- THREE ST. LOUIS CLUBS ARE NOW IN SECOND DIVISION
- ZIMMERMAN IS INJURED
- Cubs’ Heavy-Hitting Infielder Out of Game With a Sprained Ankle.
Playing extra-inning games is almost chronic with the Cardinals and Cubs. Already this season these teams have battled into extra-innings no less than three times, yesterday’s duel in Chicago lasting to the sixteenth round when the Cubs won, 4 3. The teams played a 13-inning tie here 10 days ago. .
For 13 rounds Thursday it was a duel between Hank Robinson and Larry Cheney, the former having all the honors. However weak defensive work forced Robinson to accept a tie when he withdrew in favor of Polly Perritt, who drew Pierce as an opponent after Cheney was withdrawn. The defeat is charged to Perritt, who beaned Saier in the sixteenth and then let him score on two infield outs and Sweeney’s infield hit. It was a slow roller to Beck.
The Cardinal’s scored one run in the thirteenth off Cheney when Huggins walked, went to second on Magee’s infield hit, took third on Dolan’s sacrifice and scored on Miller’s sacrifice fly. Triples by Archer and Zimmerman in this round tied the score and the deadlock existed until Sweeney sneaked over a scratch hit.
Heine Zimmerman Out.
Zimmerman is out of the game with a lame ankle and Art Phelan is showing at third for the Cubs. Zim turned his ankle in Tuesday’s game with the Giants and probably will be on the shelf for another week: His loss about evens up for Butler’s absence, although Manager Huggins has hopes of playing Butler in the next few days. When Art returns, Beck will go back to third with Dolan on the bench.
The Cards dropped into second division, one full game behind Brooklyn, as a result of their defeat. They will be idle Friday but hook up in a double header with the Cubs Saturday. When Cheney and Pierce are out of the way, they probably will draw Vaughan and Lavender. Sallee and Doak are due to work for Huggins.
From Wray’s Column…
Present Team No Stronger.
IT is doubtful, in fact, if the defensive weakness of the present team does not more than make up any pitching advantage the 1914 model enjoys.
Huggins is fighting a weaker league this year. There is serious competition in the National League from only three or four clubs. If Huggins could put a “punch” into his present outfit to enable it to grab the one-run victories and the extra-inning games, it ought to travel in the first squadron. Could Bresnahan have put the added run-getting ability into the club? After watching Roger get results out of a bunch of “hams” his first season here, one is compelled to believe in him.