The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-07

| out leader in the field. When he is play
| ing the players appreciate the fact that
they are being led by one OF the brainest
baseball captains in the national game to-
| day.
The pitching department has also struck
| It's gait For a while Sudhoff looked TO be
the only twirler of McAleer's staff that was
going at his proper pace. Right now there
is not pitching department in either
league that has any edge on McAleer's
pitching corps. Powell, Siever, Donahue,
Eeidv and Sudhon are all pitching winning
bail
The infeld is also going like clockwork.
Mccormick is covering acres of territory
| around the third cushion. while Wallace
scoops up many hard raps that are labeled
for safeties With Padden and Anderson
to help out in the inner works the team
has az reliable an intied as can be claimed
by any Of the American League clubs.
CARDINALS DOING BETTER.
Without a doubt the Cardinals are bound
to occupy a better position in the National
League race than they are now installed in.
Their poor showing on their Eastern trip
was caused largely by stage fright
Many of the Cardinals made their first
trip around the circuit, and were under
very heavy nervous strain while playing.
Now that tire youngsters have played all
the teams in the National League they
naturally feel more confident than they did
prior to their Eastern trip. While confidence
alone will not win a ball game it is good
thing for ball player to possess.
Donovan's greatest weakness has been
shown in his pitching department.
Barring Mcfarland and Dunleavy. who Is
yet an unknown quantity, his box workers
have failed utterly to display major league
caliber
Mike O'Neil who was 80 reliable last sea-
son, has displayed poor form throughout
this season. and he no longer seems to be
able to mystify opposing batters.
On nearly every occasion ONell has been
bumped coed and hard.
Sanders. Brown, Rhoades and Currie have
all pitched poor ball. with Currie doing the
best work of the above ramed four.
Murphy has done so little that no line can
be gotten on his ability. Perhaps the
haberdasher's business has been too much
of mental strain on the big right-hander.
At any rate Donovan should work. him
oftener.
POOR INFIELD WORK.
The infield work of the Cardinals has lost
many a game for the st. Louis National
League brigade.
Barring Brain. not one of Donovan's in
feeders has done good work. Now that they
are home. however, they should show
enough improvement to warrant themselves
being called National League players.
The hating of the Cardinals has improved
slightly sine their return home. but it still
needs much bostering to win games.
With the exception of Donovan and Smoot,
the ''Ducklinss' have been batting woeful-
ly weak. Brain, Williams. Farrell and Hack
EFT are h. tting below their gait. This is
the department of the game that Donovan's
men are weakest in. and the one that should
receive more consideration.
on the bases, too the local National
Leaguers have shown the lack Of major
league training.
This Is the one department of the game
above all others that requires time in mas
tering, and with the sprint men on the
Cardinals they should improve very rapidly
in base running.
IL the Cardinals can continue to put up
the game they did last week they are bourd
to climb before the race is half over