The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-23

owners wanted to disband, but Baany said
he would get the teasp In shape again He
had but one pitcher. and the schedule called
for about four games week.
IF you will take your turn in the box,
and Sweeney's too, l Will pay you both
salaries" said Bancroft to Radbourne: "rll
try it, II throw my arm orr he declared.
Radbourne then pitched twenty straight
games in about five weeks, eighteen OF
which he won.
There is nothing in the way of n pitching
feat approaching this and doubtless never
will be. Providence got the pennant: At
business men, Bancroft declared In speech
that 1t was a one-man victory, and that
Radbourne deserved the flag to carry home
as his own.
Mr.. schreck, the Spartan backstop from
Ford City, eanSht the on sh1og nnd
Sunday. He had to because Of a broken
sc6reck guide the bah into his big mitt to
5aee the njsrsa finger Ta az .h as9us
vivid Bilr' Donovan of tho Detroit
Tigers, one Of the greatest pitchers IN the
Donovan considers it a 'hoodoo" to shut
out. a team. and hence hands out as few
IS dodse hs DO
On several occasions this season, with De-
troit having the game afe by good mar
long enough fot tally to Sc recorded.
sns saia Io asi . ~
other day, "but- 1t has Its qrawbackss the
principal OF which is the crowds opinion of
your name in big type the stand and bleach
ers Immediately forget that you are Just
|, nall player, and that only a machine eosld
fashion. Il you make a really sensational
play yog them saying d awsys s saey
IT. and they simply accept the play as the
proper thing. and Just what is to be ex-
.sThen. maybe. you make an error. and
the joyous boots, the shrteks Of utter de-
light and the murmurs Of Don't see any
thing remarkable about that Fellow, are
enough to turn you indigo colored.
i Eat the bat you are expected to make
nothing less than q two-bagser and the
strike out Every time a strike is called
the mob screams and then, 4 you HIT
safe. there's a general sigh Of disappoint.
IF you hit to fielder and are out you
get as much applause as II you had made
yG joint ssrFs BRUSH lost nf friends in New
York the, are m not yet on t9 MS
challenge for a pcst-season series between
the New York American and National
League teams. 1t was not SO much the re,
fusal as the manner of 1t that made him
look bad to his supportt;ers in g, Gotham am
fifth? / don't know anything about the
American League and won't recogniae its
methods" Could anything make Brush
look any more foolish to an inteliigent pub
provincial New Workers. refused to regard
1t in any other way. Fortunately for the
national pastime, Brush is practically alone
in his dislike of American League methods,
and that dislike is founded on the fact that,
schemer Is cipher in baseball instead Of
being in position utterly to ruin the sport
tie fear American League batters used to
have of McGinnity. and doubts the ability
Of McGraws men to beat the Highlanders
in a series. Defeat would mean loss of
prestige, for the majority Of the fans of
Gotham firmly believe the Giants are the
better of the two. Brush has everything to
lose and nothing TO win; consequently, he
will not take the risk.
When Brush risks anything It will be on
LOO. 000-to-h shot, and then he will demand