The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03

league that is going TO stop US. l know
that the boys are bending every energy to
that end for it means everything TO them"
A few more stayers like Mr.. Hedges
would greatly benefit League baseball. He
came here this spring practically unknown
and made good everything he promised.
Blocked by the law. he set TO work TO
construct one Of the finest grand stands in
the country in less than a month Base
ball men and others laughed at the asser-
tion and said that he would be unprepared
when the season opened. But he said he
would meet the emergency. He did It.
Though 1t cost him much loss Of sleep and
concentration OF his executive ability he
carefully calculated his time and carried
he made his business ability carry him
through. He was not too wise to seek the
advice of experienced men ana when the
season opened he had his stands and team
ready.
Then National League supporters assert
ed that he couldn't keep his team together
season Wallace, Heidrick and Harper We're
mixed up in litigation. a majority Of the
wise ones confidently predicted that Mr..
Hedges could not hold his men, But he
did it. He never made any arrogant
boasts, but quietly stated that he had
something up his sleeve and he won out.
Now he thinks that he will win the pen
nant. OF course there are many who think
he won't and they have a good right to
that opinion. but II determination counts
for anything the penuant viii be won. The
young magnatc can't win 1t himself, but
he has infused his spirit into the team and
certainly is getting results. II he succeeds
he will have made a remarkable record in
his one year of baseball. In brief he Is In
Missouri and he has shown what he can do.
To take a new city and franchise; 10 over
come the odds which were so greatly
against him at the beginning OF the sea-
son; TO keep his team intact from dissolu-
ton by process of the law and contract
jumping, and TO win the penrant is n rec
ord OF which even n veteran might be
proud. much loss a beginner. A few more
and baseball will be elevated from the
depths to which 1t has been prostituted by
cOmmercialism and fractional troubles.
At present Mr.. Hedges holds the record
for impersonation of famous ball players:
In connection with the supposed return OF
Emmett He!drick to the Browns while the
team was playing in Washington a good
story is told. Heidrick was expected daily
When Mr.. Hedges Joined the team at wash
ington he walked out and sat down on the
ST. Louis bench = war correspondent I'M
mediately te~legraphed to St Louis that
Heidrick was back and doing bench duty
and that is how that report started. ].
Emmett did not reioin. the team until Il
week later at Philadelphia.
The other case of mistaken identity IL
not a pleasant memory: Some time since
a Detroit paper printed a cut Of MugSy
McGraw and the underline read X. l.
Hedges. secretary of the st. Louis Ameri-
can league Club" When Mr.. Hedges was
Informed of that, he said.
Il don't mind being taken for HeldrlcS:
IOE he Is al bOou OON Gnu
player. But I don't care to share NC
Graw's reputation" !
These days the air is full OF rumors and
already the mind readers are telling now
the clubs will line uU next year According
to the DOPE in a Gi naidrict P %iII return turn
to the Cardinals; Bobby Wallace Will be
turned over to the Brooklyn club. 1t being
Young of Boston and Bill Bradley of Clsve-
land and Frank Donahuc OF the BroNhS
will go to the Cincinnati Reds iTuiY n
lovely dream, but the awakening Will be u
disappointment
A record that may not be duplicated IN
any of the recognized baseball orSaEizatiohS
was made at Buffalo on Sunday. when me
first Sabbath day game OF the season vas
ing out thirty-three his for thirty-three
runs. Thirteen of the hits were long ones.
the thirty-three counting fo- htty-thtee
bases all told. Danny Friend, the iefi-
handler who formerly pitched for chicago.
was the first Bison victim, eleven runs being B
made off him in the fourth inning he re-
slaughtered for eight. The second basemdn
Of the team finished the game out. mis- w2rst
thousand happy Buffalonians saw the affair
Following the action of the Pittsburg rams
who petitioned Dreyfuss to Jump 10 me y
American. Buffalo fans are CONSIDERING me
ACCESSIBILITY of urging Stallings to apply Tor
a National League franchise
If the intentions of the management e
the Washington club are carried ouc TINS
winter the fans OF the Capital VIII go mex.
season to the old National League Ban PARK
on Seventh street, northwest of the cry
boundary. TO see the American LeasuerS
perform.
President Postal. ably assisted by the d.
rectors OF the club ana Manager Tom i.---
tus. has opened negotiations with the own
ers of the park for a franchise Tor a term
of years. 1t is too carly TO predict the out
come of these negotiations. but it s said ine :
owners of the property are stancn irlenHS
of Ban Johrson's organization and are IA
vorable to President Postal. With the eN-
piration of the present championship season
of the National League the lease that or
ganization holds on the park expires.
American Leaguers have been after TINS
property some time. realizing its value as u
ball park. The. present grounds al ii am
street, northeast. are TOO lar
from the business center of the city anu
many fans complain of the lack Ok transpOr-