The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-18
RIFT LITTLE CHANGE IN
CARDINALS POSITION.
Their Standing Is Practically the Same as at the End OF Last "eeS
Weak Hitting Was Responsible for Games Dropped to Cncin-
natl and Chicago-May Be Able to Reduce Pirates Average.

is pretty nearly the whole show. Joe ire
ouently practices at the American League
Park in Baltimore, and though IN MS cary
teens, makes some clever stops OF haru-nit
grounders, and neat catches OF nys.
The Milwaukee club of the American
League made a wise move IL the report is
true, tina Pitcher Claude Elliot and Out
fielder Dave Jones of the Rockford, Ill,
next year. Enlot's work with the Rockford
team Of the Three Eyes" League. Is an
exceptionally good one: He is considered by
some the best minor league pitcher IN tne
West. Out of thirty-three games twiried
this season, Elliot has won twenty-seven-
In addition he has played good ball In the
field and stands third In the league batting
Brooklyn was reported to have signed him,
but such was not the case.
Jones is considered a warm proposition
and leads the League in batting. He is hit
ting AIS. He Is said to be a faster mar
than Beaumont of Pittsburg; Anotner
twirler who will bear watching is a young
ster named Easton, who was signed Dy
Rockford after the college season was over.
Easton gained quite q reputation WIN am
tended college at Dixon, ILL.,. where his work
against some of the best university teams
in the West brought him into prominence.
signed by Rockford. The Cincinnati and
Chicago clubs were reported to have a line
out for Elliot and Jones. but were too late.
A stop watch held on the Cincinnati and
Pittsburg players caught their time IN
Beaumont covered the distance in 90 nat;
Dobbs. Harley and Ritchie in :o3h. and FOX
and Clark in :o3ls. The times were caught
when the players knew nothing OF II.
Joe McGinnity has been wondering for
some weeks why it was he could not pitch
in as consistently good form this year as
siderably. and perhaps the sleepless nights
spent in pondering it have added to the
lack of confidence with which he began
his games. But last night the mystery
was solved. Stepping upon the platform
of a slot machine in the Baltimore and
Slip dissorged to him, and. besides being
Informed that his weight was ls9 pounds. he
read:
advance at least half way"
This. Joe is confident. is the solution OF
the mystery, and In future he will run half
way up to the batsman before delivering
the ball. The more Joe thought of how
easy the future fooling Of his opponents
will be. the more he chuckled. He was so
delighted that he thought he would "cinch"
the tale of fortune by bracing another in
viting-looking machine that stood near by.
He acted upon the idea. and the slip an,
wealth is waiting for you in another
State" Joe Gays 1t is all on. He will hand
once and start in quest of that other State
where wealth" is awaiting him. Anyone
who can give him a clew to a lost. strayed
OF stolen cldIt. wuiC mas SVilSuDW BOt
away from him. is earnestly requested to
communicate with Joseph McGinnity, in
care of Baltimore baseball Headquarters
Baltimore News.
Manager McPhee of Cincinnati expects
Tommy Corcoran to get back into the
game by the time the Reds return from
Captain Tom will make his appearance in
the game with Pittsburg to-day.
The gam last Tuesday between the New
York and Boston teams at New York,
which resulted iii the triumph OF Kid
Nichols over Christy Mathewson. recalls
to the New York Sun a similar game ten
years ago between Boston and New York.
Says the New York writer:
"Mathewson and Nichols both pitched
battle compared 1t with one OF the most
remarkable games ever played in this city
between the same teams eleven years ago.
pitched In that game. which the enthusiasts
still refer to as the grandest baseball game
ever played in this city
fight was on. that the New York and Bos-
ton league teams played at Manhattan
E E;sSo,! R u;sen ws' "a, the t New York Ii,she, and
had been able to do anything with the
opposing pitcher, and twelve innings were
played. with neither side able to get a man
around the circuit. Both Rusie and Nichols
were beginning to feel the strain, and it
was a question which would be the first to
give out. In the thirteenth inning Mike
! Tiernan came to the bat and waited PATIENT
ly for Nichols to send over a fast one to
/! his liking. Ii came along and Herman. BY
a quick wrist movement. for which he
J was famous caught the ball fairly on the
trade mark and sent 1t sailing over the
center field fence, winning the game for
New York. The ball was obtained and
gilded by John B. Day. the president Of the
| New York club
The game yesterday was much like the
| record battle for nine innings. In the tenth
inning the Boston men began to size up