The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-09
PHENoMs ARE PLENTIFUL


Season Now Here When Wonders Are
Sprung ON the Public.
This IS the season of the year at which
the baseball wonders are discovered and
sprung on an eager and expectant public.
which overlooks the fsiiinss of the pres
cnt season in the delights of anticipation CT
another. Already there Is being harvested
crop Of pitchers, whose advent means
next season, according to baseball publiety
two and three hit games next year. while
paradoxical. though It may SEEM all the
batters viii be hitting between 300 and 40
. SSo has 10 sss s
League pitcher, named Reagan from the
Dallas club Reagan is touted AZ whirl-
Of thirty tines out The sope that i e Se
ing spread shows that he twirled three
games in two days against Waco recently.
getting away. with the third without a
e the Sporting News. however. shows that
sicana, and went to the woods in the
fourth Inning. nine runs being made In this
inning and eight hits. Ali Of which goes
ways and prov ins wn a
that they never get TOO fast for the ma
tional game.
Baseball Notes.
Charley somers must be disappointed IN
the work Of his Cleveland team. When last here
sh;p; Now Cleveland is prasaealIy down and gu.
me showing uaaes TIE eirsamssanss,. With :
much 10 make .ss match ,Or the ssd
s . New ,h YORK has no. the str ,es
mater to Keep lis players In shsgs. Nothing
a high position for Washington.
that Es s.n ssnss has EACH .sss +:
Places hi, team. and the men play the same po-
eaH IN md. a asn man
trying to do his best While not showing II no
&: pssns sssn SSa ana work into
Ss''ss tsa on / one q s III: ps:as Sd
seo.toa mark. Mos. q the players have two and
stricken out, As the club Ia. increased il. bun
mss q per esnt hi, ssa.on President Kilh!ea
Presre.s in The matter Of drafting . new
league pre.idsats. got iossshsr With PrssIden.
Pu!liam Of the National League early last wax
". ss. s him III. hs5 Joint sHs :s
sntef the nsw 9.ssr q thing Nov !. remains Inc
stsndpoint. j, l. NOT At ali unlikely that Ban
sSe dier.a tei eodie. inssrsssd IN new
inent may b selected as ,a means Of daring
zig ~ oSot ~ VIII susAy vayes
no doubt, to reach an agreement which VIII b
The chief difficulty will be the fixing Of the
Draft price, for tho minors think II shou.d DO
several doila-s higher than the majors are will
ing to pay. That Is in actually an unimDorians
part of the matter: So long as the present de-
mand for young players kseps up the drafting
price Will Affect mighty few piayers or clubs ~
all the good players In the minor, will be dis
Ing period arrives and there will be few left
whom the majors will care to draft Some agree
ment must be reached before the close Of the
season. however. or there will DO come disagree
able snarls for somebody to untaugls- There are
enough Of them now.
The greatest need in for an agreement between
the big leagues. either to take the place OF the
peace treaty or to SUPPLEMENT- T. nxdng some sort
Se.a.s .sSg ss e s1n,s ss
can be settled, The Dxvis inctdent showed how
dangerous II Is to leave the Interpretation OF
that treaty to an individual. no matter II that
individual IL three times cool and level-head-
ed as PuIliam. Should PulilaIn decide one wav
and Ban johnson smother again somebody must
choose between them without the delay and
cost ct calling special league meetings.
where the team is lacking but when It cones
to filling these places It is q much different
proposition. II one could jcet put his hand on
the players wanted the league race would result
in dead heat now end then. and Il would
always be close. But that e out Of the cues
the young players who look promising. try them
oat and take chance on their Improving
Sometimes II takes year before the right play.
ers are found. This thing OF picking up stars out