Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-04-07
st. Paul Team Shows Up
Well in Exhibition Con
test Here.
EHORPE HITS BALL
HARD AND OFTEN
Big Indian Successfully Carries Gnt
His Part of Attempted Triple Steal.
StutZ Stars. and kirke Com
tinueS Swatting.

D.
cause of interference with perfect
throw from left field to the plate, ana
v it'll a fourth run counting through
an error of Catcher OFarfelfS. me
ST. paul American associa ,lon club
had little difficulty defeating the
Prewers yesterday afternoon. by
scores Of ) to 3.
The game went eight innings only,
being called to allow the Saints to
catch the northbounI iron Noun a n
tltain. 1t was again uncom1oraply
cold in the grandstand, and most or
the spectators were sallslei when
tire game was over with.
The game should have been Mil
yankee victory, but the Brew rs them
selves banded it to the Saints, on 4
silver platter, as the story goes.
Shackelford was wild through ,he five
innings he essayed to pitch. and Faeth
had one bad round. In the meantime,
the Brewers were able to do lttle
with Finneran. last year with The
Brooklyn Federals. Nehaus. last year
with the St. Louis IA .ionals. was AN
easier proposition, and it was off this
latter named hur'ar that the Brewers
tailed Their runs Maybe VI. Neihans
was lucky the game was called in the
eighth, maybe.
Was Wiera Exhibition.
Tt was wierd eXhibi ion, at that,
ENOUGH to run ones blood cold. had
it not already been near the freezing
point because of the north wind.
There was no Lille, no pep to the con-
test. until that desperate rally of the
Brewers in the eighth. Nor was there
any pep shown even 5y the specta-
tors.
In the fifth inning, Stutz awoko the
players and spectators alik bv MAX
ing fine, hard-runnsng each of a
foul. going against the left field wall
for it,
In the sixth. Spelman caused
momentary interest in tae dOings on
the field by making Il hard-runnins,
high-divng catch of = foul tip.
But not until the shth did tn"
somnolent audience wake Up right.
Fluhrer flied cut to right. Crichlow.
sent in as a pinch hitter. delivered
the goods. That woke up the crowd.
The very idea of a pinch hitter doing
such thing was enough to wake up
most any crowd. Crichlow delivered
all r ht. Big Indian Jim Thorpe had
already drawn single and double,
and it was not fair to demand more
Of him, but when The demnd was made
he likewise made good shaping the
ball against the right field fence. Just
!. ga inches below tho top. and just
within the foul line. |: was a single
only. Crichlow perched on second.
Jay Kirke likewise had drawn two
hits already but he now drew a
third. bringing Crichlow home ond
lending the Indian to third.
There was JOY in he grandstand.
The crowd was awake. Lewis drew
a pass. filling the sacks. A triple
teal was tried when Nsihause let the
iall fall to the ground. Thorpe,
Kirke and Lew $ all started. Thorpe
was home before there was a chance
10 co;cn him, but Kirke was caught
at third, while Lewis remained safely
on first, to which he had returned
benson sent cut a single, Lewis going
10 second. The best s;tutz could dc,
however, was to strike out Neihaus
using wide curve on the little tn I'd
sacker.
How The Saints Won.
The manner in which the game was
presented to he Saints was thus
wise:
Second inning-Dressen walked.
O'Leary sacrificed him TO second Gill
more singled. DR. ssen 9coring.
Third round-B arghammer 'ngled.
1Riggert advanced him on a sacrifice.
Paddock brought him home with
single to centre.
Fourth peried-Gilmore walked.
and went to second on 4 wild pitch
Land fonled out. Finneran struck out.
but it was a wild pitch and hs WIS
zafe, Gilmore going to third. Berg
'ammer walked filling jhe sacks. and
2iggert walked, forcing Chino, e
home.
Fifth hole-Smith singled. He
vent to secoad en- Or ssens sacrifice
He went 10 third Oh O'Learys out. and
Gilmore walked Smith and Gilmore
ried the double steal. and finally
Smith was caught between home end
third. O'Farrell threw toward Sntv.
tut the ball hit he runner and
founded into left tield, Smith scor
ing.
Eighth inning-After Gilmore struo';
out, Marshall was hit in Tho r'os
Finneran singled, sending Marshall to
1econd. Berghammer was an easy on
10th men advancing. Rigger again
valked. cncwding the sacks Pal
cock walked, forcing Marshall hons
The box score: