The St. Louis Republic., 1902-05-20
CARDINALS DRIVE
NEWTON FROM BOX
Win Third Straight Game From
Brooklyn After Tying Score
by Heavy Slugging.
BRASHEAR KNOCKS HOME RUN.
First Four-Base Hit Made by a
Cardinal at League Park
This Year-Ryans Gets
Triple.
STANDING OF THE CLUBs.

Up to the seventh inning Of the last game
of the series between the Cardinals and
Brooklyns at League Park yesterday, Doc
tor Newton, dispenser of curves and burn
ing speed, had all the best of a twiriing
argument with Mr.. William Popp OF ST.
Louis. Had Ned Hanlon been gifted with
foresight he would then have removed the
doctor but he didn't The Cardinals did.
though. when they began a fierce lombard
ment of his slants in the seventh inning
and then tied the score build by Brooklyn
on a foundation of free passes and hits.
The finish was exciting and resulted In a
score Of to 5. with a Cardinal accent On
the 8.
To Roy Brashear belongs the honor OF
being the first Cardinal to bat out a home
run at League Park this year. Brashear
stung the ball with mighty sting, and 1t
went out far over Sheckard's head. bring
ing up against the center-feld bleachers.
The hit made a run easy going for Burgo-
master Hartman, who had earned his way
on the circuit by a rap to right Brashear
had no trouble in negotiating the round
Then the cruel Cardinals pounced on Doc
tor Newton only tail-enders can. Jack
Ryan followed Brashear and turned out Il
duplicate OF the latter's hit. If there had
been anyone on the bases the game would
bsf w1n IN nat abes be eoud
have made his hit good for home run, but
he remained on third, and came In on Far
relrs pretty single to right. That run tied
the score.
Donovan Again to the Front.
Aside from this heavy slusging. a sensa-
tional running catch of Homer Smoot's was
n feature Of the game. and no doubt saved
the Cardinals from defeat. Smoot turned
this trick in the ninth inning, and it began
to look like more than the regular number
of rounds would have to be fought before
the game was decided. but Patsy Donovan
again came to the front with a safe rap
that scored the needed run. Thus were tho
Superbas trampied on for the third time IL.
succession-a record OF consecutive victories
for the Donovanites this year. OF course,
though. that never-can-tell-about, Gin
cinnati bunch had to win again from New
York. and that was the obstacle that pre-
vented St. Louis from going up to sixth
place.
Popp weathered several squalls in good
style, though he seemed about to go under
two or three times. The first two Brooklyn
to locate the plate. both scores being regis
tered by players who were given Eases on
balls. Newton threw speedy ball without
succeeded in solving his delivery just before
II was too late. Under the heavy fire the
doctor withdrew in favor Of Frank Kitson.
teries. Two hits in the ninth inning were
the undoins of Mr.. Kitson.,
Both gresations scored in the first In
ming. and in both cases each pitcher passed
in throwing a ball to second when Hart
man was In no position to receive 1t. and
McCreerys hit gave Brooklyn a run. The
first score for st. Louis was manufactured
by the firm of Smoot, Barclay & Co. After
two Of the local tribe had been carted on
to the morsue, Hummer walloped the
sphere to right and sprinted around to third
on the effort "Deerfoot" chased smoot in
with a well-placed liner over second base,
Tim Tim Flood. Flood e0 'A@ '''' Va ."
In the next four innings the Cardinals
were not up to snuff and bsgEed only ,hs one
anything in the scoring line. The Super5as
We're also blanket until the fifth, though
had it not bean for tast fielding behind
Popp they woui1 have counted in the
fourth.
POpp's Passes Costly.
The Pocket Edition. twirler started by
ferrying Wheeler over to first. Flood
forced Wheeler, ard advanced on Irwin's
single Wee Willie" then poked Ahearn in
the ribs with a oall, and tho bases were
full with only one out Newton helped
some by fouling TO Ryan, and Dolan re-
tired his comrud"s Gil wind teaser to
Barclay. In the afth Popp doled out an
ether pass to Sheckar:'. and the latter used
the privilege to score a run. McCreery
drew a hit. Wheeler fouled to Brashear.
and the latter made poor throw trying
Ito stop Sheckard at third. The ball bound
ed over Kruger's head, and the Acrobat"
kept right on going until he arrived at
home. Flood famed.
After the welting given Popp in the sixth
dinal funeral. Three runs was the crop
gathered by the Keelerites In that round
Irwin and Ahearn connected safely. and
annexed extra bases on Newtons sacrifice.
Dolan drove q low fly out to left Barclay
tried hard to cut off the runs by attempt
ing to scoop in the fly near a the ground, s,,.,
in and shook hands with Jack Ryan. Keeler
fouled out to Kruger. sheckard smote tho
ball to left and scored Dolan. That was
the last time Superba registered at the
score station.
Brashear Sets on the Fireworks.
The Cardinals were ''all to the bad" after
that inning. and no one was quite prepared
for what followed. Burgomaster Hartman
reeed on stnsfe 10 , rsn1 m ana ana zSeas bad
famed and the odds against his chance Of
making a hit were about 10 to l. But Roy
like man brushing Jersey mosquito of
his ear. Sheckard gave one despairins
glance at the ball. which was high in the
back to the field and began to streak it to-
ward the csnter-feld bleachers. The Bur.
gomaster two-stepped home Brashear DID
fast sprint, when 1t Is considered that his
ankle is still in bandages. and turned the
third corner Just as the relay came in from
Sheekard. He easily beat out the ball and
registered while the fans all took the lung
Ned Hanlon didn't like the looks Of the
doctor Just then, ana ne TOOK tne Didnke
+ of Kitson and chased him over the fence
to warm up. When Jack Ryan stepped up
the crowd was treated to some more do
ings." A box kite huttered high In the air
just outside the fence and Ryan tried hard
to bring 1t down with his shot. He failed.
but the ball took almost the same course as
Brashear's hit. Sheckard did some more
Jumping" out in the field. and again ne
had to 60 clear back to the bleachers. Ryan
was a BIT slow. but reached third in safety.
Brashear walked home.
Score Tied in seventh.
But one run was needed to tie the score
when Farrell stepped into the batters
square. A wild cheer went up when Jona-
| than slammed the ball down the hrst-base
| line to right field. Ryan tied the score with
| his run, but Farrell, not being familiar with
the throwing ability Of Keeler. tried to
! stretch his single and was tagged by Flood.
Donovan made the third out in the eighth