The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-04
CARDINALS RETURN
FROM EASTERN TRIP
Donovan's Tribe Make Good Show
ing During Absence From
Home.
WIN SIX OUT OF TEN GAMES.
VIII Meet Boston Team in Double
Contest To-Day and Manager
Is Hopeful of Vic
tory.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
National League.
p Clubs :. % Pet &, Giq,s Fs,
Hs 'ss3 GoPks 81 - ha aSi""a ,.Ss Z 8 20
Chicago Ga IS Is .5yi -. Louia..G3 q ~ .335
Brookyn...38 30 % .5l7 lPhIladei. 80 70 Il .2l7
Where They Play To-day.
S SsoRn at York a. at sSass
Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburr :. rh!lade!. 3
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
American League.
Clubs. P; ". /. Pct Clubs. ?. " 1 Pct ss;
clcveland..59 81 % "a St Louis..55 26 % 40
Chicago ..5I 30 2. $50 wash ton..59 IL - IS
Where They Play To-day.
Cleveland ut Washton. Chicago at New York.
Yesterdays Results.
No games yesterday.
Local fandom viii accord tn. Cardinals a

lJO'dl ldHIoHl VIII hCtpIu tIIS Il
rousing welcome on their return to the
Handkerchief avenue grounds this morning,
after their victorious invasion in the East.
When the Cardinals departed the only
man that had faith in their ability to win
games from any major league team was
Manager Donovan. lie declared before he
went East that he believed the Cardinals
would return to st. Louis occupying a
higher position in the race and playing at a
fast clip.
At the time Donovan made this predic-
ton he was not taken very seriously. but
the team has made good, and in ten games
played six were victories.
Every game won was the result OF hard,
clean and aggressive ball playing. Glow
ing accounts of the brilliant fielding Of the
"Ducklings" have followed the team
throughout the Eastern circuit.
AT the first stand in Brooklyn. June %,
the DucltlnGs went up against the "BridSe
Jumpers and lost by score Of 10 :. The
second game with Brooklyn went against
Donovau's men by the close score of to I.
The Cardinals on June "A and =, performed
the remarkable feat OF sending tn. Boston
Nationals TO their clubhouse without any
runs.
In the last game played the Ducklinss
rompeG home by a score of to 3.
From Boston the Cardinals journeyed TO
Philadelphia and played three game series.
capturing two. In the Philade.ph!aa games
the Cardinals showed great form. The only
game lost to Philadelphia went against
them by the score of to /.
Tie last stand of the st. Louis Nationals
was in New York city. AT the time the
ST. Louis men arrived in New York the
Giants were showing in their best form.
In the first New York game the Cardinals
defeated the Giants. with the sensational
Christie Mathewson pitching for the New
York team.
This game was a hattie OF pitchers be-
tween Mathewson and Mcfarland. and the
St. Louis boy won.
On the last game played on the trip the
Cardinals lost to the Giants by the score OF
TO 2. after n very fast and snappy. game.
The credit for the Cardinals good showing
belongs to Donovan. From the opening OF
the season Donovan has had the serious
problem of making a major league team
out Of minor lenguers. For awhile 1t looked
as though he had task which he could not
handle. but the recent good showing of the
Cardinals has established Donovan's repu-
tation as one of the abiest managers In
baseball.
Ire Cardinals will open q long stand at
League Park to-day with the Bostons. Dun
lcayy and RhOade5 will probably do the
twirling for the locals. while Willis and
Pittin2er are slated TO do box duty for the
Bostons The morning game viii begin at
10 O'Clock and the afternoon contest will be
called at 3 o'clock.