The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-13
Close of Interesting Season Left
the Team Safely in First
Position.
DECATUR MADE CLOSE RACE.
Hitting Qualities of Davenport
Aggregation Show Well i'll
Summing Up of the Four
Months Work.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL
BLOOMINGTON. IL. Sept. l--Bloumiugtun
,-i,. ~. ro,,a,- - rqt. f., the Tbrae-Eve
t 'Ho E-.,ar,,a
PLAYING. the flag VIII float from the local
star,
-, -.
Inc season ttOSts WIN III" SaHAt7
morrow, and il has been declared to be the
mos. s,,cc.eefrI ard tho most exciting in
- .f-., The
the HlsloIE - 'f Ois@ii"
Three-Eye League mas be-I ioied one 81
tbs most profitable minor leagues IN the
f- .. ,fr.,rit lovy
S"ul''i'' "'"7 - - -
salary limit ana economy III o'ht' 90"
tiCus.
1ro.,s r rs.~-a,fy- basjs II
- " 49,. -, a..
has prOnted Dy the mistakes q Us O"H a.
well as of otacr minor leagues. and prom
;ses o., ~ortIi,.a ,hen, all This IS the first
-, t.e.
time mat b!ColllIS'oA mas W"
ball penEant. and. naturally, the support
Gro Of the national game In this city are
- 49,, -. r. s.,.c.ea Of
tla'eu ole, "
the local club has not been an easy mat
ter, but has required frst-class bal! play
,,r ,r5 I,,-sI slr,unrt from the enthusiasts
~ "-'U
dl nome
1t is the general opinion among the visit
10. aar,s I'd -,or,ga-s tba+ nIoaui,cton
~ ~. - - .r,-rI tho ,i--
cult. and deserves 20 possess a winning
team The receiufs IN This city this year
pr0FabIv excel those OF any other. and
I "a. t,rrT,s ., tho local aSSgriatinu are cor
r-n - laf.a,
The players nave been treated literally
and the numerous cases Of sickness or in
fury have been expensive. due 10 the fact
that the player IacapacitIted has been
carried at fun pay uutil ne recovered. In
over three-fOUrthS OF the games one Of
the regular players was absent for this
reason, while il many games two or more
Iii bar9f--n ne tam bas ul,yed a
steady game ttat mas excited admiration
all around the circuit. and il is believed
maj II is tho general opinion MAJ The
best team Won
II has been said that Decatur and Dav-
export possessed greater hitting strength.
and this may he true. The Bloomington
team has depended upon u scientific styIo
of playiuC. ana has never fried Ia ..kiU-'
tho hall. In the veteran second baScman.
Harry TRULY. the team has been coached
into PLAYING a iiolding game that won
many contests will. III. I'm VS. 10 sore
men after they had reached bases by
shreyd naturalization OF Tho oupcs;ng
Tenn.
Tho team has nossssscd . number of
clever batsIneu and hasa-runn.rs In
PLAYED his Trst nrofserfnrai h,U his -, -
the team possosses one Of t,a e'reet Git''
tors in the Iraero He f. aie, - f4St
In tho reId ma hi tL-Ius q, - -
have emf or r,.rv - a. 'mT ien,g
folns In Iobr Eo1-.ir
there is another proniiein,, rI,rer yLnsc
wCyk in The outGeId ~ -
mono this season 10 i. atsc - r., ~,
rho I1ecs ~ -, -, - Lir. "l
ners has been r1ayir,g lie 49, ,ori,l-ta
gsn,a "a -, fH..ne ~ "@g.. I',tdD'e
nan ITI,IIaTcr i.IiE IIIn, r;'Il base-
ast w., =" - '.tSIl ''u'u IN" last
short is .Tohu Eewma1 n. Iirn,,, ~
,"hicarn bn,- - "tth' ~ Hlili'lIl!t"
.JoIiet ana nh, g. - ..' N',iS"n WIN
tho ~ro.ta. 't"i-nl l" ne on" or
of ~rrsdnstin, -, ~ LuS.H ~" Is So"
mar, &C.. l" t"' major I"dSufS before
On iii
usual ~, - iI'LI'i' ms IldEed ms
TrreJ b1, sdW, htlnn ~" lat
OF catching eVorT 8, m ~ hH, dtLuS i,I"tI
generate c-oGi, Eainr put 1lfrI- 10 IS
harkstn6 IN IL ~ win heInS thH best
nitcbinI me ~, ,tdSur. EipnIn!nGt"n :
McGroayv nrovad ~ SIh5'I; hShon ana
tho uorL i.STi 10 n' me rig f9ur an!
