The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-29
ST. LOUIS CLUB DOES NOT
NEED PERSONAL CHANGE.
AS the Team Stands 1t Is Quite Strong Enough
to Win the Pennant- That the
Men Are Not Pulling Prop
erly Together.

, ball his sped shonll be able 10 earn many
, a base hit for him.
no team in the National League has
| mace as many double plays tn. New
| lorhs. If our unhappy ial:-'nd friends can
| shine no other way. they have the, salts
J faction Of kuow!a- that they hind!r IN.
bali faster Than ANY OF their rivals. says
john Is Foster
1t takes quick work TO MAXI success
! ful double play IN these days of fast run
( ming. About JwO-thir.lS Of the League play
| ers can SO from home plate To- nrst base
! and the shortstop and second bas.man
! haven't time to take q lunch and exchange
The compliments Of the season with one an
| other while trying to handle tho bali
! Davis and Gleason are as expert III
| double plays, perhaps. as any Two men who
| have worked together IN pruirsSirnal iliS"-
bail Both are good tiro~"!S. tGtA VI
! quick and both v.ty accurate. In add
ton. they have good man To- throw I" At
considering his height. Doyle has about
| as good reach 80 any first b3S"nldn ~ ti-
National League. lie, too. is Il fast fielder.
! and when occasion offers can get into a
double quickly as his partners on th-
right. When Davis. Doyle and Gleason hap
pen to have particularly good day Their
fielding is II qualification TO the sense OF
sight.
lose 10 time in doing their work: and VINO
are not given to making false motions mer--
y TO add few frills and make the piIhlng
cult
Probably the best amateur pitcher in the
! business now as good he was ten years
| ago. Is Jack McFetridge of Philadelpni
| McFetrldge Is an odd character He mas
! WAYS winning with RIDICULOUS -as,. ami has
! repeatedly shown himself the master or the
| average professional tw!rler. but no cup
| has ever been able 10 get hts signature. No
| college pitcher Of the past dead. and not
| ten of the big league men. have ever had
anything ~. McFetridge.
Cub Stricken the great little second base
man Of old association DAYS, Is "apiaininS
! an amateur team in Philadelphia. Cub be
| longed TO the old school Of light hitting. but
| fast fielding second kas.m-n-the fat KIND
with backing brushes for , mnst must, 1S,s m
must be about ~ years old right now.
| Some OF the young BLOOD now Circu-
latina in the big ami minor leagues i Of a
decidedly trapped variety, if the family bible
| certificates could be called into play
1t IS a rank outrage for little fellow
Ike Terry To- LEX men bisger man Am, MN
/ baseball Club. speaking OF the E;ne-Aic-
/. why DON'T you take him cn?" querisd
! DO i; in minute If he'd agree. and ia
I find out why bigger men than NJ have gone.
/ down before him. said the pitcher from
That you would" pu; in Callahan. -,
| Then Garvin began 10 show how he couii
| defeat the little champion.
| Easiest thing in Jae world" he said.
! six feet four and three-foUrth in hes tall;
! him off. He'd feet like fish al the eHd OF
I line wi-isting. Home. Sweet Home
| Then Griffith. Tor Z JOKE. wired from Hos-
| tea 10 Chicago asking how much nght
! promoter would give for the bout. And
| that's all there Is 10 the report that the
Ter. Terfy.''-Sew York World.
Jimmie Burke. the ST. Louis boy who cap
| He was forced to retire on account of
! strained back; Jimmie Is making SPLEEN,
I did record both as i player and captain, and
| viii surely become national Lacquer. His
| batting shows great Improvement, and he is
| fielding in fine form and playing the points
| of the game in a way TO captivate American
League patrons. IL has been stated that
| the Cincinnati and Philadelphia clubs are
| after him. Twins fs-.t hating has been
| good that Manager Allen IS not looking for
third basernan. but no club can neglect
| Burke. He handles the Brewers In a mas
terly way The old national ieaguers give
! him no trouble whatever. 1t was feared
| that there would be more or less friction.
| but Burke has been polite well as firm
and ne is getting splendid work out OF his
men. He IS a total ahstainar and Il splendid
News. 80 '''7
| John T. Brush, owner Of the Cincinnati
| club. has no fault to lind with his men. lie
had hoped that they would be higher in the
rae, ana vet realizes that h. has got the
; nucleus al frSi-cIass organization thdt
Hli MAKE trouble Tor me OF the other
! mines 10y another season.
. Nith Il ~ changes tn. 'lncinnatls would
! ~ VT! stoiS team ne "uthfii Is quiz"
up 10 thu average. the pitching staff Is fair
~ SI'EA. inc cdt.iTla c1ui ne Ehp'1Eyi
M " l.-'' anu .iGI' IrIiinle Lhitu hs''-
i'.iI "oi.ii h't me Lite an . w, l-aSt
''ot'. ~ iati am ';i''sp VIII 'httr me
- ~ III S.ipustI thatt tii'E ar t'i.>
year ". dule lilty nave man! !oGhS Pity
| 'ia, Nh" are Do"ha I" sel better as ui.r
p"7Sta'
Manager Fred Clarke II the Pirates has
given some men on his team a talking 10.
ftr saws THAT they have. no, been taking
enough chances to win games
IL Is part of Fref,i,,'s policy for men TO
Eiu ban Games unless YOU Keep agu.n...
..~sa. FlIra~ etc declared the PIRATE. .hi-i
-.'En.. bail plaver who does not dig his to.-
, inlu tic dirt aud sprint for first on ,v-ty
rail uEr into the diamond is eynuly afford
iurs -Ilr,yr 10 lie enemy. Ever, fraction ef
a second n. loses by careless runnflc l.
added IA The time of the ipfiell.r to COM
t,!pf.a . NAV Thu, aigh; e.; a runner head
a,oXu rtiot. for first Ike Rul Iauc.- i
C.Ir,riafal y, make the fellow who mas to
handle ne. p.I. a triffe nervous and orcu-S
,,urr,-1,n tErnvs thar a, rho d.rnag.. TIL.
tue;ia-s reach ;trsT hosa ost.u..r 1iIru ,fl,.
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