The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
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Boston at Detroit
Footholas on the four top rungs of the
American League championship ladder will
not bear the strain CT more than one or
two defeats these days without a prop Of
good luck. It's n case OF here and there,
and this morning the Browns are again in
fourth place after hayirg had 4 touch or
high life for one day. yesterday they had
a IOok-in for n tie with Chicago for first
place, but yesterday they We're bounced OF
their high roost by the Philadelphia Ath-
letics and the Boston club. Such a shut
fling Of first division clubs has seldom been
witnessed Al this time Of the season.
The Browns We're up against a combina-
ton of circumstances yesterday that
crushed their hopes in the shape of a
Panama nat. Fate col.u!ed with the
Athletics by lending wings TO three OF the
eight scattered hits Tcaped off Willie Sud
hoff. And. besides. that Plank in the
Athletics platform would not be buried al
though the McAleerites were in waiting
with shovels.
Heavy stick Work by Athletics.
To Re more specific. the two-notch set
back was brought about By Socks Sey-
bold. Otherwise known as the Human
Freight Car" Harry Davis and Danny
Murphy OF the Athletics. and last, but not
4'GSi- lI-E dBbltNlIltu OIIlttIl III CpDl -
mans Park. The overflow bleachers swal-
lowed hits by Seybold and Davis that ON a
large field would have been caught, while
the fence in 'front.' OF those same bleachers
robbed Bobby Wallace of Il home run.
The Browns couldn't PUNK Pidnk's pitch
ing. and there were no Plank walks built
during the game. for the big south paw
didnt mind the burning sun a on, ana put
Them over the plate where the Browns
couldn't find them. and didn't give a base
on balls. 10 be sure, he was touched Tor
eight hits-as many as the Athletics got off
Sudhoff-but there was quite a difference
in the number of extra bases. Mr.. Plank
improved as the game aged. and toward
the last. when the Browns we're fighting
desperately TO overcome a lead, he looked
as good as winter wheat.
\ crowd of between 700 and 5000 turned
out. drawn by. reports of the Browns hit
Mack showed into the breach chokcd off the
torrent of swatS. Plank had no kick coming
on his support; for neither Of the errors
made by the ATHLETICS benefited the Browns
in a lasting way. The infeld worked well
behind, him. and though the McAleerites
several times threatened the score. fast
work cut off runs that looked as good as
If they had already been scored.
Billy Sudh0lf did the deceiving and Mique
.kahoe the receiving for the Browns. Their
record il unique. Each got . hit and each
made an errOr-the only St. Louis miscues
of the EaIne-and between them they man
aged to squeeze in the run that prevented a
shut-Out and tied the game up for four
innings: hahoe's. error was a c9ld-blooded
mutf Of a beautiful assist by Mccormick.
and it cost a run.
outside of that the Browns certainly gave
SudhOff great support. Bobby Wallace was
ugly-lOoking drive. Barry Mccormick used
his noodle to good advantage in one tight
Iioca 80 At ono tir,, C-,,IE bava eor,nS a
triple play had it been required.
Dick Padden covered every inch Of his
Those gran6-circuit hits of Seybold and
Davis Were clear cases Of grand larceny on
the part Of the bleacheEs- Both We're easily
within Burketts range, but each. time The
fence prevented the catch: Wa!lace's hit
in the fourth inning was a hard smash that
would certainly have been a home run on
the League Park grounds, while Danny
Murphy's beautiful drive in the ninth
should have given him a free title to four
The Browns did most of their bidding in
the first four innings and for the rest or
the game they we've. simply a string OF
beads on PlanE's string. Harry Davis put
the Athletics in the running at the start by
a stab, that clearsd the wire on the ever
occurred and it seemed to rather surprise
SudhOff.
That run was matched by Kahoe and
Sudhoff in the third. Mique led off with a
punch to shallow center that Fultz tried to
trap. He failed and KahOe took second.
assisted by a throw that escaped Monte
him anyhow. hut which saved him n slide. |
SudhofT Drives in Only Run.
Attempts to sacrifice cost Sudbof a couple
of strikes, and then he changed his mind
and registered a dinky single to center !
that scored Kahoe. That start looked as
GOOD as q ripe WatGI melon, for Burkett LAID |
down a bunt and outsprinted Il throw. Held
rick sacrificed. advancing SuGhoff to third
and Burkett 70 second. Cnlucky Charley
Hemph1n couldn't pick 4 soft spot. Tor
Monte Cross nahbed his grounder and threw
TO the plate. Sudhoff retreated toward thirl |
and kept lodging until HemphilI was safe
on second and then was tagged. Anderson
was expected TO make ''doings,' but Fultz
pulled the wings off his fly.
Wallace opened the fourth with n slashing /
double to left field fence. and went to third
McCormicks sacrifice. But Plank hung
put the nothing doing sign and Bobby
Cross and kahoe'S out. Nlique almost scored
Wallace. but by a lucky move Lave Cross
his inverted boxing glove in front Of
the hall. quite as much by accident as by
UnIucky Charley HemphiII.
with two gone in the fifth the McAleer-
ties had a chance that looked as bright as
a new dollar. Heidrick dropped a Texas
Lacquer in the right. Taking advantage
of a pitch. that pulled Powers over a couple
OF steps he sprinted to second. PowerS's
throw crawled between the props of Monte
Cross and Heidrick continued to third. A
and J. Emmett started to complete
M trip, He had slid into third and col
home he tripped and fell. Of course that
lost his chance, but it looked like palpable
Interference on the part of Cross. Hemp
hill, the unlucky, was robbed Of another
hit and the crepe was tied on Heidrick.
drove a liner straight at Plank
the pitcher knocked it down and the
Browns were counted out. That was the
last time the Browns got a man further
than first base.
~Seybold's hit In the seventh was a Ia
and fell into the bleachers close
to the foul line. Still that lead did not
look so big. but in the ninth the Athletics
broke into the clover patch.
Both of SudhOft's passes were issued to
Lave Cross. He drew the second in the
ninth. Danny Murphy startled Heilrick
a screaming liner straight TO center. J.
Emmett turned. and. after a short run.
threw up his hands in n despairing clutch
h. I'll. - SD 4hn 1anFhAr Cra-a II
In. but by fast fielding and a good throw
plucked the sphere out of the
Of the clubhouse and held Murphy
1t third.
The St. Louis infeld closed in on Monte
Cross, and when he tapped to left Murphy
made a break for the plate. Barry Nc