The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-10

sun II rs cinch that he will be in tn
sa:ne IN a hurry. Mikes injury Is not a!
Jake Bene. the pride of local amateur
,a Is again IN the ring with a Draw
Team In East ST. Louis, fine park AM
money to bet. Mr.. Bene says that IN,
State OF Illinois is not big enough 70
Hence ties iq tha sgS OF Alton to exist w IN
quits the Sucker side of the big river. SIr
Bene has already 'oncet trun II inter- hi
the injection Very shorv eHPeS Msu 40 XII
son OF Alton Will give him a game.
Brave Bill Joyces prediction anent tn;
hattlng OF the season has come to pass
The sapient son OF Caronde!et pointed out
"a the beginning or the season mat the re-
auction OF the League circuit would put al
weak pitchers out OF the game. that the
eight olubbers would hit AGAINST nothing
but good twiriins and fielding teams AND
that batting Averages would be small. A:
usual wise Willie was tight. II Is very
generally felt that hitting go this season
Is better than doing go heretofore. They
may get Joyce wrong once in awhile: but
NOT every day. Joyce possesses the finest
fund uf baseball lore in this country. Bill
has always been gold mine for the for
tunatc news gatherer who could get In
terviews from him, but at times Willie is
not exactly easy to approach. which Is a
pity, for his ipse dixits-if the expression
Is permissibie--are always worth the print
ing because they are well worth the read
ing. Many a reportorial deuce has stuck a
straw In the goblet OF Willie's well-favored
knowledge and quickly drank himself into
an editorial ace. Time was when Willie was
willing to give up choice pearls from ms
store of knowledge. but they have put HIM
on the back shelf now. like the best bottle
in the house, and the transientS seldom get
n chance 10 quaff a refreshing thought OF
effeTyescent baseball dope" from the fouil-
tain head, the diamond Parnassus at which
Joe Campbell. Villa, Dryden and many an
other bright light of b1sebalfs fourth es-
tate first found the liquid which gave them
Leonian existence IN the memory or the
fans.
'Heilrick is the fastest man in the game"
said George Cuppy yesterday. Really he
f. in a class by himself getting about the
bags. He has given his legs hard usage.
mostly by sharp turns going the route. Go
ing at top speed he turns At right angles
over the bags. while most men run circle.
II may not he quite so fast, but also not
near 50 trying as the sharp turns and quick
starts and stops Heidrick makes"
Daniel McGann is throwing haif-arm up
per cuts and right swings into the ball these
days like Terry McGovern doing an easy
money turn with a local champion about
Philadelphia where they stand for the local
champ and the gan like the Rubes they
are. Sunday the namesake of the Biblical
den prisoner lifted a huge fly to center for a
home run. Yesterday ne shot one out on
line that made Lajoie's very best linear
efforts look like pop illes on a juice - shee e.
the bicycle track, yet never was hlgher
than the head of long Willis at any stage
OF the Journey
The bury. busted and handy Powell
struck tie great Stahl out with three pitched
balls IN the third inning. The first and las, last
and right cross that would have put it
through the ropes had it landed.
II was the first time this season that the
st. Louis club took up its bat and punched
out Il victory from the rear. That rally in
the fifth was the best bit OF bat work the
team has done this season.
It Is 4 very good thing that the American
people do not follow baseball players every
go to baseball games except when they had
10. IL they followed the lead OF the players
they would pass the ball games up and go
to the races. II the people did as the play
ers do there would not be any baseball or
any players TO go TO the races.
was taught TO hit. had his feet brough to-
gether, made step out, Obliged to hold the
bat right ard meet the ball instead OF
swinging a ii like section hand at a spike,
he would be quite n hitter. The same holds
good of Young, also.
Now they say that the signal bureau
which Morgan Murphy rms or is supposed
10 run for the benefit OF Philadelphia bat
tiers Is as bogus as the intelligence depart
ment OF the British army in South Africa.
baseball astrologer, sort Of wonderful
Michael Scott. who can read battery signs
through a fence and tips OF the coming
bail TO the eager swatter. Murphy IA sup
posed to take up his position back Of GEN.
ter field, where he can see the catchers
hands and face as he signals TO the pitcher
for curve ball or straight. Most catchers
Use their fingers their feet or the eyes or
mouth to tip pitcher off. The position OF
hand, foot. finger. mouth or eye may mean
a lot Murphy is supposed TO be an adept
al deciphering this code. He draws pay for
doing II, for he has not played a game In
two years. The heavy hitting OF the Phila-
telphia club has been ascribed 20 Murphy'S
accurate Information as to what was COM
Ing. Yet II is whispered on The side that
all this talk l. but Jolly to hold job
for Morgan, who is a good fellow and popu-
lar with the players. and that his signal bu-
teau Is all a stall for the club owners bene-
III. They say that Murphy did really cry 20
got his signs crossed. Often when the bat
ter took his tip and let supposed curve
get past 4 would be a straight, right over
had inveigled his batters into several dom
gas gas snruits. kops etc, and had them
done up proper, they told him to go out
phOring. Griffith. the brain seething Chi
ago pitcher. the John z. Altgeld OF the
diamond, was the first outsider to fall 10
sIorEan's little. snap. He tipped the world
1ff. In week every catcher that went
% H!lly had his pitcher signed for the
next bah before he got behind the bat and
eA''4 W
he hat was but mere stall, that's all.
81 think that ] can pick the man who
ylll lead the League batsmen this year"
Roy Thomas OF the Phillies
last night. 81 think It viii be Elmre
Flick. Elmer IS hitting better than ever
his year. and he has Just become expert
n the art OF bunting. There was time
when Elmer was not a very good bunter,
'ut now he can lay the ball down and
get away as fast as any man In the
League. He has Just started out on the
,unting game. and he is a corker at It.
IN the present trip he laid down seven
md beat them out before he was thrown
'ut. You see, now that he can hunt and
get that sort OF hits. he stands an excel
ent chance of leading the League. for he |
an nit them as hard as any OF the