The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-02
HEDGES WILLING
TO TRADE PLAYERS
Local Club Owner Intends to
Place Strong Team in st.
Louis Next Season.
GLEASON SHOULD BE A HELP.
Fast Young Infelder Said to BE
Slated for Second Base in
Case Padden's Thumb
Fails to Mend.

| Il stand ready TO buy. trade or sell hal
PLAYERS at any and ali times when the 81
Louis American League Club will be tn,
gamer thereby" was the statement Rob
crt Lee Hedges owner OF the Browns
made yesterday.
"Of course" continued Hedges. there
are certain PLAYERS now connected with
the 81. Louis American League Club with
whom i would rot care to part but j in
tend to have u first-class team in the field
in 1901 and will spare neither money nor
pains in all effort to secure talent.
Whenever IA player fails to show class
that player will not BE- carried. St Louis
will have a good team in the American
I.eaguc next season. 1t will not he the
policy to carry any players who cannot
make good"
Hedges also admitted that one player st.
Louis made a strong effort TO land during
the season was none other than Norman
Elberfeld. who Is now with the III
vaders.''
Negotiations were on for time for The
services OF E;lberfeId. but Barrows blocked
the deal. In Detroit the only player on
the st. Louis team whom they would have
accepted in a trade for Elberfcld was
Wallace.
Hedges has rather soft spot reserved
In his affections for the little Scot and
would just about as soon part with ore
OF his eyes as allow "Rhotiy" TO get away
from ST. Louis.
Hedges Is OF the opinion that McAlcer
made a clever deal in securing young
Gleason for the intieid.
Last season the Browns were particE-
ularly weak at the Keystone cushion.
Both Martin and Friel played an indifrer-
ent sort of game. As soon as Padden was
forced to leave the game on account of
his bad thumb. Wallace was left to cover
short and attend, 10 a great deal of the
work that should ordinarily be handled
by second baseman.
Careful observers of the Browns play
ing frequently noticed weakness at the
second pillow. With Padden in the game
for a short tine last spring, Wallace
played with all the dash and rire ut his
ccinInaEd Ec had little dirhculty in pull
ing Off double plays with the veteran Pad
den. but with either Irel or Martin at
the second pillow Bobby was not so sure.
not sure OF making a play with either the
inexperienced Martin or the natural out
fielder, F1'iel, at second.
Hedges believes that If Padden's thumb
fails to come around in time, Gleason
can be used to great advantage at the
middle pillow.
Roy Evans. the erstwiiile pitcher of tho
Browns, and later with the Sedalia team
st. Louis. Roy is in the insurance pusi-
ness and has about decided to quit the
game.
Jimmer Burke. the Cardinals third sack
er. is a player who awaits with much in
tcrest the meeting of the National League
called for December at New York.
He is not positive that he will wear Il
Cardinal uniform next season. He is not
worrying too much on this score. however.
as the aggressive third sacker would
have little trouble in getting a job with
some major league team should the Rob
isons decide to let him out. Detroit is
after Burke. The chances for their get
ting him, however. are slim. Unless they
are willing to trade either Barrett Craw-
ford or Donovan for the pride of Goose
Hollow" they will hardly get the local
third baseman.
Big Jack" Powell. the Browns pitcher,
was out at the football games last Sun
day. Powell IS keeping himself in fine
condition. He looks as hard as nails. has
4 good. clear eye. and has not taken on
any flesh since the close of the baseball
season. John is determined to be in the
pink of condition when the 1904 season
rolls around