The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-20
Browns and Cardinals Will Play
Usual Spring Series Aft
cr April l.
HUELSMAh A MAJOR Lacquer.
Report That He Is To He Re
turned to Milwaukee Is With
out FOundation-ls Il
Good Hitter.

! While Manager Charles a Nichols Of
! the Cardinals was in the city last Sat
! urday he called at the American League
! office and laId before Mr.. Hedges a plan for
spring series between the Browns and
| the Nationals.
The plan was submitted 20 Mr.. Hedges
| by L. deHass Robson. Nichols acting
as agent.
The proposal : that the Cardinals and
Browns play a series of seven games in
the spring. The games will be played as
soon after April / as convenient.
Before the games are played. both
magnatcs will issue a written statement
Of agreement between the teams to the
press. 50 that there will be no such fiasco
as last season.
1t is the iatention to have UTnpires
O'Day and Sheridan officiate at the
games.
Hedges's team will report in ST. Louis
about March I for their trip to Texas,
where they tram.
The Cardinals will also report about
the same time and repair to Houston for
d preppins stunt.
Both teana Will remain in the South
for about three weeks. and will play SUI
ticient eXhi5.'. m games III the south on
their way no ne to keep them away from
tn. city until about the last day or
March or the frs: day in April.
1t is incredible with what tenacity the
report circulates that Frank Huelsman,
the St Louis boy. will spend next sum
ncr earning his coffee" and slam1nlns
the ball aroLnd the diamond Of the NH
waukee American Association club- sun
there is practically nothing with which
70 back this rumoF up.
IN
waived 70 Hue.SuIan hv at least several
of the American League clubs. Nor has
a waiver of claim been asked The critics
T:ho want 10 send Huelsinan back to the
minors might as we'll stop sp.llinG ink, for
II IS useless.
Frank is too useful man 10 have
around to send back to the minors. Then
again he has demonstrated that he has
outgrowu minor leagues. He has contract
eCi the major league habit. and is too good
a man to be sent back to the BISCUIT.
circuits.
The word IS out that if Frank is offered
for re.cas;e by Washington he will not
want for another berth in the American
League.
His record last season In the American
LeagIe WAS fair considering the way he
was transferred. For awhile he was made
10 resemble Gloomy Gu. but the man
asers of the various teams saw enough OF
his hitting ability to know that he Is too
good 70 pass up. Stahl of Washington
ami Huelsman are players of the same
STRIFE.
Huelsman was not in the best OF con-
dition last year. The big fellow did not
complain much. but he WIS i'll for a
greater part Of the campaign. After he
Joined Washington and regained some OF
his health he swatted the ball at a mark
close to the .311-point.
In fact he was within five points of that
mark if only his Washington engagement
is taken into consideration. and as it is
the only place in which he had a 'chance
1t affords the only criterion of his ability
HUelSrrAn II
League next season. and his friends in ST.
Louis will see to it that he gets the glad
hand in the Fair City.
In fact. il Huelsrnsn is on the market.
Hedges could do worse than ask him to
have look at the scenery out at Sports
mans Park.
Cliff Lattirrler. who played in the West
err League last season. declares that Cir-
clnnati has secured a strong and active
bailplayer in Hostetter, the st Louis boy
AS Lattimer once played in the big league
himself. his opinion carries some weight
with it.
II the new hip rule strike range is adopt
ed. many high balls will be served UP to
the diamond heroes
II is believed that the baseball mag
mates will never adopt the three-baII rule
for fear the players viii take it FOR a
sign that the magnates have more money
TO lend in advance of sulary time.
Colonies Hart and Pullian decided to
bury the hatchet. Presumably they sank
it into IL bottle of wine. That's the way
they usually bury hatchets nowadays
It doesn't appear that there is much
in Il name after all. No sane baseball fan
would care 10 say that Jake StanI is u
stall at all.
OIOTCD 10 OEEKIAn