The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-01

Brains poor throw to the plate TO head
off PhilIppt IN the ninth inning gave yes
terday's game 70 the Pirates by the score Of
6 to 5.
Half OF the responsibility for Brains mis-
play can be laid to Mcfarland. as re got
directly in front Of the shortstor and OBJ
secured the latter's view Of the home plate
and Catcher O'Nein.
Taking a chance shot at the plate. Davy
whaled away. but the ball instead Of going
INTO O'Ne!lls hands. brought Up abruptly
against the fence n tr1rt OF tha grand stand
and allowed Philip! to cn1teT across the
plate.
A few moments later Hans Wagner. the
pride Of Homestead connected with ont. of
McFarland's SAINTS and the only thing that
stopped the bail was the left-feld Fence.
This swat Of such goodiy Dimensions landed
Wagner on third. and he easily crossed the
plate with the winning run On Sebring's
long fly out 10 Barclay.
CARDINALS LOOSE FIELDING.
Throughout the game the Cardinals played
weird exhibition of the national pastime
and to the generosity Of Brain. Burke ard
Mcfarland Pittshurg owes the game.
Brain and Burke We're the curtain-raisers
in the new version of the Comedy of Err
rors.' Many fans. however. thought it
tragedy of errors At any rate. Burke cuffed
and kicked Bransfield's grounder about the
: field, and the assault on the ball by Burke
gave Branstield first base. Davy Brain
moment later played Leach's grounder like
an amateur
In the fourth inning Mcfarland tried to
knock a sleepy fly off the pavilion, and
while he was enjoying this little target
while Ritchey went to third. This little way
werdness from the narrow path Of clean
fielding. gave Pittsburg most of their six
runs. and caused the proper decorations Of
mourning to be iEtertwined with the Card
nal colors.
FALKENBURG HIT OFTEN.
Sky Sc-aper" falkenburs, who has not
been in telephone communications with the
Pittsburg management for some time,
showed up bag and baggage. at League
Park Secretary Willie Locke and CAPTAIN
Fred Clarke took the elevator TO 'F'aIky $
ear and asked him to pitch. Falky was wise
and consented on the firing line Falken-
burg looks like the shot tower but. barring
his abnormal growth. he does not appear 20
be such torrid proposition. Yesterday was
the first time the local fans ever saw the
him throughout, cumplimenttng him on his
Fitzsimmons like reach. and assuring him
that he would be a great help to his parents
Falkenburg' did not seem so big to the
local batters for they clouted his cures
Burke, a former Pirate. got three. one OF
which netted him two bases.
Barring Donovan's hit in the first inning
there was nothing doing for either side. IN
the second inning errors by Burke and
Brain. coupled with kruegers timely sin
gle, gave PittsburC two runs. In the fourth
PittSburg scored two more runs on Leach's
single. McFarland's error and Kruescr's fly
ut to Donovan.
CARDINALS TAKE A HAND
The Cardinals began to manifest an IN
terest in the proceedings at this point, and
two bases on balls, coupled with two sin
giles, gave the locals three runs in tho
fourth. In the sixth the Cardinals again
reached Falkenhurg. and three singles. cou-
i pied with two stolen bases, gave them two
runs and a lead on the game by a margin
of one.
In the seventh Johnnie Farrell by a mar
veious one-hand catch of Brausfieds liner
with two on bases, killed off Plttsburg 5
chances TO score.
In the ninth inning PHILIPPE proved him
self to be timely swatsInan. PHILIPPE was
sent in TO bat for Faulkenburg. and smashed
out triple. He scored moment later on
Brains bad throw OF Beaumonps grounder
10 head him off at the plate. Wagner then
ended matters by smashing out a triple and
scoring on Sebrings fly to Barclay.
The score: