The St. Louis Republic., 1900-05-04
Games Postponed.
Ecston- Philadelphia.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
P!ttsburg. Pa. Nay 3.-Bsrt Jones. the
modest st. Louis lort-h handler, tied up with
the NaUnted Rube WaddcN to-day. Rube has
been rated the best left-hander, II not the
best pitcher. in the Nationa! League. Jones'.
about st. Louis, ct least. has hcen regarded
as the worst Anyhow. Jones was all the
money to-day. He held the local slUgsors
down TO six hits. The mighty Waddeli. who
took 20 the woods the opening day Of the
season last week, emerged from his conceal
Inent just long enough TO set bumped aga!u-
Ches5ro wanted 10 pitch. but Rube thought
II was his day. After St. Louis Gut r lead
Of five runs n the first four innings Eube
began to look like bad money.
Il was a raw day. Only l.4o people were
out. They kept warm by roofing for the
Pirates. but the latter were apparently over
come By the cold. Eleven hits, with 4 total
Of eighteen bases. for St Louis, compared
with the SIX hits. all oac-basers. BY the
Fittsbufgs, showed that Jones had by FAR
the best Of tbs tvirling argument. Five
large errors by the Pirates 10 three to- -.
Louis demonstrated the superiority of the
visitors IL fielding. while three stole. bases
Tor Jebeau's men, aga!ns. none by Pitts
burg, tod the truth IN regard to base run
ming. The Locals, however, had little chance
good reason that they eelGOm reached fret
Tacks' Iatimer went IN TO catch. II
was his Hrst GppealaAce BEFORE Il local
crowd lie did NOT create = very fsvoys bio
impression. IL raay have been due to
LeEEousEG5S, or his brain may have been
beiIGdled by trying 20 figure out intricate
problems with kG5e in order to secure r
r!ctcTy. but IL E a fact that "Tacks'' lived
Up 70 tha reputation he has gained for being
Pm sourg's man behind the bat had much
20 DO WIKI the big s3oro piled Up by ST.
Louis. although Z he had played an er-
rorlass game the visitors would have won
anyhow, but The victory would not have
been SO oreTwheiming.
Yesterdays change IN the batting order -
ene was thrown out BY Wagner. Burkett's
hi was worth only a single until Il bounded
over CIarke's head iOr three bases. Nike
DonlAn famed in three pitches. Ee.ster
second, and after Wagner fuIabled Me-
Ganns groundtr. Wallace lined safety
reachirg third. The Golble steal VAS sue
StSslC!. AcGRID scoring on Wallace's OUT
.,H was about one two. three order until
70 their lead. After Keister highNtiieI .i1OtS 70
ScoIey. AcGann walked. Wallace feed 10
;5eS neSS.eeiy and Cross tripled. McCreery
hnd Lave scoring on the error.
cnti the seventh inning Jones' had given
She ne Pirates but two hits. Tho locals then
GaugAt MccreeTy's long hy. Cooley hit 20
Jones, who threw vud 90 catch Clarke et
second. railing with Clarke Wallace titled
Tor Cooley and threw over McGann's head
Cvoiey went 10 second and Clarke to third
tHe latter scoring on Wagusr's fly TO Doro-
van, Patsy msde & nice throw to the plate
-Four more runs were added TO the visit
ofs score In the eighth. BUrkett beat out
a bunt anc EonLD singled. Ritchey funlbiei
heis:srs inheiG hit. Burket; scoring. L1Ati-
mer fell over McGarn S tap IN front OF the
plate. Wadde!l picked up TIE bal. and tried
70 catch Donlin ut third. but threw wild
going 10 third. i;itchey and Cooley cared
tor Wallace. McGann scored on Cross's hy
10 Beaumont. Cr.ger Gipied, but Jones
dropped nice one into EIy's nlitts.
In their half Of the eighth the Pirates
scored their second run. Ely led Off with
a single, anc I.aifmer followed with ar
other. putting Ely on third. WaGdeIl forced
Latimer al second, and Beaumont fled 10
Donovan. scoring Fly. Clarke was tire next
mea up; and ne filed to Burkett. Neither
side could do anything IN the ninth. Tho
score: