The St. Louis Republic., 1903-03-15

, ever done, and Heidrick claims that he will
| have little trouble with his legs this sea
sen. which means that everything that goes
toward the fiag-pole will be gathered IN
i Hemphill has spent a strenuous winter oi
II. and in the practice games has alreaHs
Knocked eleven balls so far out of the Bator
| Rouge grounds that the anxious small boy:
| stationed two blocks away from the ground
TO watch for Hemphilfs drives cannot nm.
| pitcher provokers. the locals should do 4
/ large business with the willow
i Pti-LIAMS HALL OF FAME.
Harry Pulliam, the National Leagues new
president, is man Of idsas.. His lates
effort TO produce an effect is his announce
lnent that he Will start a Hall OF Fame
! Ter ball players in his office in New York
! His idea is to have the champion batter
| of the National League of each year sit fol
| a life-size painting. so that the youths OF
| the future may compare the champion
| swatters of each year with the best age
| they live in.
The first niche in the Hall of Fame will
| be adorned by life-size painting of the
beaming features and radiant hair of Clar'
| ence Beaumont of the Pittsburg team. who
| carried off the batting honors in the Ma
| ional League last season.
The recent purchase of the Philadelphia
National League franchise by the repI'-
sentative society folks OF that burg, who
have been yearning for sport more siren
ious than ping-pong. may develop some
remarkable changes in the method of report
ing games in the Philadelphia newspaper S
in the future. and when the Philadelphia
treated TO the following account of game:
"One of the most fashionable functions. or
Philadelphia Ball Park 1t was the occa-
sion Of the debut of several charming So
ciety bellies, and the toilets observed in the
grand stand We're exquisite. foulards ara
tulles predominatng.
.As cards for the event had bsen issued
under the supervision of the patronesses
the crush was not too great. Tea and Don,
bons We're served after the fifth inning, and
the AFFAIR altogether delightful.
The game itself was an interesting al, al,
the field clad in exquisite silk caps and or
candle uniforms. finishing of their make,
up with patsnt-leather shoes clasped with
silver buckles there was a ripple OF ap-
plause from caintily- -gloved hands The
opposing team from Chicago. however, come
in for some criticism, as they spoiled ,,Ii, rne
forms and rough black shoes. with Peea-
liar steel fastening. which the groundkeep-
er called cleats They They also ats@aI %Sre s'o'Ni's'
The umpire attired in white nanneis. E
canvas shoes and Yachting cap stood nna, Ums IN IN
strong contrast to the rather rather vuigar n appear
After the usual forms OF 6asepail ell.
auette had been observed the Cnlcagos
went to bat. the Quaker p,.cner; pnGirg tber, to
his valet through a, peculiar mot.oa, ,r,nr .nTeS
the ball over the plate. The batter struck IN
at it with his bat and the ts pat siJsu ,rnnsd ID
on the piece of carpet stretched from nome
plate to first base, and the umpire an
nounced him out. The oatstnan nan rel, reiii9I,- ;I-
strated or the ground tha' MS ia'i was Ia
evitable. m ,,
to complain. but really. are you not oi'
wen. old fel.' answered the umpire;
You really didn't get there. you Know ana
aoh. yery Well replied the batsman. and
he rejoined the ladies.
In the eight inning a decision by the UNI
pire very much ANNOYED one & o, c,n! ers not,p nv,
the wrist, he was heard to exclaim, Dear,
dear, what a rude way of doing things. !
really beg pardon, my boy. but you should
use your lorgnettes. really you ought.
The game was then called in the eighth
inning. as there were number OF dinnef
parties for the evening.
Reports from the Dallas training grounds
say that Davy Brain. the Cardinals new
stunts about the third pillow already. His
whip is' strong and his manner Of going
after hard infield hits always insures him
good throwing position.
Otto Williams. the st. Louis boy. is also
making a good showing. and unless Burke
decides to become a member of the Card
inals and play at short field. 1t is more than
likely that the North Side boy will become
a full-fedged duckling and go through the
campaign clipping the, wings off the hot
ones that sail toward short.
AS the result OF eating some canned pine
apple Irwin Wilhelm, the new Pttsburg
pitcher. is confined to his bed at his home
in Wooster, O.. suffering from a peculiar
form of ptomaine poisoning. 1t is thought
by the attending physicians that the pitch
er viii recover without experiencing any
bad effects from the poisoning and be ready
for work before the season opens.
Just who is the Oldest ball player in the
ma jor leagues to-day in point of service is
a much-mooted question. New York scribes
give George Van Haltren the honor nj he
ing dean of the corps of major-league ball
players, SO far continuous length of serv-
ice in a big league Is concerned. Up in Chi
&c go the scr.bes of the Breezy Burg credit
Jimmy Ryan with being the Oldest ball
player while the Philadelphia writer's claim
their new manager Chief thinner, is the
oldest by far. and probably the Philadelphia
srribers right. for thinner has been
playing in fast company fer more than
twenty years. Van Haltren for about six
teen and Ryan for about twenty.