The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-12

: American L~agu- h~us,lels aye leasing
rounds. S--Iuz players and oth-rN pre-
pairing Tor the campaign ot 49,
Rarssy Dreyfu- has succs,l-I iu --ulzs
tn- National Lezgse s1esstng aEala h7
! team broke The worlds record tur JEe
z number cf games won ia a single season
but BE- ~ inai toH;ssi ar F6Lui1l u ~
! the ground that The game Vas not worthy
- - called such.
I Cincinnati S. row asking why Tho Pir4te
| klrE continues 60 COMM that contest among
th- sar1eS wen b. ais aggregation They
claim that 10 as he states the EeS LA-L
down and their actions Werr got those ~
/ gentlemen ana aall players the game should
be- thrown olt ~ the records II 10 - rot.
games won. the Cirtinu4fi management
would Ike a settIement u cold, hard cash
the troubles that vii have % b. taken Up
by che League m.gna-e-- u many more
HA-AN . 49, F 49,
time left Tor auNtnlug hut th- settlement o.
difficulties az the coming meeting. and TIE
vigorous campaigu against the American
LeaEU- MI b. forced a~ formerly. 90 D.
considered as d secondary matter
BIZ Clarke Of The Washington team s an
example OF the weight some hall PLAYERS
place uppu their word. At the beginning 90
the season there was n disagreement be-
tween Clarke and the Senatorial manage
uent- For nearly Two weeks after the seq
son opened 80 looked ~ though William
would not wear a Washington Uniform. bst
the difference was eventually patched up
and Clarke reported FOR duty
He told Manager LOTUS that he would
play the season out with the Washington
eral times during The year Bill was ap-
preached by National League agents. but
simply said. Nothing doing
when the American season closed Clarke
Tas asked by Manager Lotus 20 sign a con-
tract for l-R at q substantial raise in sal
ary. and. upon being assured thar his work
WaE IN All TfzuaTTE satisfactory afHwaF hi
signature Incidentally. Clarke turned down
To more a year thar had been offered b.
the Phiilie Nationals.
HGsh Duny has signed to manage the
WeEern League team again
next year He says that tn Western
Lague Will be IN me shape next year and
that the American Association Is already
BADLY whipped.
Milwaukee got q poor start this ~ear"
ne saSs out was ~ the race until the last
ELel Marcy Nicc1tSS team non out.
Tan a. De has ali the best Of the fight
so date. Rube WaddeI has been signed by
Pfiiadelplia- Boston. Washincfo1- - LI-r.S
ana Cleveland % the American League. ard
SN 9ork Boston. Philadelphia. 81 Louis.
AaSCe be win craW 5000 a wear from
each team and unless anxious to DO - will
not d required 20 pitch.
There Nil be- trouble galore fo- the minor
$3.50 manSes-s before the beginning OF
nett season There are one or two ~ the
teams H. both the National ard American
.eas1eS that are already dguEirS on cutting
down eXpen-sS. ard the rsf9S,f 5~sfftDS
sI0lEl Tor medium-priced men viii -
snoEg the pennant winners OF the minor
Comiskey. o. the White sox
ne met 60 ANNOUNCE that Ms ~sIarv rsf
LOT next season VIII not give him a night
.ldlr "hei pay i4y comes. My treasurer
in the tens or thousands when De azur-s 81
ne seasons pay roll COmlskey j. creI-
lied with aging
John Camel who vas released bv Man
axe Tom Lotus u the Washirrtun tsarl
- sl-neu by Louisville. leads the Amer
lean h3tsmeu ~ "a comfortable margin He
M5S a Bag - tins. ard connected safety
WIN ths leather fo= ~ hits. HIS per-
rntAEe - go j. q points higher than the
neat man shannon. OF - Paul
George Tebeau's lee team looks
Lhoosh u atc. hee1 struck by a cyclone.
Fitcher> inneiders and outsiders have been
- : 'A tas maJeI orsanizauers Te-
men-'lymVr ard Pitcher Kerv1n.
Freedman career In baseball has been
strenuous one for himself and his brother
HiugIates. Who Ter Two wears were fucifn-Y
90 treat h.m lightly. Al first he VA fgaorsi
reached thst stage where he decfineT TO az
tcnd tn Meeting For This he was de
sAAt NHaFT. GN4 AtirA Tie decided 70
nghL lis nrst -ter was TO cornsi fhe
league Co Pay hin sI5.e9 "a year Tor .lrry-
ins Manhattan Firid in order 10 keep any
ani1ltlclS rival nom getting o. This
proved to D. q coed move. as has been
sa2Tn IN thr present. situstion. Had that
field not been protected. the American
LeagLe might have been playing on IL to
day.
Nir F--dman's next move was to compel
clubs. and this was Goae iu fsE So
F5aiHirr -rsued at the time that the
league VS. carrying a li OF dead wood in
Baltimore Washington. Cleveland and Lou Z
vile and that these clubs were lriin On I
the other cities % The circuit The mag !
made.
stanley Robson says that Napoleon IL
lhrfe - no other payer IN either league
who can Equal him either as q player ~ a I
batsman- In the IOcal magnate's optzlcn. !
there have ben but two men in baseball 4
who are entitled 20 inches IN the saue cor
Tidor % the baseball hall OF fame. Th-s-
are King Kelly and. in later years. the In
dian. SockaleNis. I
'That indian vas as great a drawing
card u bis day - LaJoie Is nov. said ]
Robson lie was q wonder on the ball
aud would have sim been playing
phenomenal BAN had he cut out drinking.
hen ke hrst came with Us at Cleveland J
his rame appeared in The headlines OF ths
local papers IN the cities we visited. and I
the crowd was with him from the time he
on the held until the last out was
!
He could hit anything. and during the
first season raped the choice curves o. fhe
pitcher o. hat day al over the
.ot Everybody looked alike 20 him. but
he would act bad. and II eventually put
out Of business"
1T goes without saying Jlat We win
spare neither pains nor expense 20 glv-
New York a nrst-class team next season
suTed control Of the Giants John Nc
Draw - now securing the country for tai I