The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-01
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To-Day

on 2 marshv field. under sullea skies. the
Browns and Cleveland Blues performed
yesterday for the edifcatiOn OF some $50
OF the faithful. who came out TO witness
two baseball games. Two performances
were given. but one az them was a farce
comedy. with the laugh decidedly on the
Browns. The other was a real game. and
vas played fifteen innings to a draw. the
score being ; to =
The first exhibition was alleged to be a
ball game. but the spectators couldn't see
wherein Il resembled the great national
sport. Il simply provided Napoleon Latoie
and his smuggling brigade with the medium
to fatten their batting averages. The score
was Il 20 :. ORepeat the chorus soIty.)
Jack Harper was the innocent who was
led TO the slaughter In the first game. Har-
p-r's exhibition Of pitching was about on
a par with the Browns fielding. Billy
ReIdy was the hero OF the second game
The Cleveland boy emerged from his Cor
nancy and pitched one Of the best games
seen on the Grand avenue diamond this
season. Opposed to him was the merry
sara" Bernhard. who held the browns 10
six hits in that long struggle Therefore.
IL may be seen thai Reidy had TO pttch
I .,me bail. but the Browns backed him with
some ufe. and at that barely got on by
tile skin OF their teeth
LajoIe Drnus Bench Warrant.
In My two innings Of the final battle did
| the home plate receive callers from the cir
cult. After the eighth there was not a
score. So close did the Cleveland crew
-, come TO connecting with victory that a de-
! ,ision OF Umplre Sherldan's was all that
/ yaycd the Browns. That Vas WHEEL L4joIs
shot 4 rapiI grounder down TO left; II
I looked like a fair bail. ana, had II been
I called such. a run would have resulted. as
/ Hickman singled shortly Gfterward- Lar
I ry'' was dIsgusted with the decision, and
80 informed Sheridan. who promptly re
feTrod him TO the bench for fuTtner oruefs'
/ just a. ne mad penalzed BuTkett In the
Laj5Ie's enforced withdrawal removed a
load nom the Browns shoulders, and in the
remaining five innings the big Frencnman
! fumed and fretted on the bench as he
watched his teammates retire inning after
Z Even without Lajoie the visitors came close
enough 10 give McAleeT a case Of hdgets
on the ST; Louis bench. -Jiggs' Donohue.
Jesse Burkett and Bobby Wallace we're the
obstacles that blocked the path to vic
. tory for Cleveland.
DOnohue negotiated Z safe rap in the
eighth and Burkett dropped a Texas
Lacquer safe in left field that scored two
runs and tied the game in a mot Wal
when the Blueblrds had a man on third and
Z only one out in the tenth inning. Playing
hit. that would have scored a run. by taking
/ q liner hot on Bin Bradley.s bat and tossing
! Flick out at third for the but that retired
steadiness in the first inning would have
won the game FOR Reidy. Fourteen inings
Of the game encompassed some excellent
/ work on both sides. but In the opener Re!dy
/ hit two men. the breaks bearing fruit In
two scores when Hickman pushed out a
] single.
Brilliant Work In Field.
None but their closest friends would have
recognized In the Browns OF the second
game the Browns who fielded 20 miserably
in the first. True the outheld was spOnsy
and in some places under water. while the
skinned spots on the diamond we're muddy.
These conditions weighed against accuracy
and fast plays and slip-doWns were fire.
J queut. Yet the visitors played without an
/ error in the first game until the eighth in
ming. But the second game was Respondent
with brilliant. plays. The outheldeFs COW
cred every inch Of territory.
In the long struggle the Browns COM
mitted but one error and that was eNcus-
able. Barry Mccormick. who fell down on
several chances IN the nrsi, redeemed hsn-
self by dazzling stops and throws. Wallace
accepted eleven out OF twelve chances
Heiirick. in the field. captured ten flies
Rcidy worked hia slow ball TO advantage
! ard the visitors. Instead Of lifting the ball
over the outrcld as in the previous gam.
hit on his elusive benGers and most OF their
efforts went up in the ar and were easily
| captured. But one extra blse hit was
made. Reidy was bothered by lack Of coz
troll at the start. Pickering get way with
his bunt and Bay flied out. Flick and La
{oie both walked after being hit. Hickman
( then lined to left, Pickering and Flick ScUr-
- B-adto,, sra5ndsd eba mig 70 NIcCnr-
AAr- AA1AANN e-NN @
mick. but Barry turned the play into \
torce-out Of Hickman and GOchnauer popped
The Browns cSnceled one OF those runs in
the same inning. aided by a battery error.
Burke laid down one OF his old-time hunts
for a base. Hemphill was barely caught on
his grounder 20 Hickman and on a passed
hall Burkett scoOted 10 third. Heidrick fur
nished the connecting link by q Erounder 10
Lajoie that counted Jesse with the run.
Reidy and BARNARD settled down to
steady pitching after that, and up TO the
eighth inning the ClevelanderS could work
in only one hit. the Browns reUlliating with
on balls TO Flick was the foundation for a
| run IN the eighth Latoie's out advanced
Elmer. and Hickman again bobbed UP with
a leit-ield liner. that brought him the rest
OF the way around. Bradley also singled,
but Heidrick squeezed GochnaucT's airship
for the third out. Bay having made the
Two innings remained in which the
Browns could tie. and they did IL In their
half OF the eight Mccormick was a victim.
but Padden waited. and was awarded with
n pass. "Jiggs" Donohue. vho smashed the
bali every time he came Ut. smashed past
Bradley and put Padden on second. Reldy
his death ADVANCE Padden AMI Donohue.
How the score Was Tied.
Burkett walked ~ with determination
written in every line OF his face. At last
he got one to his liking and placed IL over
Bradley's head, a little too far in for even
| the ieet-footed Bay to reach. Padden and
Donohte crossed the plate on the nil. amid
Wild cheering. for Donohue's run tied the
score.
scares into the Browns camp. but wrr. IN
able TO make good. Bernhard uncorked 4
| double in the ninth. but died On route. La
/. jOie removed n dangerous element firm the
game when he locked horns with Umpire
| Sheridan on the play above described. Even
that did not lessen the danger. Bemis
/ Hickman once more curdled the MIX OF
hope by singing TO right Flick went to