The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-08
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Yesterdny,s Games,

cincinnati became generous yesterday and
boosted st. Louis into second place by beat
ing the New York Club in Porkopolis.
The Donovanites have a bare lead of two
points over the Giants. and will be COM
PEELED to play the snappiest kind of ball to
retain the advantage for the next three
days. After that the task will be easier
st. Louis will face the Brooklyn crowd to-
day and for two days following. while New
York Will play the same dates against CHI
cinnau. The Reds may take another fail
out OF the Gothanites. but Donovan, Bur-
kett & Co. will not depend upon that DOUBT
ful chance. and will go after the soaps Of
the champions from the minute Hank
ODay calls play baii' this afternoon until
the three games nave been ended.
The Brloesrooms have Deen comparative
ly easy Tor the oI. Louis club this season.
In the last series prayed here. three weeks
ago, the nome cluD t.ok three out OF four,
aud then went TO Ine oLiier el.d OF the
bridge and repeated the feat. Ned Ramon
has been making some desperate attempts
to get winning pau out OIL ms miXeu az
gresation, AKA The ClLD snOutd go a faster
gait tor The balance OF the season than 1t
mas up to date.
Jack Powell will be on the slab for the
DonovanlteS This afternoon, and the KIND OF
pail ne piteneu against Phliddelpnia on
Thursday afternoon Will beat the Cham
plons, sure. Such twirling could not be
beaten twice in succession.
Manager Donovan has been improving
constantly since he returned to ST. LOUIS.
but he does not expect TO play IN right helU
before the miodle OF the week. Mr.. Dono-
van would be in the game now, but for the
advice of his physician and friends, who do
not want hun TO return until he Is certain
OF taking no chances. A relapse might keep
him out OF the game 1notenniteiy, and that
would be disastrous, indeed.
Mr.. Donovan probably will make a change
IN the lineup OF the team this afternoon.
Ryan shows signs of his hard work be-
hind the bat. lie worked in the double
With steady grinding in the Friday and
Saturday contests. He seems to be worn
out completely. as his playing lacks even a
semblance of vim. Meantime Pete Childs is
consuming the ice water on the bench and
drawing his pay, while the fans have dim
recollections OF his one days work in left
lieve he was an outfielder Of no mean abii-
ity. Childs is not as fast in the outf1eld as
Arthur Nichols and cannot bat as well, app
parenty, but Nichols behind the bat will
caused in the change OF the outfield. Nichols
Is brimful Of dash these days. as his work
in the right garden Is but child's play to
him when compared with nine innings be-
h!nd the bat.
Bill Schriver's most burdensome duties
seem to be warming up pitchers and stand
ing in the coachers box. One fan, conf
menting on this fact Saturday. said: II
that is all Schriver is good for. why not
take UP his room in, the sixteen.limit re-
striction with u pitcher or utility out
fielder. If Schriver can do something else.
why not give Ryan rest? schrivers hit
ting is said to be poor, according to the fig
ures for. the few games in which he has
participated. 1t can be no poorer than that
of Ryan for the last four games Ryan has
been worked off his feet" That may be
little strong. but there seems to be deal
OF truth in it.
Since Harper pre-empted the pitching hon.
ors of the National League local fans have
been offering all kinds of wagers that he
will make a better showing than any other
man. One enthusiast has wagered with
New Yorker that Harper will win more
games than Matthewson. and now fears
that he made a mistake in not betting that
Harper would have the best percentage at
the end Of the season. He feels that Mat
thewson will be worked three times week.
and thus have more chances than Harper.
Matthewson is a husky youngster. hut he
has not the team behind him that Harper
can always depend upon. At present It
looks like good bet for the St. Louis gen.
tleman.