The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11

WRITTEN 10 THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Considerable interest has been AROUSED in
the new baseball league formed Of CLUBS in
this city and in neichborInE cities OF ILL
nois, ana it is believed that a regular circuit
VIII stimulate the game considerably. Clubs
in all the cities in the new league have
proved successful Of late. although they had
10 contend with many difficulties in making
up their schedules
Under the new system, a championship
series can be played and each team Will be
conducted in regulation league style. Talk
of such an organization has been current
for some time. but the first definite action
taken was the formation of the league last
Thursday evening. as announced exclusive
ly in The Republic u Friday.
All those connected with tie new body are
well known here. The dirgetOrates Of the 81.
CHARLES. Alton. BcueNi.le and East 81. Louis
teams being well acquainted in st. Louis.
Some prominent bushes interests are
represented in the body, ard there will be
no lack Of money To start the new or
SanlZatlou on its course.
Temporary Chairman CahiIl will represent
one OF the -. Louis teams. ne herns. once
The league has arranged its schedule and
mas made final arrangements for the sea-
:0n. This viii be January Is He is con-
fident The prospects for the new concern are
ut the brightest
One Of the hs-t-known representatives in
the league is John Kicks. 4 w~ell-known
amateur haSa.@. flcE," of this city, who
hsd . chanee to. p.ay IL the National
captain the K-rrs- lie has been Identified
with the association football game in this
city and has played on Il. Local teams.
V. Z. Barker. who VI. represent the
E.SeDStaGt club. managed mat nine last
season. The ',rrg was h.l''u in hut one
gam q N" entire season he has praCti-
caily III. same aSErtg atom This year. but
has strengthened The team ny several ad-
d!t!ccs.
Members Of the First Regiment intend to
feature -thleticr this SEASON and the vari-
point. y regimental indoor meet will al
most certainty be held ANA the companies
will send their best men to compel in the
indoor meet Of the st. Louis University this
spring.
the meeting of Company 1 last Thurs
witnessed. This company has probably
some of the best talent in the regiment at
his sort of work. Joe Lydcn and Bernard
oDCnnell being exceptionally clever in the
lightweight division. Lydon is open to
meet any boxer of l$3 pounds in the regi-
r-ent.
The track team Of Company. l will be
practically the same as last year. consisting
of Lydon. O'Donncli. Clarence Hoff and Jim
Mccormick. Tom Finnigan, the association
football player. is mentioned as a probable
member of Company ! in the near future
and he will be given a place on the athletic
team in case he decides TO join.
one unusual feature of regimental athlet-
les here il the fact that the entire First
Regiment has Joined the Amateur Athletic
Association. Membership in the body was
secured for the men by Major Rumsey. and
the members are qualified to compel in any
games held under the jurisdiction Of that
body.
Orders were to-day given for Yale's row.
ing candidates to begin work at once instead
of waiting till February l. as Yale's oars
men have been in the habit Of doing for
several years. The freshmen candidates
will begin training on Saturday. They will
work in the gymnasium tanks till the ice
breaks up in the harbor.
Captain Waterman of the varsity crew
tonight announced that the head coach of
the freshmen for the coming season would
be Reeves Schley of New York City. At
though no formal announcement of the
varsity head coach has been made, 1t is
regarded as certain that Philip H. kunzig,
captain of the Yale crew last season, will
fill that position.
John A Kennedy. the professional coach
who has turned out three crews that won
from Harvard in consecutive years. will
remain with the oarsrnen all the season.
CAPTAIN Frank s. O'Neil has called the
candidates for the Columbia University
baseball team together for preliminary prac-
tice in the rope cage that occupies "A space
in the gymnasium on Moiningside Heights.
New York.
The men will be carefully coached in the
cage by CAPTAIN ONeil and later on br
John J. McGrew, the new commander of
the New York Athletic League team. Those