The times., 1899-06-19

ST. Louis, June 1S.-The ST. Louis Club
returned to League Park today and in the
presence of almost 5000 enthusiastic spec
tators took revenge No. / on the Senators
for the setback Irwin's aggregation gave
the Indians at Washington early in the
month. The day was an ideal one for a
baseball game. Clear and sunshiny, it was
pleasant for spectators and players alike
It was thought that another tremendous
crowd would turn out, and in the morn
ing Ground Keeper Murphy stretched ropes
around the field TO take care of the ''over-
flow that was expected. The overflow
failed to put in appearance and shortly
before game time Murphy and his men
took down the ropes. The grand stand and
pavilion were about two-thirds filled and
the ~bleackers'' in both left and right field
crowded. The seats in centre field were
practically empty, and Vice President
Robson estimated the attendance at close
on to the 5000 mark.
The Senators have been putting up
very warm article of ball lately, and they
were expected to prove worthy foes for the
home team. For exactly six innings they
were very much in it. the game up to that
time being p itchers' battle between Sud
hon and Dinneen. Wee Willy was pitch
ing equally as effectively as Dinneen, but
errors by Heidrick and Wallace had help
ed the visitors to most of their tallies,
and though the home players were getting
plenty of men to base they were general
ly left, the batting being very inopportune
and commonplace In the opening inning
with two out. Heidrick singled and Stencil
walked, both being left as Mexican forced
Heidriek at third on bounder at Ather-
ton. In the second three singles and a
base on balls netted but single run,
Heidrick leaving the corners all occupied
by popping to O'Brien. In the next Two
innings the Tebeauites were retired in
order but in the fifth they made luscious
start for runs. Burkett hunted safely and
Childs was sent to first on a balk by
Dinneen. Heidriek followed by beating out
a slow tap TO third, and the bases were
filled with no one out. Stencil tried to
sacrifice cut instead raised a pop fly to
Cassidy, Heidrick being doubled up at first
before he could return TO the bag. Mexican
gave Padden pop fly and the inning was
over, with another cipher. In the sixth
Wallace walked, but Cross, o'Connor, and
Sudhoh followed with infeld flies, leaving
Wallace on first
This wretched stick work had caused
the spectators to feel sorry that they were
at League Park, especially as the Sena-
tors kept on about their business and had
piled up three runs. In the seventh the
Tebeauites gave an exhibition of real
ball playing, four runs resulting, giving
them the lead which they maintained to
the end. Burkett opened with double
and Childs tore liner TO right for three
bases tallying Burkett. Heidrick gave
Slagle a sky-scraper and Chiids counted.
Stencil and Mexican followed with singles.
Jake scoring while Cassidy was fielding
Wallace out at first. Padden fumbled
Cross grounder and Mexican came in.
O'Connor was the third out on a foul fly
TO Atherton. wild throw by Dinneen,
two inheld outs, and singles by Mexican
and Wallace brought in three more runs in
the eighth.
The game was very commonplace exhi-
bition and afforded little, if any, enthu-
siasn. Wallace and Cross felded their
positions nicely, though none of their stops
were at all sensational. Perhaps the best
piece OF fielding of the day was Paddens
stop of Cross bounder in the fourth in
ming, catching Lave at first by a long
throw. Sudhoff always held the Senators
safe, but Dinneen was easy in the seventh
and eighth innings. as well as being hit
fairly regularly in the early innings. The
score: