The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23
JESSE BuRKETT.
Sizing up the situation from the side Inca
to be allowed to hold the stakes himself.
BASEBALL NOTES.

They are certainly after Pulliam's scalp
In the East. Here Is the latest from Charles
F. Mathison. printed in the Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune:
OF course, rational objection can always
for that reason Master Harry Pulliam. tho
National League. should Be permitted to
an autopsy is absolutely necessary in order
to conclusively establish the causes Of
death. This course seems to be called for
many conflicting rumors as to how the de-
ceased came to this end. Some say that he
became inoculated with the virus of that
dread complaint known as Brushophobia,
which always has a fatal termination. 9th
ers insist that the unfortunate young man
was Herrmanized which affection in the
thorough inspection Of the remains reach
the conclusion that Master Harry owes his
demise to severe attack of presidentialis.
victims abstain entirely from compensation.
As is well known. Master Harry began to
indulge In volubility. about the time his
he never stopped until the ak hit him In the
back OF the neck. Since then he has been
very reticent. .Se
In the presence of so great bereave-
ment 1t would be unkind to indulge in lev
ity. but there are some very comicai situa-.
For example. Master Harry said that, un-
less his action in the Davis case was sus-
tanned chat is, permitting Davis to break
his contract with Comiskey). he would re-
al League magnates applied the cat-o-n,ne-
tails ia to HarTys person he was asked i he
Master Harry, also made the announce
ment previous TO the calamity that he had
not taken the step he did in the Davis case
have the support of a majority OF the club
owners. The vote was to l against the
young man. and Brush. cast the only vote in
New York holds remarkable record
unique IN modern diamond annals. I'VE
'the same sixteen players that went South
IN the spring. We have not signed or re-
leased a man since the season opened.
rade Of talent. Manager McGraw has GER
tainly got good baseball out of his team.
New York is not making any announce
ments just now about next year"
President Comiskey has made the start
toward getting new team for next season,
It is a herculean task in the present condi-
ton of the baseball market, when tried
players Of value are not to be had at any
searched with f1ne-tooth combs for possible
talent. He has already landed third and
f first 6assman according to all reports al,
that he really has player until he sees
him in White Stocking uniform This cyni-
cism Is the result OF the. many men who
have failed him at the last minute In the
last year or two.
: This probably means the passing Of Is
bell, although he will likely finish out the
season and play in the post-season series
with the Colts, as no player who has not
taken part in at least twenty games before
the close Of the season will be eligible Cor
applicable even to his friends. He never
was good batter. but made up for 1t in
gone back from poor to frightful and this
has apparently affected his fielding. while
he cannot run bases unless he gets to
first occasionally.
Sometime ago the Boston Herald took tho
ground that Pitcher Lynch, the famous
player: Of Brown University, was a pro-
fessIonal, and pointed to the fact that he
has pitched two seasons for professional
team at Newport, and that he was going