The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-02
NEWS N GOSSIP OF
BASEBALL PLAYERS.
ST. Louis Teams String of Msfortunrs Seems 10 Have Been Broken
at New York With the Successful Series and the Record Break
inu Attendance Donovan Contracted Iieidrick's Fit.

speed as AI~atthewson. Waddell or Murphy.
Is bound TO be Il triie Wild at times.
The local outfit left st. Louis ON May .
with five games won. six lost. and a per-
ceutase .: $50. 1t arrived in Chicago yes
terday with 70 won. Il lost and a percentage
II .sSS. That Is "A loss Of ., points In the
table. This record is a remarkably good
one when il is considered that Wallace was
thrown out OF mos; 81 the Eastern games:
Childs was injured and the iniield was
PATCHED up with n catcher. The team needed
one game to put II on an even basis when 1t
lett ST. Louis; it now needs but four games
to give il .5o. THIS is really but three
lames to the bad on the long trip One OF
tho longest. If not the longest trip that
Nick Young ever scheduled.
When i, is considered that Bobby Wal
lace was out of the game for the greater
part Of the Eastern series. and how the
team was craZy-quiited In consequence. II
VIII be seen ;hat Manager DCnovan's team
has been playing some baseball. despite the
fact that IT. seems as though the team had
made II poor showing. OF the eight games
won ana he eleven lost on the trip. II must
be counted IN that three straight were
dropped at Chicago and an even break on
four games at Cincinnati. That made five
lost before the ST. Louisaus invaded the
East. Il la j. Waidere Kirk. Two and two
at Boston was mighty good baseball. with
the iriield all changed about. Brooklyn
took a double-header from 81. Louis. but the
latter took "A fall out Of the champions in
the first game played in the City Of
Churches. As two games Were postponed at
Philadelphia. the Quakers got off with an
even break in the two played.
Then came the great series with the
sprinting giants. in which Donovan and his
players seemed to jump into condition as
y G..- -a..1 fh.fr sa.sHlnr nnGis.lnE -, the
advent of Wallace's return. and the result
was. indeed. gratifying.
Taking the games played against the four
Eastern teams. twelve in all. the ST. Louis
aggregation was successful and it was a
case OF six OF one and half a dozen of the
other. as The Beau umm from old Mis-
souri, Just divided the twelve between the
won and lost column. showing favor to
neither.
Fer a aforementioned team to hold its
own on an Eastern trip is doing very well.
but for a bunch of cripples to force an even
break on the Atlantic Coast Is mighty
clever work. and the team which did is
deserving OF support and encouragement
from the most exacting of fans. More than
has been accomplished by the DonovantteS
in the four Eastern cities could not be
asked Of any team. And the club that can
break even on such a trip should certainly
climb the ladder fast. while on the home
diamond That the St. Louis team will i'm
prove its position is to be expected. but
the team is liable TO remain In the second
division until the glorious Fourth. as the
schedule keeps st. Louis at home for only
thirteen games in June. beginning with to-
morrow. Another Eastern "trip will be
taken then and nearly all OF July will be
spent on the diamond at League Park. 1t
is during that month that Donovan will he
called upon TO show where he is going TO
land his first St. Louis team. twenty-five
games will be played at home next month
and. with a proper proportion of victories.
the team should land well into the first
division by August 1. II It Is going to raise
dust for four of the League organizations
at all this year.
Donovan. Burkett. Heidrick and the bal