The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-09

RULED OF Scve-al shady plays during the
day blocked Burkett on hrst base. but
O~'i-aughlin witnessed the play and penal
ized Detroit nv giving Rurkett an extra
base. When he tumbled over Dillon. Bur
kett reached second In safety. and ne was
sent on To- ChIri. where he would have gone
ANYHOW has he obtained q right OF way
from his hit. Gus Friel put the finishing
touch on the game with a flying 20 left.
which scored Burkett with the winning run.
Mercer Could Not stop Brown..
Close and hard fought As was the first
game. the second performance was even
more bitterly contested. Frank DOnahue,
McAIeer's most RELATE pitcher, was an
nounced as the 81. Louis twlrler. Manager
Dwyer % Detroit had intended 70 reserve
Winnie Mercer for the last game. but as
ponahue S.es always proved effective
against Detroit. Dwyer changed hts
Plans. Mercer Is Dryers best pitcher.
lie tanned the Browns at De
troit Last week. but he could not
break up the batting streak which the
McAIcerIIes established In the FIRST Kime
yesterday. He was touched for eleven hits
Will DUnahu- allowed Only eight.
Fast work. especially by both innelIs,
made each run seem a. big as 4 mount In.
Anderson returned to nrst and Harley CDn-
tinued In left as Arndt vas tn a safe Of
collapse resulting from his injury N the
first game.
Tae first run scored by the Browns was
the result Of Hemphilfs lucky hit in the
third inning. With one uu1. BGTkett doubled
To left. but was jagged It thi.d on Hlr-
ley's assist when he tried 10 stretch tie
hit. Had ne remained on second the browns
never would have been put 20 the trOub =
Of an extTa-inning contest.
Hcmphiil's Scratch Home Run.
Hempnill has lately developed a penchant
for left field hittlns. Harley did not play
deep FOR Tim. and consequently had to do
a backward sprint when Charley lifted the
ball out in his direction. Had the ball
been untouched Hemphil probably would
have Travelled as far as second. but Harley
went uD IN the air after it. The ball JUS
graZed his glove which diverted its cOuEss
and II rolled under the gate between the
bleachers, while Hemphiil made the round
trip.
Mercer. IKE the veteran he is. didn't al
low the first few hits TO worry him. but he
let down peEcepubly toward the last when
IL became apparent that the Browns had
no idea OF losing. Dgnahue had one bad
inning. and that served as a lever by which
the Tigers 4Tied themselyes in the lead for
Jimmy Barrett. who hit like 4 dend all
day. singled to rigLt. and Donshue terd@d
Holmes over 10 Anderson. Dillon advanced
each a base on ibis sacrifice. The ST. Louis
infeld moved IN, and Wallace knocked
down E.beTield's singing rap. but a mo-
mentary tumble lost him a chance TO
fsIded Norman out at first. The Tigers
took the lead when Casey lined over Nc
CormiCs'S head and scored Holiness
browns sesond Tie.
The Brown Cancelled that last run a few
momrpts later in the same i-ning by soma
nice pinch hitting. Friel showed out a
Tor Anderson but Foxy John fooled then
all by a shallow hit 10 left. which Harley
could not set under. Wallace sacrificed.
and on M~cCormick's high rap 10 Harley
Fricl tied the score. Paddep walked hut
was forced whom Donohue hIt 70 EiherfeId.
Mercer and D1nahue worked hard after
the tie was established and the game went
the customary limit without a decision. In
the eighth Friels gT9under took a a
threw the runner out from center on an
attempt TO stretch the hit. Anderson came
TO the front with his usual hit. but Wal
lace popped out and Mccormick hit into a
helder's choice that laid Andy low at sec
The Wolverines looked bad in the ninth
and tenth innings. With one gone In the
ninth. Harley's grOunder to right counted
a hit Gleason tried 20 advance Sir Rich
ard. HIS hard-hit liner would have net
been In the way. Padden smothered the
liner and doubled Harley OF first.
Donahue Out of n had Pocket.
Mercer made a bid 70 win his own game
in the tenth. when he took two bases on a
hard rap to left. To make matters worse.
Donahue allowed Barrett to walk. nut that
Barrett had already touched Red for
three hits. Holmes failed in the emergency.
however. He hit n fast Srouader to Wal
at third.
Burkett was the whole show in that last
inning MerceTs out was the second. and
Barrett and Holmes ran when Dillon sent
ny "A short ny 10 EFT. The BAN Just did fall
In fair territory. and Burkett was com
PEELED to do a quick sprint. but he glued
his NIT 90 Il.
Jesse then put on the fireworks finish.
He led OF in the tenth and slapped the ball
out 80 far that It knocked one OF the quota
ton marks of the sign that a pair OF
PAINTERS were daubing on che right field
fence. As ne turned first base. Dillon
hacked up in the path and the two coIiifed.
hut O'LaLghlIn saw the play and BuTkett
walked from second 70 hird Hembhili
popped 10 Casey for the first out. but
Burkett raced home ahead Of HSrley's
throw when Friel pushed out a ny 10
left.
The score.