The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-15

Wiley Piatt. southpaw dispenser of shoots.
fioaters and fast ones. defeated the Cardi-
mails yesterday by score of to l.
OF course the rules of the game require
that no less than nine players can play in
regular championship game on either side
and in compliance with this rule Manager
Buckenburger sent out the requisite num-
Der of players. So far as the game was
concerned. however. Piatt held the entire
Cardinal bunch safe al by himself.
From the first until the ninth inning
Wiley had the Cardinal batters doing the
serpentlne dance in their efforts 20 connect
with his puzzling shoots. Their herculean
efforts Melted Them only four safe hits.
Bug Holiday also assisted the men
from the Hub materially.
HOLIDAYS COSTLY DECISION.
In the eighth inning with two down.
Cooley singled. A moment later he at
tempted TO steal second. Several others
had tried the same thing earlier in the
game and were nailed ten feet off the bag
IN each instance. Cooley, however. was not
deferred Ivy the sad fate of his companions
Waiting until Currie shot in wide one,
to second. Jack O'Neill shot the ball to
Dave Brain last and accurate Brain had
,ne bail waiting for Cooley. and when the
lattsr hit the dirt Brain laid the sphere
gently on him This was apparently the
third out and the Cardinal players began
to discard their gloves and come in off the
Cooley al easy out. To their surprise and
The surprise of the 10.cGO fans who gathered
TO see the game, Holiday called Cooley
safe Aiter that decision the Bostons
jumped out -hree runs. cinching the game
The spectators groaned and the PLAYERS
Kicked Kicked but to no avail for Holiday stood
After the game Davy Brain told the
writer that he had Cooley ten feet off the
Mike o'Neill. who started to twirl for
the Cardinals. was taken out in the first
part of the fourth inning. at a time when
ne looked due fer clouting.
Currie who succeeded him. pitched
steady game, and the three runs made off
MS delivery were made after Holidays
very rank decision in the eighth inning.
In the, field both teams put up fair
game: The error charged against Donovan
went past the big right fielder.
DEXTER PUT OUT OF GAME.
Early in the game Holiday benched
Dexter for making too strenuous a protest
on one of his decisions. Moran then went
to first, Coolsy to left and Stanley to center.
The throwing of Jack O'Nein to bases
was easily the feature of the Cardinals
fielding
For Boston Cooley again pulled off nice
fielding play in the ninth inning. capturing
yards.
The bright particular star of the dav.
however. vas Greminger. who made two
beautiful catches of hard hit liners and
accepted two other difficult chances.
HOW THE RUNS WE'RE MADE.
Boston made two in the third.
Bonner flew to Nichols Kittredge
doubled. Patt walked. Dexter singled.
Smcot throwing kittredge out at the plate
the hit. Stanle.- singled Dexter and
Piatt scoring. while Stanley reached third
on some farcicai errors of omission. Stanley
then tried to come home on the play, but
was caught at the plate.
CARDINALS SCORED ONE IN THIRD.
Farrell walked and was advanced base
on Donovan's perfect sacrifice hit. Smoot
was out. ''Batty'' to Cooley. Brain tripled,
scoring Farrell. Nichols was easy. Grem-
niger to Cooley.
The Beaneaters added three more to their
total in their half of the eighth. Moran
doubled. but was caught mapping off Sec
ond by quick throw from Jack 0'Neill.
Stanley few to Nichols. Cooley singled and
Holiday called him safe on an attempted
steal. Carney doubled. scoring Cooley.
Batty singled, scoring Carney. Greminger
tripled, scoring Batty. Bonner was out,
Curry to Hackett
The official score: