The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-16
BALL PLAYERS
VISIT THE FAIR
Members of Cardinals. Browns,
White SOx and Pirates OBJ
serve st. Louis Day.
CONFLICTING GAMES TO-DAY.
McAleer's Men VIII Play Chicago
While Nichols's Aggregation
Line Up Against Pitts
burg-Double Head
ers for Sunday.

Member. Q: both the local baseball clubs.
together with the Chicago American
Leagu. team and the Pittsburg Sa;ioaais
spent the greater part Of yesterday at I'll.
Fair and doing the Pike.
As / result of this brief vacation ~.
Chicasos VIII p!ny the Browns q double
header - Sp9-tsnan's Park tomorrow
afternoon. Will. the Pirates rill tie up
T;tt the Ca-.inals IN double bill Sun
I day. playing CT the games scheduled for
YESTERDAY
Today the home clubs will commence. a
conflicting series. TIE Nationals have
Fit'SsEEs as an attraction. while the
EiowIs viii entertain Cleveland.
IL the Nati0-al League the Pirates are
battling hard :or second place. aad may
Z RELIED upon 10 put Up - rafting good
exhibition Of baseball
i; they caa beat the Cardinals thrs. out
OF IcCF saTE-s u vi! practically assur. 70
;isil place ahead Of sclee's team. a.,
I cincinnati VIII give the Cubs a har1
tl~>!= :o= the Test Of TIE week
At present the Pirates seem to have
sair,r. their old-tiTEe speed. and while
ihey are ogt II the running so Ear as the
Iet-1ant i concerned. the.r playing is
".I worth seeing. as they are Uud0ub:-
ely one -. tn fastest baseball clubs IN
tfs county.
The h.ie Sox. who Will be the Browns
ctigl.e.tS TO-DAY ami Tomorrow. still have
a chance 10 Land tie bunting In The
AiI4-I.c'ii4 League OF co.fse they are not
ti-t 4ss1Ctlt--S. LLt BY playing phenomenal
tstsrDa.l they may Sill sail III. riboOn
from thsir flagstaff IN Comiskey's ball
Nafi ana tI-y %!.! use th.I- IuII strength
10 beat the Browns.
NcAiee- is very much Interested IN pre-
venting the CefeaI of his team BY the
I..ia'4s city agsreg4tion- II the visitors
trelt the Browns too severely IN will mn
back to Mgkd.u. which Is Seventh ri.cs
IA baseball. FOR the Browns and q posi-
ton which AIcAlcer IS trying hard 10
avoid for his team.
SUNDAY 10th the local mines will CON
rlct in double bills.
ME. R9bison's yOung men will try and
eaace tlitsburg twice. while NcAIee.'s ;
ft.n VII! stack up aSa!Hs. Il aew prOpo-
sition IN Cleveland on the same day
The loca! American L-agu.rs have b-~n
successful against the Blues and should
q" as well As break even with them At
that the Browns are worlds Champions
when II comes 20 breaking even in double
heaGe!S Ihsir recent feat IN breaking
even IN Nv. COuble-headers against the
iisers Is convincing proc: Of this fact
League Park will be visited BY a dee
Gition OF springfield. Ill. rooters Sunday.
ON that occasion Charley case. a former
Sprirgneli pitcher. who recently sradu-
aie1 into the ranks OF the majors. viii
IAAAl ANs tlrdI~S. tsfSS WAS 4 nor IA
'orite IN SprinGfi-ld and seems due TO re-
peat the experience as Pirate The
Sprt1ffielt ruorers Will very likely not lie
sorry FOR roofing for Case. as ne will prob
ably give them run s1r their money
ana chance to test their lung power.
C7Es i acknowledged by all critics who
have seen him in acton TO b. an excellent
Young t-oxuan- with a very promising fu-
ture In n" games he has worked 80 far
he mas shown TO splendid advantage
Just VII" the batteries will b. f0- to-
= ~ f..r-
Nike Lvfch the Brown 7 University phe-
nom. and either Mcfarland or Taylor
will very likely oppose each other at
league Park, while Howell and Doctor
Harry White are booked TO wosk at
Sp0rtsnlln'S Park
Pat Fshsau. who For many s.asons sue
cessfuliy piloted the famous Cleveland
Spiders. saws that there - absolutely no
truth IN the riiu1o- that he Is 10 take
charE" OF the Cleveland American League
team next season Fat says he Is through
with the game for good. and has no de-
sire 90 rc-euts- tha sport. In the heyCiey
OF his Elory Tebeau was considered one os
though many players attribute much OF
his success TO his then lieutenant. Jack
O'CCnDor. who = undoubtedly one OF the
greatest inside men the national game has
ever known
As result 81 a playful wrestling match
n the Car9i1als clubhouse Wednesday
'uirch litter ISurk. for coupi. Of dayS
Afc"r knocking the bail aro1nd for an
hour Wednesday afternoon Burke. Grady
and Mel m retired 70 the clubhouse for
a shower hath. After the bath Grady and
Eurke began Kidding the big catcher and