The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-04-29
CORNHUSKERS HAND
MINNESOTA A BUNCH
GOpherS Barely Escape ShutOut
at Hands of the Nebraska
Team.

Outplayed at every point In the game
the Minnesota university ball team yes
terday went down to defeat before the
fast Nebraska team, losing a one-sided
contest which was never in doubt by a
score of 10 to 1.
The Gophers were outpIayed in every
inning of the contest and it was by mere
luck that Capt. Leach's men were not
Inundated by a shutout Two errors
the only two made by the Cornhuskers
during the game followed by a passed
ball, gave the Gophers an opportunity TO
get a man the entire distance. and Varco
took advantage of the chance, amid the
cheers Of the discouraged rooters for the
maroon and old gold.
The day brought forth ideal baseball
weather and the Minnesota rooters were
out in gOOdly numbers to see, if possible,
The Wlplng out of the remembrance Of the
defeat administered by the football team
two years ago, when the COrnhuSkers
came up here and surprised the Gopher
eleven. But the rooterS had overlooked a
thing or two; they had failed to take the
Cornhuskers In their confidence, and
when the game was called on Northrop
field yesterday the visitors made it a
runaway match from the start, and they
old not stop until Brigham had been taken
out of the box and Bond substituted
Bond Pitched Great Ball.
Barring the first inning he worked.
Bond pitched q great game, striking out
seven of the hard hitting COrnhuskers in
the last four innings of the contest, and
not allowing a hit. But the game had
already been lost to the Lincoln men in
TIE earlier innings. and the only thing
10 be done was to hold down the score.
Nebraska played a game that would
have Won against most any kind of a
team. Long running catches were made
applause from the maroon and COLDS most
ardent rooters and it seemed 70 be an
easy matter for the visitors to place a
hit wherever there was an opening.
The spectacular play of the game was
, running left-handed catch of a line drive
by Hammel in the third inning. the fast
second baseman pulling down what looked
good for two or three bases.
But three hits were made off MarSe and
OF the three one was a doubtful scratch In
the first three innings the Gophers had
put nine men at bat, and not one got to
first. MinneSota'S score was made in the
fourth. Nareo hit a liner down to third,
which was fumbled, and in the threw to
first Steen put on too much steam and
the ball sailed over Townsend's head, Civ
ing NarCO a chance to get to third from
which point he scored a moment later on
the only passed ball charged to the Corn
huSkerS.
Nothing Doing for Minnesota.
A shutOUt had been averted. but there
was nothing more doing for the GOphers
in the line of scoring. But thirtv-one
GOphefS Went TO bat in the nine innings,
and but four of them reached first
For Nebraska every man on the team
had hit to his credit. and Pitcher Marse
had two. In the first four innings the
CoInhuskerS accumulated seven runs. and
Capt. Leach replaced Brigham with Bond
Bond was touched up for three hits in
his first inning at work, which Melted
the NebTaSkans three runs, but in the
sixth the young man settled down and
not another Cornhusker crossed the line.
In the last three innings Bond struck out
six Nebraskans. retiring the side in the
ninth by striking out the side
Aside from their failure to hit the hall
the GOphers fielded badly Varco alone
making three of Minnesota's six errors
all of which figured in Nebraskas score
getting. The score