The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-04
CARDINALS ARE STILL THIRD.
Heidrick Not BACK I'm the Game
Jack Powell Also Absent.

Despite umors of internal dissensions and
/ and the management, the Cardinals still
seem to be hot after that pennant, as they
went In yesterday and. behind Harper. the
nants a push farther down the ladder, and
incidentally crawled up five points in the
race themselves. However. as the Phillies
shut out the Giants and also moved up a
few. the St. Louis aggregation Is still lodged
in the third berth. with that gulf Of eight
points between them and the coveted
place" IL the Quakers had lost yesterday.
st. Louis would have been three up on
them. but. The Pirates dropped below the
600 mark. about which they have so long
been wavering. as the result of a twelve
Boston and New York. both shut out. re-
treated in disorder toward the tail of the
procession.
All the interested parties in the troubles
OF the team are as silent as the tomb. The
Chicago papers say that Heilbroner Is SUI
ave. Donovan reticent. Robson smiling but
quiet However. denials notwithstanding.
Jack Powell failed TO show up at the game
yesterday. which caused considerable talk.
resume his place in the center garden in
yesterdays game. did not put In his ap-
pearanee Nichols, however. acquitted him
that the handsome Emmett was not missed
greatly.
The catchers seem to have carried of
the honors in the batting line. as both Mich
OILS and Jack Ryan secured two hits apiece.
Dick Padden's rest does not appear to have
affected his stick work. as he landed safely
twice. Bobbie Wallace got In the game
with a vengeance. handling seven assists
and two outs without an error. Roderfck
also crossed the pan with a tally and con-
nected for a three-bagger In the fatal first
inning.
after the first inning il attested by the time
taken to play IL. only one hour and twenty
five minutes, This Is pretty tast playing
en- time to win the game. a new record
would have been established
ty contest over in the Smoky City. The
C~incinnatis tied the score in the eighth and
won out in the twelfth with two home-run
drives. The Reds certainly must have taken
, a brace. as they did not make a single bob
BILE during the game. while the Pirates had
six misp,ays chalked up against them. The
Reds connected with Philippfs twists for
a lumber of extra bases. Harley. Beckley
and Crawford securing home-run drives.
Beckley. Crawford and PETIT two-baggerA
Philadelphia does not rlay to-day. so II
the Cardinals can down -. Windy Cityites
again. they will gain second position. And
to continue the speculation n bit further, II
! the Reds can repeat the dose they gave the
Pirates yesterday. st. Louis will be but
twenty points behind Pittsburg.
| Western League.
Kansas City. Mo, Aug. 3-Breitenstein pitched
an exceedingly nne game. and the local players
were unable to fit him at critical times. At
r. IL. Z
X kanf Fsa, city ..:-sfSJSsSf% !
Batteries: Kansas ~city.Gibson and Messitt. ST.
Paul-Breitenstein and wilson
st. Joseph. Nc. As-. 3-Maupin pitched a De-
culiar game to-day, being wild At times and ef-
fective at others. Minneapolis could not hit in
punches. Ferguson was put out Of the game
for ~disputing the umpire. Attendance. Lou.
Score:
R. H. E
s.; Joseph ...--.-.e :oaoSeS.:I I
Minneapolis .......0 0 = . y . Q o. s 4
Batteries: ST. J~oseph-Maupin and Doom. Min
neapolis-McConneii' Ferguson and Wadsworth.
Denyer. Colo. Aus. -Tw fames were sched;
uled for to-day. but the second came was called
in the fourth inning on account Of darkness.
The FIRST game was a pitchers battle. Frisk, for
the locals. Keeping the hitting well scattered and
received excellent support Attendance. 1000.
Score:
Des Moline. ........e eeoee1e0 81 10 !
Denver .......0 I 0 2 ] o I o..j
Batteries. Des -Noines-Bubser and Kleipov,
Denver-Frish and Sullivan
Cnlondc ac~4,~r Colo. AuI. S-Nso~Ao