The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-22
Chicago Shortstop Dropped Il Lii
er and Lost Opportunity
for a Triple Play.
WINNING RUNS RESULTED.
ST. Louis Team Got a Batting
Streak When So Mercifully
Saved From Retirement
Without q Run.

NcCormick's failure to hold a hot liner
from the bat of Padden in the siNtn IN
ming. thus losing a brilliant opportunity LOT
q triple play. was the stimulating foree
which removed the frost from the pehes "a
the st. Louis players and set them goihs
so fast tina they soon overcame ehe iea"
OF Dpyle's men and won the game oeioie
three men had been retired.
Donovan scored on the play, ana NC
Gam was the only man forced out. four
the st. Louis players and set them seins
rims were scored, which. added to three OF
the second inning. gave the locals a mort
gage on the first series with Chicago. -
willy Sudhof held the visitors to SIX hits.
which were pretty well scattereo' WINE .ms
ST. Louis team punched their safe ones
nicely and secured a run for each one oi
the twelve bingles made on Menefee.
Fully lO.OO0 persons journeyed through the
chill wind to league Park. but the crack
of q 81, Louis players bat was heard often
enough to make the most OF them uneo.
scious Of the cold. A large majority OF the
regular patrons OF the grand stand chose
the sunshine-fooded bleachers Sunday, ash
was f~earfully cold under the roof OF the
e How the Runs Were Made.
Doyle opened up the second inning WIN
a nice triple, and was scored a minute later
on Delehanty's out. The side was feereo
soon after, though Chance singled.
The ST. Louis did better in their half OF
the inning. Mccain led the procession to
Padden each landed safely. and were scored
by a hot one from Nicholas stick, on which
Mccormick erred. Sudhof wasted a three
dagger as Burkett went out on a ny TO
Chicago again crossed the plate in the
fifth. when Chance was hit by Sudhoif after
Mccormick few out to Donovan. Menefee
Srounder.- Hartzell was given his base on
balls. and. with Menefee; Tailed on wal.
scratched out a hit, but was caught be-
tween first and second. DOlan counting In
McCorMick's Lost Opportunity.
st. Louis went out in one. two, three or
der in the fifth, but made up for 1t in the
sixth with four runs. thus making the score
Z to S in favor Of the locals. Menefee was
very generous in this inning, and Donovan's
men took advantage OF the fact by pound
ing his delivery when he got through pass
on balls, followed almost instantly by Nc
Can and Wallace, both Of whom were
hit by Menefee. With the sacks full, Padden
It was right in his hands. and he should
have held 1t, as all the runners were going
to the next bags at full tilt: What should
the scoring Of Manager Donovan and the
forcing Of Dan McGann at third. Kruger
sent out q nice single. which filled the bases
again. Nichols forced Wallace. sudhon
Kruger counted.
Perhaps the most exciting piece Of base
running OF the season wound up the IN.
ming. when Burkett made q single and tried
to stretch It to q double. He was run up
and down between first n second until
Sudho1 started for home, when the play
switched over to his side Of the diamond.
on Chioagofs infeld had earned an assist.
The men from the Windy City failed to
make connections with the home plate
again. but st. Louis did some tall work In
the eighth Kruger hit the ball fairly on
the nose for his third single. Nichols sac
rfnced and Sudho1 was given Z pass. Jesse
Heidrick repeated the feat by putting the
ball into the crowd In left field. The ground
rules prevented his making q home run.
Donovan cracked out the prettiest single OF
the 1ame. stole second and was forced out
at third by McGann That virtually wound
to reach nrst in the ninth: The score: