The St. Louis Republic., 1902-12-21

National League idea. reducing the Ameri-
can schedule. from 40 games to Log. Tha
National war schedule. it will be remems
The main object of this arrangement is 10
afford opportunity for games between tne
rival clubs In cities that have two teams.
With the present circuit the Detroit ana
Was hington clubs would alone fail to reap
benefits from any such salaries. NeitheT
has Il natural rival in the other leagues,
Cleveland and Cincinnati can get togetheE'
and play AN Ohio State championship series
that would be more successful than some
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The American Association may place a
club i'll Detroit in the Michigan me-
iropolis , is sganGcned 9y m she pam ameflsan fr
chise has been annuled and unless there
Is an opening at Detroit the association may
pui :. club ~ Chicago. The question OF a
transfer Of the Detroit American League
franchise 10 Pittsburg will be considered py
The other club owners. Owner Angus IS
said to be willing TO Sell If he can get bis
price. and the change may Yet be- made
Ssverdl wealthy PittSburg men are anxious
TO back the American iE Pittsburs -
Tine Browns may be the first American
League team To go South next spring. JIM
my McAleer favOrs March l for reporting
day II the team is to get in condition 70
play exhibition games here with the Car.
dinals in April. Two or three weeks at
Eaton Rouge and another week or two spent
in playing exhibitions in the South would
land the Browns III st. Louis about April,
home exhibitions Secretary Hedges does
not favor the early start unless the financial
Inducements in the games to be played here
will balance the additional cost of twoi
weeks of training. With good weather. q
dozen or exhibition games in the large
Southern cities should almost pay training
expenses
McAleer's team is now complete and IT,
Mathewson and Bowerman do not report.
their places can be filled. Jesse Burkett
ung into line during the past week and
the Worchester outfieIder will draw good
proving player. but the American League
records of last Year show that he was a
valuable man to the Browns. He threw out
six men at the plate on double plays; which
was the best record for left fielder last
year. On September IA. Burkett established
u new record for the American League by
catching ten flies in the left field in nine
inning game. Heidrick held the center-feld
record with the same number. but that
Dated in many runs and missed but one
game. 1t might be added that he has
missed but ore game In three seasons.
The Browns show up well in the fielding
dope compiled by e. ]. Lanigan OF Phil
The Boston team led in defensive play with
st. Louis and Chicago tied for second place
he an a
In seven games with the Athletics no errora2
record @ WAS was made nj iG against Washington. ND
Browns led in double plays. having pulled
Off 124 double killings. Most of thee
den. Barry Mccormick figured in more!
double plays than any other Americana
League third Sc ,psss He ds,y parspass
helped in sixty-seyen double plays, being exsf
celled In this position only by Tom Daily oAS
his credit. The Browns also pulled Oh one3
of the three triple plays Of the year. Mr.,
Lanigans article Is very eomPrehensiye andt
are interesting. They are here appended:
Twenty,one double plays lay Of s the unassstsd.
lions share-11-Anderson making four. La.
81 jones' sh one The Second saeierS Sn puiie
off three. Murphy, Williams and Lajoie each
getting honorable mention once. The third
proceedings, Kelley, Mathison. H. Gleason,
and Bradley turning the trick. The short
fielders got there twice. Gilbert and GochH
In the Baltimore Chicago game Of August
25 the Orioles first baseman had two pu1
test lasting the resulation nine innings. 5Il
In thirteen-inning game. September \
the Washingtons were doubled up Ave tinneG
Bosons we're 5n fo
times by the Orioles. 81
Fielder Jones was the one outnelder tn
reach two figures in double plays the CHI
casoan taking part in eleven. Hemphin and
Burkett participated in half q dozen, and
during his f1fteen-day connection with the
Browns David Jones fought his way intat
four.
In seven-inning game with Baltimores.
the put % OUTS. hickman. 1rss baseball sTSeS ha1
ing sixteen, Shortstop Gouchnaur three
and Catcher Wood two. July II. against
Chicago. First Baseman Anderson secured
twenty Of st. Louiss twenty-four put outs
Two busy days for infielders were June Is,
when the Athletics baseman cared for 50
out of 40 chances, 4 put outs. II assists and
errors. and July (morning), when Bos-
toms big four smothered A opportunities,
"a put outs. IS assists. Both these games
the record for assists for the year was
made. the Athletics having 26 for "a put
outs
May 10 to 2s, inclusive, the St. Louis
Browns played eight games away from
home and fielded faultlessly in seven. max
ing one error In the other. A showing such
this on foreign diamonds is seldom, if
ever. seen. During the time the players
accepted 30s out of 80 chances, a percentage
misplay which prevented the Planters from .
getting eight errorless games in q row.
Inside of a week the Athletics lost tive
games through attempting to make doubld
plays. On August q at Cleveland Schreck's
throw to first. after Flick had perished at
the plate. hit Wood in the back, Mccarthy :
coming home with the winning run. Four
days later, at ct. Louis. NJ. Cross made q
hurry throw to first to catch Wallace, after |
Rhody went to third on the misplay, and q !
moment later scored the only run Of the |
game.