The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-20
Nv O'jouohlin,

Nicollet park yesterday afternoon for
the first time this season and the saints
trailed home last night with licking
tied to the peaks Of their jockey caps.
They encountered youth, Kilroy by
name, who was the immediate cause Of
their stubbing their toes, but XII! was
ably assisted by eight enthusiastic
Fully 5000 deep-mouthed fans from
the twin cities gathered in the stands.
Before the game the st. Paul contin-
gent, numbering sixteen gentlemen, six
ladies and two persons from South St:
Paul, we're loud in their promises Of
what Lemons lubbers would do when
they got at Kelley's band; They
Minneapolis about losing games to In
dianapolis. They felt as good as a
Leech Lake Indian with two or three
fingers of raw red ruin liquor under his
belt and they didn't care hang who
knew they were from st. Paul.
Silence Fell.
After the game progressed for time
these speech makers and yowl dealers
In it and the local fans took up the
roofing and hooting with a rare good
will. The final score was 2-1, and it
was game to keep the nervous man
twitching from start to finish.
The figures on the game show a fast
contest. Only 81 men faced Kilroy in
"times at bat,' and the former St.
what is left of them, to four hits. He
was close on passed balls and did not
hit man. He was as steady as an
eight-day clock and pitched mastery
baseball all of the way.
Buchanan did the pitching for St.
Paul and nd he va, vas faced by but 2e mill
sa5 bHn snd held HI Too a had % iSGgt
called "peaches.
In the first inning st. Paul did not
get a man beyond second base, altho
Sugden got a single. A fast double
play stopped all their chances. When
Minneapolis came to bat the storm
started to brew. After two men were
out James Hart came up to the throne
Buchanan S benders until the ball
scared over the fence into Nicollet ave.
nue. and bounded over the Nicollet
track at Lake street and rolled down
that thorofare to Smith Halls summer
resort. James cantered around the
first quarter, into the backstretch, and
breezed it home, while the Minneapolis
old chanson, the chorus of which begins
'Poor old st. Paul, etc.
Lefty Breaks Loose,
Affairs quieted down until the third
inning when "Lefty' Davis was bitter
IN the rightleg with the microbe of thu
nome run habit and he went crazy a
one of Buchanan s banters and soakel
it so hard that it flew in precisely tn,
same course of it's predecessor b,
James Garfield Hart. "Leftv;; refuse,
to run but paced around the corner
like, Dan Patch at a Memphis recor,
tr1al and there was grand renewal O
the bleacher singing.
until the sixth when Philippi Geie
shot out an infeld hit in the direction O
Captain Fox's station. Jimmy Hart
soul filled with a righteous ambition t
field that bunt and he nailed it, leavin
first uncovered. Philippi truckled 70
the empty bag and Kilroy tried t
cover. Hart made sad heave of tn
oalI and the Geier boy scooted to SCI
ond. Sugden fell into single an
Geier came home with the only run O
the day for the saints. After this bot
teams Struggled valiantly, but to n
purpose. Neither side could score.
The game was not replete with sense
tional features. It was a pitcher
battle, chiefly with Kilroy showing til
best form ais whole, altho Buchana
pitched mastery ball. Save for Hart
error St. Paul would have been shut on
The long hits Of Davis and Hart file
the local flaming brigade with a 10
that required time to express, but the
succeeded fairly we'll.
Umpire Owens was knocked out for
time by foul tip from Davis ba
which struck him in the side. He VIZ
unconscious for few minutes, but r
covered and then went out on the bas
line and allowed Jack Eagan to wor
behind the bat.
This pair furnished welcome relic
after the work of Kane in the India1
apolis series and missed but few d
cisions. With the crowd present an
the close play it was an ugly gan
for an arbitrator to work in, but the
gave general satisfaction to adheren
Of both contending teams.
Today the teams meet at Lexingtc
and another close contest is expecte
Yesterdays figures:
Minneapolis ABB R. h 20. A.
Davis CT. :............. ! l 0