The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-06
CLUB STANDING.
Yesterdays Games.
To-Dsy's Schedule.
Philadelphia at st. Louis.
I.oston at Chicago
New York al pittshurc.

Powelvs pitching against Philadelphia
yesterday was so exceedingly good that St.
Louis would have won the ball game at
League Park had she played anything I'm
the way of baseball The St Louis team
hit Flat harder than the Philadelphia
team hit Powell As usual. st. Louis was
quite Incapable Of making any runs or TAX
ing any advantage of opportunities TO
make runs. After being unable to score
for eight innings. St Louis made two runs
in the ninth after two men We're out. and
tied the score. In the tenth inning rhila-
deIphia won with triple by Thomas and
single by Delehauty.
The Official scorer gives Philadelphia ten
hits or these ten at least We're drives that
should have been eaten up. Thomas's run
IN the first inning was the result of a rank
muff. or of a throw from Dilari by Sud
hofY. who was subbing for McGraw, who
hurt his thumb on Thursday afternoon
and was unable to play. Cruss's run In the
fifth inning was the result of an equally
rank muff Of billiards. splendid throw to the
plate By CriEer. The ball came well ahead
of Cross on a lovely bound. IL Was a per
fec; throw, but Criger let IT get away.
The official scorer missed giving him an
error. Wore such a thing possible he should
he given two errors for it.
Had billiard been an courant with, rs
I.eJoie would say. or next" as Jesse Buzz
kett has f. TO his job in center held, he
would have made easy catches OF the
triples knocked out by Thomas and Cross.
He should have been camped under both
balls. But billiard Is young in the League
ami does not know where batters hit. Tie
played in close FOR Cross. who Is an fnfre-
quent hitter. but hard swlnger. who sends
a ball when he does meet It. which Is about
l. GEF -ffssf
wa,loper The center fielder should play
back of short, and the left fielder back OF
third right by the edge Of the clay. fo-
him Had billiard been playing right for
these men their triples would have been
pop flies.
Then, in the tenth Wallace let Dele
ham,y's terrific wallcp go through him
Good many people thought 1t should have
been an error. Delehany met 1t his pref
test Wallace was playing on the grass
edge To shut Off Thomas run at the plate.
1t came right AT him. Bob dropped to one
knee to "cinch" it. He was nervous. for 1t
was a sweet lick. II out through his hands
and cIamped knees like needle throusn
burlap and went tolily along, kissing the
sfamrocks and chuckine the daisies under
the chin on its way 10 Burkett. Thomas
scored the winning run.
So, all told, Powell should have had a
shut-out Big Jack never WAS quite so good
curves. The score shows but two errors
back Of him. but really there were six. A
better game never was pitched.
Piatt was not good and was well hit.
st. Louis played poor bah at bat and on
bags. Several runs were thrown away by
had baseTunning. The two runs St Louis
did score came on wild throws by Piatt AMI
Delehanty in the ninth after two men were
gone With Donovan on third and Sudhoff
on first. Criger hit one down at his feet
which bounded 30 feet high. Piatt threw
fast to first. Delehanty niJiffed the wide
toss Sudhoff pct sail for third, which VOL
yerton left naked. Delehauty threw without
waiting TO see if there was anyone to take
the ball. Ii went to the fence, and two runs
scored.
Douglas was In bad throwing form. ana
St. Louis should have stolen bases at will.
Donovan and McCiann might have tried a
double steal IA the ninth. but did not Nc
Gam WAS forced at second afterwards.
with Criger on second. in the ninth. Pow ell
was allowed to bat Cor himself Robinson
should have been sent up Powell tried
to run from first base to third on Bur
ketts double back Of the third sack AMI
was out mile though he had the play In
front of him. In the tenth inning. when IL
was desirable to get TO base, Burke.t hit a
ball with two balls and no strikes on him,
To be sure II YVES good ball. and II re-
quIred a great play by Cross and a fine
pickup by Delehanty to get him. But Plat,
was wild, ard IL was hardly hall PLAYING
Though the team was broken up Il shof,id
have won, for the Phillies were not In any