The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-26
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Testerday's Games.
TO-Day's Schedule.

Tho Cardinals yesterday administered the
second successive defeat and the third of
the series to the Chicago team of tail-end
aspirants IN game which, though char
acterized by numerous errors, was never
theless hard-fought contest, replete with
brilliant plays. The score WAS to .
The locals went into the game without the
ubiquitous Dick Padden. whose sore thumb
a result OF his slide to third Wednesday
would not allow him to help deliver the
goods to the Windy Cityites. Jack Ryan
covered the second sack for Padden, and
right cleverly did he perform Eddie Hey
don. who is getting to be known in local
3andom, did the receiving in Ryan's place.
Ine Dating order also suffered a change,
Mc0ann following Burkett, and Ryan being
followed by Heydon. The combination.
however. worked successfully.
JACK Harper, with freshly laundered blue
sleevelets. ofilciated in the box for tie To-
cas-. He performed brilliantly for the first
seven innings, and when the Windy CITY,
ties got two hits the game was TOO far
gone TO admit of steady overhauling of
the Donovanites. Sudhof. who was to have
gone to the slab In the closing game of the
series, vas kept away from League Park
oy sickness in his family. and. although
BOD Wicker warmed up before the game.
pltchinG winning ball,
Eason. the fair-haired twirler of the Chi
was nt5sS against Harper and
EATERS guessing at first. but was soon
found. The Chicagoans did not put up an
specially brilliant article of bali. and even
IN the manner which characterized his
work In the first three games of the series
tnough to be sure he had little chance, as
aryt.
The tribe Of LOTUS came very near hang
ing up one or more scores in the first in
eet raced around to third on heydon's
passed ball ana GREEN'S scratch hit.
Then Harper buckled down and with fwo
men on passes and no outs retired the visi-
xorD without q run by striking out Meme
ZEE. Dexter and Ch:lds in quick succession.
Who made perfect throw to second, Hart.
eel was put out in the third inning when
ne might have succeeded in bringing in a
Chicagoans Died Game,
The Chicagoans lost hard, and nearly
every play was marked by vigorous kicks
inning Umpire Nash precipitated a long
vy1noed argument by very properly calling
hsd sape On the ssG Ss after Nc
Iurkett on McGann's bunt. Mccormick
returning the bali when i slipped a from WAS has
hand. but from the grand stand and to Inn
S.rs Nash II was plainly evident that the
S - e snortstop made clean mum. and
" ~ was decided. As a result of the play
Burkett reached third before Mccormick
recovered the ball and came in on Dono-
inning McGann scored on Jack Ryan's
Singing drive, which Pete Childs was UNI
aye % TO-, stop; ,,., a.
kindly made balloon ascension, and did
LOT return to earth until after Patsy Dono.
van had scored. Donovan had camped on
mer could not connect with the bali and
donovan chased in to the plate an easy
Another run was scored by McGaun in tho
nfth. and again II was through the medium
OF Captain Donovan's stick. Danny Green
attempted to throw McGann out at The pan.
Deson, allowing Donovan to scoot to the
second bag: Bobby Wallace smashed out a
long difacult fly to left. and the fans count
dpubtable Hartsell managed to get under
the leather and retired the side.
through q bobble Of Bobby Wallace's, the
the sixth. Hartsell walked for the second
time In the game. and Kruger failed 10
eliminate dangerous possibility by muf-
vent over the same route as Hartsel. Men,
ceee smashed hot one at Mccain. The
latter did not cover his bag, but slammed
Green unfcrsuna.eiy. Wallace let the st bsi
90 through him. and Hartsel crossed the
pan. When the smoke settled Green was
van and Green slid in before the ball could
b returned home. Menefee by this time
wrs well on his way to second. Wallace
haa run in to help heydon cover the plate,
AID. capturing tine bali which Donovan
threw to cut on Green. shot it back TO
Ryan on second in an attempt to nip Mem
kept on going. He made try for the
plate, but Aeydon. making q neat stop Oh
6yan's throw In. nipped hum at the plate
has witnessed the register Of many decisive
become hoodoo to the local tribe The
the next inning when Harper showed signs
OF letting down. Up to the eighth inning
no .sAfeties had been secured on Harpers
began 70 look as II there would be no more
doing for the locals. In the eighth the
Remnants began to find Harper. Hartsel
Mrst, but Green famed. Another passed bali
by Heydon gave 'Topsy" second. Then
Donovan. and Hartsel. who was going at a
gait that would put q prize automobile to
shame. raced in for Chicago's third tally.
The Donovanites felt that their margin OF
one WAS too narrow and proceeded to widen
It IN the latter half Of the same inning by
bringing the sum total OF runs up to Ave
McGann singled to center, and wonderful
to relate ptlfered the second bag without
being caught in the act Donovan executed
Q perfect sacrifice and McGann advanced 10
Raymer's territory. Wallace completed the
chain OF run-earning events by rapping the
ball smartly to Eaeon. The sphere bounded
from Eason's hands and Mccain scored
while Wallace was yielding up the ghost or
Arst. Two fiies from the sticks of McCor-
mick and kahoe ended the game as far as
the fans were concerned and Dan McGanr
accomplished the ofilcial finish by gathering
In . hot liner from Taylor, who batted for
EADon. Tho score:
ST. LOUIS.