The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-25

tempered with and offered more none,
IMAM he signed with me for. oyler Is
great third hasemar. and want him T.
play on The Milwaukee team next season
He clearly belongs to me and Wilinut ha.
not the ghost OF n chance to get the MAJ
over the head of the Milwaukee Club"
The Boston American League teams new
players VIII be First Ba<emau Jones. out
fielder Stone. Pitcher Gibson and Catcher
Doran.
President Hickey of the American Asso
citation has offered Jack sheridan a place
on MS stan of umpireS. and one of I'll
American Leagues crack umDires may b.
secured for next season. Sheridan ia one OF
the best ump.reS in the country and wa
deServedly popular when he ump!red in Mil.
waukee during the DAYS the American
League had Milwaukee on its map. Bobby
Cox has also been mentioned as an Amer.
lean Association possibility. and Moran is
another umpire who IS coveted by Hickey.
John Sullivan of Ottumwa. Ia. wac claims
10 be a nephew Of John l.. has signed Ia
catch for Davenport.
1t is by no means improbable that Pitcher
Ietics next spring. He received an offer
from Detroit. but il is thought that he pre-
tsrs 10 embark under the flag OF Connie
Mack.
Shreveport has signed Third Eascman Joe
keenan,. a Canadian.
Harvard has arranged these games: Arril
:, Iririty. at Cambridge. April II. nj An
napol:s; MAY :, Williams, at Cambridge:
M2y, = at Andover: May {, Brown. ut Cam
IT.dSe: May 9. Wesleyan. at Cambridge:
May %, Princeton. at Cambridge: June g..
brown: at Providence; June 3. Columbia. at
Iainhridse; June IS Yale. at Cambridge;
iaie. at New York. in case of tie. Much
10 the disgust Of Fred Tenney. Harvard has
refused TO play Tufts this year. Chesbro
VIII HHlRh tho tHrfrNeAVH-
heeler the other players.
Jimmy Jackson; the young outaelder who
nome in Philadelphia. jackson has been
PLAYING on the Los Angeles team of the
Saliiornia League: The 'Gen'ril' did finely.
League and finishing No. S in the batting list.
he mas offers from Los Angeles. ST. Paul
and Newark For next season.
speaking of the four men from tba C.Ii-
fornia League signed by Manager Hanlon
OF the Brooklyn club. Jackson said: "UoIIsa-
holder played next to me in center field and
ne VIII make good. He ia a Splendid hitter.
ne bats l~eft-handed. meets the ball nicely
ana drives it out hard. usually on a straight
me: Je%es. the pitcher. also of our team.
depends largely on speed. The other ,wo
men si"ned b" Hanlon are from tha oat1
land club Smith, the pitcher. has the best
crop ball l have ever seen. He will worry
some OF the National League sIuggers,
"Creerv. the outfeldcr. is fast and a left
handed batter. but he has one fault of hit
ing nine out of every ten balls he bats out
The left fielders will naturally Law for him
A youngster who played great ball in our
league and who. il is a wonder 20 me. has
not Yet been gobhlei ur." continued lack
son. is Heman. He is a PhiladelDhi. Inv
ana a crackeriack fielder. either at second
Hase or shortstop. He has a splendid eye
Tor pitched balls. stands rp well and viii
develop into a fine batsrnan. "
You can't tell much Of a mans batting
XII out IN California. because of the effect
ways soft and punky and a man w!:o can
nit 800 out there is certainly a wonder"
SOME DEAD ONES"
The writer observed not long ago IN ,
weekly sporting sheet a short paragrIrh !
'redited to a st. Louis ian" Tho af1-a. |
;ald ran. declared that all of the Browns
mes while PATSY Donovan was dsDirtad
y the leader of a bunch Of scintillating
itars.ths 1909 Cardinals. Let us hope that
lueer that people should go ard pay their
money To see such dead onss' as Jlrk !
Dwell or Frank Donahue pitch a game. or
make a double play? Between them. wal
ace and Pad1en turned more double olavs
ast season than any. other infie!d team in {
ne ieaEue ANA Burkett. of course. WAS 4
DEAD one because n couldn't help scor-
hS more runs than any one else on the
And isn't It queer how the Browns
.nished second with SO many dead ones"
With all due respect to Pat Donovan and
ne l!O3 Cardinals. we think that the afora-
AID fan must have observed the work
I the Browns. not from the grand stand !
r preachers, but through the columns of a
afternoon qualifications.
The person who writes baseball for the
heet which quotes the fan" devotes more
.ine and space to criticism Of Other critics
han he does to the real news of hlseb4ii.
IS not strange that he is Violently opposed
} any praise Of the American League. rs
@ has been and still is in tho employ OF
lie st. Louis National League Club in a
.ertcal position, and is using his quill solely
behalf of his own selfish interests. Fur
ler discussion Is unnecessary.
BOOKING EXHIBITION GAMES.
Browns will report to Jimmy McA!ecr
Cincinnati about March Is. The team
then proceed to Baton Rouge, La,
here spring 'preps" Will be Inaugurat.d J
I'd continued until about April. Jimmy
.cAleer has written Bill Walsh to book
with clubs In the South-New Or
Montgomery, Nashville, Memphis
I'd other towns. According to present
ana. this series of exhibition games will
ntinue for about two weeks. the Browns
working north. reaching s.
ouis about April Is. This will leave about
n days open, which may he filled in with
exhibition series with the Cardinals or
her National League teams. OF course
e training plans are subject to changes.
they are required by the schedule of in
rleague games in st. Louis.
present Charley Hemphill and Billy