The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-30

Commander Fred Clarke, his crew of
Pirates and his trusted lieutenant Happy
Jack Chesbro. made the Cardinals, one
and all. look like a bunch of selling platers
at League Park yesterday. Not in any of
the St Louis-Pittsburg games played SO
far this season has SO decisive a victory
been chronicled. Three wee. small hits
were the extent Of the batting fever of the
locals. and only one of Patsy Donovan's
men reached the second bag. The in
stance occurred on an error in the ninth
inning, and then the runner died on the
path between second and third for the last
out:
The Cardinals played good ball Pitts
burg played good bali also. Jack Powell
twirIed fair article of ball. Jack Cheshire
pitched better ball. And that is the whole
story.
Chesbro Was Insincible.
It, was hard to lose the game, for the
fans had counted on at least three out Of
the series All records for Monday attend
snce for the present were broken by the
presence of $500 rooters. who We're furnished
with but little opportunity to root. The
Pirates were strong band behind Chesbro.
and that ball-tosser himself was tower
OF strength. He had all kinds of speed, eX-
cellent control and fielded his position we'll.
He sprung the bali upon the Cardinal bat
tiers in all sorts of shapes. laying them
over the plate al will. He allowed no free
passes to first. Five st. Louis batters were
befuddled into swinging at the atmosphere
three times in succession. Such was the
form displayed by Chesbro. Had he had the
same control when he replaced Phillippl
Friday. Chesbro would most certainly have
caused different finish
Burkctt Put Ont Seven.
Patsy Donovan and his tribe of diamond
experts put up fair article of fielding, but
were unable to connect with the ball when
at bat. Jesse Burkett came in for good
share of the applause by pulling down seven
flies in his garden. Oftentimes the Pirates
nv mo an
when a fly ball was chased to the outer ter
ritory. and were able TO bat out nice hits
at times when hits meant runs.
Powell displayed little wildness at the
start. He gave Fred Clarke base on balls.
On single TO right by Beaumont the re-
doubtable Pirate chief encircled the sacks
to third base. throw was made to catch
him, but Kruger could not get the ball to
the right spot at the right time. and Clarke
crossed the cushion on Davs's fly to Burk-
ett
Hans Wagner swung the bat yesterday as
he used to swing the AK when knocking
down S1,, bseyes At his old occupation-that Of
out q. singer. which few down the third
base line to Kruger. The little man stopped
i all right but IT. threw wild to home and
Ritchey both dropped flies into the mitt of
Jesse Burkett.
CHESHIRE, to begin with, struck out Burkett
and Mccain, the first two Cardinals up.
Donovan escaped similar fate by taking
a badly thrown ball on the shin and hob
bling to first. Wallace made connections all
right. but the ball found a resting place in
-Leach's mtt and Donovan persisted.
kruger Gets First HIT.
Cheshire and Clarke obtained singles in
the second act, but secured no runs kruger
cracked out the first hit for the Cardinals
in the second. Nichols soaked the sphere
for q high fly, which Hans Wagner srnoth-
cred, and Kruger was caught al second on
a throw by OConnor. Ryan famed.
Up to the fifth inning neither team Sc
cured any advantages, but the Pirates came
dangerously near scoring a number OF times,
several men dying on bases. The Cardinals
continued to drop them around the field for
easy outs. and the crowd was wondrously
silent In the fifth heat Beaumont started
the pyrptechnics by singing Clearly to left
Davis raised long fly to left field. which
Burkett captured after good run. Wagner
and his mighty stick scored Beaumont on
long hit to left In the latter half of the
same inning Kruger camped safely at the
initial corner on Bransfield's muff, but was
again pinched at second on Nicholss
erounder TO the Pittsburg first bagman.
1nneld Was Weak.
Several scorching grounders had got away
through kruger's territory, but he made a
beautiful stop OF Leach's high bounder in
he nailed the ball. However, he did not p,,t
the ball in the right place when throwing
TO McGana, and the latter was compelled to
just as Leach touched the bag. Jack oCo or
nor hit safely. but Chesl,ro dropped one into
Donovan's hands
but Kruger lost the ball while attempting
10 put it on Leach. Fred Clarke drove .
long ny out to center and Nichols by
hard sprinting, managed to dispose of il
Pepper Bill Schriver blazed the way in
me seventh by driving safety through
place one safe. and the big backstop was
forced at second. Burkett popped up a
eOaref TO Clarke.
Poor infeld playing by the Cardinals lie,
IN score In the seventh. Beaumont had
driven the ball to center for safety, but
Vas forced when Davis grounded to Powell
Bransneld cracked down through center
ana none OF the infield were guarding the
center bag, being too intent upon the base.
running OF Davis. Two men. were out wher
the safety was registered, and Davis scored
Leach managed to extract a single from
Powell,s delivery in the eighth. and came
commander himself encircied three base,
beiore Donovan got the ball back to the in.
held Beaumont singled, scoring his cap.
IAN, put was nabbed while trying TO pilfei
rRitchey's Sensational stop.
Claude Ritchey. who made a couple Of
sensational stops Sunday. again evoked ap:
sccrcher in the eighth. The BAN was not
more than twelve feet from the first basS
line. and was going like streak Of light
reached over and knocked it down. com
PietinE The play with short-arm throw tc
Oavas Caught at Plate.
The Pirates. with .revengeful spirit KEEP
up the slaughter in the ninth. Davi
started the run-getting In that heat b,
sanding sizzling grounder out to lef!
Wagner. the mighty. walked mp and wa
1eang0eld attempted to lay a safe baht
but Kruger gathered In the ban and mad
4n0ehee error OF misjudgment by -throwin
~ hag safe. The bases were full and non
cut. Kltchey smashed the ball at Wallace
who returned the sphefe quickly to achrtve
- put-out OF Davis But the trick cout