The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-10-09

patrons at the ball games on the West
Side relative to the games they liked l
have done this without permitting them
10 know my purpose. Whenever We have
a smuggling match with lots of hitting and
a big score the people go away with a
broad grin on their faces. and tax the
affair for a joke. not a contest. But when
We have. z 1-to-0 game. q 2-to-i or an
fine fielding. although little safe hitting.
the fans &c away and say TO each other:
Wasn't that a great game? What a
light that was! We lost. but it isn't any
disgrace to be defeated after such an ex-
hibition.'
That the pitcher is actually advancing
In his profession faster than the batter is
true, 1 believe. 1 am now and ave been
an advocate OF three instead OF four balls.
In this way the pitcher is held constantly
to putting the bal over the plate. He
hasn't any 10 waste. And when he Is
pitching all the time critical moments
are constantly coming UP. In the big
score. heavy-hitting game there are not
over two critical points in the contest
when the first team begins scoring and
when the other reaches and passes It, II
game there Is a critical moment with
every ball pitched. Every man must be
on edge all the time. for his opponents
are and are looking for a weak spot of
which they can take advantage.
Besides this. see how the people flock
to the game these days. When We e1-
pected a big overwhelming score the in
terest was not so great. but when two
Clubs come together hat are known to
be evenly matched see how the people
come out, and they expect when they do
come that the game will be a close fit for
1t Is for these reasons that I am con-
Hdent the game as It is played to-day is
preferable TO the old-style of a lot Of hit
ting and loose fielding, which permitted
a huge score to be rolled up"
APNITT McCANN
Dan Mccain probably was selected as
captain of the New Yorks because Of his
ability to look down upon umpires. and the
fact that he can USE language similar to
that McGraw would employ II he were In
the same position that he has placed Nc
Gann-and there were no penalty for using
1t. Mccain has done nothing this season
hat would lead one to believe that he ever
viii develop into a good manage because
Of his having been captain Of a team. On
several occasions he mas embarrassed his
team by making kicks when there was no
that he was thrown out of the game. For
one Of these nonsensical arguments-it &C.
CURED In Cincinnati the last time the
pend indefinitely. and reinstated only after
he had given a solemn promise to Presi-
dent Puiliam that he would behave for the
rest Of the season: McGann Is one Of
never be selected as a captain. He has
trouble in controlling himself. his desire
to win o~vershadowtng al. Judgment that
and amfable. Once in the game. however,
there Is a breaking out Of Irish character
tstics. nurtured on Kentucky atmosphere,
IL things do not go right: there g the
raised in the baseball school of McGEaw. |
He played with the New York leader in
Baltimore. ST. Louis. again in Baltimore.
and now in New York. He has all of Nc
Graw's characteristics without possessing
his intelligence and judgment. For that
reason Mccain. captain of the New Yorks.
will never be manager of any other team.
PLAYERS ARE UNGRATEFUL
1t has been demonstrated on many oc-
casions that there is not much of that
quality, gratitude. IN the make
of your average baseball player. The
Of the game shows that baseball
as a rule, are selfish They ex-
pect everything and give nothing; they |
look upon special privileges and consid-
as their due and take advantage
Of every opportunity to bite the hand that
feeds them, as II were
The Brooklyn club has had this spirit |
OF tngratftude brought home to them re-
gently In the of-the-field performances OF
Pitcher Virgil Garvin. who was released
W AdiIOh the ~ t"c ehS 1
team played In Pittsburg. Garyin was
picked up by HanIon when no other club
would touch him because Of his playing
habit Of shooting or drawing q knife
the mood and the booze moved
him. Hanlon overlooked a few little
pranhs in which Garytn engaged last sea-
son and hoped for a change this year.
1t came-in III shape Of Increased eS-
by which Garvin yes In danger Of
being sent to crack stones for the city Of
New York f9r SOM time. Through TIP Y
Mr.. Ebbeta. the people whom Garyin Ct
refused to prosecute him and he
remained opt of jail. Then one DAY when
Mr.: Eobets. speaking to Garvfh In .
'atherly way, Informed him that he ought
70 have q guardian II he could not control
better. the storm OF ingrAtitnde
Forgetting all that MI. Hobets. Mr.. Ham:
on and the Brooklyn club In general bad
iope for him. Garvfn made The threat that
T EVER h6 came face to face with EbbetS
lEain. he would whip him to a standgdu.
Another enlcial OF the club. who tied %
,ar4ty Gavin vheQ 20 Wa on one Of big
aids. was mooksd down: and II he had
lot been released he would probably have
1Qnmitted 0fhG la0ault1. This, Of course,
. an exaggerated &mrle Of the gratitude
ball players. others demonstrating its
instance m q kas 1or0kb3A but equally
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