itzaIf iii ,hrmtT dudt'el mas spoken Tor
RIaop, ,ouEh II season
deenIv anTreni, : pIxun OF me team ana
% hou "nItr1I 80 oi th' great cEAlhllon
clio sbnI ptag ms inc team mas hao rev
,5ro $50 - "ihPITS ana mas earned q
Ing ~ tbn J.. srh.eHlan.y c"nduGt. D"-
To11 o,.Sr "Iu1S rom major lelSi's
Rs-Lor ~ We iocdI payers NOTABLY.
r. 20 do,,Lt a., az GoIYh ana ASSAY;
satisfacftnriIIi I'll uteir bIaCGS can ne MED
faa1, 49, iu"F VII i1l hs WIN the
Dccat,r 49, SING ~ iultuo-
tho LIIr,i,g tb;s Sso"sLS urIH winning
nnLIa 4aL,S EnIS car. ana Ilq make a
49,, Isl ~ Pd,e SCI hF bloomington
fbi-5 :, u"wtNeI' ana at the
baan sdhia 80 o pon"nd ana mas meyer
ntsh duIs 70 eaten up Decatur l. count
a. IN "a r." P%iIuirnIms ne nag next year. put
la - P;$EhH lldHhcS Is iysJ 10 i"-
To- Ia,gi,o S''Jo>rH Efa"ud.eS 20 a
grccassf,,J o. - ny H'aS MOI % 50
- duti.IId'-u- ne I,-'dtur
- 49, "ia'c ~ ~ E+Ltt'il,h
eoryo s,,ccosg IL 'ra'Iae!,. anu NC 10
So H. -, ~ I.',t'"I l'dul MS en-
o., Pino-rirSt"n an ~ LING apie 70 a.
III, oi tbig - ~ M, OF IlI SdinfS
az az H. ~ mus 'olSi-erd"!e
Poci, Israr - ~ -
- Iardst%rat 'irJISa NJ same S''Ild''I"1
-, ~, NJ - ,tP.!'. aIu M r.
49, sgoir., ~, 'p'IIh i.Ii''HS
~ haan ~ sanss,' $3.50 IN 49,
-. pe All ,io " % VI SEASON. f-Stu
hcen sbin ~ kenn ~ - lSia.u 1SaHI nds
%n's - ~ up Us great re'Ifd ana
tn .5i.I So =" pdiIkh DdNoIE",' doN"
-,c-rmr P ar ~ sutttSsLul III 70
Poct Isi, Nd sts,d ~ iont,'' "IIe
nc - Sar1r,j nT.oa SIuu 1"a5'' ~ 80
tS III ny0'Iu pIdce' ah.il "I Dt.alnt'
nd RI - -, IT,, " hLItItiaHN l.ahh
~ ~ ~ Ti,aIs III u NE lroun's III .ea.II-
rsfarJ 1Jaraa- 'Is'yH w '>"th
~, assprfatr s!ioo "aeFei the hIoomlnst9i
,r parIrs- tn .seist - 81 ''tnSg 4.
nd aIeo g., ,ri,uE1r
dEo III "hlNlhS t1e mas. next year.
1 M oi'r was unprecedented IN Ihrte-
League circles and was turned down,