The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-01-21

make a formidable team, although it is a
utOpldn conception.
Clarke AMI Yeager. Boston has Cajchcrs
enough. 50 far. 50 good. but Bergen l. the
best catcher Boston has. although her" al
ways has been talk Of his coming her.
Hamilton Is suggested as a good man for
New York. and 80 h" would he if he could
he had, The idea. then. * - exchange
Hamilton for Flick. Philadelphia hardly
would consent TO the exchange, or If they
d'd. they would b" foolish.
Cincinnati would civ" llawley. B%reiicr-
stein and TAYLOR for Carrl.k and KISie.'
such a move wouldn't help New York any.
for Carrick alone comes pretty near being
suggested. Taylor could hr traded for Ken
necy. the New York team wouldn't fare -"
badly. after all one objection 80 tn" array
Of pitchers named * that New York would
have too many ~Iaft-Eand,ls. The team is
none ton well off in riEht-hanter-. and
therefore. could III afford To spar" 'a-riak.
Young as he used 10 hc. Outi'liers of his
ability are not to be PICKED up every day.
i,It Il younger man wouii be- NOR" dcsira-
bic. As between ChiIds and GLEASON. there
is little to choose. and II would he six of
one to half a dozen of the other. The IDEAS
suggested are not in THEN entirety feasible,
hut contain hints that might lead to a
strengthening Of the team III certain points;
and they ar" not unworthy Of consideration,
in that they open up possibilities III the
deal line for strengthening the team.
Jimmy Ryan dropped into Tim Douoh,e's
saloon the other day and bought a glass Of
that Jimmy and Tin have patched up q
breach Of long standing over that scent
transaction. The grudge that had existed
SO long between DonuhUc ard RYAN had its
origin i'll a transforming tour through III
HntS about five years ago. During The trip a
discussion arose between the ywG in regard
- finances. less than s. being involved.
Sine" then the two men had been uufriaui-
". refusing to have anything to 70 with
each other except as necessity UCcasioned
In It baseball way.
Just ten years ago baseball was heFud-
died. The sporting columns Of the p4p.rs
giared with full-fa-e. thre--sh"c: poster
type. and the eye OF the sporting world
was cast Westward over the Rockies. plant
Gents-all leader in the Brotherhood re-
Oliver ConCoctinG plots against old
mother League. unused Joe Campbell the
other day. In that party OF Socialists. a.
Para Chadwick afterward called Us. VIZ,
Buck Ewing. Roger Common. Johnnie Nar:,
our header: Mike Kelly, charley Comiskey,
charley Hing. the pitcher Of the old :.
i.oui: Browns. and your humble servant.
One day We detected a leak In our secret
sessions. DID the walls have ears OF WAS
there a SPY in the camp our secrets We're
wired To- SOden Of Boston. the Boston club
being IN" home nflic- of the LeaE IL.
ana the pal. r. OF the fiub had i line on "ur
movements. Ward played the ~l"u;I and
ran the rat 20 the hole. lie ,iiScov r,i that
III" foxy GARRISON VAS negotiating with tn
Boston League club though We had re t-"n
1" believe that GARRISON was one nj us.
Ilarkson WAS drummed out OF the Brother
hood camp IN Il hurry, and - few days
later We heard that he had signed :. con-
tract with Saden at Il salary "f-Nrl!, II |
named the figure that ClarkS"H signed for
You would accuse m of daliviuy with to-
baCco of Il Faryland brand.
The first authentic Information from
brotherhood sources OF our revolt from tn"
League was given TO Il st. Louis newspaper
man by Charles Cumiskcy before connie
- | AiliS fAF tHlt.fR~NTl in h-fAhgr
Even then the League refused to- believe n.
The situation was lik" the Roer-English
war. We hab prepared FOX two seasons for
the revolt. and caught the League mapping
We had the old League beaten at the start
because the League's star artists had -
p0uSnd our cause and the leading artists in
American Association, had deserted their
masters iav" drivers, as We called them
then.
''The wholesale desertion of the 81. Louis
players. inCluding Comisk.y, Latham. Tip
ONcili. King. Milllgan. Boyle and Yankee
Robinson. ruined chris Won Der Ahe. Ad-
v.r-ity fen on chris when the brotherhood
robbed him Of his human assets. who had
built mp hi fortune and Whose dcserti"u
in tearing IL down. We butt-d into
the League territory. gave them q tight To
a finish ON their own acres, and had them
ready TO fly the truce flag at the end of the
But Soden of Boston. and Al Spald-
ing came to the rescue at the final moment.
situation had resolved itself into Il
of craft ami experience. And |
must acknowledge that craft and expert
ence. the older heads. the clever conniviug
Of Soden and Spalding and their Iieutrnants. :
Won them the day. But at what a cost
Think of II. dream of II, ponder over 1t. ye
magnates. as | imagine you have many a
night lately on many a SleeplcsS pillow. !
That Brotherhood war cost 81. JQ0!psl After
that experience of ten years ago would
Soden. Brush and their partners leave any
possible opening for another baseball war?
VIII they b" caught slumbering the Slum-
Der OF the fat and prosperous Easy street
capitalist again Never again. just as sure
az their names are SoGen and Brush and
Even If the National League in
its contemplated circuit reduction LED. ON
opening for this sO-Called anti-lea que move
mcnt. I doubt II Quinn. Tom Mccarthy and !
the other wOuld-be eXpiOiters OF this anti
league idea could raise the capital To fight
the League. And Why Because they can !
not show cause. We showed cause ten
years ago because We had a just grievance
and enlisted both the coin ami the sympathy |
of men Of wealth. The Quinn-McCarthy |
push could never dig up such ready-moncy |