The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-19
BASEBALL. NEWS AND GOSSIP.
fBoston National League Club Forced
o.5-Cent Ball by American.

iHousu Tue JtoDONaHiteS were una ole iC
Dunch a SUFFICIENT number OF hits at Pitts
burg yesterday TO make more thar :wo
runs Jesse Burkett continued TO field, hat
ana run the bases as he seldom did IN the
so-calied halcyon days OF his career. Bur
kett never played a better game than ne
IL putting up in left ficld these days for
Patsy Donovan IN particular and 81. Louis
IN general. Burkett scored the only runs
made by the tribe in the Smoky City. lie
completed the circuit In one hit. and crossed
the pan on one OF the two other occasions
he reached the first corner.
Patsy Donovan DID not pitch either Pow
ell or Harper yesterday. as expected. This
was 40 doubt due 10 n notice received from
Philadelphia that a Goubie-header would lie
played there with the Donovanites to-day.
Donovan stated on the night the team left
ST. Louis that he knew Ii would he Just
their luck TO draw a double-he2der with
tie Quakers. Two games We're postponed
there on the last trip. and they will have
TO be made up. The Philadelphia manase-
meGt is glad OF the opportunity TO couble
the card for more than one reason. 1t
should draw people away from the Amer
lean League game on that day. in the first
place. Then the ST. Louis club has had
= mighty rough journey In the last three
nights. This should give Billy Shettsline's
team a fair chance TO pull out two of tho
games. with almost the certainty OF split
ting even on the day.
eddie Murphy pitched another game and
lost 1T This does not promise the aGji-
ton Of Il successful pitcher to the trio
which has done all the winning FOR 81.
Louis this season. Harper, Is said TO be 50
badly used up that the club may be With
out his services. As a matter of fact. Iiar-
per had a sore side last week. Harper has
done a lot OF pitching this spring, but he
IS not nearly so delicate a lad as mis- nlond
hair and blue sleeves would lead one to
believe. When leaving the city last Sunday
night Manager Donovan was asked about
Harper's condition. and said the briliilnt
was as good as eyer. except for
a little muscle in his side. He said Harper
xrpFrIf SYfvrr.+ ~, shrar.ph tho zaaGn 40 NOT
pitched too often. 1t Is TO be hoped that
Jones or Murphy will wake to a realeza-
tioa of the fact that they are needed and
needed badly by the st. Louis team.
Manager McPhee Of the Reds Is tired OF
trying out his pitchers. and Is now looking
looking for berths. McEadden obtained one
with st. Joseph IN the Western League. but
will return to Cincinnati in September.
The Forktown team has bit three twirlers
on the present Eastern invasion. and Doctor
Newton is one of them. Hahn and Philips
are the only twiriers with the Reds VINO
can DE expected to pitch a winning game.
is at home. and will have TO show
successful ball on the return OF his team
or take TO the high brush about Muncie.
Ind.
Cincinnati fans seem to be very sore on
their team In eight games played at home
tied one with Boston and lost the next
seven in order. They were expected TO
slide the toboggan. but no one thought they
would put ballhearing, pneumatic tires on
tna slippery path
Just what fnroads the Boston American
League team has made on the gate receipts
Of the National League club in the Hui can
be guessed at through the announcement
25-cent ball Will be played by the Bean
eaters hereafter. as the attendance with
Philadelphia playing against Manager Selee $
team yesterday was l2s. Jimmy Collins's
club has just completed a three-straight
showing against Charley Comiskey's cham
pions. and If Selee's men continue the brand
Of baseball they put up in ST.. Louis 1t Is
II they can draw more than lz5
people at 10 cents a head.
This afternoon will settle the fight for the
possession OF Hugh Jennings. for the time
being. Connie Mack has Ban Johnson and
Charley Comiskey lined Up with him In the
fight which will be waged on McCraw II
the latter refuses to reiinqu,sh his claims
on Jennings. The latter seems to be with
the Oriole manager in the fight and there Is
to be a pulling of both ends against
the miGdle In the American which will in
ture that league more than all the good ball
1t has played this season can aid Il. When
Ban Johnson can order a club to turn over
one OF its men to another team which will
more money by having him. 1t seems
ball. 1t is a case of get the money here re-
Of the kind OF ball that may be
played there.
Rumors are still flying about in regard to
The transfer OF the Milwaukee American
Club to st. Louis. Certain local pro-
hoped to accomplish that move last
spring. Now they are cocksure that they
90 II next season. Hugh Duffy will
have to get his team up In the race before
even a Few st. Louisans would approve of