The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-06
STANDING OF THE CLUBs.
Yesterdays Games,
T0-Day's Schedule.


Pitcher Eddy Murphy earned his way into
ae hearts of the fans al League Park yes
.rday by winning an eleven-inning game
rom the Philadelphia Club. after two hours
exciting and sensational baseball.
Murphy had miserable support al times.
Snnett Heidrick had an of day and mace
nree errors which would disgrace novice.
nut Murphy never wayered. and In the
ehtest of pinchts he devised means TO eA-
.icate himself. Murphy was apparently
eaten In the first half of the eleventh IN
suE, when Heid,ick dropped ny bali MT
Roy Thomas. Delehanty lined the ieath-
cinto left fieid for two bases and lhosnas
.ored run, giving the QuakeIs Just thal
6rantage The $500 of the faithful lost
oce hut had only words of praise for Muir
Is.
krurer's Precious Triple.
NcGann leo off for the DonoNantes in the
tsf desperate effort, and his single to ielt
lid made the several hundred wEo haa leIt
,e.r seats ashamed of themselves for nav
u given UP before the players did. DICK
sctlen was struck in The small OIL the
ack by one of ..Re0'. Donohues speedy
aoots. and tine way he granted conVinceI
iupire O'Day that 1t was not intentional,
though the fans had TO laugh II tichiea
lem 40 to see another man on the bases.
!. was an awful welt that Padden TOOK 10
,ach the sack, however.
Bobby Wallace attempted TO sacrifice, put
II hunt popped up and was caught py
onohue.
Otto Kruger, with the prestige of having
rtyen in the only other score made by ST
,ouis, was called upon for another pinch
it He has made more OF them than any
Their man on the team this season, and he
roved equal to the great emergency yes
erday He smashed the first ball pitched.
nd 1t landed safely in Deleha1ty,s terri
,ry NcGann sprinted for the plate ike a
are from hounds. Delehanty grabbed the
al and threw at the plate, but the sphere
imoSt landed in the grand stand. as Nc
iann crossed the plate with the tying run,
nd Padden slid in an instant later with
ne winning tally.
Pandemonium reigned for several min
fes. The bleacherites poured onto the
cid. danced ali sorts of jigs. Rugged each
ther, and then threw away their hats and
mbrelias as though they were all drunken
pendthrifts with millions at their call. In
Nite 90 iunatic. but not a whit less en-,
husiastic. The St. Louis players found
tniculty in reaching the clubhouse. as the
pectators wanted to carry them all on
take q run for 1t, while Otto Kruger pulled
81 cap over his nose, took hitch at his
ousers. and played the ''artful dodger"
ntil he arrived safely In the dressing-room-
Murphy does not have to take back
eat for Powell or Harper now. He has not
son 30 many games as the powerful pair
{ Jacks. but he proved beyond doubt yes
d the neatest trick of the year, from a
efensive standpoint, in the eighth inning.
Thomas reached second on base on
ais, the only one Murphy gave in the en-
sui ny. Delehanty was at bat. Del" was
scing the bali yesterday, and when he is
ding that not a pitcher in the world feels
smfortable on the slab in front of him.
iurphy gave the king of sluggers two balls
I'd then got a strike on a foul. He fooled
Dea' on tho next and the Quaker put ID
ie. customary blum by sneering at the
rfke decision. AS he stood all out of
Id the handsome twirler sent 1t right back
much less time than 1t takes to tell 1t.
elehanty was ratified by the nervy and
:ainy play. He swung on the ball, but
not have one chance in a million of
nting 1t. as he was standing sideways to
1t made the third strike and retired
tesside. Murphy could have had ST. Louis
those present had owned it at that time.
Delehanty's triple and Jenningss long fly
Burkett gave the Phillies one run in
tes fourth inning.
18th hard two-bagger by Wallace and
ng triple from krugers bat.
Players At High Tension.
From that time until the eleventh inning
re spectators. and players, as well, were
the fever pitch Of excitement. Burlett
anted to fight with Jennings over a de-
zion. and the fans were perfectly willing
tske a hand In the argument.
Thomas was the first man up for the Wis
ors IN the last inning. He scratched out a
easily little fly to center. which Heidrick
Used In some inexpiicable manner HALF
ap was an easy out, but the Mighty Der
ahmed the sphere for two bases with n
{ 70 the left-feld bleachers which would
tvc been gocd for at least three sacks n
eidrtck had not fielded it in a way which
loved his mistakes OF the day to be hut
e. result OF accident. But Thomas sent
-,e hearts Of the faithful into their boots
crossing the pan on the drive. Dele
tnty WIS caught trying to steal third and
mer Flick was retired by Padden aud Nc
ann. The ecore: :.