The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-17
s The pennant aspirations OF Cornelius Nc
e~illicuddy's champion Athletics were slight

S The pennant aspirations OF Cornelius Nc
Sillicuddy's champion Athletics were slight
~ dented by McAleer's players yesterday.
The locals annexed the game. in addition
% spreading a coating OF kalsomine all
Sver the champions. While Sudhoff was ap-
elying the 'alabaster' in liberal quantities.
Wallace and Friel pulled of sensational
Plays in the fourth inning to the delight
~ the 5000 fans who gathered at the Grand
kvenue park to watch the proceedings.
AZ IL usual In small-score games. it was a
pitchers battle. with enough sharp fielding
20 lend the necessary SPICE. and give the
eans full scope TO display their lung ca
pacity.
SUDHoFT"S PITCHING FEAT.
Wee Willie" sudhon.. the dlminutive
form. Every curve and klnk known to the
pitchers craft was at his and
the way he shot the arrows over the plate
near the Athletics' tepee. He scored his
second shut-out Of the week.
Five hits were all that the haryesters of
McGiuicuddy could garner on Sudhons de-
livery. Willie kept these five SO well scat
tered that al no time did the champions
look dangerous.
For the first three innings the toothpick
bats Of the champions bent under the can
non balls Of Sudhof. and they went hitless.
In the fourth inning seybold and Davis Sc
The browns have been travelling at a high
rate Of speed lately. but yesterday they
vent so fast that they only occasionally
Bumped the high spots on the turf.
& YEARNED FOR GAME.
NfcGiIlcuddy was after yesterdays game,
q a victory for his team. coupled with q
defeat Of the Tribe Of Callahan, would
place him within a finger tips distance Of
with fashlleht photos of victory chasing
each other through his imagination. the
to the box, with instructions to bring back
the scalps Of the Browns dangling from his
The Big Chief" with blood In his eye.
went forth to the fray "a heap big brave"
After the ninth inning. the Browns wrapped
him In his blanket and sent him to she
ting Bull" however. pitched a game that
not only entities him to free transporta-
sss9 to the sns to tEs nf hyH;ias q sf Sqjnaine bus bIs
pet poodle with him.
The game was played in unusual fast
time. taking Just one hour and twenty min
From the FIRST jump until the stretch was
reached the locals. went after the Athletcs
IN hammer-and-tongs fashion. Every inning
had its sensational play.
FRIELs WONDERFUL CATCH.
Perhaps the greatest catch ever made by
. third baseman within the Hedges inclos-
%rs was pulled on , h Billy yn sr'e H. IN s the thru
speedy ones high up toward the boxes COM
mandlng third base. Two Of the ladies' in
the stand jumped back. fearing the ball
was going to hit them.
All the time the ball was descending
Friel was dashing toward the boxes Fof
awhile 1t looked Impossible for him to get
the bali. but Billy. not to be denied by e
little obstacle like a fence. reached right in
the box. and captured the ball on the tips
of the season. and Friel had to doff his cap
q dozen times to the voc;ferous applause
that greeted him as he aInbled his way to
the bench.
In the field both teams put up a pretty
exhibition, the only marring feature being
Powers exhibition of putting the ffty-six
pound shot towards second. Several times
be essayed to throw the ball to second base
In time to catch a -boodling Brownie" but