The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-08-25

good salaries. Some measures may he
taken to keep up the present high wages of
the players.
The outlook for good money is promising,
as Il sharp fight for players will be waged
between the two rival big leagues, and the
players viii he benefited by the competi-
ton. With the fighting for players that
took place between the two organizations
at the beginning OF the present season. sal
aries were increased. with the result that
some of the clubs found themselves hard
pressed to hold their players. 1t is likely
mat an effort will be made by baseball Of
rcials to cut down the present figures. and
some sort of action will be taken by the
players To prevent such a movement.
The Philadelphia North American says
that Connie Mack is after some of the stel-
Pitcher Townsend is reported to have re-
ceived an offer of double the SALARY Rogers
is now paying him. To be sure. Townsend
Is n y~oungster in the act of breaking out Of
HIS shell. but he gives promise of value and
the Americans are willing to take a chance
on the future and put up cash on the risk.
Dugsleby has been dahied with along with
the rest.
The members OF the Cincinnati team are
a unit in declaring that there is no man in
the National League to-day as fast ON his
feet as Billy Fox. the Reds second base
man. In a straightaway rum" said DICK
Harley, Fox easily can distance any man
drawing salary in baseball to-day. Just at
present this speed Is not utilized to the best
advantage by him. for the reason that he
has not learned to get a quick start. such
as is required in baseball. When he learns
to start a steal on the motion OF a pitcher
and gets away at the crack Of the bat In
fielding a ball. he will be a revelation in
ba~serunning and fielding.
There is no doubt that he will acquire eN-
p~ertness in both these lines. Even in the
short time he has been with us he has I'M
proved wonderfully in both lines of work.
and he is getting better every day. Fox was
a champion sprinter among the Eastern
colleges before he became a professional
baseball player. and he has established quite
a number OF college records in his time. De-
spite his slight build. he has great endur-
ance. and there is no reason why he should
not develop into a star in his position II
in the past few weeks. Cincinnati Times
Star.
Father Henry Chadwick. in his weekly
letter to the Sporting News. tells the follow
ing story on ''WiIlie' keeler:
willie Keller says he has lots Of letters
sent him asking how to bat well. One
writer said: MIR. William keeler: Dear
Sir-Have you any treatise on the art Of
batting written by yourself: III so. please
price thereof. / inclose stamp for reply,
con reading out to a scribe, keeler said:
I've already written that treatise. and It
reads like this-keep your eye clear ana nit
'em where they amt. That's ALL"
To show how strong the bids for players
were at the beginning OF last ScdSoh NHth
.he war between the two big leagues was
on. and rs Indicative of what may be ex-
pected If the National and American League
clubs bid up the price of players this winter,
w. l.. McIlwain Of the Pittsburg Dispatch
refers to the case of Has Wagner. At the
beginning of the season Wagner was Of
fered ST. coo for a three-year contract with
the American Leaeae.-At first he was TO
be given part Of this sum in American
Ieovre stock. but. when he refused. the
American League people agreed TO deposit
the full amount in n Pittsburg bank NaS-
ner continued to refuse and stuck to the
Pirates. As yet he has no reason 10 be
sorry for his decision
George Muilin of the Fort Wayne team OF
the Western League Is said to nave made a
dicker with the Boston American League
team for next year. Mullin had offers from
three other American League teams. but
the bal; thrown out by Boston was the
most tempting. Mullin first attained promi-
neuce in the baseball world when a pitcher
on the Wabash team of the "T~hree-Eye'
League in 1899.