The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-08

Patsy Donovan and his band OF cardinal
hosed ball tossers, won from the New York
Giants yesterday after bruislng game
marked throughout for hard clean ball play
ing. by a score of to J.
From the tap OF the gong both teams
went at it is though a pennant hinged on
the result.
Donovan sent Currie to the firing line
while Dummy Taylor was McCiraw's Sc
lection. Both pitchers worked hard, but
Currie was the more effective in the pinch.s
and kept the hits better scattered than Tay-
lor
Not until Browne Of New York, the last
better up.was out Williams to Hackett, was
the game won.
NEW YoRK'S BATTING RALLY
In the ninth inning it looked as though
New York would tie the game. Lauder,
the first man up, flew to Smoot. McCiraw
then DOTTED his sweater and batted for Gil
bert. Mugs smote the ball for a sin
gle. Bowerman followed McGraw with
single. With two on base and only one
down, Warner went to bat for Taylor, but
the best he could do was TO pop up a nice
fly to Donovan. which the latter sraothered.
Browne then dumped the posies on the
Giants hopes by choppins a basket
ball hit right into Williams. who threw the
speedy Giant out at first. giving the
game to the locals.
ST. Louis made two runs in the first in
ming. but the Giants evened matters up
in the third BY making two tallies on some
clean hitting The Cardinal colors went TO
the fore in the fifth inning when the locals
scored their third run, but New York came
back withthe tying tally in ten sixth in
n:ag.
The Cardinals sent the winning run
across the plate in the eighth inning by
some snappy batting. and although the
Giants" made desperate rally in the
ninth their efforts Melted them nothing for
they failed 10 score.
EXCITEMENT AFTER GAME.
After the game. ''Muggsy'' McGraw and
ding match. The fans thinking that DcDo-
van and McCiraw were on the verge OF a
fight, swarmed on the field and surrounded
McGraw. Donovan explained to those near
est him that he and McGraw were merely
indulging in a little baseball sociability. but
the fans followed McGraw to the bus, hiss
ing him. Not until the bus left the grounds
did the fans cease their Verbal attack on
McGraw. .-,r.
Neither twirier was much OF a mystery
nine hits. Taylor. however, always man
aged TO get connection with live wire at
critical times, and the electrical currents IN
the form Of bruising singles slightly un-
In the field the locals had bit the better
of the argument, but neither side did any
INlllS out OIL Inc ordinary IN q leiIlng way
Farrell registered the only misplay charged
against the tribe OF Donovan.
HOW THE RUNS WERE MADE.
The Cardinals batted out two runs in the
first inning. Farrell singled. McGann made
pretty stop of Donovan's hot grounder,
retiring him at first. Smoot singled. scoring
Farrell. Burke was out, Lauder to Nc
Gam. Barclay singled, scoring Smoot. Bar
clay stole second. Hackett famed.
New York scored two in the third. Taylor
singled. Browne flew out TO Donovan Van
Haltren was out. Farrell to Hackett. Taylor
taking second on the play. Mccain singled
scoring Taylor. Mertes tripled, scoring Mc-
Cam. but was thrown out at the plate.
The Cardinals scored one in the fifth.
Farrell flew to Babb. Donovan singled
Smoot singled Donovan was out stealing
third. Browne dropped Burke's hard liner.
SmOot scoring on the tumble. Burke was
out stealing second.
The Giants tied The score in the sixth in
ming by scoring run. Mccain walked and
stole second. Mertss famed. Babb tripIed
scoring Mccain. Babb was out at the plate
on LADDERS .gyounder into Burke. Gilbert
fouled cut to Burke.
st. Louis scored the winning tally in the
eighth. Donovan singled Smoot singled
and took second on passed ball. Burke
flew to Mertes. scoring Donovan. Barclay
famed. Hackett was out, Babb TO Nc.
Gam.
The score: