The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26

IN the country hcvc = team Not long. /
vow.
The greatest care has been exercised in
! selecting this years corps OF umpiTes. There
Sra ore or two men thai have not been in
fast COMPANY. hut from What ! ran learn
a. TO their ability. [ am satisfied that they
: Will hIl the hiH.
ia ordsr to give them all a snow. 1 have
instructed each man appointed 10 Be firm
In his decisions He mus: not allow the
Payers OF any team "a Crowl and kick
Nhen-a dec'sion is rendered 4 : maj; and.
a. ! have stated bctcry the Court Of Ap-
peal IS lett To the kicksr Il the decision IS
unjust"
I II this b7sebeH business keeps I'd much
leaser the telephone girls VII demand a
There were great chunks Of blue haze
10 certain d0WntoWn. Gdicss the other even
irg The air began 10 get muddy about $50
Hhsn the ayerase crank borrowed the
pzper Office TO ind boa things hsd gone.
About ia the te!ephone girl was worked
hari Following i a good example Of one
gHellei Is this The R~e7ubIic?r
-vv6:s the score
Sire . in favor & the Cardinals"
Don't knpw We have not heard,
liz!
7 don't Krow."
"RoW were tha hfts?t
We have nor yet-reeeiyoi the box score
Until then I cannon tell"
Vel; hhihiPe p-tcneI for Pits5urs'
Really. I caupot say
were getting pretty good, amt we?'
ASd c'ou don't know who %Fi,ehed:"
"when Will you know"
About 9 O'Clock"
We'll. III call YOU up then"
Yes; do. Gcodby-'
sam Crane. in speaking OF The Giants
sts- twirier Of the present seasons open
zoe McGruuity's feat. in holding the
Brooklyn team last Saturday down 10 a
single safe hit, was a splendid piece Of
box work. and all the more noticeable on
Usually al this time OF the year II" bats
men nave The better OF the argument
against the twiriers. II Is n the heat OF
the mid summer that the pitchers, as a rule.
show to their best adVantase- .
The Giants Iron Man promises to
duplicatFithe great WORK he-dii with Balti-
more and Brooklyn uncer Ned Haclon-s
management, when his famous. raise ball
won GarTe afte- game for toe Champion
'OreoleS' ard SuDerbIS-' MCGin.tv has
tas-r exceuent-ca ne OF -himseh curing Jhe
winter. and as n rBsuitscf his two weeks
boiling out at Hot Springs before going 10
Savannah he reported IN superb condition,
ard after the first week spent under South
eru skies he Was ready to enter a cham
pioashIa contest
North McGinnity's raise ball was a par
alyzcr TO the minor leaEusrs, and ne famed
lnem Out Win F|lGlcQ Gus ease AlNtt pAGn-
ing part of a shut-CUt game In Memphis
MtGinnity remarked 10 me-
When / have become a has been N the
National League. mat raise bad az miRa
vii carry me along a fev years with une
minors. There are not many down here
who car work IL. and / have EN- all dead
TO rights. and don't have 10 use a curve or
a drop.
-'But NcG.rnity will not he relegatei 20.
minor leagues for Snme time TO come He
appears Sphs sS<zooi AGW when he was
sprung on an unsuspectlng public hy Han
ion in 1S-a tall. lanky Westerne- from
the Indian Territory. totally unknown n
the East. His Jump into prominence was
instantaneous and he has been q star ever
since.
effective raise ball very few pitchers
have ever mastered. I remember OF only
two before McGinni:v. they are Jim Nc
Cormick and Billy Rhlnes- II is very diff
hcult 10 control the ball when the deliver
is MADE. and the majority Of twirlers. after
buying It once or twice. scratch Il OF their
repertoire"
John L. Foster. sporting editor Of the
New York Telegram. recently solicited the
opinions Of the baseball critics in the Lead
ing cities OF the country as to the way the
American Ieacue tezmc will finish the sea
sen. } Thirty-fve replied and Sir. Foster
sums up their dope as follows:
There is pronounced u~nanimity OF opin-