The Minneapolis journal., 1904-06-28
HAD A CIRCUS
OF THEIR OWN
MIILERS EXHIBITED KANSAS
CITY AT NICOILET.
Gears Menagerie Annoyed by the Bad
Boys of the Watkins Family Who
Teased Them EnormOusly-Ford
l Was the Chief Offender.
BY O'Loughiln,

Ringling Brothers did NOT nave the
only circus In town yesterday. Not py
long odds. Manager Watkins had one
ring show at Nicollet park, at which
Rinemaster Ford made the Kaw animals
strange creatures from many Lands
stand upon their hind legs and below In
almost human style at times. Kansas
City presented a new elephant IN the
street parade, the mighty warrior Sutor
Sullivan. He managed to get one nit, out
that was about all for him.
Isber, the human skeleton, who was
popularly supposed to be the boyle man
for Minneapolis, started out to dust the
inillers but did not find the task to his
liking. He went thru sufficient gyrations
to entitle him to the title Of king Of the
corkscrews, but it aVailed nothing.
Ford on the grand entree, struck out
I two haweaters and bounced the ball OH
the right lunch prong of the mighty Sui
lfyan. Sutor-the hero of a thousand
fights and never won one-walked to first
with blood in his eye, but was marooned
there. Minneapolis came in and started
a. little fancy work with the bars S1gnor
Maloney smaoked one Of 1sbells hoaters
in the face and w1ggled his bowlegs TO
second while the canvasmen In the out
field were garnering 1T. McN1chols then
attempted to steal under the s1deshow
tent and attracted the attention Of the
ttnfield with bunt while Maloney
reached hard. Monsieur Sullivan, the
strong man. found Isbeu to his liking and
sandowed one to left patch, allowing
the malicious Maloney to reach the re-
served seat section under the stand;
Coulter and Weaver did not reach the red
lemonade stand at first base
! In the second inning Ford volleyed the
ball In so fast that the visitors could
only hear it and there was nothing doing.
The Gearites dosed out the same treat
ment to the millers when they came In
TO bat. In the third Fo-d struck out
two of the invaders and issued pass
which was not honored beyond second
base and Van Buren had to steal his way
that far Ford drew a base on balls. but
was forced out at second by McN1chols
after Maloney had gone out on measly
foul tip. McNichols reached first on the
execution of Ford at second and then
tried to steal second. It was sight to
bring tears to the eyes of the most hard
ened The ball beat the runner to the
bag by seven feet and the reception com
nittee had time to make speeches of well
come before McNichols reached the spot.
There was an absence Of base home
steading in the fourth, but Sullivan made
O. single for Minneapolis. In the fifth
Kansas City threatened to start things,
and the Hey Rube" cry was up from
the Minneapolis side Of the big tent. After
two kaws had been canned. Lewee SIN
gled, Isbell drew a pass and Van Buren
was handed a transfer. The bases were
full and Billy Nance, a "nawsty' hitter,
was up Ford began to twist them like
a drunken sailor on the way home, with
| the result that Nance could do nothing
! but drive one to Fox for an easy out at
! first.
/ Both sides scored in the sixth Sutor
Sullivan singled, went to second on a
! sacrifice and scored on Rothfus' single.
For Minneapolis, Maloney went to first
on a rib single, to second on McNichols
sacrifice and started for third. Rothfus
| fired the ball to second and caught Sig
nor Maloney off the bag. Lewee shut his
eyes for the impact thinking Maloney was
coming back on the recoil, but Maloney
darted the other way, and Lewee made a
weak throw, after he had recovered his
scattered thoughts. Maloney bit dirt and
was safe. He scored en- Sullivan's long
| fly out to center.
The Kansas City S1enagerie then went
to sleep and remained SO. In the seventh
! inning Starnagle reached first on Rothfus'
| failure to hold a throw, Fox drew pass
and Oyler's out put Starnagle to third.
He came home on Fords bunt to in
field and it looked as tho he was thrown
out at the plate, but bug" Holiday ruled
otherwise and Minneapolis was forced to
take the run. That ended the scoring.
| Today there will be another circus.
Here Is where we begin to crawl under
the canvas of the American association.
Farmers hold your horses, the elephants
are coming! Yesterdays statistics: