The St. Louis Republic., 1902-07-28

IheTe IS one kDTle IN the NaIloIdl Las ais
that Fred Clarke and his Pirate Aushwhack-
ers have failed 10 surmOunt. and that is the
one where the approach IS guarded by the
O'Neiu battery. Yesterday. for the third
time this year. the Pittsburg buccaneers
Btormed the defilc, and for the third time
they were put TO rout.
Though there is ground for the suspicion
that Michael Joyce O'Sein came near run
ming out OF ammunition along about the
eighth inning that deficiency was remedied
by Commander Donovan, who stcadied his
slabman by few words Of encouragement
at a critical moment Superior p.:ching
won the Pittsburg series for the Cardinals.
the score in yesterdays deciding game be
ing TO 8
In game with the peEnant winners It
IS extremely hazardous TO get on any l0-fo-l
shots, but that is just what Pat Donovan
did yesterday. and though there seemed to
be plenty Of even money chances coming
to him. he was successful, and the CaTdi-
mails caShed-
Donovan took his chance in the fifth IN
ming, and that was what really won the
game for his Hen-at least, it prevented .
from going into the extra innings. Had this
state OF affairs come about the PITa:es
might have got aboard for the last game.
as they had a new twirler in the box and
ONeil was fast tiring-
DOnOvan's Bold Stroke.
Donovan took his chance in the fifth in
ming, when there seemed no immediate
necessity for il. but subsequent events
who knew he couldn't afford to pass up
what seemed like an even chance. Il was
one Of the prettiest plays of the gam, and
practically amounted TO the stealing OF a
run.
The Cardinals were then six runs TO the
good, for in the first five innings the Pirates
had been unable 10 grapple with the O'Neill
proposition successfully. After string Of
crepe had been tied TO George Barclay
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Conroy. That worthy captured the sphere
with one hand, but low throw paid Tor
the transportation Of p. J. around TO third
base. He was anchored there when Johnny
Farrell poked Up q fly to deep short held
Conroy wasn't prepared for what fol-
lowed He recovered from the eaten ana
saw a tall form in white speeding toward
the plate. Though Chief thinner hung out
a red light at the plate Patsy refused 10 he
badly and Donovan hit the dust. thinner
grabbed the ball and fetched =. J. punch
in the short ribs, but he failed 10 do one
important thing and that was TO hold the
ball. The run counted and il was wei II
did so. for. three innings later. the Pirates
almost spiked the ONeill battery ana put
for the stolen run would have Cancelled the
lovely bunch gathered by the Dcnoyanites
of Eddie DOheny in the early rounds
AS far as hits are concerned Pittshurg
had the best Of Il. They Scraped eleven
safe clouts Off the hard-shen delivery Of
Scranton Mike but the majority of these
were gathered after the fifth inning. They
. spelled a shut-Out and made the game too
2
collars which O'Neili hung around the visi-
tors necks overweighted the subsequent
runs which gave the Pirates a tendency
10 rise in the world. Doheny held the locals
TO ten hits, retiring after the eighth inning
in favor Of Deacon PHILIPPE, but Eddie,s
troubles came in buncheS-alSo the St
Clarke Failed in n Pinch.
-AngeI-tempered Fred Clarke had it within
his power TO sew up the game and even win
#. but in the pinch he failed, though he
A-,x- ,-vszra 80 n lal
ranches for single jus. then That was
in the eighth inning. cluster of four
runs in the sixth scattered the gloom In
the Pirate camp, and two more IN the
eighth put them in the running An error
and three hits, topped with an Outfield fly,
disturbed Scranton Mixes serenity OF spirit,
for they bloomed into a pair Of tallies-
"Jeems" Burke and COnrOy were pilgrims
on the road to Rubeville- but Dohenys
on the bases "Jee-ns'' and the widow
cast longing gIances when Clarke lugged
his willow up to the plate Twice dld
Clarke disturb the atmosphere around the
plate with rushing swings that didn't land,
and the third time he met the ball squareIy,
but alas and alsck. if SCARED and Kept on
soaring until Homer Smoot plucked 1t out
of the atmosphere for the third out That
was the hardest strain for ONeill, for IN
the ninth he was again confident
The first five innings were angel 1000 70
the ravenous fans. for they gave Sreat
promise Of a kalsomining OF the smoked
Pittsburg crew. The Cardinals took 10
Doheny's assortment of comic page puzzles
in the second inning and cut and pasted
them together for quartet OF runs. me Lhs
entire st. Louis party faced the New York
cast-off in that round. beginning with
Donovan The pride of Lawrence shot
q single to center and abducted himself
from first to second base despite O'Connors
good throw. Doheny appeased Farrell
with ticket to the circuit and both run
ners advanced when Bransfeld applied the
chloroform to Kruger without assistance
OF course Hartman happened in and he
sprung a surprise party by making his sec
ond run getting hit of the week. The Bur