The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-21

"o1A1 W AIIllucd Az Aht AS9A
ing Tor the pennant- While the Athletic:
must De given all credi: for climbing e
the top and staying there by dint OF hare
work. II Is to Manager Connie Mack that
Philadelphia owes the pennant. for he has
buiit UP a team under most discouraging
the champions. the Athletics lack class, and
had the Cleveland club get started a month
earlier IT probably would have been all
on with Macks men now.
Boston and 81. Louis are so close to-
gether that a single victory will help great
y and a single loss hurt mucn. Tire
Browns must play faster bah than Boston
TO beat the Plymouth Rocks out for second
place After leaving Philadelphia ;o-mor-
row me Bos;onlans Play In Washington
q long series OF games with the White
Stocking ComiskeT's men are beginning
sleep ana IT NAV be Just McAlecr's luck 10
have the tTo-;ime champions put \ crinp
In his ambition 20 finish next to the top.
a w~eli-reesa:atc sIin "a 81 P aaIs II Is T 70 kfse
are very delicate peid\ of machinery now
a1SGnys; and must De hNpdied with care II
services n his pitching s:aff all summer he
would have won enough games TO have Won
the penrant for the BTcwns. When one
was go51 the other was sick. one was out
with a sore ann another with n so-c finger
ana so on. lust now VIII Sudh-n IS pitch
sen up tn September he had only indiTer-
e1t success At tnst time Frank D1nahrc
anu JACK Powell were the pitching main
says Ihey like the warm-weather goinS.
but Sudhcd did rot seem To thrive in Il.
Jack Harper has been a disappointment.
harPeE started the season in .ood shape.
WAS bumped god and hard. The climax of
MS run OF i'll luck came In July. when the
Cleveland team joltsd him for seventeen
runs and made that historic record of three
home runs in succession. Since that day
haIper has mo- been worked regularly and
hss troubled him not a little and his old
Effectiveness seemed to have left him.
otherwise he is in the best OF trim.
Billy Re,dy had never appeared in ST.
Louis In championship games before this
season and as but little was known of him
lew games in which he worked he dis
pidye1 aoiitE that caught the crowds
Reidy Is a hot-weather pitcher. The more
hercely the sun beats down on the field the
better ne likes IL. Dark days are the de-
lsht OF a speedy pitcher: bright DAYS the
STOCK IN trade OF a pitcher with a deceiv-
given a good larruping in his frst appear
ahee. ~ was In the opening series with
should have kept him on the firing line A
hlgh wind swept across the park and a big
score was rolled up by the Blues because
the helders could not .1dge balls hit into
the air Reidy IL not a %strika-out pitcher.
he bats the batter on slow balls and then
9epends upSn his helders to 90 the rest.
* NAAAA AL~CL HI C4lEuldIlO0S
and Reidy was given 4 drubbing.
After that experience. McAIeer gave Bill
4 long rest and in the meantime summer
opener ana a Few days after the Browns
went East; Reidy was heard from In Wash
ington. where the Senator'S disIocated me
lettering on their shirt fronts reaching for
ms curves Bill got his bumps in Boston. |
IN which town the Browns won but enc
ZANE this wear. so that was to be expected.
Then he became a piece of costly bric-a-
biac, His arm went into a trance and re- |
igsed 10 work; so for a long time he was
IDLE Finally he broke in again and won
a game from Detroit in brilliant style. But !
days later in Detroit he pinched of the
sha OF ms nnger In the machinery of a !
nearly Two months more. A week ago he |
made his third temperance and won |
sasni, cut the effort put him back on the |
list Even were he ready TO work
every day now. the diSagreeable weather |
not harmonize with his ambition. |
Iaken all in all. IL has been a poor season |
fer Reidy. and it has cost the Browns
the pennant.
Harper has not appeared on the firing lire
port he has signed a Cincinnati contract |
me local ciCh had MT made him an offer /
lor neSt--season before his services were |
Is not saying anything. Perhaps II Jack
had been the mainstay of the pitching stan
1e would have hastened TO make terms. but
the National League again. IL was his own
business. and no restrictions were placed on
him.
Harper could ~havezfecured n berth with
ne Browns next year. and IL might have
been the best thiRg for him.. even though
he could not have demanded the salary
of the other twirIers are getting. Go
ng back TO the National League after the
way ne got out OF IL Is q funny proceed
Ind had a successful season next yesr he
soI,d not nave cause to regret IL. Frank
ie Hsss Robinson. could have had Harpers
ssfSices this year had he released claim 70
ieidrick and Wallace. Secretary Hedges
naoe the proposition and offered to turn
,ver the pitchers. but he was turned down
tood a good chance to secure the return
I the former Cardinals. Later the courts
hanged opinions on this subject.
Donahue and Powell. instead Of doing The
OF the work on the home stretch. are
Guild pitch every day in this kind ~
and win the majority OF his games
~ Soid weather came on early this fall
Iss bumped at Detroit recently on-a raw
hiiiy day and since then he has pitched
VI Sae game and In that he was hit free
one the most consistent work and Is still
@ing ~ Powen does not appear quite as
10y as ne was in August. but stfll he
as won four games Tor the Browns. bit he
as very lucky 10 get away with two OF
~ NJ naruly seems Of major league
anrer Certainly the Browns will NOR
SD MIN next season. as he will be with the
mite stockings Just think Of what the :,
lDHhs could have done had this staff OF
writer's oeen at its best all summer.
nat last Eastern trip killed the Browns
~ SCENES out OF twelve was the worst 4.
as though; they possibly could do In.
tney got only three. That other three
-ou.1 nave done q world of good-for ~
QUO nave nut the Browns right up vie
- .Asnieucs. as they lack about that j..
Boston or Philadelphia. but Powell and ,
.onenue gave the Eastern clubs some good :
rErments- Still. Manager McAIeer al I,
,lts tnat the team went to pieces snd )
laSel nan pail II that Is so. then no on. ;
u the players Is responsible for the loss :
I prest'ge. and position. :
me cincinnati club is now owned and
hy gentlemen who are above re-
,oacn IN the sporting world. Stfl they
~ soins .he way OF other amateur mag
MADE TO Cy Seymour. President =
mann wrotc 20 Ban Johnson in
-otsst. he declared that he wouid
.tahate II the Cincinnati players were +,
let alone. He Furthermore de- =
AIRED that the Cincinnati club was pnr- {
ling a Straightforward policy. He cisims 4
ut he VIII touch no players under CON- Z
act- he admitted that he sent his agent
sign st Louis players when he under =
oc1 were not under contract. but be y
= ected TO state that the Cincinnati club. Z
creepy or through agents. had tried 20 G
tSuaoe a certain player to jump the 5
rovns-to deliberately break his work and :,
pledge. ,
IRIS may be news to the Cincinnati pres- :
emf oui ne has much to learn Perhaps :
y AGENT VINO was In st Louis went after
Q PLAYERS already u,der ccntrac, -, 8