The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-12
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
TO-Dny's Schedule.

Jack Powell viii endeayor to break the
tie between New York and st. Louis this
afternoon and have the large end fall on
St. Louis's- side OF the ledger The Giants
arrived in the city yesterday, but Manager
Davis was not prepared to say who will OPP
pose the big st. Louisan who gave Mat
thewson his first defeat Of the season.
There Is no certainty that the great Mat
thewson may not be on the slab for the
Giants. He has been twirling in his early
spring form on the present trip Of the
Gothamites and he would delight in giving
the Donovanites a good trouncing. They
have been his "hoOdoo" all season, not
withstanding that he did finally beat them
one game.
Pitcher Mills. who was recently secured
by the New York Club from Schenectady.
inter a deal OF dickering, is now with the
team. and may be turned loose in this city.
Mills has a record OF sixteen victories in as
many games this year. and Is looked upon
as another 'phenom."
ter yesterday, but will hardly guard the
right suburb II the heat IS as intense to-
day as 1t was yesterday.
With New York and ST. Louis on an ex-
actly even basis. some records are likely to
be broken in the next four days. 1t Will
and with the remembrance OF the two-out-
of-three result in favor Of New York on
the last trip. the locals will be none the
Manager Davis was quoted in CINCINNATI as
hoping that 'the st. Louis Cl0p will finish
in last place" Donovan. Burkett & Co.
the tail-end position.
Charley Hickman, who has been playing
at short for New York during the lay-on
of George Davis. Is now out Of the game
with felon on the middle finger or his
right hand.
II Cincinnati signs many more young
eters there Will be few men left on the
April Charley Irwin was slated for re-
procession. McPhee thought it best to
ss he did nos es a right ss tbs
start.
New York team are OF the opinion that,
unless Nick Young supplies the New York
team with competent umpires. Andrew
these days and step Into the camp Of the
enemy-the American League. A story to
this effect was sent to New York last
night.
President Hart of Chicago Is Disguised
fine every player put out Of the game So.
Manager Davis of the New Yorks says
he has no idea how the report became cur
rent that Strang had been released.
The only fault Lefty Davis has shown
since he Joined the Pittsburg team IL
disposition to hold the ball too long in
right field, and this Il q fault that can be
corrected easily.
1t was believed that the National League
would have nothing to do with players re-
leased BY the American League. Hanlon
COPIED that idea. however, the other day
when he made an effort to land Jimmy
Casey on the strength OF report that thu
third baseman had been released by Detroit
telephone. but failing. wired the player at
milwaukee,. Casey telegraphed bacH that
the story Of his release was a fake.
breach Of faith. as the National League
magnates have agreed to turn down only
contract Jumpers. Casey IL not one OF them,
as he was sold to Detroit before the Amer
lean League broke away. Pitcher Pratt. re.
Gently released by the Athletics. jumped
Philadelphia, and II now out in the cold
world.
Chicago has tried I'VE men at first base
Dexter. Menefee. Chance. Waddell and
Raymer. The latter promises to be 2 fixture
Doyle does not return
cries In Pittsburg last week. - the same
umpire who resigned from President
HounG's STAN early in tho seaeon. giving his
reasons for resiEning that he had lost his
the players. The members OF the New
York team are OF the opinion that Colgan
has regained moro nerve than ever he lost,
and that he came a. near being dishonest rs
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