The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-01

on every diamond of the association,
and had the coveted banner "cinched''
t two weeks before the season closed.
Baseball, as the national game, stands
apart and above all other forms of
sport, and the winning of a pennant is
an achievement the value of which is
understandable only to an American.
Success on Gridron
Football, the only rival for baseball
In this section, furnished sport for
thousands on Northrop field. and the
maroon and gold Of Minnesota floated
VIGOROUSLY after every game The
championships in this form of sport
Tor the past year belongs equally to
| Minnesota and Michigan, and herein
the devotees of sport have opportunity
to rejoice and be glad
Inc past year was noticeable in St.
Paul for the number of amateur base
oal! teams that were in operation from
early spring until late in the fall
some of these teams started almost
peIore the snow was off the ground
ana tney did not cease playing until
pasebal and football dates began to
conflict. independent football -four
lshed all fan and several high class
teams We're developed within the cor
porate limits of st. Paul The Saints
got away with the collegiate
championship easily by playing con-
sistent games that were extremely
hard to beat.
I The st. Paul lacrosse club carried
away the strenuous honors in their
particular field Of endeavor. They
had all the best of it with the Calu-
NETS Of Chicago, heretofore considered
the fastest team in the West, and were
only prevented from trying for Cana
dian honorS by q technicality. The
attendance at the lacrosse games was
good and the sport bids fair to have
large following in the future.
The bowling season is we'll under
way and to date there has been no
falling off in the enthusiasm of those
whose delight is in strikes and spares.
There are three big leagues in opera
ton, one of them the largest in the
United States. So far there have been
no record breaking scores made, but
on the whole the play has been more
than satisfactory.
A basket ball league has been organ
lied and is starting out under prom
ising conditions. The schedule has
been arranged and when it is played
out, there will be some means of de-
termining the championship. This
game is getting faster and faster every
year and the teams from this vicinity
rank with the best in the country. The
varsity team has a series of games
following are confident of another
victory over the Fasteners.
Hockey is booming and all indica-
tions point to a very successful season.
The hockey skates and shoes are be-
coming familiar sights on the streets
and the many good rinks in the city
are the scenes of fast contests. AS
winter sport hockey is without a peer
| and 1T is taking a substantial hold on
st. Paul. The hockey league has pre-
pared it's schedule and the games will
soon be in full swing.
Enjoyed Good Races
The lovers of good and fast horses
have had an enjoyable season at Ham
line where the ST. Paul Driving club
held weekly matineeS. The entry lists
have always been large enough to
draw good crowds who have wit
messed many hours of the keenest kind
of sport. The ice racing is just be-
ginning and the horsemen are prepar-
ing for an exciting campaign.
The White Bear Yacht club colors
were prominent in the acquatic world
last season, winning everything de-
sirable at Oshkosh and making
creditable showing for the Seawanhaka
cup.
! The devotees of the ancient and
honorable game of golf had pros
porous season in their quiet and phil
osophical way. The Town and Coun-
try club members upheld the golfng
honors of ST. Paul wherever they
played and brought back several tro-
phies to ornament the club house.
The tennis clubs were uniformly sue
! cessful and at the Minnetonka tour
nament ST. Paul players were among
the best.
All in all 1904 was good old sport,
and now that he has enlisted with the
hosts under the banner of Memory"
his sway will be often remembered