The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-02
that he intended to keep very close eye

that he intended to keep a very close eye
BROWNS AND TIGERS.
The card at Sportsman's Park is one OF
the best Sunday offerings Of the year al
the Grand avenue grounds. The Detroit
| club has played winning hall for the past si1
weeks. ard is trying hard to even up on thn
series OF which the Browns have the best
OF them so far
In the first game Billy sudhon and wild
Biz Donovan will renew the pitching duel
which was started last Thursday at De-
troit. and ended in Donovan's defeat by a
score OF to l. Donovan has pitched two
games in st. Louis this season and lost both.
He has been winning from all tho other
clubs, and is one of the leading pitchers Of
the league. ~: a-
He pitches the speediest ball in the Amer
lean League, and Is well remembered in st.
Louis on account of his work in the eight
een-inning game between the Cardinals and
Brooklyn at League Park last summer
Clarence Currie twirled for the Cardinals
that day. and the game was draw. Dono-
van pitching just as speedy ball at the
finish as he did at the start.
According to dispatches from Detroit, Ed
Siever and George Mullin were to oppose
each other in the second game, but as Mul-
lin pitched yesterday ''Rube" Kissinger
probably will be Siever's opponent to-day
1t is possible that Mullin will ask to pitch
against S!ever. as there Is considerable
rivalry and bitter feeling between him and
Siever. which had its inception when both
were members of the Detroit twirling stan
last season.
siever and sudhor are pitching the best
ball for the Browns, and with any kind Of
hitting support should win,
In the two games at Detroit yesterday the
Browns totaled twenty-seven hits. Their
stick work during the last week has been
OF championship caltbff, and II they can
continue It they should finish well up. Their
chances for stepping up are good now. a
they play long series with Chicago. and
on dope should bag the majority Of
games.
BROWNS IN THE LEAD.
So far the Browns have won ten out Of
is for blood" as the term is applied in
baseball. There is considerable friction and
bad feeling between the two teams and
their arrangements.
Siever is particularly anxious to win from
his old teammates. It has developed that
the reason that he did not pitch more games
for the Browns on the first Eastern trip
way in a personal encounter with Fred Bue-
low. one of the Detroit catchers.
Buelow was formerly q battery mate Of
Siever's, but there was considerable feeling
UelWccu tue tWO men. Inc climax was
reached in the railroad station at Detroit
one night in June when the Browns and
Tigers were starting East. Buelow abused
and reviled Siever ana when they came to-
Gethe- Siever hit out once and the battle
was over. The big left handler swung with
his left and caught Buclow full on tho
mouth. flooring HIM so quickly that Buelow
4as dazed.
The blow was hard one, and In the
collision between Siever's INST and Bue-
lows mouth, Siever sustained n bad cash
on the second JOINT Of his index finger The |
cut did not heal for nearly two weeks, and
Siever could not pitch during that time. as
every time he bent his finger he reopened
the wound. Charley Hempnill and Kissin-
ger had run-ii at Detroit last week. and.
taken altogether, II cannot be said that
there is any love lost between the two
teams.
The feud extended as far as tho man
mark credited to Barrow, in which the lat
ter minated that Elberfeld had thrown
games to the. Browns. McAleer called"
but Barrow denied. and the matter was
dropped.
It IS probable that sudhoff and Donovan
will ofiiciate in the opening game which |
will be called at O'Clock. The clubs de-
parted from Detroit on SPECIAL train last |
night, in order to arrive here In time for /
he double header. McAleer IL more cheer.
ul now that the Browns have begun to /
lit. Hill, the Texas recruit, baeHed fva /
Irraight hits yesterday In fivo tin1es and |
S playing sensational ball In the held Mar. |
in is showing SO well that he has displaced l
iemphill. the best hitter the Browns had |
dst season.