The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-30

It took some few seconds less than
nine minutes for the little band. that
halls from the town that Lincoln Stef-
fms pointed his finger at to plunge Sla
gle into deep oblivion yesterday after
noon and by so doing confirm Mr.. Wat
kins in the belief that all baseball
knowledge is his. SIagle was remedied,
but there are others who contributed to
the dark chapter of yesterdays sad tale
who lived to finish the game. Score,
Minneapolis 9, ST. Paul l.
1t was ali over and done for before
two men We're out in the first inning and
the remainder of the game was played
partially because the rules required it
and partially because a few sanguinary
fans from up river insisted on eXacting
their pound OF flesh. 1t was mixture
Of heartrending hits and tragic errors
which threw the erstwhile leaders into
a condition of mind where the wrong
thing invariably suggested itself.
While Slagle was instrumental in
bringing about the cataclysm, the dis
aster can be cut up into several chunks
and piece laid at the feet of nearly
every man in the infield. Four singles,
three errors and a base on balls are
some of the incidents of that eventful
inning, which came to a close only after
five Mil6fs had circumnaVigated the
bases, and there is no telling how long
it would have lasted had not Kelley in
terefered.
Ferguson was sent in to save few
pieces and by catching Campion lettering
around second and striking out Archi-
bald Stimmel, the .Millers We're retired
but not before they had all they wanted
They simply gorged themselves in the
firstvinning and it had to be a pretty APP
petizlng little ball to get them to make
any exertion thereafter.
StInnn1eI Is Crafty.
The cratic Stimmel was Watty's pride
and JOY yesterday and he doled out his
five little hits as if every one would be
his finish For five long innings he Dosi-
lively declined to allow a Saint to reach
first on a safe one, although he did loosen
up 10 the extent Of four passes, which
weren't honored by the rest of the team
and therefore availed naught.
Stimmel and Weaver make up a heavy
weight battery that suggests a pair of
surveyors stakes as to diameter, but
they toiled to good advantage yesterday
and despite the fact that a chest pro-
rector goes twice around the towering
Weaver. there is no record of any bases
being file Sd while he was on watch.
The visitors played good fielding game,
as neither of their errors was costly
Capt Fox did a few ground and lofty
stunts IN the performance of his duty
while Sullivan, in center field, appeared
to have been an officially appointed re-
ceiver fOv the Saints. Eight promising
SANITY clouts dropped into his yearning
lnits.
The Saints work in the field was bad
In the superlatiVe degree, six sins of
commission and no telling how many of
omission being charged against them and
most of them We're committed when they
TedOunded greatly to the credit and adj
vantage of the visitors.
Ferguson held the shamed ones down
pretty close to the ground with the ex-
ceptlon of the fourth inning, when three
enterprislng Millwrights got to him for
hits and the same number scored. Fergie
had delivery as speedy as way freight
but under ordinary conditions it would
have been sufficient unto the day Fer
gusOn didn't arrive until it was all over
anyway, and the game had passed be-
Yond recall.
Saints Bat First.
The Saints again went to bat first and
Jones went out from Fox to Campion
Stimmel had a few philanthropic mo-
mentS and walked Clingman and Jack
son. but Wheeler and O'Brien were
thrown out at first.
McNichols started the orgie by shunt-
ing one along the ground to Marcan who
made Kelley jump so high that Nc
Nichols was on first before he came down.
Watkins decreed a sacrifice and Maloney
dumped one in front of the plate and
Jack Sullivan threw wide TO second. Den
MS Sullivan obeyed orders and advanced
the MlllerS base apiece with a dear lit
tie bunt which Slagle fielded to first.
Coulter laid on the ball for a single
scoring McNichols, and Slagle replenished