The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-02-01
INTERPRETATION MAY BE
PLACED ON FOUL STRIKE RULE.
Joint Rules Committee of American and National Leagues Meet IN
Chicago This Week-Fleischm ann Proposes Removal of Pen
atty for All Foul Balls Hit Beyond First and Third Bases
Baseball News and Gossip.

rates Sugden was one Of the best throwing
catchers in the business. He was fold or
shooting them down to second. ana II Is
believed that he hurt his arm in that way.
He throws gracefully and has overcome. to
some extent, his inability to throw hard
by getting the ball away from him quickly.
among Others. did not believe that Mike
would make good last season. He had been
seen here with the Chicago ,t katlo nnd
one that would have meant q blue enVei-
ope for q beginner. kahoe and Fred Glade
dinais drove Glade to the woods, knocked
down and walked all over the Cuba IA
hoe taught the game. and he was SO raC
Pat Donovan ran from second to third dar-
ing him to throw the ball. The Cardinals
wcr by a score of II TO 2. Six bases were
stolen on Kahoe, Donovan getting two.
BUT KAHOE MADE GOOD.
Blu Kahoe did make good with the
Browns HIS batting was fierce and time,
ly, and. after Maloney was released and
Susden benched. he caught practically the
the season and part OF the time he had a
hand that panied him intensely.
Even with the great splurge which the
PHILADELPHIA Athletics took toward the
close Of the season. it is doubtful whether
they would have won the pennant had Nc
Aleer been supplied with good receiySrs:
Donahue did his best and was q wiling
worker, but he was too light to hold men
like Powell. and his throwing was farci,
cal. He let many balls pass him and heaped
lose a few games in tnat way.
1t will be remembered that the Athletics
outdistanced the Browns by some half.doz-
on games. Could the Cleveland team Eve
Philadelphia, the Browns, Frank Donahue.
and Washington, Ed Delehanty, the result
would nave been dinerent me AtnieuSs
They won on the last series at home When
many postponed games helped them out
Detroit dropped six straight games, Saeve,
lnnd mas Gnnuvdd under ann WAaninRIOQ
and Baltimore were easy propositions; So0a
oatchers might have Von those needed half-
dozen games for McAleer.
VETERAN AND YOUNGSrER.
II remains to be seen whether Su8den
will be able to stick in fast company.
though. as has been stated before In these
columns. 1t is unfair to call the turn on
any player until he actually fails. kahoe
will be the mainstay of the department.
According to Eastern critics and the offi-
cial averages. Fire Red" Donahue, Frank.s
brother, didn't set any New York state
League ball parks ON fire, even though MS
capillary adjunct is Of such a brilliant col
or. He is a Comparatively young player.
1t is to be hoped that he makes good and
he may, for his brother would hardly rec
ommend him unless he is thought to be
ripe for fast mpan In such an event
terry to match the O'Neiu boys OF the Car
dinals. Good catchers are scarce, man.
payer, is a hard worker and q fair hitter,
ana would have helped some.
1t Is limited that a change will be made In
the infield. This can mean only one thing;
warm the bench II a better mar can be Sc
cured for third base. The list Of foot
his retention at the third corner. however.
The other infelders are fixtures and the
outfielders as well. Friel will continue to
play utility roles.
Secretary Hedges of the Browns learned
a thing or two at the C%incinanti baseball
meeting hat he is keeping under his hat.
his loyalty to the league. The peace ON
mittees of the two leagues spent some
time in drafting the peace agreement, and
1hsre was p a h 1sain9 over ce .me aiSi payis and Udi
Delehanty away from New York the arbi-
traitors knew that they would provoke a
Then the question arose as to the DISPOSE
ton OF M~athewson and Bowerman. on
whom the ST. Louis club held contracts
knew that Brush would kick over me
traces, but it was feared that if. in addi-
ton to losing Delenanty and Davis. he
and Bowerman also, he would break sl
previous records in the way Of objections
and distractions in the path of peace.
GAVE UP WITHOUT A MURMUR.
The committees adjourned for a short
while, and one Of the american LeaSuers
hunted up Hedges and said:
Il believe that but for the dispute over
Mathewson and Bowerman we could fix up
this zeal. We have assigned all the other
players"
1t was then that Mr.. Hedges proved his
loyalty. He turned the contracts over to
President Hermann OF the National
League committee, and said:
Gentlemen. If that Is all that blocks
peace negotiations, let us not quarrel fur
ther. I give up my claim on the players"
This was the New York club partly ap-
peased.
II didn't like to wave my claims said
Mr.. Hedges q few days ago, but T don't
know that the New York battery would
have done me any good If I a compelled
can get other good players I certainly
would have brought suit, not that I wanted
the players SO badly, for I don't want any
man on the club who is not satisfied, but
for the principles involved. Mathewson
signed with me for $500. He will got
5000 from the New York club. That's
why he jumped"