The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-25
CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE TO-DAY.
Locals Must Win or Stand a Chance of
IOAinN SaCnnI Dlono

The Cardinals are still in the swim as re-
saros second-place honors. but they are
Dareiy keeping their noses above the water
Ihey are none too secure in their position
On the second rung from the top, and had
, .ney allowed Chicago to win out yesterday
would have taken n drop. Once into third
place with the Pittsburg series at hand.
the outlook would be anything but encourage
a ing. Manager Donovan will make mighty
pected will deprive him of the game. lust
VINO will do the twirling for the locals is a
n. question: Powell is not in condition
70 oficiate, and Harper will hardly be
tne rooters believe that he should be given
e snow. Jack Taylor or the elongated
MMn ogaes, VINO was batted out of the box
monday, Will be on the rubber for the
disciples OF Lotus.
tn. The game at Pittsburg yesterday par
. LOOK more of the nature of a farce
IMAM anything else. Phillips was an easy
proposition for Chief thinner and his men,
VINO landed on him for fourteen hits and
e eE9fea at least one run every inning. The
outneid OF the Reds is IN bad shape. Slim
mel the slim young pitcher. who tried to
pun last Sundays game out of the hole, did
stand In the right garden. and the new
man, Bay, adorned the center suburb The
veteran Beaumont batted 1000, slugging the
oail once for a three-base hit. The Reds
secured seven hits of Tannehill, but We're
unable to extract more than two runs from
the same.
Philadelphia and Boston played an error
OF Flick. Delehanty and company did the
business
At Brooklyn Dummy" Taylor replaced
Phyle, who was batted out Of the box in
one inning and held down the BrooklynItes
In handy fashion. Brooklyn's two pitchers
Gown. and the latter. after tying the score
In the fifth inning. secured two winning
runs on kennedy's delivery.
The Remnants return to Chicago after 70
Gays game. and Tomorrow will take on
cincinnati for series of three games.
cagoans. as the Reds are now a ragged lot
and are going down hill fast August i. the
dc will leave town. and win take
ceeding to Pittsburg.
Umpire Billy Nash will leave with the
chicago team to officiate in the Windy CITY
during the series with Cincinnati and Chi
cago. Although Nash has been criticised
from the stand by enthusiastic rooters his
been eminently satisfactory. Billy has been
called on to decide some pretty knotty dis
p9te Is, but throughout has given evidence
worst kind Of luck here. Last week he was
nut twice by foul tips. once in the right
right shoulder again. and a few moments
later he narrowly escaped more serious
injury. ball grazing the top of his head.
- A ohs oue mas the IDEA that an umpire
has snap" said Nash yesterday, lust
iet them get out and ofiiciate when the sun
Is almost uncomfortable The darts of venom
h hnrl Cd. at me from the grand stand and
the excitement Of the moment, and paw no
attention to them: Still. 1t would seem that
the critics should remember that an UNI
pire can hardly render a decision favorable
g both sides. and II there We're no such
disputes or questions to settle what would
be the use Of an umpire? still. do not be-
ueVe xneT9 lS 8ny lasting Yna1ira In ho
minds of those who kick against an UNI
pire's decision, unless 1t be obviously rank
St St Louis won yesterday as result of an
cago won Tuesday on st. Louis's errors 81
Louis won Monday by virtue of Chicaeo
errors. This rotation would seem to frfii.
cate that the locals and the tribe from Chi
caSo have entered into an agreement to
bunch errors on alternating days. Figuring
from this standpoint. Chicago would Be Gue
20 win to-day. Donovan, however saws that
his men will make no errors to-day. but
Eiu play such q quality of ball that the
ChicaEoans win be retired long way 10
the bad.
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