The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-24

ed in the downtown park the day pre-
yious, and the saddest chapter of the
whole book was that they insisted in
breaking. into the cunning. with long
drives at times when safe bingles were
most disastrous to the hopes of the Saint
ly city fans. Maloney faced the pitchers
five times and drew three safe ones, a
pair of these allowing him to perch on
the halfway station before the sphere
was returned to the infield. Suilivan's
draw was two singles in four times up,
and he Scored three of the thirteen runs.
Ford was the only man among the as
pirants that was not accredited with a
hit
Jones opened the burlesque by swing
ing at the ball three times unsuccessfuliy.
Jackson and Wheeler going out in order.
and the next four innings were numerical
voids for the Saints. Maloney started
the celebration for the Miliers with a
grounder through Sessions which finally
encountered Jones out in the middle gar
den. Dennis Sullivan walked to first
through the courtesy of Sessions, and the
bases We're filled on a sacrifice hit of
Coulter's which O'Brien failed to pass on
to Marcan in time to head off Sullivan.
Freeman followed up the good work with
vicious drive over second base which
would have cleared the field but for a
fantastic dive of Marcan's which brought
the sphere to earth, Coulter be-
ing forced at second, but NIaloney scor-
ed.
Scores Come Fast
Freeman's substitute leg not being in
working order he was allowed to step
aside and let Leslie do stunts on first.
Weaver bingled the ball through % Brien
into left field and Sullivan brought up at
the grandstand. McNichols singled to
Jackson and the sacks were again densely
populated. Capt Fox liked the fun
swat into Jones territory, bounding mer-
rily all the way, and Leslie and Weaver
registerSd at the pan. Fox reaching sec
ond while the ball was being tossed
faII 10 I-lN1,t
but instead of throwing the ball to the
plate the latest addition to the champs
tossed it to O,Brien, McNichols linping
home. Fox stole third, but Ford struck
out and the agony was over for the time
being
Sessions and Ford argued with three
each in the. next inning and all was. quiet
in the third and fourth. Marcan singled
in the fifth. but Ford's perfect control
was again in evidence and the field cap
tain was obliged to quit work as he was
van running mile into deep center
and pulling down a promising three
sacker which had emanated from the stick
of Jones. Two singles and a long fly
into left field allowed Sullivan to break
into the scoring again for Minneapolis in
the last half of the fifth.
In the next was when the Saints made
their one lonesome indenture into the
billboard where the tables are told briefly.
jackson did a little acrobatic work with
the stick, but failed to solve three nice
ones which sailed across the plate and
he was sent to bed Wheeler bethought
himself Of Fridays disaster and the first
ball tossed over the pan was lofted high
into the air. 1t sank in the middle Of the
street car tracks some few blocks east
of the grounds and Wheeler smiled at the
stand. FIournoy was issued a pass and
Sullivan singled, but MeNichols bit into
O'Brien's drive over the third sack and
the side retired on a double play
Trouble for Ferguson
The next was when Charles Chester
drew his. Fox received transportation
feet in front of the plate, Ferguson and
Wheeler bouncing upon it at the same
time, and Oylef reached first. The next
play was where Mister Hart got his mite.
Ford hunted to Ferguson. who threw
the ball to- Wheeler to head Fox off at
third. The ball was little wide and