The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-31

EsEPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, July 30.-Two victories in one
afternoon for the New York American
League baseball team were enough to
make the players of this nine shake hands
with themselves The St. Louis Browns
were the victims.
In the first game the play was so close
that ten innings had to be played before
the Highlar1ers won by a score of 3 to .
In the second they had everything their
own way and finished ahead by a score of
8 to .
Chesbro and Glade were in rare form in
the opening game. ST. Louis making only
six hits off the former and only nine off
the latter. 1t was through no fault of
Glade's that he lost the game, for Sugden
made wild throw that enabled the High
landers to obtain the winning run
Orth and Sudhor were the opposing
pitchers in the second game The honors
were with the New York twirler. This
was his second consecutive victory since
he Joined the Highlanders Only in one
inning did the visitors successfully gauge
his curves. This was in the seventh, when
they made three of their nine hits and
also their only runs OF the game.
WALLACE'S STAR PLAY.
by Fultz and Conroy. The fielding feature
was left-handed stop by Wallace in the
eighth inning back of second base. on
which he threw out Elberfeld.
Chesbro was applauded as he strcuk out
Burkett In the first inning of the first
game. after Conroy had fallen headlong
over the rope between the grand stand
and the left-field bleachers in trying to get
the batters high foul fly.
The spectators howIed in derision as the
ard,hitting Eurkett in the fourth inning
time. They yelled in delight as Anderson
saved Eberfeld an error by taking his
throw of Heidrick's grounder off the
IN Of aenb ot for so e ,hro
was so wide that the runner was safe. The
error was cosby. for Moran followed with
a drive to the score board for two bases
and Hemphill crossed the plate with the
FIRST run of the game.
Elberfeld aroused the enthusiasm of the
crowd in the second half of the fourth in
that Wallace could not handle. The little
New York shortstop should have been out
at second when Anderson hit to Wallace.
but Padden muffed the throw, and SO both.
runners We're safe.
Williams followed with fly to left that
was good for one base Elberfeld crossed
the plate. tying the score.
BROWNS FIRST RUN.
In the fifth inning. ST. Louis began in
a way that appeared promising for after
Wallace had filed to Anderson. Padden
hit a sharp groundep that caused Con-
roy's shins to turn blue, and Sugden sin
gled to center. Padden and Sugden then
manipulated a double steal. as MCGUIRE
threw high to third. The steals were for
tunate. fox aPdden scored on Glades SIN
gle to-rght. Sugden tried to reach home,
but ~Keeler's return was 30 quick and ac-
curate that he was caught at the plate.
Then Mcclure singled to center. and MS
Williams slid across the plate with the
tying run the crowd stood up and wildly
shouted its approval Mcguire tried to
reach second on the throw-in. but he was
caught at second.
In the tenth Sugden made mess of
Dougherty'E hit in front of the plate. The
ball bounded so high that the fleet-foote
Dousherty had the throw beaten in any
event. Sugden. however. in his anxiety TO
catch the runner. threw the ball on the
ground to the riEht-field bieachers the
result being that Dougherty continued on
to third. He scored the winning run a
moment later on Keeler's out to Heidrick.
Score of first game:
FIRST GAME.