The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-19

this ia the case o. Eurke.t. 4nd Cltuie
Mack has allowed tultz 90 20 90 the eppo-
siuOu.
IT. each OF these cases tie American
League dropped q good man b-.ause di
lot wish to pay him a Eign salary NJ df-
tempt TO sound other clubs m The tame
league VAS maze.
The public has q warm spot in i;s heart
for the stars and Is bound ~ -.ltyW tae
| National until too late but with an exam
PIE before them. the American should avoid
this pitfail.
a besehaI fight means rhe expenditure o.
a large amount 81 money. and n who has
l the largest W4d usually comes 1rif on ton
II the American bunch are getting toward
the end 81 their pile IL had better simply
acknowledge defeat at once and let IL ~ at
that.
stated. coin behind the a-Wcr or
| gauiZation, a. viii be better IN the long ran
70 apply a silver saiV- 20 All ruptlI> aAd
keep the star players within the fold.
Shorts;op Hulswitt Of the PhiIlie Nh
tiunals IS claimed hy the Detroit manage
Euase that Hulswitt afEXed his john
Henry" 20 a Philadelphia contract two
months axe. - In the ca o. several
other PLAYER II seems % ne Pay Your
money and take your choice
The Rock Island Baseball Association has
re-engaged Frank Dcuneiiy OF Springfield.
H.. as manager 81 the local club IN the
Three-Eye league
Manager selee OF the Chicago National
league club IS IN with pneumonia al. the
Victoria Hotel Doctor said his
patient Is sun a sick man, and does not
hold out any hopes % his immediate re-
lease from captivity. He said.
and K probably viii be several weeks befofe
he viii be able TO leave mis- room. He Is.
however couvsle<cing a. fast a. could be
expected Mrs. Selee arrived IN Chicago
IN the morning from the East in response
10 a telegram
The annual meeting OF the Chicago Amer
lean League Club was held in Milwaukee.
az the club was Incorporated under the laws
Of Wisconsin three years ago.
The result OF the election was as follows.
President. Charles a Comiskey; vice preSi-
dent, GeorEe Z Heaney secretary-treas-
A Comiskey. George r Heaney ani
Henry Knilea viii undoubtedly Be inter
ested IN the new American League Club IN
New York n-oue Is placed there. II Il sig
nifCant that he returned to Chicago with
Comiskey Monday and had a long confer
ence with Ban Johnson after the ~lattsr'S
talk with Kennedy
The chief reason that Billy Bradley aban-
doned his intention OF accompanying tho
All-American tourists TO the Pacific Coast
i that he - OF the opinion that IL does not
DO a player any good 10 play almost the
4 know" Gays Brad. that I was not
as good 1T the outset OF the season last
spriug a. I was in other years. and l blame
IL an TO the fact that / was playing until
late In January IN California.
This winter I shall remain at home ami
take light exercise. Just enough TO keep in
shape / shall probably play indoor base
ball. as Tommy leach says there - moth
ing better TO keep Il fellows batting eye in
trim"
M Milwaukee American Association
baseball team now has TIVE managers for
next season. President H. ~. Quin has re-
engaged Billy Clingmau while TREASURER
G. :. HaycnOr has signed Joe Cantillou. the
former umpire. TO assume Charge OF the
local team
Down Ia the Southern League the man
ayers src having q difficult time signing
up players for next year, because nearly
every club In tho org9ntzation made a
bunch Of money and the players want a
slice Of the profits or threaten 10 go else
where next season
Manazer Edward Hanlou OF the Brooklyn
Baseball Club Will spend the winter IN Hal-
timore. with occasional trips 10 Yea fDTk
MIR. Hanion said that although he had Just
returned 10 Baltimore he had kept himself
pretty well Informed on the baseball Sitta-
ton there. and that 30 far as he could sre
there IS no change In IL.
Until the case now pending In court Is
settled he said. iii would be only con
lecture 10 speak OF any plans or % the out
look for next season
League has an option on ground on Nam
haitian Island. Mr.. Haulou said he knew OF
no grounds available AT lll~ llllr anu NIAE
ground in the Bronx would be out OF sles
question for some time 10 come.
Winnie Mercer has become an oracle for
the Detroit club lie. SAYS that COrcoran
belongs to that bunch. In fact.-he states
that Kelley told him outright hat COrcoran
ughtIuliy belongs 20 Detroit. and that he
Winnie Is u good fellow and Kelley should
Be severely disciplined for talking TO him
that way and then signing Corcuran Tor an
other year. But. perhaps. where COrcoTan
ought 10 play and where Corcoran will play
are two entirely different matters 10 Nan
ager Joe OF Cincinnati
The supporters OF the Blurbirds are wax
ing joyful these caySaud telling each other
what will happen next season. The cause
| OF the joilihcatiOn Is the Tact that Clevs-
land has It's entire team under contract for
1863
Another thing that is causing the general
glad-hand seauce j. the interest the players
themselves are taking in the club. IF my
bat will help any. just count that peulauJ
as won is the manner IN which Charley
Hickman expresses himself.
The great Napoleon Lajoie breaks forth
as follows: II there are any two men in