The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-29
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Heidrick's Return DispOSes of Jump
Ing" RumOr for Awhile.

A week ago. when the space killers were
Scattering broadcast the tale tnaI j. Em-
NETT Hzidfick wOuld not rejoin the St Louis
Browns Secretary hetSss returned from
Washington TO st Louis and declared that
II he had no troubles other than worrying
over the course OF his center ne!GeT he
would consider himself IL luck. And Just as
Mr. Heuses SAID. HeidGck mas reJolLed the
Browns and viii continue 10 pay until the
end OF the season
When HeIdrick was called home by the
serious illness OF rs mother JneFe were
was not sure that the young man WOuIu
come back; but mis- fears arose from the
fact that heiGrick has often felt inclined TO
quit the game Tor good.
J.. Emmett signaIized his return by scor-
ing three OF the St. Louis runs Al Rniladei-
pEia. While he has not been without OdeTs
from National League clubs, he has refused
TO break faith VITA Manager McAieer.
While all players prefer to play where they
can draw the most salary, their environ
mems often, play a part; and Heiarick,
Wallace and some others are well satisfied
TO play for their present employers. Mr..
Hedges has many warm friends among
the players.
While the Browns were in Boston. Ma
uonal League agents lowered around them
like flies around a lump Of sugar. Director
Billings or the Boston Nationals Wis
tied every night the hotels where the
writing letters to several American League
players. Those with whom he wants to
w bASAAAGSS III btHdlL " 1t leaBuG dEt
Wallace and Anderson of St. Louis; EIber-
field and Barrett of Detroit, Moore and
Bradley Of Cleveland and Jones and Isbell
OF Chicago Mr.. Billings got little encour-
agement from Wallace and Anderson. Wal
lace informed Billings that he was drawing
$500 for the season IN ST. Louis and asked
Mr.. Billings how much better he could do.
At last accounts Mr.. Billings was figuring
how much of the slush fund it would take
to buy Wallace. Anderson is wanted by
Brooklyn.
Joe Kelley was another Boston visitor !
last week 1t seems too bad that n PLAYER Z
who is so popular az Kelley should try to
with the organization OF which he :
was only recently a member. Kelley wants
American. for the Cincinnati team. Short
stop Freddie Parent Is also in demand.
Meantime the report is circulated that
Vic Willis will sever his connection with
the Boston Nationals. an American League I
offer of HOO being his Involvement. Fred :
is another of the Reaneaters who
could quickly find a berth in The American.
Is personally acquainted with sew
eral American League managers. but as he
is tied to a three-year contract, he will not
talk business at this time.
The death of Matt KiIliIea at Oshkosh, !
Wis. Sunday morning. will be mourned
by many players and newspaper men wi;h
whom Mr.. Killilsa and his brother. Henry
hiiliiea, were popular. Matt Killilea was a
true sportsman and a genuine baseball en-
thusiast. He loved the game for its own
sake, and were there more like him. base
pall would not have become the political !
and commercial game that ii is now. 1t
was mainly through the Efforts Of Counis-
key and Killilea that the old Western
League was built Up from a minor organi-
cation, and developed into the present
American League.
Mr.. Kfllilea had been i'll two years. and,
after passing some time in the West in
the hope Of recovering his health and re-
no help. he returned home last
spring. He failed rapidly. and his death
expected for several days.
Mr. Kililea was born at Poysan. Wis. He I
a graduate of the University OF Wis
class OF ~. He came to Milwaukee
and served as Assistant District Attorney
Tor one term. He served a term in the As
sembly, but 1t is in the baseball field that
he was the most widely known.
He first came to the front when he led the
members of the Western League against