The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23
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Inc pitchers nave something
there again. It appears that Lynch took
exception to an attack on his amateur
not seem. however. that 1T he Got much the
best Of the argument. The Herald Gays:
pitcher Lynch of the Brown University
Enumeration for playing on the Newport IN.
H.) team; that he Is working at the New
port House; that he has in no way violated
his standing as an amateur; that ne does
not need to play for money. and he OBJ
tanned his present position before the pres
ens b baseball ss connection was thought OF, Of
alter the fact that n player, who becoEles
member Of a full-iedged professional team
tee would
II he played on the Boston professional
team, even If he worked in a hotel and Cid
Herald is perfectly willing to leave its 20.
sition on this matter to Doctor Nichols OF
Harvard or Mr.. Walter Camp of Yale.
seybold spent the day collecting pennies
Of cruel hoax: Some one started pipe
dream to the effect that these coins were
mixed with gold by mistake and that the
Government Is calling them n at cent?
per penny Socks already 1,ns, has nan cs kes
on the hundred: Here Is how the Joke
started A Pittsburg pants emporium OF.
r NUMBER ~ Of &c, Coins u
the gold-bearing yarn butted in and the
coin collectors got busy. Socks may NOT get
haYa this winter playing. the slot machines
icans 80 aa ~,
Boston. Mars, Aug. 1s-There Is nothing
about Fred Falkenberg's appearance to IN
dictate that he is any more than COMMON 3.1,t
ball player. He Is very tall, OF course, put
that is special mark Of distinction in the
eyes of Boston people. who are more lono
Of art and literature than they are OF ers tIs
IT,. Dat no MI
shoots and out-curves is also an admirer
Of the beautiful, whether it be written IN
books or chiseled in stone The nrst tnn ~
Fred did upon his arrival In Boston was 70
pay visit to the public library. massive
and classic structure. over the door o.
which is chiseled the words. Erectea %, ~
the people of Boston in behalf OF the az,
vancement Of art and literature" Fred
spent more than two hours within the ouiiu
ing and all this time he was engage IN sTe
perusal of ponderous tones at the merS
sight of which the head OF an average pa ,t
player would sink. But they are not o..
grewsome to the boy from IL, 5h so,d one Of
the most highly cultured ana lnteuisenii
youngsters that ever broke into the national
game: Fred doesn't intend to be oaii " pi h5s
aspirations that are higher. He refuses "
disclose what they are.
With the end Of the championship season
in sight the owners and managers OF ciuS M
In the two big leagues have begun 10 gs.
busy Scattered about the %itb Which to
strengthen the big teams for next year.
nearly every club in the American and Ma "a.
minor league players is being watched crit.
ically. The demand for new materiai az t tne
close Of this season promises 70 We yvitS
greatest in the history OF baseoaH- WIZ
the exception Of one or two clubs, all Q.
the teams in the two big leagues are sauy
in need Of STRENGTHENING beloie Lne .r s1 Of
OF 1904 begins. This is especially true y,
tha Ma tionai league SAYS the New YORK
In view of the unprecedented demand, !. iG ~
ycunR players Of speed and class, II 70
mot to be wondered that the owners VI
prospective stars in the minor leagues are aae
nervous. 1t takes time and patlenc r ~ ~ the
lesser clubs. who give up their time .a a ara
money in the DEVELOPMENT Of a star ple
entitled to be protected rot ss dw asa,ns' p.
In the rush for new men it Is prooapis
that instead Of drafting minor league s.a ..iii
the majority Of the big League ,.gtrfsh Gtu Under
the old order of things it was possible ro ou.
n major league club to claim payer it t;,,,
| Il he didn't make good. In the absence Q.
q national agreement. however. CLUB oWne .a,
Of the older and bigger leagues WI, I,,,nor
iaa sus man shows prospects Of developing
he will be bought weeks before the se"'oA
! Is over.
yack Harper has discovered why ne dio
not have control OF the ball carry IN .ne
season. and he believes that the ,his Season
ness of number OF pitchers this sesoA
came from the same cause y. ..,d
''Iast year and all seasons before. sac af,
prca and ptch This you
have to stand in front of the ruoper anu
cannot take that step back OF II WHEEL iis;s
Change In the rules which affected my work
! this spring. / had just as much speed. 4u.
the new rule made 1t almost impossiple ZOE
a.. hell t1,a Ylq
know " What the trouble was until one day It
dawned on me that perhaps the change IN
the rules had something to do with my
pitched according to the old rule, and TO
my establishment found that ! could cut tne
| corners of the plate. That set me 70 mink
around the new rule. / used 10 take quite
q swing with my arm before delivering the
ball. and II vas this which threw y;o me on tn
my balance, because / was not allowed 70
take that step backward. I have cut out
that swing and am now pitching with little
or no motion, and am successful again:
great many OF the pitchers who were stars
last season and are not making good this
year owe their failure to that new rule
the pitehers slab tn and deliver the bah with
out taking q step. They will have to mas
ter that rule before they. will have their
stye " 8ssor wins ann holding the
ball at my waist and, without taking
swing, am shooting It toward the plate.
and that proved to me that my present
style Is the right one have won eight OF
the fifteen. games have pitched SO far.
and am anxious to add about twelve more
victories to my string before the season
Up to August 1. with two months of the
to Be played. there are sixteen games in the
American League and seven In the National
scor rsee won 3 sas Lowest s. goss re
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