The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-07-17
BUELOW IS GIVING
robson TROUBLE.
Blond Receiver Refuses to Be
Loaned to the Denver Western
League Team.
HE is AT HOME IN DETROIT.
Fred Baiks at the Minors Because
There Are National League
Jobs Open to Him-Thomas
Leaves To Morrow.
CLUB STANDING.
Yesterdays Scores.

N. Y. !. Brooklyn 5.
Catcher Fred Buelow is giving the manage
| ment of the st. Louis Club considerable
| trouble these days. He was loaned TO the
| Denver Western League team by MIR. Frank
| beHass Robson. but is Is said that he POSI-
| lively refuses to go. Instead of reporting to
| the Denver management the blond receiver
| of twirling shoots hiei himself to his De-
troit home. Mr.. Robson has kept the wires
hot for several days trying to locate the
| truant wind paddist. but as yet he has had
Attle success.
| telegram received at The Republic office
| last night from Detroit stated that the ST
| Louis Club wired Buelow at Detroit TO re-
port in St. Louis at once. II stated that he
| would receive his transportation to Denver
| when he arrived here.
| BY going TO Denver Buelow Is taking n
| step backward instead Of advancing in his
chosen profession II he was farmed to an
| American League team 1t would not be SO
| bad, but after doing stunts in the big
| League, playing. travelling. eating and sleep
ing with the greatest ball players In the
| world Sir Frederick will hardly take the
| two steps downward necessary to reach the
Western League Not without a fight. at
least 1t is extremely doubtful II Buelow
| will return to this city unless ordered TO
\ Join the team again.
BueIow has had more or less trouble with
the ST. Louis team since the season com
| menced. The contract sent to him before
| the season was inaugurated. called for SIS
| a month. According TO the report he re-
| turned this. refusing TO sign for less than
| $3.50. He was then Threatened with another
| season in the minors Fred baked because
several jobs In the big League were open
! to him.
Good catchers are few and far between
| this season. Buelow Is one Of the most
| promising young catchers in the League
] this year. Several clubs would be glad to
| have his services. He Is too good to be
| sent to the backwoods- turning down
| such as that would certainly do him more
| harm than good. The discipline used in
| the smaller leagues Is none too strict.
| Good players In the different cities are
| idolized by the fans and rare good times
| are shown them whenever the opportunity
| affords itself. Buelow Is not an overly am
/ bilious youth. IL turned out by st. Louis
he would look upor, his effort IN the Dig
League as faiIure.and lead a don't-give-a-
care sort Of an existence In the smaller
| organization.
Bueiow is aware Of the fact that he could
| play in several Of the other National
League towns and maybe receive more
| money than he Is getting In St. Louis. In
| stead OF reporting to the Denver club Bue-
low probably Will make AN effort to get
| Mr.. Robson 40 dispose Of him 10 one OF
these clubs
Thomas Thomas. who made a reputation
. this year Of warming UP more than any
| other twirler In the League will leave
/ Wednesday night for Indianapolis, where
he will join the Kansas City Club Thomas
| played with Buelow in Detroit last year.
This battery was regarded as of the
best In that league: ST. Louis has
string to Thomas. He is good twirler.
| has lots Of speed and good control. To-
beaus rubberworkers are all doing first
| class work at present. and nothing could
| be found for Thomas TO do I'm these parts
He should do well with Kansas City.
Jimmy Manning of Kansas City will then
have two OF ST. Louis's farmed-out players
on his team Hemphill. who was loaned TO
| Manning early i'm the season. Is one Of
the best batters In the American League.
Hemphill is also cutting up things on the
feature of several games He would have
| come in handy for Tebeau lately, when the
ST. Louis manager had Pitcher Sudhoff do
ing stunts IN center garden. Hemphill Is
| also better hitter and base-runner than
| billiard, who is filling Heidrick's shoes at
present billiard. however. Is better all,
| around utility man. as he can make good
bluff at playing any or the fnheid or out
field positions.
Since the pitchers have gotten down TO
| real business you will notice that the 20
| hitters who have been batting at no
| gait the first two mouths OF the campaign
| have commenced to slump" remarked John
| Sullivan yesterday. From now until the
curtain is rung down IN Veto5er ,,h rome p ba.
| first flight. In the spring. when the twirl-
| Ing arms of the rubber workers are chock.
| fui of kinks the weak hitters do some great
| stunts and people wonder and say that this
| and that player will hit 40 this year sure
Hswever no sooner one the sh pitchers get down
| to hard work these four-hushers drop back
| to nowhere while the good baiters continue
| to get all that is coming TO them.
| "Ffrst-class ba,ters like Burkett. Keeier.
| McGraw and Clarke do not commence 10
hit until after the season Is Wen under way;
| This seems funny. but It's true. one would
| think that players with such good eyes as
| these men possess would murder the sphere
/. when II Is handed up by twirlers who are not
| good until Old Sol sends down his hottest
| rays. Early In the season these same play
ers are going without their oinsles' Mniie
1 and Steinfe!dt are getting three and four
| day"
| There is a young fellow named Barry
doing stunts on the rubber for various semi.
| professional teams in this locality who VII,
I make a mark for himself In the baseball
world before long said Patsy Flsherty.
Barry has all things tina, go to make a
ssa,s ball piaye t tb game an air IN and out
from the outset to the finish He has good
speed. frst-class control. change OF pace
one handed out by Pete Mcbride Better
| than that however. he is a great fielder
| and hits the bali like real batter pre-
dict a bright baseball future for him II
| he sticks to the game.
Barry may be all that Gir. F1aherty says
| he is, but tits said OF him that he does
| not take the best of care OF himself.
| Pitcher White of the team organized and
| managed by Fleischmann, the Cincinnati
| millionaire has made an unheard-of record
| so far this season. He has pitched seven
| games, and not a run has been scored OF
| him. Seven consecutive shut-outs is a
record which probably stands alone In
baseball history. White is left-hander
| tall and wiry. A curve ball. according TO
his teammates which cannot be judged by
the batsmen is the secret OF his success
| II is said that Manager Billy Shettsline Of
| the Philadelphia club is after White.
Death loves a shining mark. and so
does charley horse" says Charles Sugden.
| why do the Holsters never get bunged up?
4 Why do the limit men and stars forever
| cripple themselves In the height of the
| playing season? You can search me. Look
at Boston when there is demand for
| busted ligamerts. Long. Ienney and Ham
| ilton provide them. II New York wants
| to slump, Davis and Doyle wrench some
thing Jennings slips joint for Brooklyn
| now and then and the band wagon runs
| = II