The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-03

ComIskey's American League champions
were twice defeated by the Browns yester-
day at Sportsman's Park. II took nearly
four hours Of hard work on the part Of
McAIeer's men to turn the trick, for the
Chicago men fought stuboornly. but RED
Donahue and Jack Powell proved them
selves In better form than Wiley Piatt or
Virgil Garvin. the Human Tarantula."
who were the opposing twirlers.
Both games were check full Of fast and
briiliant plays. In the first the Browns
obtained an early lead and were never over
taken, but in the second the White Sox
twice tied the score and established a lead
of two runs. that was later Cancelled by
four successive hits and three runs on Gar
win. The first game was q 4S argument
with a Brown accent on the 4. The sec
ond resulted in a Ga victory.
Up the eighth inning OF the first game
Frank Donahue held the enemy to a pair
of singles, and the Browns had clear SAIL
ing until the next to last round. when they
struck a snag in the shape of a rally by
the visitors that all but resulted IN g tie
score.
MarveIously fast fielding behind Donahue
retired the Comiskeyttes in l-2-3 order IN
GOT a man as far as third. Wallace was
the hero Of the game. Wonderful stops ana
recoveries of what looked to be base hits
LIdI Dn6 NSAAa OAAg AOAA
Domaine in the fourth inning, and the
same number in the fifth and sixth. In
the seventh II was 1873 again.
A strong wind that blew ~diagoDally across
the field interfered somewhat with the
pitchers. and in the eighth inning the
score owing 10 Donahues poor control
Tom DAILY began It BY 2 single 70 LET.
The vino carried Piatt's airship over Bur
kett's head, and DAILY scored the first Chi
cago run. Sammy. Strang walked, and the
bases were full, with nobody out
Anderson Saves Padden.
Right nobly did the McAleerites stand by
Donahue in that pinch. Wallace smoth-
cred Jones's grounder for n force-out OF
Plat at third, thus removing one danger
Gus element, but the out served to score
Mcfarland. Anderson's good stop OF Pad
denis bad throw helped some. Captain Dick
threw wild. Anderson jumped over and
stuck his mitt IN front OF the ball. Had
he missed II StrRng would nave gone to
third and scored on Green's smash.
forced Jones. but the out put strang on
again the bases were fun with two runs
needed 10 tie. Green stole second. and with
s S6I MeT Ra, W NPsI the White WI soz PRAYED
on the rally by fouling to Donohue for the
The Comiskeyites worked desperately to
tie the score In the ninth. and the e~ntiusi-
asuc crowd did not rest easy until the last
man was out. IsbelI led of with a single,
and went to second. when DAILY expired on
q scratch in front Of the plate. Netherlands
fast grounder got through the shortfield
and "Izzy'" scored. One more run would
nave equaltzed the score. Mcfarland, how
ever, rashly tried to stretch his hit into a
single. and BuTkett threw him out from
Lett Held, Wallace receiving the ball and
falling over Mcfarland in his eagerness.
flatt skied to Burkett for the final out.
McCormfck-s Busy Day.
In all but three innings Piatt had he
Browns guessing. Mccormick played a
rude trick on Wiley in the sixth. Barry.
py tne way. put up the snappIest game of
ms 81. Louis career. He let nothing get
through MIN, and some Of his stops were
Spectacu!ar. he capped his performance
py slasnlnB a fOur-base drive In the sixth.
Barry FOUND a spot hitherto unexplcred by
q batted ball. and when he lifted the sphere
over the fence between the left field and
oyefnow bleachers, just inside the foul line.
fiatt came nearly going to the bad IN
70 nrst, but when Wallace hit to Strang
Hemphill was forced at the nlate for the
second out and Mccormick made the third.
Three singles and q sacrifice. coupled with
an error. gave the Browns two runs in the
thru Hemphil hit to left and was sac
rifeed 10 second by Heidrlck. Anderson's
fierce wallop past Davis sent Hemphi fly
Ing home. Mertes threw over Days head
trying to head of Anderson at second. An
out by Wallace put Big John on third, and
over second.
Aided by strang's error in the seventh
the Browns scored the run that proved a
clincher. Jesse Burkett made a bunt paw
his transportation TO first. String lid a
contortion act in his effort 10 get the hall
to first ahead Of BUrkett. n leather took
. bad bound and eiuded Isbeil. Burkctt
scooting 10 second. Hemphfrs sacrifice put