New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-15
Tip Tops Fall on Willett IN
Fourth Inning and
Capture Game.
COOPER MAKES TWO
SENSATIONAL CATCHES
Ex.Giant Shuts OF Triple b,
Nabbing Drive from Mathes
While on Dead Run.

Edgar WiIlett had one bad innln, =, /
Washington Park yesterday sfternoo-
and thereon hangs the tale Of IN. DAFT. Il
OF the St. Louis Miners AZ the hands =,
the Tin Tops The score was n AL.
the thousand or more spectators .s,
we're on hand found much 10 enthr.
over
II vas the first game Of the Eastern =.
yasion for 81. Louis, and Bill BraA.y
eager to show his admirers the prom,
way to repel the westerners. sent for.
Tom Seaton-"Cowboy' Tom.
Tom was not bothered BY any bad ,r,.
ings. He Just WORKED along in MA On.
painstaking manner and reduced IA.
scoring OF the opposition to A mininsr
With faultless support he might ha,
scored shut-out. but few wanted I,
bubble
There we're several old fsvorites in n.
lineup of the Miners. Grover Clsv.lsr,
Hartley. who grew FESTIVE under N.
course Of bench instruction he received
the McGraw school. was behind the bsr
and Otis Crandall, the famous old do,.
tor" appeared on the coaching lines :,
times. Then there were Al Bridwell or.
Giant and later a Cub. Ward Mile,
formerly OF the Cubs; Max simon. an
Kommers ex-Pirates. and Drake, VII.
spent the best years Of his baseball n.
being tossed about by Detroit.
A perfect day and an enthusiar,
crowd, one that rooted manfully for 4.
- hffs
work OF the opposition, encouraged Il,
PLAYERS into putting forth their best 4.
forts. The result was game calculals
10 please the most exacting. True enogr
the Miners spilled few errors arogx
the lot. but there we're several brill.r
pieces Of work.
Claude Cooper made two sonsatiori
catches Of hard driven flies which shr
off certain triples. His masterpiece va
a one-hande6 leaping nab OF 4 drive D
Nathes while running a. top speed h
the eighth inning he crossed away ole
into right field and pulled down wshl
of the bat OF Ward Miller Tom Seatcs
PULLED a pretty play in the sixth innirg
in taking a throw from Myers and beat
ing Mathes b. an eyelash in the race II
the bag
The Tip Tops Won the game in tn
fourth inning and incidentally oatia
around. Myers. first Up. got ease O
balls. and moved around TO third vne'
Bridwel made poor throw or a singh
By Evans Steve took second on the pli
Myers scored when Boucher MADE an y
ror on Hofman's grounder. Evans tak1s-
third and counting on long ny by MI
phv. Holman crossed the plate whr
Nesterzil doubled. and the last namA
completed the circuit on a smashing ~
gle bv Gagnier. Land flied out. and ate
seaton singled Cooper fouled to Boucher
with such a comfortable lead 70 vori
on Seaton let down in his work, and r.
the next inning the Mound city men creH
ou, Of the whltewash tub. Hartley Wake
TO first, Fillett poked a weeny hit oe!ca
seaton and Bridwelrs solid vhack 10 Ter
filed the bases Boucher swung yicousB
hut his best was A roller down 10 secoM
base. on which BridNel was forced o.
Hartley scored. Hoffman jugglcd The os.
for moment. missing an easy dou0s
play
Hoffman tripled to deepest left helo =
the second inning, but was out al ui
plate trying 10 stretch the hit.
Til, e,oro fnllnUG