The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-11

| SiurkinS and malingering, and laying of
| On sllsht excuses Players say that Davis
| Is a mark for the merry maiden who totes
| M httaphorical feEiur and tibia, that
N,,te,,eNsr ms say and gallant shortstop gets
skirt. he sticks 10 L Ike burr to a
! low tan, and thinks not of trips or games.
o. n,' ~ morse races. beer gardens and
| Sttpfs't.S the path of the ball player Is not
| devoid NJ temptations
| II IS stated hat the players of the Brook
| iyh. Boston and Philadeiuhia climbs turned
| lbs. In "" iniquijous tsrra!ns while I'm 81
80 i,'uiS ana din midnight stunts in the land
stands. sonnet times called the Lava Beds -
~ curse TINS Is nobody's business bIit
M, M own. II Is not rice thing to PRIV
INTO a mans affairs. be he hall player or
cl,,Iaetr. captain and first battee OF a
~, I'm, ufth heaven. 1t is alluded to here
IN & l.su !" the fact that there is made
~ % louis a certain brand of beer which
especially APPEALS to the dusty palate of
the diamond athlete.
- Louis has always been famous for the
r.iaiiS ~ maintains for ban players. For
years and years teams have come and gone
~ io"ns Snd towns sober and sedate, only
10 break forth in 81 Louis on a tambOree.
which often ended in jimiarns The giided
GIN hll'S OF gay New York the iodofOrmed
cIVeS or Darkest Chicago. the thirst PAL
but the amber fluid which Is brewed and
nptieI IN ST. Louis gets the game of the
ran player II appeals TO his tongue tip as
!lhk L" a cat, carrion 10 a jackal, or opium
70 Chink. Other beers may do for a
bit NAV be slipped and tossed In convenient
Spittpons. bur this special brand all goes
To the tether.
st. Louis is sure a bad town for ball
me dear. nice, home players. the sober
fellows Of the local team avoid H. The
writer holds that a hall player has as much
right to quiet and private "ranicaboD"
as any other man. II would be tough. in
deed. If every citizen who hired cab or
houSht beer was written up for a top head
reference Is made To il here only. TO demon
strate the peculiar and remarkable taste
the genius ball player cultivates for ST.
Louis beer.
Speaking In this regard, IL may be worth
while Temarking that on july 4 the players
OF the brooklyn club ate lunch at a nearby
restaurant II was hot day. The players
Were thirsty SO were We all. The Brooklyn
PLAYERS took drink. One In particular
TOOK AZ many rs fve or six glasses of beer.
lie was not agprcciahy affected. IL was
MS right as an American. Yet that after
noon he made four had errors and Brook
Ign was shut out. The gentleman was en-
tilted 10 drink as much as he pleased. when
he Pleased and what he pleased. 1t IS rath-
er rude To allude TO such a thing | bring
II up simply 10 show that intoxicants and
ground balls do not seem 10 assmilate very
well.
il is said that If Hedrick makes up his
mind 10 quit the game ON account of his sore
leg he Will emulate Eddie Foy and Henry
HrnderSon's ex;rayaganzas-surrOund him
self with Il comic opera troupe and go North
for the summer.
Jimmie Mackrell. the famous professional
golfer. saw yesterdays game. Jimmie is
much taken with Wallace and says that a
mighty flDa golfer was spoiled when they
made Bobby a ball player.
Freeman has blown as home-run or. for
t1at matter, any other kind OF hitter. He
never did hit as many singles as home
runs. The wild swiper, the fellow who
starts starts with full-armsd wallop back at the
League. The fellow who takes a nice
dmeni. Freeman would hit II he would
only push them. Pat billiard is another hard
Swiper who will have to run a blue pencil
through his swing or make room for an in
fericr but wiser man. Dillard is a rafting |
good utility II an. good enough for a REGULAR
player; can make a fine stab at third. short |
held. But he will swing too long, too far |
and too hard; Timing the ball. not murder |
ing II. Is what counts. Look at Burkett |
yesterday. Just meeting IL with an easy
certain swing. And how they went.
- think Powell can outthrow any man
In the League" said Jere Hunt. THE 9TH
er day saw him stand in the pitchers box |
and throw TO the big bleachers in left field. |
He stood fiatfooted and hit them on the |
first bound. IL must have been a throw of |
ll5 yards He can stand on a barrel head |
and hit the b!eachers from the box"
This little Barret Of Cincinnati is the
hest outfeld thrower in the game" spake
. foung Larry" Harrigan. He catches the
bail by his right ear and snaps il from that |
position. He may not get the whoever on
i that Heidrick does, but he gets it OFF |
faster
Boston is working that sacrifice killing
play Of BrOokyD's. Long put IL over Wal
ace that way yesterday. In the fourth in
ming Wallace was on second and McGaun |
IN first. No one was out. Sudhoff was
To bunt. Long stood on the bag
and held Wallace there. Finally Bob took
4 chance and started. SudhCn missed the
ball and Clarke whistled II TO Long. get
ling Wallace. That play is a great one for
I team in the field. 1t breaks up the game
md has thousand and one enhancing |
Qualifications
That most delightful of mortals Mr. |
Mathew Stanley Robson. one of the own
'rs and treasurer Of the ST. Louis club. ar
lived in ST Louis yesterday from Cleveland !
where he has been spending the summer |
fr. Robson appears i'm excellent health and |
his usual spirits. Time. hot weather and
osing streaks plow no burrows on hts placid
ROW.
Yesterday wss the second occasion this
easor on which Jones blankei Boston. He |
hut out the Seleciies here last trip. Yet he