The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-01
Nestcrday's Gnmes.


The Cardinals twice went down TO de-
fsa. before Chicago in the GOublz-heaicr
at League PARK yesterday. apathetic work
in she box and general listlessness on the
part of the home team giving the visitors
easy victories In both contest BY the same
scores to 4. Wet grounds and threatening
weather kept down the attendance 10 4
small figure and about the only feature OF
the game was the somewhat strained yer
diets OF the u~Inpires. Brown and Powers.
To the work OF these gentry Chicago
owed at least one OF two Of her runs IN the
course OF the two games, while 81. Louis
suffered by receiving the worst end OF me
same number OF decisions when Donovan :
men were an tight places. SO frequently dld
he tight fits OLcur that the Spectators, Al
though they had given W hope u seeiils
the Cardinals Win. euueasoTe1 10 anus
themselves Dy casting asp-Fsl9hs upon 'Ae
OuCiaIs, Brown particularly.
In the fourth Inning OF The second game.
wnen the yIsIJOIs made Their greatest tOtdi
Of runs FOR one inning. Jones vas cailei
safe IT nTst in a decision Wrlca seems
oegideuIy on color from the grand stal1.
IN the second half OF the hfgn inning. III Inc
same game, Murphy was called oIl Oa :
ny from Lowe dropped ana whica ise pee
tators believed cntitIvd the nome man 10 &c
safe at arst. IN the second mar Oi Nhe
seventh inning Farrell was called Out q
| frst when he ap cared 90 nave reached the
| nag safely. and the decision cah-d i5Eth Z
! chorus OF dIsa TprOvaI nom those present
I N All three A-4E - efEN-
| LOUIS got much the worst OF IL
Could Not Have Won
While the home team suffered in this
| manner. II could lot have won either gam
IN any case. as the visitors. IN spist IL
less work on The part OF several players,
stuck together better as a team ana c.
| much Superior work with The pat Inc
| OSeill battery In the opening game. anu
| proved much more Vulnerable than dld Ia!
Tor and King. who served IN the opening
] game. or Williams ana king, VINO menu
| down the points in the second.
Little Slagle did sogie sooi wosk IN ne
aeld for Cnicago. while smoot snoNeH 70
advantage in the center neld for 81 Louts.
! Probabjy one Of the pTettiest catches OF the
game was MAZE by Donovan toward me
close Of the second game. when ne mace 4
long run and brought down a bali Wh.'h WIS
fairly in Shoots territory.
| 1--we made Two errors IN rapid succession
in the course of the first game. allowing
fast grounders to get through him When "a
/ little more care on his part would nave
| saved them. He did some clever work later
on. however. figuring in a double play
! which required some quick work. some lit
tie excitement was caused by Schaefer In
/ the first game. toward the close OF the sec
! ond half OF the eighth inning. when ne pro-
rested violently against Donovan being
lNalled safe at third base Umpire Brown
| promptly removed him from the game. Lt
he was allowed to resume MS position IN
the second contest.
safe Hitting Infrequent.
No particular. difficulty was found by
! either team il reaching the ball fer the first
} four innings OF the opening game, but TO
/ land on IL effectively proved a different mat
: ter. Chicago was not troubled with this
I complaint. as the visitors rolled up 1--WE runs
IN the first four innings. and. from the style
OF work the home team was putting w. 4
shut-out seemed a possibility. Kruger was
the first TO cross the plate for St Louis and
his work was followed In the seventh in
ming by runs from Barclay and Hartman
| Donovan came home In the eighth inning
AND made the final run for his team
In the fourth Kruger got TO first on Tay-
lors miss OF a hot grcunder which Com
Paul sent his way. Calhoun going out a mo-
ment later on, a Rrounder to SchaefeT. with
Kruger stealing second. Hartman went out
on a fly TO Jones and Kruger reached third.
getting home a moment later. J. O'Neill
got TO first. but N. J. O'Nelli closed the In
ming by going out on a srounder immediate
" after.
In the eighth Barclay was hit by Il bali
and got 60 first. getting to third as Kruger
reached first on DeIter's miss Of a ground
er. Calhoun sent a rOundeT to Lowe who
made a neat double play. touching Kruger
out and sending the ball To first before Oil
hoUn reached the bag. Lowe fumb!ed Hart
mans grOunder > minute later. however,
letting Barclay home. Hartman got to sec
ond on j.. O'NelIls hit to right field. while
Lowe again missed a hot grounder bv fail
ing to stop NJ J. O'NeiiI's liner. Hartman
getting home as 4 result. Farrell closed the
inning by going out on a grounder TO Dex-
] ter.
Chicago's scoring was done In chief in the
hrst. third and eighth innings. In each Of
which periods two runs were made. The
result OF the game was: