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Show JOHN COLLINS, So:i outfielder, who sliowcd witli bat for first timo in series. He got ttiroo liits, one of them a double. TIGERS BEAT SAINTS IN OPENING GAME OF MINOR WORLD SERIES Vernon Busters L eap on Merritt and Pound Him Often and for Long Hits; Errors Contribute to High Score; Joe Finneran, Staked to Good Lead, Proves Easy Winner. I ' f I m w- vr. n 1 I v I $ ii A w IF v " 1 1 ' v ,V' I I - i ' '''! Special to The Tribune. LOS ANGELES, Oct. S. The Vernon Tigers, champions of the Pacific Coast league for the season of 1919, won the opening game of the minor league "world's series" this dfternoon from the St. Paul Paints, cliampions of the American association. The victory was something of a runaway for the Tigers, who und up the game with a score of 7 to 1. The locals pounced on Merritt right at the start and kept it up more or less vigorously until the fifth, when they battered him so stiffly that he retired in favor of "Williams. In that Inning five hits combined with Merritt's own error gave the Tigers four rtins. Joe Finneran, while allowing quite a bunch of hits, tightened when the Saints got gay. The Tigers started right after the bell, making two runs in the first Inning, EobbY Meusel's triple being the chief Ingredient. Bobby knocked in Mitchell, who was on by reason of a walk, with a long drive to center, and in turn scored hin-.self on Fisher's hit. The Saints got one In the third on Duncan's hit, Chadbourne's wild throw and Hyatt's hit. In the fourth Meusel went to second on his single and Martin's error and scored on two outs. In the fifth, with one out, Finneran, Mitchell and Chadbourne all hit safely. ! These hits, combined with Merritt's poor throw to the plate, gave the locals two, and a hit by Eddlngton drove in two more. The first ball pitched was dropped from an airplane by Harry Brand, a local sport writer, at 2:41 o'clock. Both the Vernon and the St. Paul clubs and Roscoe Ar-buckle, Ar-buckle, president of the Vernon club; Thomas Hickey, president of the Ameri- 1 can association; John Powers, president of the Los Angeles ball club, and James McGill, president of the Indianapolis club , of the American association, marched around the field while a band played popular pop-ular airs. The city council has unanimously adopted a motion congratulating St. Paul on her enterprising, up-to-date people and welcoming to this city her representative repre-sentative in the interest of clean baseball. base-ball. ST. PAUL. AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Rlggert, rf 4 0 2 2 0 0 Duncan, If 4 1 2 4 1 0 Miller, cf 4 0 0 2 0 0 Hyatt, lb 4 0 2 7 0 1 Kargraves, c 4 0 1 1 3 0 McDonald, 3b 4 0 1 0 10 Berghammer, 2b. . ..3 0 1 4 4 0 Martin, ss 3 0 2 4 2 0 Merritt, p 2 0 1 0 3 1 Williams, p 2 0 0 0 0 0 Corriden 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals , 3t 1 12 24 14 2 Eatted for Martin in ninth, VERNON. AB. R. H. PO. A. E. Mitchell, ss 3 2 2 5 4 0 Chadbourne, of . . . . 3 0 2 1.0 2 Meusel, rf 4 3 3 1 0 0 Fisher, 2b 4 1 1 4 5 0 Eddington, lb 4 0 1 11 I 0 High, If 4 0 2 1 0 0 Beck, Sb 4 0 0 1 2 1 Brooks, c 3 0 1 3 1 0 Finneran, p 3 1 1 0 2 o Totals 32 7 13 27 15 3 Score by innings; St. Paul , Runs 0 0100000 01 Vernon Runs 2 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 7 Summary: Three-base hit Meusel Stolen base Fisher. Sacrifice hits Chadbourne. Berghammer. Struck out By Finneran 2. Runs responsible for Merritt 6. Innings pitched Merritt 4 1-3 Williams 3 2-3. Charge defeat to Merritt. Double plays Beck to Fisher to Eddlngton Eddlng-ton (2); Martin to Berghammer to Hyatt Umpires Toman and Murray. |
