The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-19

With no available pitcher in form to OPP

With no available pitcher in form to OPP
pose Boston yesterday, the Donovanites
went into the game in q half-hearted man
ner with Eddie Murphy. weak from illness.
on tho slab. In the very first inning 1, be-
came evident that the st. Louis players
lacked the ginger which has carried them
from the bottom Of the pennant ladder to
second position. Just what this lack OF
snap In play will mean IL continued is
shown In the standing OF the clubs. st.
Louis Is third after one day OF lax work
ON the field.
The team would probably have been beat
En- by the clever pitching of Dineen. who
held the tribe Of Donovan to four hits.
three OF which were made in the third
inning. But the small crowd present would
have been perfectly satisfied II the work
in the field had had the least bit of spirit.
When the team is all in pieces as it were,
there may be some excuse for the exhibition
given 1t League Park yesterday.
KruEer's Miserable Mum.
Though an error is not charged to Kru-
ger, he Is responsible for starting the loose
play. After Siagle had singled and been
advanced on Murphys sacrihce in the first
1nning q pop foul fly was knocked over
Kruger walked over and camped under the
ball He caught it easily and-drorped 1t
much more easily. Just how 1t got out of
ais glove cannot a be explained; but the
to eay nothing OF pitcher who was really
too III to be In 4 uniform. From that time
until Murphy went to the bench in the sec
0nd inning, the game was Q succession OF
bingies, with q couple OF passes and an
error thrown ia. Tho errors made were OF
the rank order which usually crop out on
On the bases. in the Held and at the bat
there was nothing to redeem the work OF
the Donovanites. That IL the story Of the
2 to victory which Boston gained at
TSs pisying Of Frank selee's Beaneaters
vas ~ brilliant a. that of the locals was
l.eis.s; Though they could not oonnee,
oix hits and ono run In the seven innings
ahsy were playing baseball at every stef
Of The game. Jimmy 6lagie and Gene De.
winning, CONTINGENT. Demontreville, who
had % chop on hale his name when he en-.
tered baseball. was as successful against
Dement'S record was two singles. a double
and . three-bagger In hve times up. In the
Held h made . marvellous stop Of a ground.
sharks of . safety a. it left his bat.
RaAAen's TRIPLE Saved Shut-Oat.
A story of how Boston made thre run!
In the nrst inning and four in the second Il
but repetition Of ''so-and-so singled an.
The two runs made by the st. Louis put
0t Wero scored IN the third inning. Burket
singled and stole second. Dick Padden lam
basted the ball Into right field. JIMMY
6lasie sprinted, and when he sprints n
fairiy ME-. He dove Tor thu bell - he got ir
line with Il, and, - was expected, he missel
q. Padden landed safely at third base
while Burkett had creased the pan. savinl
Q Whltowash. A single by Wallace sen
Psddoa over the rubber.
villa SudhoR was suffering from a swol
len ringer when he entered the box, and hi
Wuek WAS creditable, indeed. Sudhon IN
g. Louis bog, and there seems to be q per
Gistsnt effort to hunt out his shortcoming
: and hide his good points. Sudhoff give
promioe OF fooling them by pitching his wa.
ever III the cracks. II he had pitched all o
yesterday's game II would, at least, hay
been Interesting. The score: