The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-25
SMITH ACADEMY
wins FROM HIGH
Liebke's Men Capture First Game
of Series of Interscholastic
Championship.
GAME PLAYED IN THE RAIN.
Smith Ties Score in Fifth Inning
Passed Ball by Miltenberger
Lets in the Winning
Run.
GAME PLAYED IN THE RAIN,

After tving the score IN the fourth inning
the Smith Academy baseball team defeated
High School In drizzling rain at Pastims
Park yesterday morning. The winning run
was scored by AnsOn Moore in the eighth
inning on a passed ball by Miltenberger.
The game was the first of series CT three
for the interscholastic championship. and as
the academy boys won only by a scratch
High is confident of making a better show
ing in the next two games The score was
to 6.
The rain began to fall steadily IN the
eighth inning after several drizzling at
tempts and in consequence the ball became
slippery and hard to hold Neither side had
scored for two innings when Johnson came
to bat In the eighth inning. Moore was on
third with two out. Miltenberger had been
catching a clever game up TO that time. but
low-pitched ball got away from him and
rolled several feet back of the plate
Kicker came in to cover the plate. but Moore
slid under him with the winning run High
failed TO get man beyond first in the ninth
inning
smith OvercOmes Big Lead.
The victory was a hard uphill pull for
the Washington avenue boys, Sublett
pounded for six runs in the first two
innings. pair of errors proved costly
for Smith. But Sublett more than made
amends for his punishment in the early in
ming by shutting out the Grand avenue
boys for the last seven innings. In the
fourth inning he struck out three men,
which feat was duplicated by Kicker in the
seventh. Kicker had good speed, but had
trouble in getting the balls high enough
He struck out nine men
Reppy began for High with single and
scored on Baders three-bagger. Bronaugh
popped to Liebke and Gruner famed, but
Smiths single scored Bader. He stole sec
ond and scored on Robinsons hit DAILY,
VINO subbed in right field for o Bear, ground
ed 10 Moore and put out In the sec
ond inning High bagged another trio of
walked. Reppy struck out, but Liebkes
error scored Miltsnberger. Bronaugh flied
to Benecke, and Kicker easily beat throw
home. Gruner famed, but Blackwell
dropped the ball and Moon missed the throw
to first giving Gruner a life Bader had
stolen second and scored on the play; Smith
ended the inning with fly to Benecke.
BInckwelrs Clever Work.
Blackwelrs good work in nipping base
stealers kept the High School boys close
to the sacks in the next three innings. The
Smith backstop caught three men stealing
by pretty throws to second and the outs
had the desired effect, as the High School
boys had a respect for his throwing arm
after that. High got but seven men to
base in the last seven innings. DAILY was
hit by pitched ball IN the sixth, but was
out trying to steal Reppe drew base on
balls In the seventh and was another vic
tim of Blackwell and Liebke. Moore's
error gave a life in the same inning and
Gruner's hit advanced him to third, where
he expired on Smiths fly to Holthouse. In
the eighth Robinson got to base on an
error, but he. too, was ntpped by Black
well trying to pilfer the second sack.
An error allowed Smith to score in the
second inning and in the third missed flies
in the outfield and infield. Benecke's three
runs Holthouse got to base in the fourth
on Bronaugh's error and scored on Aeekes
double.
Moore Scores Winning Run.
High retired the Washington boys on
double play in the fifth. but not before the
score had been tied. Hogan singled and
scored on Moons two-bagger. Blackwell
flew to Gruner Moore hit safely but was
doubled on Subletts fly to Smith. who shot
the ball back to Gruner at first before
Moore could recover the base. johnson gent
a nice single out to left field. but rashiy
tried 20 stretch the hit into double and
was nipped Reppys throw to Smith at
second. Holthouse and Liebke were easy
outs. Three men famed in the seventh,
and as the Smith boys went to bat in the
the game Blackwell made the first out, but
Moore singled to center. A passed ball and
Sublett's out to Gruner. unassisted. put
Moore on third. johnson at bat cleverly
blocked n low throw and the ball went
through Mltenberger, Moore scoring
the winning run. In the ninth Reppy
walked but was put out on a ffelder's
choice. Bader flied to Benecke and Bronaugh
got life on the play that retired Reppy.