The St. Louis Republic., 1902-10-06
SECOND GAME.
Cubs Won ON WIckcr's Mud Throw In
the Fifth Inning

Bob Wicker has no one 10 blame but him
SELF for losing the final game. for he hand
ed Il. to the Cubs at time when tie
should have been good enough for the Chi
cago team. The abbreviated contest vas
better played than the first. and the Card
mails drew a clear title 10 II when they
caught Pop Williams with kink In his
ann and studded the first inning with nu-
merous hits, out OF which they eNtractei
i've runs, Nickers desire 10 caNch tommy
King mapping on second base cost "a run
that Won FOR Chicago.
A tsyo-base hit by Chance ushered In the
fifth and Kings single brought the run that
tied the score. Tinker sacrificed and StTang
famed. Schlany had taken two swings at
the air and Killing looked 10 be as hopeless
~ marooned as Robinson CrlIsoe- Williams
had made several dashes for second TO keep
KING. hugging the, nag Wicker looked
Out Of the corner OF his eve, and as VIII
Hams dashed over for about the 'steenth
time he whirled and shot the baH out 10
center field Killing stirred his stumps down
10 third. and when Smoot allowed the ball
TO get away he scored. moment later
sehlahy made the las; out That was not
A BUNCH OF FIVE.
From the way the locals bit into the
stock Of twirling morsels served by Pop
for the Windy Cityites. smoot walked in
the opening. O'Neill bunted and Strang
threw badly. smOot scored and o,Neili
reached third before Chance returned the
bali. but he overslid the bag and was
tagged out. Ryan lifted a ny 10 Slagle-
down. Nichols doubled to left and scored
on Rrugers single. The latter took second
on the throw TO the plate and scored on a
fast drive TO left by Brashear. Slagle again
tried 10 cut on the runner at
the plate and Brashear took an
extra base. Williams showed hit into the
same territory and Brashear registered al
the rubber. Williams stole second. and
when Weaver singled to right he made con-
necttons at the plate. Weaver attempted
10 annex an extra base and was caught at
second by Menefee's throw from right field.
That was the only inning in which there
Was anything stirring for 81. Louis. Strang
saved the game for Chicago by a corkinR
stop OF Nichols's liner In the third Kruger
and RTashesr Ait safely and would have
scored Nichols Rad he been on the circuit.
They died on the bases. neither Williams
nor Weaver being equal 20 the emergency
Dobbs counting on Kings double. The
third and fourth runs We're added In the
second round, when Wicker filed the bases
by Issuing passes to Schlafiy. Menefee and
for a single that scored ''Shoo-Fly,'' and
while Williams and Ryan were forcing
Dohbs on Chances shove. Menefec came
home. The third and fourth were not run
rounds Otto Williams played a splendid
game in the short field. his star piece OF
neldlng being stop Of drive by Pitcher
Williams. He got the ball al second base
and his throw beat the runner by yards
That was a saving effort. for Slagle fol-
lowed with double that was wasted
The Cubs pushed in the last two runs as
described above. BY that time Umpire Tom
the rays on the plate. and even then he
had trouble DISTINGUISHING between balls
and strikes. The Cardinals didn't have a
squirt left In them. for Nichols Ryan and
KRUGER were canned without getting as far
as first base.
The score.