The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-11

three leading clubs In the American League.
Though the Browns won q double-header
taking the Athletics as ever.
Boston and Philadelphia also won two
games apiece and the Browns. therefore.
just managed to hold their own The race
has developed into an effort by ST. Louis
and Boston to overcome the Athletics mar
dG Iseon 1fas; Sah the c ssSiessoie ca Sne ssfeg A be
figured out Of the running. and indeed II Is
doubtful II that team will finish in the
The once-despised Cleveland team. which
was at the bottom when the White Sox
held the lead for a long time, have now
The present series should put Cleveland
above Chicago. though the ST. Louis
| Cleveland and the Chicago-Detroit series
place.
troit to-day. The weather up there does
not help pitching arms, and IL Is therefore
likely that Jack Powell will do the pitch
ing. Charley Shields may 90 in again in
order that Powell and Donahue may ne
fresh for the Cleveland series In that
case Sudhoff and Shields will get credit
for aking the Detroit series.
The team will go to Cleveland by boat
over the lakes tonight Tomorrow II
the first OF what should prove three event.
full days. The Browns will have hard
enough work TO split even on a series OF
hand the Athletics will be battling on for
eign grounds at Boston. Just now the
| BOstonians would obligc by taking some
games from Philadelphia, but il they do
il will hardly help the Browns. Between
the two. most of the rooters would Ike 10
| see Philadelphia land a pennant. and II
Boston goes to the front by defeating fri'-
adelphia the team may stick there. as the
Baltimore series ut Boston is near at hand
1t is n case OF out Of the frying pan into
the fire for the Browns. What they mus,
| do Is to hold the ClevelanderS safe. and
| then return and take four games from De
| troit.
The Cardinals have played good ball in
| Boston all year, but to slim crowds. II
was but a bare handful OF spectators that
turned out to witness the double engage
ment-S0 against 5.36 fens that saw the
Boston Americans take the measures of the
| Senators at the Huntington avenue grounds.
DOnovan's new Murphy accepted his few
chances cleanly and did some timely work
with the stick. lie figured largely in the
| scoring and had he beaten ILush's throw
to the plate in the second game he would
have made tia double victory for the Car
dinals.
Donovan was not in the last game. and
thus Barclay was the only regular out
fielder in action. Brashear covering center
for Smoot. whom the courts have treated
, TO a vacation. Ii is probable that another
double-header may be played today: The
| game postponed during the last St. Louis
Boston series in St Louis may have been
transferred.
Pearson and Currie. Donovan's young
pitchers. did splendid work. the Belneaters
failing to hit either very hard. The
O'Neills probably will work to-day.
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The head and tail ends OF the Browns
| batting lists are both hitting well. but they
scarcely get together i'll one game In
the first game yesterday Friel carried or
the hitting honors, gettng> one Tor every
time he was up.
Hemphiil bagged three ~safetles. but the
others failed TO get as much or any more
than one apiece. In the second game. how
ever. Burkett heads the list with three
bingles, Heidrick with two hits and two
runs out OF three times up: Wallace rank
fp1 na~f ErfaI pnr hnrt ono in that RamA
and Hemphill could not find the college
pitcher for even a safety. Wallace and
Hemphil did the smuggling for the Browns,
each coming out with a pair OF doubles,
though neither did their heavy work in
the same game. Heidrick welded his stick
effectively. In the second.
Strangely enough. three OF the four st.
Louis errors for the day were outfeld bob
Heidrick and Hemphill in the second. The
infield worked without a break. Friefs
fielding was a distinct feature. He accept
ed eight chances in each game and connect
ed safely four times. Even brains" Pad
dh could hardly have improved upon that
record.
John T. Brush. acting as chairman Of the
National League Board OF Control, has In
d ,sa ps,iys sH' nEts asam sh eoT he Sg hui H;th R m
Maloney at Philadelphia, Monday.
According to those who witnessed the
honey had all the best Of the go. The fight
came about in the same way as the tilt
between George Barclay and Charley Dex-
ter at League Park several weeks ago a
wild throw should have given Maloney lee
way from second to third, but as he slid
back to second Huiswitt fell on him. Ma
loney saw the ball roll away and attempt
ed to eNtricate himself for a run to third.
but Hulswitt pinned. him down. all the
while apparently seeking to free himself.
When the pair finally broke apart both
were angry. but. according TO Umpire
Latham. Hulswitt made the first pass. land;
ing on Bits mouth. The Georgetown lad
ducked. feinted and put a right swing TO
Hulswitt's neck
The latter feInted for an opening. but
again Maloney planted left and right in
quick succession. They fddled for an open
ing and then ciinched. Maloney was having
all the best of the infighting when the um,
that Hulswitt opened the hostilities. and. ac-
cordinCly. rendered a verdict against him.
S%Ialoney should have had the decision any
grogsy when the gong struck for the end
OF the round.
Jack Harper stil maintains that he has
not completed any deal TO go TO Cincinnati.
lie remained at home on McAleer's advice.
time. and was not reported TO have been
in Detroit. Over in Cincinnati they seem TO
consider Harrer as already on the Red
wagon. Rem &ulford, Jr.. OF the Cincinnati
Enquirer tells this story of Harper:
with the advent of Charles W. Harper
Cincinnati has seven pitchers. and there's
not much chance for Manage Kelley to
purchase any more experiments. Now that
Harper has left the Brownies no grea;
harm can be done by telling a story that
now sees the light of print for the first
platform into kindline wood a dozen times
last spring and expediency knocked out
principle long before playing began. The
declaration that no contract-tumper would
be haEbored in the American League
sounded nicely. but none were ever
turned out 20 grass Jack Harper did
sign with the Cardinals before he was
coaxei to desert the Roblsons. Bob
Hedges did want 10 be on the level.
wanted no double contract signers. The
Harper case was fragrant and the 81. Louis
Americans stood branded with the irons OF
hypocrisy the moment they took Harper
and continued the graRdstand play about
superior virtue. The day before the Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania decided that
Napoleon Lajoie had broker a bona fide