The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-08


| League" says Official Sccrer Mcftale. IF
! that is So why don't the club win. In most
! Of the games played in ST. Louis Tebeau
! men have outfieldel. oUtpitched and out
batted their opponents. notwithstanding
( this fact, they have lost Il large majority
/ of the games played on the home grounds.
/ With the possible exception Il Chicago, the
/ pitching staf is as strong as that oi any
| club In the League. I have looked in vai.
| for an excuse but can find none. VIII
| have to fail hack on tho old much-abused.
| ill-useG hard luck story. Mr.. Robinson has
spent n fortune TO put a winning team IN
| the field. That hs has failed Is no fault OF
| his.
Look over the team as ii stands now.
I Then try 10 strengt hen IL. You Will ind II
an almost Impossible job. Powell. Young.
Jones and Hushry are pitching winning bail.
| AS a rule. they let their opponents down
| team weighing aud Sudholi are excellent
substitutes Each IL capable or WlnninS
| from the strongest team in the League; Rob
| inSon and Criger are regarded as hiSn-ciaSs
| catchers. They are placed IN the nfst rank
! Robinson has a reputation OF being one
| OF the greatest. If not the greatest, all
| around wind paddist In ihe League II he
is Ior, he il certainly a smart fellow. cor
| he receives more money fer his services
| than any other catcher In the League The
| infield IS the strongest in the League: Nc
Graw IS in a class by himself. Wallace
| has no superiors or equals. heister and Me
| Gam can hold their end up pretty well.
| The outfeld can hardly be beaten. Burkett
| has been for several years one OF the great
est batters in the League. AS a heider ne
center fielder in the world to-day. Donovan
| i'll right can hold his end up with Keller
| and Stah!. Then there is Donlin as SUB
| outfielGer. He hits over .3oo and Is this
year a sure catch and covers world Of
| ground After figuring this thing out, you
| would NOT think that st. Louis ought to lose
a game during the season.
Then as a manager ST. Louis has Mr..
Tebeau. When Mr.. Tebeau was in Clere-
est managers and baseball experts in the
national game. We figured him Hanlon s
| equal. II not hts superior. We thought that
there was nothing in this game OF base
| ball worth knowing that Pat was not IA
miliar with. While In Cleveland did he not
always finish wei up in the race? We for
Temple Cup series. We figured him a great
bail player, as well as great leader. We
hailed him with delight when he came here
with his Cleveland team. No sooner did
he place his foot on Missouri soil than he
lost his claim on Dame Fortune. Mexican.
one of the greatest pinch hitters the game
ability to hit went with IL Chi!ds. always
a tower of strength TO the Cleveland team.
lost his winning form. He was seized with
malaria and his stay In st. Louis was full
of disappontments, both TO himself and tho
spectators. Tebeau himself had to retire
from the game. With its three best men
out of the inner works the team was, In
deed. lucky TO finish fifth IN the race.
This year Mr.. Robson did not let the
\
strengthen the club. He succeeded in get
ting the men he was after. However. Dame
Fortune refused TO Temoye the spell she
rick was laid low with severe case OF
Charley horse. Emmett is n strong young
man and should have been able to have ex-
tended himself for years TO come without
having fallen a victim TO this malady-
When McGraw and Robinson Joined the
club OConnor was released. This was a
serious mistake and 1T cost the club several
games -
CrigerS neck, ard as result Louis was
laid up for several days Meantime Beu-
low had to do a stunt behind the bat, while
Robinson and McGraw went to baltimore
TO look after their business Then Mciraw
and Wallace were injured. The club played
the majority Of its games on the last
Eastern trip without the services q its
three most valuable men, namely. Wal
lace, McGraw and Heidrick.
Not since the season commenced has st.
There has always been a hole, and aim ast
invariably has the game escaped through
this opening. True, Brooklyn and Phila-
team. However, they have not met with
the hard luck that has followed the St.
Louis club. But by. this don't mean to
say that Brooklyn has not played better
bail than st. Louis. Hanlon is lucky. but
he has made his team play winning ball
We laid the bIain. on Teseau. 1t was the
general opinion down the line that the old
chief was responsible for the poor showing
bali and the blame was laid at the man
sgers door. At that time II was expected
that the team would take brace as soon
as NcGraw and Robinson, the brains Of the
Baltimore club. Joined the team. However.
that brace has failed to materialize. The
team. although strengthened by the ad-
dition of McGraw and Robinson, has not
played any better ball since their arrival.
In short. l think that II is simply a bad
streak. Nothing can be expected until it
breaks"
''Childs is not known as Cupid among
Cupid. Ever hear how Cupid fell on the
fence and hurt his nose at Selma?'
Funniest thing ever happened: says I.
Donahue. ''Cuppids nose was enlarged five
sizes and when he snored, 1t went kee-haw,
kerchonk. and the other people In the hotel
swore there was whale aboard"
Griffith hated to pitch the 1-to-nit game
against Brooklyn. Griff has always cher
ished a superstition that any time he shuts
out 4 club he will get pasted next time. and
II has held good. Next game after that
fourteen inning I-to-0 Pittsburg affair. he
was whaled for keeps, anu he expects to
get 1t again in the near future.
Clark Griffith and Jim Hart did some great
tanning Saturday. Griff lancing his verbal
caught off guard.
That's att ali . pipe about my being afraid at TO
started that? Bill Lange. One day We had
some club S to 0. last inning a hit went
out TO center and Bill let II go by for
home run. 4 did It to accommodate Griff.
SAYS Bill; He thinks II unlucky to shut
time. If they'll let me-
Il think we did right" says Hart of Chi
csgo, in letting Killen go without trying