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

parted last night for Chicago. and the
Browns will once more have the field to
themselves until Friday. The Cleveland
team departed also over the Wabash for
Detroit. and this morning the ChlcaSo
White stockings will arrive for a series OF
three games with the Browns. II Is pos
sible that a d0ubie-header will be played
tomorrow or THURSDAY. as the chicago
tTFp here. Frank Donahue will do the
twirlinG to-day against either Piatt or Fat
terson.
Unless mcIement weather interferes the
Cardinals will play five games in Chicago
IN the next three days Double-headers
are announced for to-day and Thursday.
The latter is an open date. but Donovan
will try to get rid OF all his PosIponea
are down to pitch to-day. Friday Donovan
and his crew will be back again for a
double-baEreled Fourth Of July argument
with New York.
Jesse Burkett made good with the bleach
critics yesterday. After he had made the
hit that tied the score in the second game
he was cheered as he went to the field and
he responded with a sweeping bow He IN
creased his popularity in the fifteenth In
ming when he pulled down long
hit, which locked good for a bleacher home
have won had il dropped safe. Burkett ran
| away over to the foul line and backed up
against the gate. reaching out and pulling
| received an ovation such as the bleacheTftes
have not accorded him this year.
like the two games. Umpire Sheridan
was good sometimes and bad some other
times He rendered a few decisions that
line ami deororized and most of them were
against the Browns. but the one that he
gave against Cleveland decided the sec
ond game. Sheridan did fairly well on the
balls and strikes. but in the sixth inning
Of the first game he handed Cleveland a
run Pickering was on second and Wright
-, kEr ufFh Fw~A 0rrf u-han ET1rk uTNrrndod
to Wallace. Bobby tossed to Mccormick
who shifted the ball from his right to his
left land and then put the ball on Picker,
chance for doubt on that play. for Picker
! ing ran squarely into the ball and was sur
! course. scored on the play. Candor COM
pels the statement that nine out OF every
Ten OF the occupants OF the grand stand
ming OF the second game was safe. II was
a srounder and appeared at least ( inches
inside the bag. Had 1t been called fair it
would have put a runner on third and the
hit that came a little later would have
driven in a winning run.
Hickman had twenty-five putouts at Sec
end in the draw game. Heidrick taught ten
flies in center. The shortstops, Wallace and
chances. McCOrmick's work in the second
game was brilliant. One pleasing feature
was Up ten times in both games. and he
stung the ball a good. hard rap every time:
Out of these he got three clean hits. and
fast fielding robbed him ef three others.
The game lasted until after s. While ths
twelfth inning was in progress the Chicago
National League team walked on the field
IN uniform, through the old carriage gais
near the clubhouse. The Cubs were being
driven down Grand avenue. on the way
to their hotel. when the cheers and COM
motion in the bleaohers attracted their at
teEtion. They piled out Of their bus and
watched the remainder of the game from
deep center field. near the clubhouse. Held
rick went back after the twelfth and told
them all about II. Davy Jones was among
the watchers. and after the game the CHI
cago men fingered a few moments for q
h~andshaking all around.
The Browns play in Detroit July 3. 4 ana
5. returning for a series with Detroit July
8. 8 and 3. July Z is an open date. but Il
probably will be utilized for a game with
Detroit postponed from early in May. b
Browns then 90 abroad for a swing around
the circuit. opening at Chicago, and going
from there to Baltimore.
\ Reader-B wins Providence won the
pennant in the National League in 1873 and
again in 1894.