The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01

steel had there been a chance Of securing
the material In time. If building operations
| St. Louis last spring, there will have to b
some tall hustling to get the park In shape
for the opening game.
Dummy Hoy, the former Cincinnati
outfelder. has signed with Los Angeles In
the California League.
Charlie Carr, first baseman and manager
of the Jersey City Club. Of the Eastern
League, probably will operate either at first
base or in the outfield for the Detroit team
Eext season.
shettsline is after Clancy of Worcester to
play first base for the Phillies.
Two professional baseball players will
coach the football team of the University Of
Wisconsin next season. Davy Fultz, for
mer coach at the University Of Missouri.
last year an outf1elder on the ~Philadalphia
a q, .hs Me-. kea YSrs te ams;r sna now I.as : ms ssam'
will coach the back field. Fred Murphy.
who filled a brief engagement with the New
York Giants a couple Of seasons ago. will
handle the line.
"'win' Mercer, who recently committed
o only ball II p 3 saa s against 1h n1ae' old jazz lex
Glasscock refused to harbor a grudge.
Pebble Jack as Glasscock was called"
randum book which he facetiously termed
a book of fate in which he marked his
grudges until they were wiped out one by
i HnS; u against Mte PittsburE he gave Glasscock
a fearful blow in the ribs with a pitched
ball. Jack thought it might have been per
his little book: MercerLGet him.
This meant that GIasscock would not
rest until he had turned some trick on
From that time until the flag end Of the
season Glasscock waited patiently, seeing
Mercer play many times. but he never got
such as to make him believe that he would
not play dirty ball. and one night Glesscock
w waa sto ias1 = a and saia: n sWin, We" I guess Ms! You
didn't mean to hit me with that ball. III
wipe 1t on
True to his promise. Jack pulled out the
book and drew his pencil through Mercers
quietly by Jack Glasscock-"
"Cy'' Young's most effective ball last sea
son was a slow one. with q big drop on
it. and after he commenced using this he
breaking their spinal cords trying to land
for s~afeties. They could not connect az al,
and he wound up the year with . brilliant
Boston Globe. His discovery Of his tan
TALKING ball was almost an accident
Early in the season the Baltimore club
been selected to do the twirling. AS usyal,
he began sending. them up SO fast that they
looked like birdshot. But the McGraw az.
every time a bat was swung it hit some
thing. Singles and doubles were being
made with a regularity that commencedSR
take all the tuck out Of Cyrus. He showed
evidences of being weary of the game.
Finally he threw up a slow one, delivered
partially u~nderhand. It just lobbed up
lazily, and then all Of a sudden 1t dropped
from the batter's shoulders almost down to
his knees. He famed at it. This surprised
the pitcher as much as 1t did the sticker.
Again the trick wax~ and Sgain It was
successful. The restSof that game Young
worked the slow, Wild out drop i'm connec-
ton with an occasional fast straight hall,
and he pulled a victory out of what looked
like sure defeat.
He did not forget the slow ball. and Q
great portion Of his practice work after
that was devoted TO perfecting II. He made
a study Of the delivery. and before the sea-
son was old he had 1t down pat.