but was caught stealing second and Fox
flew to Jones. scoring Weaver. OyleP
was hit and Thomas singled to center
while Oyler went to third Maloney walk
ed and freeman hit Il low liner to Mar
tim which he dropped and Oyler scored.
Coulter singled to right and Thomas and
Maloney came in, and the MilleFS were
eight to the fair.
With two out in the eighth. Fox hit for
two bases and Oyler rolled on to Wheel
er. Householder let the ball go and Fox
scored the final rum Peirce started the
last round with a single and Slagle walked
Jones forced Slagle and Peiree went to
third, and Jackson forced Jones. allowing.
Slagle to score, and Wheeler out finished