The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-11
Injuries to Players and Not Bad
Ball Playing Principal Cause
OF Showing.
PADDEN's ABSENCE is FELT.
Long Series of Home Games Elk
pected to Result in Improve
ment if Men Maintain
Their Old Form.

From many mouths come words Of cenSure
for the Browns. Burkett Is aged and In
firm; Heidrick has long been salary sap
per; Powell is "all in: ,sievers is a dead
one; Anderson is gutter.
These left-handed compliments have been
hurled at the BROWNS by fans who seldom
stop to consider whether they are doing an
injustice to the players they abuse While
the work Of the club has been anything but
satisfying. there are numerous reasons for
their poor showing.
Many of the '.phrasemakers" forget that
Captain Dick Padden has been cut of the
game al, season. And his absence has been
felt Wallace was not in the fray for many
games. and his absence also had much to
do with the loss Of many games. With a
man at short who was new to the position.
and q utility man at second. the Browns
lost many games. Then Anderson was on
not been himself this season. Severe muscu-
lar trouble has kept him out Of the game
And this trouble is not imaginary. as some
Gently examined Heidricks legs under the
'rX-ray." and advised the player to stay
out Of the game.
Heidrick's injuries are the result of his
peculiar gait in running. He takes more
chances Of injurfng himself In Gliding to
bases than any man In either league.
f1elOIlCk HlIS tuS QlII H = greater utStauSC
from the bag he intends to make than any
Of the players. and as he - a comparatively
! heavy man. the conclusion with the ground
Of the mobile muscles Of his legs.
HANDICAPPED ALL SEASON.
Not another club in the league with the
same handicaps imposed upon them az the
Browns have been working under all se'sen
would have a much better chance for the
pennant than they have. Put new man
In Dougherty's place In left for the Boston
AmericaneA another player in Parents
s sssar bef rda and she Boston
cans would not be the leaders. by long
margin.
McAieer has had much to contend with
In the matter Of injuries to players. No
other manager in the American League has
been half so bad on. Susden. Anderson;
were all out at one time or another. and
experiments" had to be used In their
place.
with little luck the Browns would now
be occupying place within hailing distaEcs
of the leaders instead Of fighting it out
with Chicago for sixth place.
before them, and Il the team can get tu-
gether'' they Will be In the first division at
the close Of the season.
About this time last year Chicago led
the American League race. st; Louis was
second. Boston third and the Athletics. who
won the pennsnt.. were fourth. forty-four
AZ the end OF the season the Athletics
were nrst. with q percentage Of SO g
Louis was second with percentage OF .sI.:
last season it was necessary for them to
win forty-three out Of nfty-eight games and
they did It. It is not predicted that the
near the mark established by the Athletics
last season they s.ill have chance to I'm
Isl, in the hrst division.
Gene Wright the Browns new pitcher:
arrived in the city yesterday; He was on.
With the players and INDUCED IN some ,aae
hours and his arm looked strong.
His control was also good. II Wright
ges Esrg at as s gait sas se be- WIN
regularly. taking turns with Powell ana
sudhof.
Skopec. former member Of Comiskey's
pitching star. has been signed by Manager
Barrows Of the Detroit team since leaving
Comiskey's forces Skopec has been Twill
ing in the Southern League.
Boston seems to have the Athletics faded.
Three. games won out u the last four
played Is the record against the former
Champs
Christie Mathewson had eight strikeouts
yesterday against the Brookiyns.
Out of 1--WE times at bat Bradley. the
.eee times Roy 1 Patterson s Was the suf
ferer.
Johnnie Farrell had two of the Cardinals
six hits yesterday. One Of Johnnie's raps
went for two bases.
There will be no ball games in st. Louis
until next Thursday, when the Browns
tackle the Senators for three-same series.
Georgetown Al Moran played a great
game for the tail-end Senators at New
York yesterday The ColIesian accepted
nine hard tries without slip-up.
Toledo. o. Aug. le.-Doctor Frank ReisiiaS
manager end captain Of the Tcle % baseball team
has rendered hia Tesignattzn TO President Str.bsI
and has asked TO be r-fievet. HlS resieNsttnn has
not yer been acceptei. The resignation = due
To Observation-Disclosures between The two ofneIaix.