The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-19
BASEBALL NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Philadelphia Crowds st. Louis Out OF
Second. Position.

Boston's second victory over the Dom
ovanites places the St Louis club in third
is having veritable picnic over in Pork
town. Meantime the champions are making
the Pirates shiver over the prospects Of
Hanlon's men have twice trounced the
Pittsburg outfit, and the margin of lead has
been cut almost in twain. Boston is close
big crimp in New York. which Christy
Matthewson will probably unroE this at
ternoon. st. Louis will have to set to-
Cincinnati are right after the local aggre-
cation. and the Reds will be here Sunday to
make their annual killing Cincinnati
Louis swathed in cotton batting. Hahn has
been a troublous proposition this season. but
he has been beaten. and that by st. Louis.
He can be beaten again.
Jack Powell will be called upon to pitch
out OF his turn this afternoon and Pitting-
ball as either Nichols or Dineen. viii be on
the slab for the Beaneaters.
Pete Childs secured two bingles for Chi
cago yesterday, and was instrumental In
In the Windy City.
Nash's work was very mediocre Yesterday.
Though no one is In position to argue
about balls and strikes, a bali that is two
fset d from the plate can hardly be strike
raw at times.
Catcher Heydon relieved Ryan after the
game was hopelessly lost We sterday. and
did fair work, but his throwing to second
Is not to be commended. IL his first efforts
yesterday are any criterion.
St Louis had q fine chance to unsettle
the visitors in the first inning. desp.te the
lead Of three runs held by the Boston club
Bufkett and Donovan were on the bags and
Dineen passed Wallace Kruger wtnt to
bat and had two strikes and three balls
Dineen did not do SO. and KRUGER was ali
the more surprised when informed that he
had struck out
Dineen does not stop to argue any de-
cdsion that is not close. He took nap or
second IN the second inning and was easily
walked away from the corner as though
he had figured on Just such q play but
what he did say to Herman Long, who
stood In the coacher's box. could be easily
yesterday. and 1t was thought he would
have to retire. such was the force Of The
first one stopped b. his protector. The milk
the veins Of the bleacherites has been sadly
thinned with chalk and water. They
eheered Justify when Nash was hit.
Eugene Demontreville Of the Beaneaters
better known as Demont because of the
shortcomings OF the score sheet, was a
visitor yesterday morning at the Weather
Bureau He made no inquiries as to the
weather. but spent a good half hour chat
ting with George J. Heck OF the Weather
Bureau staff, who was at one time a we'll
known amateur ball player In Washington,
d. C. Years ago, when Demont was in
knee breeches and Heck lad OF II, the
latter was captain Of an amateur ball team
| in Washington which put UP quality OF
ball playing that attracted good crowds.
| at that time. and as a sort Of Drotexe Of
Heck's, turned a neat penny by managing
| pair Of movable seats at so much per
| head for spectators. Heck retired from
| the diamond a few years later. but Demont
| rose and IL now rated one OF the best
| second basemen in the business Whenever
| the Seleeites come to town he exchanges
"reminiscences with the weather man, and
| the latter contrives to see at least one OF
| the games Of every series between the beam
| eating aggregation and the locals.