The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-04-13
Big Louisville First Sacker's Time
~ Hit at Eleventh Hour
ProlOngs Game.
ADAMS TWIRLS A GOOD GAME.
BOnOvan'S Newest Candidate Fans
Seven Men-Cardinals Make
1t Three Straight From
the Colonies.

Up to the time that Big John Camel
picked up and swung his mighty tree in the
ninth inning Of the game at League Park
yesterday. the Louisville team loked like a
wad of Continental money. When John
made his terrific swipe for four bases. tie
ing the score. the Louisville contingent
again removed its coats and prolonged the
game for two innings more.
Never was The complexion Of a game
changed at a more opportune moment. Two
men were out when CAMEL strobe to the
plate and another on base. The crowd had
commenced to stream out of the grand
stand and the visitors already had their
bats put away and sweaters on preparatory
to quitting the field when Big John did
business with the ball.
The contest was a rare treat to the Sat
urdsy afternoon crowd which had expected
to see the Cardinals take another scalp
without extending themselves. Instead II
was a tight game all the way through, the
locals leading by two runs until Camel
batted in two scores for u tie.
Mr.. Blank Adams of Herrick, Ill, received
his baptism of fire and made a. brilliant sue
cess of it. He twirled the entire game and
then wasn't tlred-in fact he told Patsy
Donovan at the beginning of the ninth IN
ming I'm just getting warmed up The
ungraceful candidate from Illinois made
good with the fans and he mad the Tebeau-
tiles guessing-all but Camel who Tell on
his siants for two home runs and three
clean singles.
Though it was his first real trial In league
company. Adams displayed all the earmarks
turbed by the roasting from the Louisville
bench, and during his stay on the frins
line seven of the Bourbonville batters were
neatly struck out. Thirteen hits were made
off him while the Cardinals were able to
secure ten ~safeties off Patsy Flaherty. I'm
perfect fielding behind him and his own bad
nun in the eleventh inning was responsible
for F1aherty'S defeat.
The curious ones cheered Barclay each
time he came to bat. and he responded in
the sixth inning by sending the horsehide
a two-base hit. but Barclay went around
as II he were riding in an invisible auto
mobile and stretched ii to an extra base
without even being put TO the necessity of
sliding.
Hazfeton clouted the ball better than in
any of the previous games. In the second
to expand it to three and was thrown out.
He is certainly unfortunate on the bases.
In the sixth he secured a good smash to
the right bleachers and could have made i:
n home run only for a peculiar accident.
Donovan was prancing up and down on
the third base coaching line when Halle
ton. intent on the HON plate. rounded The
corner. Both his toes dug under the sack
and he fell to his knees and slid for two
yards, picking himself up and returning to
the base just in time to save his bacon
HIS was tlc VAlCllo vi liz III VASE nus
cling done by the locals off Flaherty. who
made a special request of Captain Clymer
to twirl the game. The visitors were some
what weakened by the absence of Cannon
in right. Kerwin. one of Tebeau's pitchers.
essayed to fill the position. but made a mis-
cradle failure of 1t.
Adams was just as determined as Fla
herty. and when the score was so u~nexpect-
eddy tied. insisted on pitching the game out:
Part OF his success was due to the good
catching of Jack Ryan. Not a man stole a
base on Ryan. His throwing arm was in
great shape. and four of the visitors who
tried to steal were caught a mile.
Nothing very startling occurred in the ex-
ira innings. When CAMEL came up again in
the eleventh inning the crowd was fearful.
but the big fellow hit for only one base.
TRULY followed with a two-basger. and the
outlook was anything but pleasing. Every
one was excited but Adams. He showed no
signs of unsteadiness. and Schaub, the next
man up, retired the side on a fly to Smoot.
Camel and TRULY expiring on the bases.
In the previous inning. when two men
were on bases and a score seemed irnmi-
nent. Adams got out of a bad pocket by
striking out Flournoy for the third time.
Flaherty's muff of Cancels toss on Shoots
infield drive in the eleventh allowed Smoot
TO reach third in safety. and a moment later
the winning run was brought in on Kruger's
fly to F1ournoy.