The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-09-05
ST. LOUIS IN A BAD RUT.
Cardinals Have Hut Little Chance to
Improve Their Position.

St. Louis appeared to have a chance to
improve its position by the game she
played against Chicago at League Park.
but since the trip commenced the team
has gone TO pieces completely. The pres
ent trip so far has not been any more sue
cessful than any of the other jaunts the
Cardinals have taken this season.
Jesse Burkets cannot get. even a hit a
! game nowadays: A few weeks ago he was
piling up three or four hingleS in each
encounter. This bad spell spoils Jesse's
chances of figuring as a contender for the
batting honors. 1t appears now that Flick
will have the top position. Even the great
McGraw will not give him a rub.
Johnny McGraw says: Mine times out Of
ten YOU can size up the angle the ball will
take and be on the jump to head IL Of
The crowd calls Il luck II a hard hit IS
playa realization of the profits Of studying
each pitched ball. The hit and miss field
ing will not win nowadays any more than
the slan-bang tactics on the inside"
avowed opponest of strenuous baseball. as
enacted by "Mugsy" NcGraw Joe Kelley
and other diamond fighters. says be is con-
verted TO the kicking game. He thinks the
gentIemauly style is too tame.
Il have always opposed the kicking style
of game. but 1 confess that I am converted
out IL. The pubic has hard work to be-
lieve that the players are Interested IN the
result II they meekly take decisions against
them.
81 don't want to be understood as advo-
eating rowdy ball. As soon as a player be-
comes abusive. out of the game with him.
When he begins to swear or use vile lar
guage. retire him. If he hangs around with
a senseless kick or keeps at 1t too long.
give him the same treatment. II he lays a
hand on the umpire. or if the players leave
their positions and crowd around the UNI
pire, out Of the game. But q mere pro-
test over a close decision. even II IL Is made
with a little warmth. doesn't do any harm
No umpire OF any sense and decent temper
minds it 1t shows the player is in TIE
game"
Pittsburg has purchased Jisgs Donohue.
the Dayton catcher. and Catcher Deal, who
is now farmed at Rochester. The price
was $500: President Hart wanted Dono-
hue. but tailed to arrange a trade. jugs Is
the best catcher In the Interstate League.
and ranks fourth In batting and second I'm
base-running. He Is a Chicago boy by birth.
There has never been a time at this period
OF the year In the history of baseball in
which so many clubs of the big orgaHfza-
ton have such a small margin separating
them as Is now the case from the Sec0ad
10 me seventh club. II is a pity that there
Is not the great interest In the game that
It and the race deserve. However, this Is
not the fault of the American people. bat
can De blamed only on the club owners.
The retired ball player. John Nfontsem-
cry Ward says OF the new baseball cram
ization among the players: Il believe that
tne players ought to have an organization
not for the purpose of fiebtina With aaj
one, but to protect themselves. IL necessary,
ana 70 promote a feeling of mutual regard
oeeasions for iI iiiares There are 50 many
players OF opposing teams that anything
that Will nave a tendency to bring the play.
sgs together on terms of Sreatsr nstnns