The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-15
,0GFY Dali VS. CAREER x LESTER REF TO WE'D x BASEBALL and TR0TTM NEWS

in St Louis next year. Their salary list
capital Is not interested. The project is
when boiled down. means Mr.. johnson
and a few others. Matt Killilea brings a
vast amount of managerial experience
from Milwaukee, but so lar as Is known
he didn't transfer any OF his brothers
capital here.
Il don't see where the American League
has strong backing in st. Louis. and in
order TO meet the heavy expenses of the
club. some money must be made next sea-
son. Now to the point. II q compromise Is
Will make any appreciable amount of money
in ST. Louis. 1t has been proved in the case
Of Boston. where. az have been informed
franchise can be purchased for a surprising
~ small sum. 1t is impossible fer both
clubs to make money. One club may stand
there are many who will 50 to g. the
games at the other park. There Will MOI
be any money in the divided crowds. Even
IL a schedule is arrange whereby there will
be but very little conflict of dates there
are not enough fans VINO will go every day
TO make the business prosper. Mr.. Robson
knows this. But he Eas been through the
mill once before. Baseball is a side line
with him. He can lose big sums of money
and scarcely be disturbed. as he Is a
wealthy man. The question is: How ions
oAh ~ e.
My views are not colored with prejudice.
but i think I have figured this thing out as
I would any business deal. l know that the
St Louis men who We're approached would
not invest. because they foresaw. what the
result might be. Now. | don't wish Ill luck
League has as much right in St Louis as
the National: but II It was a case or doIa rs
far as st. Louis Is concerned
h when AIr. Robson first came hare the
st. Louis club was about on its last legs.
A party Of local capitalists offered to ony
the club and franchise for $1,000 Mr.. Rool-
son doggedly refused the offer. and in the
next season lost more than had been OF,
fersd him for the club. Still he held on. and
at last the tide turned III his favor. This
year he came near getting square Tor MS
bad season and made a good bunch OF com:
Could he have stayed in the game Witnous
a good fat roll to back him? l think not"
In the official averages Of the New York
State League, issued last week by Presl-
vans recruit for the receivers position. Is
by no means inconspicuous. ONeHl is a
brother Of joyce o'Nei!i. the seuthpaw
pitcher, and also a member of the CARDINAL
band, and caught last year for the Utica
club. Participating in ninety-seven games
last year.. he bagged iI hits for a to.ai OF
lis bases, which netted him in all ninety,
seven runs-an average OF :2ss. ONei.I
ranked second among the fielding catchers
and next to Ritter: stole more bases tnah
any maj III Lie ACdSuC- Aath'
10 games and pilfered thirty-e:ght bases
O'NeiII was ninety-seven and had twenty
seven purioined divans to his credit. Fol
lowing is his fielding record: Put-outs. 90:
assists, 100; errors. Il: total chances. bill;
percentage, .g14. Not 80 bad for a younSs-
ter.
In his Philadelphia letter to the Sporting
News this last week. Ernest ]. Lanigan
makes some statements that concern some
Of Donovan's new players. He says:
.Ah.,fff ffa middle OF NAV i LOOK 10 see
Homer Smoot tin-canned and making ap-
p~lication for his old position with Worces-
smoot gave no evidence Of lacking the
mental power that all ball players must
haye in order to insure their success IN
fast company. Taking the averages as a
criterion. Snloot Is entitled to advancement:
In III games he was SO times at bat. scored
niuety-one runs and made Isl hits. which
gives him an average OF .S5: snincient. mls
He stood well up among the long-d!stance
hitters, getting twenty-seven doubles, 1--WE
eighteen bases and sacrificed nine times
He ONLY missed connections with the sphere
in seventeen contests and tore OF a string
OF twenty-five successive games, IN which ;n
a these ea' affra ss.e'' what f,ti he did in the aeld
may be- seen by a glance at the figures
s s S;:;'' e. e. . 3 e; : u: : Z; i :
Totals -. .:.I: 2. Il 2 . SIS
Joyce o'Neni Joined Montreal in July:
games for TIE. Dooleyites percentage, $50.
and was purchased by st. Louis on the
recommendation Of Umpire Al: Warner, a
good utility mar and a fair batsman. Fol-
lowing are his records while with Montreal:
G. All. R. BIZ sA ra,l sBa. ssH. HR.
40 l4 IL 90 DIS ]
FIELDING: ~.
Position 6. Pc. A E. Dr.. Pee:
Pitcher -. .-.----2 q u 81 IS,
Center neid ...----- e so
k kssb, hs s'e,a { ! IS.
Totals -. IS q s. Il s .s7
Says Frank Donahue. the Philadelphia
pitcher. in discussing his recent signature
with McAleer: