The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05

| ANN Ealuee-
out Of the grab-baS OF Twlrler MIorrissey
OF the Cubs Pat Donovan's ye~arlings nshel
a bunch Of nine safe swajs at League Park
yesterday afternoon IN seven innings OF
play. but even though the collection wa
sVeetened with i've tickets over the bridge
10 first. every one OF which cos; Frank
Selee a pang. the Cardinals couldn't get
their hand IN a. the right time and were
forced TO be content with a tie score,
The corporal's guard OF half-frozen watch
ers in the stands vas stirred into vocal
activity BY a final squirt that Just fell short
OF delivering the goods. Peering through
the gloom OF the flag end Of I dark autumn
day the slim congregation thought IL saw
signs Of something doing for St Louis.
Around the muddy course Homer Smooi
and Mike O'Nenl had Travelled and when
Tom Brown had finished his first Inquest
Smoot was a pilgrim ct the third station
on the road 10 Ruhbervile. while Michael
]. was anxiously cycling the plate from &C
Could expectations have been realized on
the outlook for a run. the Cardinals would
have salted away hat game. From the
bench. Selee flashed his dark lantern OF the
| pitchers box ana mace sure that Morrisey
was there. He vas all there. II was 80
near and yet 50 far for Smoot. With
Nichols ana Kruger to draw 10 IN a batting
way. Hummer could already see h.mset
flashing across the plate with the needed
.un. but instead he perished after watching
Mornsey pat the lishtF out on Nick" ana
BAD BASEBALL WEATHER
Football warriors thought yesterday
weather about the real thing. but Il made
a corpse OF baseball, The neid, muddy and
sticky from a two-day rain. was anything
but rast. Early in the game the approach
OF night Was heralded. and the teams
through quickly. 4 chlIl was in the az
that cOoled the ardor % the erstwhile hot
beaded and loud-voiced rOoter.
Two games were 10 have been played. but
one was declared on. The smallest crowd OF
the year Witnessed the other II kept warm
BY walking around and stamping its feet.
Toward the end a mist wavered over the
held. ard everybody indorSed Umpire
Browns curtailment OF the number Of IN
ning-.
-Sank" Yerkes was the ST. Louis slab
bist, and the abbreviated Mt. Movrisey
threw the ball across the plate for Chicago
that il. he did when he was not engaged
IN signing free passes 10 the circuit. Yer
kes had AL the best Of the twirling arglI-
ment. for he held the Glib to five hits.
three Of them gathered in the opening
round. At that the Cardinals appeared al
ways on the defensive. and wnuld have
been counted out In the fifth but for a de-
eision that favored OF the yellow. They
Tied the score twice. but at the times when
opportunities offered 10 pull down inc
Windy City pride. the base hits were lack
LIVELY FIRST INNING
Three OF each teams runs were harvested
IN the noisy overture Yerkes started TO
play a new system. He gave SlaEle a skate
10 INST on four-bal rollers as a starter and
In two other min he started on bv hand
Ing out transportation. Following the
-SiiEet' came Jack Dobhs. who wrapped
MS bat around the leather FOR a sfnele
"Husk| Chance played another one-hase
plate. d"
Kling hunted for a sacrifice ,bs, ,rsha.
all hands up a notch. While Erngsr 80
nanglng a collarette OF immorteIles araIn1
5 5lhker SAMMY ngS5; g ssSsoSSs did q hike 60 ne
entry into the National League bv fs,-ir,
ON a single that pushed Chance over r.
psn- Scniany. TIE u-nprOnounceab!e. kindly
Ryan. "S JACK
The Cardinals found Morrisey as uabb,v
- . spun-Out TOP. and proceeded 10 bump
into a few OF hi curves. They couli5!t
reach Others. owing 10 the fact thst their
hats were too snort. but their hits Wers In
ssIl WIN JhIee passes and they tied the
field. got his hands into Farrelrs soaser
Smoot looked so ferociuus that NTorrfsev
Mfxs on oiSa me n h,sa sign and he walked.
anu showed u TO n safe spot Ia right.
ETashear waited and walked. 'Artie'
Nichols trotted up. uncovered his batting
eye and gave one OF Mnrrissv's curves tbe
hinky-dink. He bined Il 10 Jeff on = lin,
and smoot ambled home.
Inc MT created another fun house. which
shifted by passing a has. ficEaf
70 Kruger. the walk forcing ONsU over
NE ruoner; JACK Ryan was robbed OF a hit
when sl2gle climbed on his Shankomobi.e
ard reached out for a capture ~ the Rim
The catch VAS made while Slagfe WIS run-
n,nS and h had 70 recover his
balance for 4 throw. Meanwhile Brashear
stirring his stumps and nc arriyed
safely with the needed run. Patty" Weaver I
brought Seiees bunch into haf again nv
1ropping q foul in Chances mltf.
ONEILL'S SLOW PLAY.
The cuts were the first TO break the Sec
cuaI al zee. IN ne second inning KrE-
but Nichcls had 10 grab an airship 10 ec' 1
~ 10 the throw. and when he came down :
nad arrived. Iorrisey, provided am =
but the next two men could not
on first base. In tho third the Cub.
Chance drew a Eift and stole Second
kling sacrificed him to third. Mike Well
the ball too long after pulling down
throw Smoot raced over FOR a capturc or
hy.
M9rIissy hung Up thrse ciphers against
he locals. but In the NTH he got the worst
u a decision at the plate. Brashear sIr-
orised himself by making a hit. He took
another base OF a sacrifice by Nichols. and
Then Kruger cut through the indald 10
rhe return from the field came in straight
- n die. and II certainly looked as IN Roy 4
.as going 10 be wrecked before he got to.
he roundhouse. Killing accepted the BAN.
Iooe1 u on me grass hitched his trous-
~; and then, Just as Brashear came In.
pixies hrst. he smeRred him. Browns dc
aslon came az a reprieve 10 a doomed man.
md when he called the runner safe the 2
,ubs snarled and showed their teeth That
vas the last Ce. and the score stood.
NO LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES.
B9th pitchers were w against It in TO-
owing tnnings aud a hit az the right time
would nave won for either team. In the
the Cubs hung out the s. r. q. sign
n the bases. StranE leaned into one cf
Ierkes's snaky tw.sterz for n single g
STashear made a sensational catch OF
ichla1ys ~. Menefee singled AMI In chi
JUNCTION witt Strang successfully worked n
steal Ryan lust falling IN get sam
nat rosy. but Morrisey popped toI KruSer
nd, that helped some Yerkes iilef the
aseS BY issuing transportation ii Single
ie then placed his Ehins in front 81 a drive
y Dohbs and had them barkedf but he
the bah and winged his bird at
.rst-
In the seventh the Cardinals failed 70
mhrsee an opportunity that was as height