The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-22

excellent first baseman. kid Gleason
has few superiors in the country at sec
ond. Hulswitt is a good shortstop, and
| Wolrerton cracking good third basenan
Thomas is truly star, while Titus and
Lush look like excellent youngsters. still
| the Phillies are below Boston and Brook
lyn, neither one of whom can compare
! with the luckless Quakers- or course, the
Phillies are weak IN the box. but with
| the talent they possess in the other de-
| partments they should be much higher uf
| In the race. Duffy has much better ma
| terial than either Hanion or Bucken-
! burger, but the Phillies have won only
eighteen games this season. There is
| something radically wrong with the
| Quaker City bunch.
| The fans were treated to the unusual
spectacle OF seeing a field captain call the
| field manager during yesterdays game,
Beckley did the calling and Nichols was
| the object Of st. Jacobs wrath. "Oid
Missouri had been the target for several
| wicked throws in the early part of the
game. In the seventh inning Hulswitt
tore off a hot grounder toward Nichols.
The manager made great stop, but his
throw to Beckley WAS a bit too low, and
Jake had TO scoop 1t up out OF the dirt.
down for the throw. Nichols. apprecla-
ting the humOr of the situation and the
excellence of Beckleys play. walked away
with a good-natured smile overspreading
his counteuance.
Originating from smoking-room gossip
ana d spirit OF humor. the proposition to
take the Giants on a trip around the
world has now almost been settled. Brush
II at present negotiating with touring
company. and IL he succeeds III making
the proper arrangements, the Giants will
take spin around the globe.
Jim wiggs. formerly with the Reds. but
now with New Orleans, famed fourteen
men last "Wednesday at New Orleans. 1t
might be a good thing for one of the local
teams to keep weather eye on the big
Westerner.
Beckley's exhibition of fielding yesterday
this season. Barring Chance. Beckley is
the best first baseman in the National
League to-day, and the Chicago captain
hasn't much on ST. Jacob.
The New York Nationals may take a
slide to the bad soon. if Manager McGraw
discharges all his pitchers and forces his
s,uggers TO only hit with one hand free in
the batting clInches.
Keeler and Fultz are distinguished from
the rest Of their playmates. FultZ won't
don uniform on the Sabbath. and keeler
only plays on Sunday now.
Harry Wolverton made two pretty
catches of foul flies of the twisting variety
back of his pillow yesterday There are
few better third basemen il the business
llIsti W plNtIlon-
Fred Clarke. the Pirates manager is
laid up in a Pittsburc hospital. suffering
from what his physicians fear is an at
tack of typhoid fever.
The Cardinals were unable to make the
sparks fly off Sparks yesterday. but they
may get another crack at him before the
end of the present series.
In a game at Boston last Tuesday Harry
Bay. the Clevelands' fast center fielder.
captured twelve fiv balls, esta blishing a
record for center fielders.
Roy Thomas and Orth each borrowed
two hits off Nichols yesterday. Thomas
also scored two of the Phillies' four runs.
Roaring Bill Kennedy is back in the
major league again. He is with the C.n-
ciHnati Reds.
a deal ia on by which Chicago will get
outhelder Barry of Philadelphia for Pitch
er Corridor.
Cincinnati =, Boston 1T.
Cincinnati o.. July 2l.-Cincinnati and Bos-
ton split even in a double header to-day At
tendance, i74l- Scores:
FIRST GAME.