The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

With the willow Anderson and Wallace
are the only players that are travelling their
normal gait. Burkctt. Heidrick and Hemp
nil arc not lining them out with the regr-
lsrity that they should. Mccormick is not
hitting the ball. but he will more than like
ly round to his true form before the middle
OF May, and SO will Eurkett. Heidrick and
Henph.l. When this bunch of stickers get
to travelling their normal gait. they will
put the Browns in the running. The out
fed is plsying a wonderful fielding game.
Heidrick. Bu-kett and EeEaphill take every
thing that comes their way. and go after
many difficult chances. The batting Of this
trio. however. is not what 1t ought to be.
ana is not what it will be when the Browns
get to travelling their proper gait.
Tie surprisingly poor showing OF the Gin
cinnati Feds has been the hardest blow the
gentle fan has received 80 lar. According
TO dope. ard according to the team that
the Reds have in the field. they should be
fighting P;ttsburg fos place. but. instead of
being near the top. the Reds got left at the
post and have not been able to get out Of
that position as yet. With Kelley, ponlin
and Seymour in the o%utfield. the Reds have
a fast-ieiding, hard-hitting trio of fly gath
erers. Beckley. Morrisey. Steinfeldt and
Corcoran are a very stylish infield, and
Hahn. Phillips. Poole. Harper and Wigs
are all good twirlers. The Reds are not go
ing at anything like thei- true gait. The
loss of a few games now is better than
later in the season, when a team Is fight
ing 1t out for pennant honors or place.
When the Reds get under way they will
make them all hustle hard to beat them to
the bunting.
The champion Pirates have been seen here
this season, and a wonderful bunch Of play
e-s they are. Although they lost several Of
their stars through the American League
raids. they are still a fast bunch, and are
a l9-to-1 shot for the pennant. They are
the proper prescription with the willow. and
can field with any team in either league.
Their outfield as il played IN st. Louis can
not be beaten in the country. Clarke, Beau
mont and Wagner are a trio OF helders,
base runners and hitters that are not
equaled by any trio playing on any team
IN either league.
Wagner is a whole outfeld in himself,
while Clarke and Beaumont are as fast a
pair as any one can boast of. That out
field can cop more hits and throw more
men out on bases than any outfield In either
league. Wagner and Clarke are two of the
neateSt throwers in the world. while Beau
mont Is also the possessor OF a very strong
throwing arm. In the inield the Pirates
have n very strong defense. barring proba-
bly, Kruger. and at that Kruger played a
very fair game against the locals. Leach,
Bransfie!d and Ritchey are all men of the
first class. The pitching department of the
Lever: Kennedy. Doheny Merit and
Falkenbu-g they look TO have six very styl-
ish box men. Smith and Phelps are good
receivers; In fact. the entire crew OF
Clarke are ClaynDS in every term Or the
word.
tombstone and Holiday. who were working
together. became involved in a peculiar
mtx-up. Viewing the game from entirely
different angles. Umpire tombstone declared
Jimmy Slagie out at third base in the ninth
nntrg. while Umpire Holiday declared him
safe. OF course, there should never be a
decision on the same play. but that was the
result of an error on the part of Holiday.
President Pullian instructed his umpires re-
Gently that when a base hit is made to the
ou:fe!d with a man on first and he tries for
third. the man behind the bat must make
the decision at third base. Holiday forgot
this and followed Slegle around the bags
when the hit was made in the ninth. He
was behind Slagle, and naturally could not
ball. tombstone had run from the plate and
had the play directly before him. He de-
elared .Slasle out. while Holiday. declared
him safe. OF course. there was a kick. and
the Chicago PLAYERS cireled around the two
umpires. Holiday. when informed that
tombstone had made a decision. walked to
the plate and asked tombstone what his de-
i cision had been. and upon being told that
he had declared Slagle out. promptly waved
the player from the bag. The Chicago play
ers let up an awful howl. and without
cause. as usual. When two umpires are Of
fciating at Z game 1t should really be their
duty to consult and work in harmony
Holiday realized that he had made a de-
cision on a play over which he had no. juris-
! aiction. and there was but one thing, for
him to do, and that was to leave 1t to the
nan whose duty it was to decide the play.
Probably the greatest catch ever made
was pulled off by Big Bill LANCE in a
game between the Chicagos and Washing
tons. Big Bill PLAYED with the team at
Boston. After the game he went out with
' some friends and missed the train to New