The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03
SECOND GAME
Powell Does the TwIriinE and Bats IN
m Pair of Runs.

Powell Does the TwIriinE and Bats IN
a Pair of Runs.
Not since the wsIl-remembered days last
summer. when the Cardinals fought that
memorable series with Pittshurg. has there
been So much enthusiasm displayed at a
ball game In ST. Louis as when the Browns
fighting an uphill game, tied the score and
gave the White Sex their fifth successive
defeat on the home grounds. The first game
was well played. but the second was a
nerye-Tacker The visitors plays like cham
pions. but the Browns extended themselves
and showed what they could do.
Jack Powell opposed the lauky Virgil Gar
win. and up to the seventh inning the bat
tie was close to a draw between Red John"
and the man from the wilds Of Texas. To
Powell is due the Hons share Of credit for
the victory. Sprinkled among the eigh; hits
made OF Powell were eight strike-outs. Tn
champions certainly gave a good exhibition
o. Gus Hills famous act.
Not only did Powell have speed and
curves, but he came to the front with an
emergency hit that sent home the pair OF
runs that tied the score. Beginning with
Padden's twO-baggsr. the Browns touched
Garyin for four successive hits for a total
of three runs. and then made ii one better
in the eighth. The Browns felded just as
Vel behind Powell as they did Donahue.
4 ~ DLtE bUDpit Nd HI FAGdSdutE one. IL
was caused by the rOughness of the out
field. which DETECTED the course of a hit 10
right field and allowed a base runner two
extra bases.
Barry Mccormick was much in evidence.
just as he was in the first game. Each Of
Barry's hits scored a run.
Mertes Steals Home.
The feature Of the visitors game was a
DARN & steal from third to home by
Sandow Mertes in the seventh in
ming. Mertes. under the coaching OF
Clark Griffith. made a run for the
score station while Powell held the ball
and his attempt was successful
The Browns We're of TO a running start
after the Comiskeyites took their first
tLrn at bat. Sammy Strang did an atHos-
pheTe punching stunt and Jones walked
Danny Green was called out on strikes.
and when he angrily demonstrated he was
peremptorily orCered TO the bench, and Cal
lahan did duty In right field for the rest of
the game.
In the opener HemphiH's walk sprouted
into a run. nOurished by Heidrick's sacri-
fee and JOIN AndersOn's siashing single
to left The first tie Of the game was es-
tablished in the fourth inning. Jones hnei
hotly at Powell, and. although John got
MS glove in the way OF the ball. he failed
to stop it. Callahan famed. but on an out
by Davis. Jones advanced a base. and came
home on MertsS's single to center, which
Tsspited In a panic among the BroTns'
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On the play Mertes started for second,
and Donohue. In his haste. made a bad
throw which got through Wallace. Mertes
picked himself UP and started for third,
but this time Heidrick's throw did business
at third, Mccormick working the out.
Another st. Louis lead was established In
the same inning. Garvin fell down fielding
HeidrfckS bunt. Outs by Anderson and
Wallace put Butts" on third, and he con
nected with the plate when Mccormick
drove the ball through Strang for a base.
But the advantage was only temporary.
In the fifth Isbell scratched down the
first-base line and Powell hit him in the
back IN an effort TO field him out. Ivy
burglarized the middle pillow while Daily
was engaged in swinging the air for a strike
out Sullivan gave lsbell the right-of-way
to the home plate without any stopovers by
lifting the BAN over Hemphil for a double.
tie pop fy TO Wallace.
Whites Again Lead.
After the first half OF the seventh the
White Sox appeared to have a half Nelson
on the Browns. Davis hit TO right and the
ball crawled between Hemphil 8 legs and
fetched up against the fence while Davis
Davis. Sandow annexed the center cushion
and went to third on Days out.
Powell was engaged with the batter and
failed 10 notice Mertes long lead of third.
OF a sudden Griffith gave sandy the high
ball and he made a Roman candle sneak for
the plate. Powell let drive for the plate.
but Donohu had TO jump over for the BAH
and the daring play succeeded II gave the
Comiskeyites a lead Of two runs.
Had Umpire Sheridan called the game at
this stage he could have gained the ever
lasting gratitude of the visitors. And IL
Griffith had been gifted with foresight he
would have removed the Human Taran-
tula' right then and there. As 1; was IL
took the Browns only about five minutes
20 make that rwo-Tun lead lock like the
bottom peach in a bushelbasket at the
corner grocery.
Rich" Padden laid the Foundation with
his double to left, after two funerals.
baser TO the same territory that cleared the
track for Padden as far as third base. !
Mertes felded the bail and Padden played
the role OF buhko steercr with Mertes as
60 home and drew a threw 10 third. which
enabled Donohue to cover the distance to
second in safety. Then came the hit that
tied the score.
POWELL Timely Hit.
Powell cracked the leather over the short
field and Padden and Donohue registered.
Just about this time the spectators eKhib-
ited every sign nf insanity and 10 a man
rose to their feet and cheered wildly
Fielden Jones failed to stop Powelfs drive
applause Of a moment before was as moth
Ing compared TO rear that peeled forth /,
from a thousand threats when Burkett !
pushed out a short hy back OF second. Jones I
made a desperate effort to roach IL and as
II would have been the third oat. Powell
made for home as fast AZ his legs would
carry him. Jones fell forward on the ball
but faileo 70 tran IL, and as Powell crossed !
the plate with the winning run pandemo-
mum reigned in the stands. Burkett was !
forced by Hemphill.
The visitors were retired In order In the
eighth and ninth while the Browns regis
tered their final run in the eighth on Wal
lace's double and McCormick's single. The /
run was barely counted as Mccormick died /,
trying to stretch his hit 10 a double.
The score: /