The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-28

The ball and Clarke arrived at first about
the same time. and Tom Brown said the
runner was safe. During the excitement
Leach busted up the path to home.
Presentation to Nichols.
Leach, himself, seemed to have caught the
infection that was spreading among the st.
Louis players, for he played with the ball,
when Kruger hit 1t to him in the same In
ming, long enough for Otto to gain first.
after being presented with token from
his old-time friends in the shape Of costly
watch-charm, responded by smashing out
long fly to left. 1t looked safe, but Freddie
Clarke managed to get under 1t.
Bob Wallace promptly attoned for his er-
ring ways by making grandstand back
third. Davis and Leach were each present.
ed with four wide ones and Lefty" walked
in when Leach received his gift from Sud
was forced when thinner sent a little top
to Sudhoff and Schriver shot the ball down
to McGann in time to catch the redoubtable
Chief" The locals had good eha anSe n
was forced Off the middle sack by McGann's
drive to left. he was promptly touched out
BY Tommy Leach who ao1Sed 20 and
Beaumonts drive down the first base line
netted the Pirates two scores IN the fourth.
Again did the locals suffer by quick work
on the part of the Pirates. Wagner gather
ing in Nichols vicious liner after a spring
into the air and doubling Kruger at first
Ryan Triples and Scores.
Jack Ryan started the fans going when ne
din was something fierce when Jack broke
the ice by crossing the pan with the nrs ,t
runs for the locals on sudhoI's scratch 1,a
bricked thinner into throwing to second on
his bluff. Burke:t. who had gone around
safely by virtue of Bransfields mum at
sailed the sphere back to thinner. Jesse
slid in feet foremost and thinner failed TO
nip him. McGann died on second on Dono-
vans attempted sacrifice.
Fred Clarke would have been an easy out
in the sixth had not Jack Ryan got tangled
up with the ball to such h, an extent ihae
captain was close onto McGann. Ryan
threw to Mccain. however. and the latter
joined the procession by letting the bail
Two men were out, and it looked as II she
errors would be costly. Sudhofr came to the
tit se pan shos tie sa
quickly to Schriver, who nipped Clarke on
the slide. Neither side could connect with
In In the eighth Leach was hit in the head By
pitched bali and took the initial sack. Tan
nehin smashed one. which Mccain stopped
do i,u the business to the Pirate twirler The
play was hard one to judge. but Brown
called Tannehill safe. Sudhoff made a quick
toward the pan, and on a close play me
sion. Wallace assembled when Clarke lre
out to him and threw wildly to McGann,
but Beaumont's out retired the Pirates be.
fore the Pirate chief could get around the
circuit.
The Smoky Cityites. although five runs to
the good, were merciless. and In the ninth
Lefty Davis. whom Ed. Hanlon thought
not fit to travel in fast company, dropped
the ball over to the left-field bleachers for
the entire circuit.
schriver Bats Out Homer.
The fans We're treated to a bit Of des-
perately brilliant batting in the ninth.
when, after Ryan had camped on first by
virtue OF Bransfield's mum OF 4 thrown bail
Pepper Bilr' Schriver dropped the ball
over near the bulletin board. While Clarke
and Beaumont were crawling after 1t Ryan
and Schriver crossed the pan The crowd.
which had started to leave the park
stopped and rooted with renewed vigor.
Willie Sudhon almost set the grand stand
afire when he smashed out q long and seem.
ingly safe soarer to the left garden. Again
did Clarke sprint, and the hit was lost.
Jes0e Burkett rammed the humid atmos.