The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-11
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
Where They Play To-day.

Clarence Currie and Dummy" Taylor in
duged in one of the most impressive pitch
ers' battles seen at League Park this sea-
son. yesterday afternoon
As usual. the Cardinals lost. the game
going to New York by the smallest posi-
bic margin. The score was 1 to 0.
This time the st. Louis pitcher had an
edge in the struggle all the way. allowing
the Giants but three hits. Taylor gave the
Cardinals four hits.
Currie deserves additional credit for his
good work, when it is taken into considera-
ton that the Giants are one of the
heaviest-h hitting brigades organized in re-
cent years.
The tally made by the New Yorks was
fiuke. Currie hit Gilbert with pitched ball.
but not hard enough to injure a Jersey
mosquito. AS usual with ball players when
they find green umpires. Gilbert immedi-
ately assumed an agonized expression. For
the time being one would have thought an
airship had fallen on him.
The more timid of the fans were wonder
ing If there was an ambulance on the
eased. for when Bug" Holiday told Gil
bert he could go to first base. the latter
went down to the initial sack as though
he had never been touched with the ball.
HOLIDAY ISSUES PASSES.
1.-The agony act" however. fooled Holli-
| day. and Gilbert. being wise to the fact
| that the number of times he reached first
| base has great deal to do with the con-
tiGuance Of his name on the New York pay
| roll, told Bug after the game that Cur
| RE nearly shattered his shin bone with his
| "horrid shoots
A moment later Gilbert scored the winning
run on double play. Williams to Hackett:
! In the fifth inning Gilbert again worked
! Holiday for free pass to first over the
hit by-pitched -ball'' route. In fact. both
slider getting bumped" one of the fine
/ points of the game. No one. however, has
seen any of these foxy" players step into
| a fast one.
In the first and second innings It was a
| case of one. two. three on both sides. In
| the third inning both teams broke the ice.
Currie making three-base hit off Taylor.
| He was left on third. however, as FarrelPs
| best effort was an easy grounder to Gilbert.
| the same inning. Mertes made a single I'm
the fourth and Babb smashed one out in
the eighth This was all the hits the
| Giants made off Currie.
TWO HITS; NO RUNS.
| In the eight innings the Cardinals made
| two singles. but no runs. This is accounted
| for by Hackett's penchant for hitting into
double plays. After Jimmy" Burke sin
| gled Hackett lined right into Dunn's mitt.
Burke, taking the signal for the hit-and-run
game, was near second when the ball
reached Dunn's hands. and the latter tossed
| 1t to Bowerman In time to cut or Burke's
| retreat.
In the ninth inning Dunleavy was sent in
| to bat for Currie. Dunleavy was not the
least bit frightened because his captain
asked him to play in the game. As rule.
| any Cardinal player sent to bat for a fell
| w-player Immediately gets bad case of
| stage fright. and fans or pops up an easy
| one.
| Dunleavy. however has the proper
\ amount of nerve, and he plunked out the
| first ball pitched for corking single. Dur
| ing the time he occupied first he kept the
| Brooklyn team on their toes, for Dunleavy
| took all the ground the law allows. While
| Dunleavy was occupying first Farrell fouled
\ out to Warner. and Dunleavy. knowing his
| business. took second on the play. Donovan
| then walked. but the best Smoot could do
| was to drive n weak grounder to Bower
| man. The score:
| - I0IrIS