The St. Louis Republic., 1903-01-04
,1TrEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC

VRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
Mike kahoe is acting as Jimmy Me
Aleer's recruiting officer in the Far West
and he has not been idle. Through Kahoe
DfIers have been made to several California
League stars, and when the Browns report
at Cincinnati in March pair uf coast
kwiriers may be added to the pitching staff
Pitcher Jimmy Whalen of San Francisco
has been offered contract with the ST.
Louis American League Club at good sal
ary. but unless ne can obtain bis release ne
will not consider the proposition. Whalen
went to Manager Harris last week anu
order to join the Browns. but his reease
was refused. 1t Is presumed thdt kahoe
was the agent who tried 10 secure Whaletii;
The San Francisco management ptisladeu
Whaien that II would be an un%:ss move
/ for him to cut loose from his CaiLorIla
League berth to take his chances with the
ST. Louis pitching staff. which, like all big
5eague twirsng corps. will be reduced by
yfhe weeding-out process. They pointed ont
to Whalen, unselfshiy of course. that he
might be dropped by the wayside. As long
as he cannot obtain an honorable release,
Whalen says he will stay on the Pacific
Coast.
Pitcher Thomas of Sacramento club is
in receipt of an offer of the same lfopor-
tions and .rcm the same club: He is in a
n position similar TO that OF Whalen. He
\ asked for his release, but il was denied
\ him. and the deal is thus hanging fire
L
teenth in the list OF winning pitchers in the
California League for the season Just
ended. Whaleh ranks next to "Rube,
twenty-six. an average of 5s5, The average
number Of hits made of him per game Was
only 6.s. He struck out on an average OF
| rs batsman a game, and bases on balls al
lowed by him average 81 per game He
! made but seven wild pitches during the sea-
but his baeTs WS
balls. Both Thomas and Wha!en are good
fielding pitchers. ranking second and third
In sixty games Thomas accepted is
chances out OF 15S. He had liz assists and
q but FIVE errors. His fielding. average is .s6i
:, Whalen, in ffty-siX games, had more work
3 Go- do than Thomas. He had 172 assists. Is
put-outs and errors en- his tab. fielding
In the list Of winning pitchers Thomas
. ranks next to Harry Kane. the St Louis
seuthpaw. but he pitched sixty games. as
ty-four games and lest twenty-nine. an av-
erase Of .:S3. An average of ~ hits per
game was registered against him. His His
gave on an average only l.s bases on balls
per. game. The records show him to he
wild pitches and hit thirty-seven batsmen.
kahoe. who is a member ef the Alma
team which Il now tho on ar shI pa Inc
California League pitchers closely. He was
! commissioned by Jimmy McAleer to pick
| up anything that locked good. and IL is sa d
that he has his eye on a catcher, as well as
several pitchers. The California League will
lose many Of its stars next season. some
having been signed for Eastern teams. Joe
Cardliion, who will manage the Milwaukee,
American Association team, has re ,ruite
sssas''eai'y ssas, ne" team from the coast won
The peace. conference scheduled to take
place In Cincinnati this week may not be a
declared. on if the National League Com
f3aittee is not invested with fun power to
ID With the date of the meeting so close.
4 Usefe seems to oei some trouble brewing
snd hitch may occur that will end the
truce and renew the war.
The trouble. In a nutshell. Is this: The
National League committee appointed at
the New York meeting was instructed TO
confer with like committee from the
American League to see what arrangements
could be made for a cessation of hostilities;;
agree to will be binding on the league. on
whether the National League eorm:ttee is
an advisory committee for the league.
Under the circumstances tho American
League men naturally object to going into
session with no assurance that any deal
that may be fixed up will be accepted by
The American in exchanging concessions
might reveal some weaknesses that could
be taken advantage of by the rival league il
the peace negotiations came TO paught. 1t
IS history that the National League for sew
eral years has been composed of men who
msn for hmse fGa and M none Of ,ss @
trusted the others. On the other hand the
American League is working in harmony
Cpd at their meeting left everything in the
RAnds of Ban johnson. proof OF their con-
Gaence in his wisdom.
Should propositions be submitted by the
American League to be passed on by the
National LeaEue as body. II Is very likely
that they would be torn to pieces and cause
1issensions In the old league that would
end in an abandonment Of peace negotia'
ticns. Pan johnson is a student in the
school OF experience. or rather a graduate
and he Is not trusting more than one mar
iE the National League. and that man !
Garry Hermann. president of the Cincin-
natl club. Ee will insist that the commit
tees will have full power to act in an ex
ecutive capacity at the Cincinnati meeting
Berney Dreyfuss has placed an officia
veto on the story that Harry Kane, the St
Louis southpaw. has been signed by the