The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-05-03

the pitchers are having their troubles OBJ
serving this rule, and for a time at least
it is bound to have the effect OF increas-
Ing the batting. for the pitcher cannot
get the purchase as he could before this
rule was adopted. In course of time the
pitcher will master this difficulty, as he has
all the others. but it is going to count this
year. Pitchers have always been masters
OF the situation. no matter how numerous
the handicaps intended to increase batting
may have been inflicted, He has the per-
it."
In speaking of umpiring. Emslie re-
marked: This is q funny job. and a man
must be peculiarly adapted to the work in
order to make "a success. I've seen many
n chap whom l thought was the making OF
a great umpire, and who really did great
his Judgment could not be improved upon.
I've come to :he conclusion that 1t depends
a great deal upon the impression an UNI
pire makes upon the crowd in the stands as
TO whether he will make good or not. If
the fans like a fellows looks. think him
honest and capable. he has little trouble,
even though his work is not of the best. An
other man may be much more capable and
make fewer mistakes, yet the crowd is up
upon the lot. Disposition. of course. is ev-
erything. 1t would never do for an umpire
to lose his head. nor would it do for him to
be too lenient or too strict. 1 have been
urnpiring a good many years now, and | am
still not satisfied as to what the qualifica-
tons are for 4 good umpire"
Sebring's feat Of making two home runs
in one game last week. although the hard
est batting done this season. is by no means
a record; 1t gave him a total Of eight
is held by Ed Delehanty and Link Lowe.
who each made 2 total of seventeen bases,
In a game; Last season the hardest bat
ting was done by Tommy Leach. who on
August II made four hits off Nal Eason.
l him a TlIa1 or algvan In lGS The hest total
! ever made by a Pittsburg player was twelve.
This was done by Beaumont in 1899. He hit
Magee and Ortiz of the Philadelphia team
for three triples. a double and a single.
No player in the League has made as re-
markabie a record at the bat this year as
has Joe Kelley. He has unquestionably dis
played the greatest batting eye of any of
the Reds. though he has not made as many
played n game this year in which he has
not drawn one or more bases on balls. In
| the first Chicago game he drew two passes.
Yesterday, he drew three. and in Sundays
game he drew two. In the games played at
Chicago he drew from two to three in every
game.
J. Ed Grillo says of Donovan's Duck
lings:- The st. Louis club seems to have
picked up the best lot of youngsters that
has broken into baseball in recent years,
the standpoint of the ST. Louis club own
ers. is that. with one exception, these young
PLAYERS cost little or nothing: Sanders. the
looked like a finished man on the rubber.
Brown, who pitched on Saturday and beat
Pittsburg. is said to be a wonder; He has
only three fingers on his pitching hand, but
he is said to be one of the best fielding
pitchers in the, League. Brain, at third. is
a good man. and. in addition to these. Patsy
Donovan has several other youngsters who
nave shown big-league form.
In Casey. Tinker and Lowe. selee has
three corking good infieiders. Casey. to my
notion. is a better man now than he was
when he played with Brooklyn Il few years
ago. He handles himself better. and fields
difficult hunts very nicely. Tinker is a star
In his position. and Lowe IS too well known
to need an introduction. But that Chicago
outfieid is not strong enough with the stick
to make the team cut a figure; Jones;
hunters. but. they are not batsmen of the
Kind that should play the outfeld IN the
big League Selee also has Dick Harley.
seiee's pitching staff is a fair one. and in
King he has one of the greatest catchers
that ever stood behind the plate. Not only
is he a good coach for a pitcher. but he can
throw. and Is the best batsman on the
team.
The season is not yet two weeks old, yet
some excellent pitching feats have beer
performed. Philippe held the cinc!nnstis
Gown set 70 . Two PITS, and M Ice Rrnoki SI.a[ witS
a single hit. Last season only five times
were teams held down to one hit: ponovar
Of the Brookiyns began the record by hold.
month later Pittinger of the Bostons al
lowed the Pittsburgs only one mt. Near I'M
end OF July Sam Lever, feeling at his best
gave the st. LouisNteam only a single MT
bro. who. on August s. allowed the New
4 York team only one safe hit: Five day
later jay Hughes Of the Brooklyns held thu