The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-31
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In a game that was ping-ponged away
and tossed into the waste basket before it
was fairly started. the Browns yesterday
closed their accounts with Baltimore for
the season by administering a quick death
powder, which did its work in just one
hour and twenty-eight minutes-one of the
shortest games on record IN st. Louis this
season. The hurry-up tilt began at $3.50 and
1t was just Ass when the score boy struck
a trial balance on the bulletin board re-
vealing a Baltimore deficit Of six runs. The
score was s to ..
Whatever element OF uncertainty the
game contained up TO the time the Browns
went TO bat in the second inning. Gsap-
peared before the end Of that round. Bar
ring the one inning. the Orioles put up a
bold front, but the Browns drew a five-spot
as an opener and were never called. OF
the fielding. behind. Lew Wiltse while the
ond. the less said the better. 1t was sup
port of the kind such as a half-inch plank
might afford the Missouri Trust building.
Mingled with the hits and errors was an
occasional out and when the third one was
registered, the Browns had the game won.
Celebration for Jack Harper.
Jack Harper celebrated his return to, the
ranks of the winners by holding the Orioles
poor as that of a favorite under the no-re-
call system. In the first inning. he bobbed
up with a free pass, but immediately IAN
ing off first. He handed out all the burial
certificates in that inning.
Neither Baltimore run was earned. Har-
per's balk in the second precipitated a run
which most likely would have been scored
anyhow. but the way in which It was
of the old days when he received money
from home. Two innings later. Burkett set
Tom Jones within scoring distance when ne
failed, to nut the brakes on the %latter's, hit.
Two infield outs allowed Jonsey 20 chase
himself across the plate with the second
and last Baltimore run of the day.
Orioles Lacked Stenm-
Aside from the decisive second inning. the
Browns gathered but three tallieS and had
that represented their total of runs, the
game would have been interesting to the
end.
However, the locals didn't play after that
with the spirit they would have displayed
timore team has grown so accustomed to
defeat that its members seemed imbued
with but one desiremto get beat as quickly
spicuous by its absence, and they labored
hard to keep from running out their hits
In the second inning 1t appeared that Har-
peris airShip was about to weigh anchor.
The three outs were made on force plays.
Jones began by tearing off a single. Mathi-
son hunted, but Harper tried for the play
at second and threw wide. Arndt tried to
sacrifice, but Harper turned his bunt into
a force of Jones at third Gilbert hit to
Wallace, who forced Arndt. but the latter
blocked a double play. With Mathison on
third, Harper made a balk and the runner
on third walked home, Gilbert going to sec
ond. Robinson's fast traveller to left gave
Mccormick the finger p and passed on.
Gilbert tried to make the hit pay for his
scooped up the ball and by an almost per
feet throw nailed Gil at the plate. The
play brought forth a saIvo of applause
such as has not been accorded Burkett at
the Grand avenue park before this year.
The Browns wiped out that scant lead be-
fore the game was five minutes older.
against the overflow bleachers and cap
tured Andcrson's. long fly in the second.
W wallace th,f laugh caught rt the ball II sSG InH for a lin lin,
heard somebody yell. low bridge" Nc
G.2Tmick singled: On Padden,s slow hit
posture T he tried fn to i force M SFS% "a is'' bni
his throw was bad and allowed Wallace to
score. Gilbert again offended by a useless
down to Kahoe's smart rap. Harper hit
slowly to Jones. who shot the ball home.
but Robinson was too slow and Padden
Burkett's drive to right broke away from
Williams and Kahoe scored Hemphill
FrieI prolonged the agony by boring a hole
through ths-right side of the infeid and
Herper deposited himself at the plate with
the fifth run. At this stage. Burkett grew
weary Of the slaughter and ended it by try
Ing to steal home. but was tagged by Rob-
bic 1T the plate for the third out.
Eiltac Receivers After Fifth.
Wiltsc recovered s'owly. but. after the
fifth inning but pitched nice ball. In the
third Anderson. Wallace and Mccormick
pincEed CT ~safetiss in succession. and Big
,JChn scored on Padden's hoist to McFar-
land. ard the ~lGtte-'s Door throw. a double
play ended the scoring for. that round.
Hcmphill walked in the fourth, and Fr.el
was hit. on AndeTson's hit TO the middle
field. the former scored, but Friel was laid
out at third by Mathison en- McFar'and's
throw. just a second after Hemphi!l had
touched the plate
Wallace scored the last run in the fifth.
Gilbert hobhlcd his Erounder. He went 10
second on Padden's out Kahoe smashed
down 10 Nathison. who could have tagged
Wallace. but he elected 10 make the play
at first. and threw low. giving Kahoe a life.
Plans ard specifications for n double steal
were handed around. and Kahos d-ew a
throw from Robinson. on which Wallace
/ came home. Eahoe would have been pinned
between the bases but for Jores's mum. but
HarDer struck cut, ard the error didn't cost
an-thin1.
The whistle blow early for tho closing
down of the Birds score factory. In the
fourth. Burkett let Jones's single get by
him for an extra base. AID the runner
scored on successive irfeld out by Mathi-
son and Arnda. In the last five innings the
visitors didn't even come c.ose, era wing
horse collars all the way.
The score:
ST LOUIS.
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