The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-04
|KAHOE SEEKS RECRUITS FOR
BROWNS ON PACIFIC COAST.
ST. Louis League Club Makes Offers to Pitchers Whaen
and Thomas Through Browns Catcher Who Is En- Tour With
Observation-Disclosures Says Kane Has Not Been signed
Billy Maloney May Be Switched to Boston-Gossip

, Pittsbure club. The story of Kane's al
legged contract with the Pi.tsburs club was was
| a bloomer in some respects kanc was
/ fuss says that he did not send him aay
| contract and that he has not promised to
! give him trial.
| Since the American League has shown
! that 1t is not bluffing in the matter Of plac-
scrfbes have undergone a decided change, Of
Johnson because sy he e Sisted New @ York and
story sto vt that he had secured grounds for a
club. The location Of the grounds has not
| been announced, but the New York writers
since learning TO know johnson better have
injected more respect into their screeds.
James F. Kilfoyle OF the Cleveland CLUB
American League grounds there, would ac-
commodate 10000 people. The plans of the
St. Louis American League stands were IN
construction work in New York. Ii is not
likely that they will be followed to any
Our grand stand said Mr. Kilfoyle.
will be a horseshoe in shape, and double
decker. The seating capacity Will be 7.5oo
The bleachers will hold ll,oo0. We have not
as yet made any arrangements for the 25-
cent seats. but We look TO make accommO-
dations for about 5.000."
There is small chance that Robert A.
unglaub VIII be among those present when
the Pacific Coast League starts its season
unslanb is perhaps the busiest player in
the country when 1t comes TO making
promises and signing contracts. Last spring
get on with the Philadelphia Nationals. The
duplicity was found out and Unglaub wrote
a penitant letter to Worcester. Before the
sacramento. This fall he accepted terms
from Portland and had sleo advance money
asf e for me, hin Parke wson
to play with Denver. Still later he told
Fisher that he liked Sacramento and would
surely stay another season, and finally he
actually signed contract with Joe Can
tilion for Milwaukee-and the playing sea-
son is yet some months away.
Bob Hedges may go South with the
Browns IN the spring. He is interested IN
some timber lands in tbs vicinity Of Baton
Rouge.
Billy Ma,oney may be traded to Jimmy
Collins, manager Of the Boston Americans
make good in Cincinnati toward the fag end
of the season. Henry Killilea, owner OF the
Boston Club, put Maloney in the American
still an admirer Of the Georgetown lad and
will trade one of his players to the Gin
csnati ClSn Il he fix .,u up ;.s deal ,,s Rods ,s
will doubtless get his salary reduced as he
signed a two-year contract for 600 sea-
son and that is more than they think ,,,,is he is
Maloney might do better than hs did 1nder
Joe Kelley. Killilea certainly will give h:n
released MaIoney last summer but said at
that time that he believed the lau would
be star in a few seasons
The election of officers of the ST. Louis
American League Club will take place some
time in February. probably at the meeting
at which the stockholders will vote on z
proposition to increase the capital stock Of
the club from $4,000 to $4,000. Few changes
are co9templated but It is m rumored that ,ss
omees. Tue formal call for the stockhoid-
ers. meeting has been issued; Tn They are S to
me meet 81 2 Sdns nd1se once o. 'he c'o0
That rabid National League partisan, who
Press. advertises the American League al
most every day by running big scare heads
on what he calls the baseball syndicate;
ert Lee Hedges as young Cincinnati BUSH
ness man. who invested some $4,000 in the
ST. Louis American League club. He also
hints that Mr.. HedEess financial standing
II he cared to take the trouble to inquire
among reputable and wealthy business men
OF Cincinnati. st. Louis and Kansas City ne
could soon convince himself Of hi! mistake
Mr. Hedges invested 10000 in capital stock
fssr buying the rS o sssres
stock. ard will take great deal more when
the capitalization is increased. He did not
the Pittsburg scribe states. but still retains
! his forIrer business interests. and they are
many. He worked early and late, at Sports.
mans Park last summer because he wanted
TO become familiar with baseball. Like any
good business man. he wanted to know
something of the business In which he had
invest ed money. --
Mr. Hedges though but year in base
F, ball, probably knows three times as many
! players as some Of the old National League
| magnates He Is a good mixer with his men
! and has never regretted It. He undoubtedly
| Is game. and though the club lost much
| money az the beginning Of the season. II
| ruled out with profit at the end of the
season.
+, Not long ago a certain st. Louis gentle.
| man, who has been connected with baseball
| interests fc- years, undertook to prove to
| me that the Brown club must have lost at
| least so 600 on the season and that the re-
! ceipts fell that much short of the ac-
! tuai expenses for the season. not counting
| IN the cost Of grounds or ante-season ex-
pepses. With salary. Est Of close to $45.-