The St. Louis Republic., 1904-10-30

would do less drafting. and the condition
Of baseball wouid be more staple.
QUIET IN LOCAL CAMP.
From local standpoint there is quiet
in tho local camp. The Cardinal players
received their checks. which was q fore
gone, cppclusicn.. and they have nearly an
departed for their homes
Jack Taylor will winter here as will
Mclean. and Burke. Danny shap writes
that Iie will take up a position as umpire
III the Coast League The rest Of tho Car
einals Will 20 to their, respective homes
and rest for the winter.
In Camp Brown thinss are not quite
so serene. At least SIX OF last years
players are daily awaiting a notification
that they have been traded to sorne other
team. Eahoe. Fadden. siever. Sudhoff,
Moran and iBurkett viii be traded II op-
portunity affords a chance for . good ex-
change. Padden for Callahan OF Chicago
and Burkett for Boston outfelder or
Stone of Milwaukee, were two deals that
were talked Of last summer. Whether
they will be consumnated remains to be
seen. IN ;s-. tr@
BUcfIANAN's 1LL-TREATMENT.
Buchanan. the proud father and master
pitcher. was treated badly by San Fran
cisco Sunday afternoon. In fact, he fell
a victim to one Of the sharpest batting
rallies Of the campaign. It was not that
Buchanan wasn't himself He had ev-
erything'' as Of yore. But the locals bat
ted better than has been their habit for
these many weeks. Many a single goes
down in the score book that really ought
not to 90 into the record.
A concealed pebble here and q bad bound
there counts in the batter's favor. Moth
ing of that sort was mixed up in this par
ticular bundle cut loose in the fifth in
ming. Two were on the bench when Hide
brand cracked out. the starter. Wal6ron
met one on the trademark, and hearts
beat with hope. Then. came Meany and
Irwin and Anderson. each with slash
ing drive to an uninhabfted spot, and
three taIlies chased across the pan. That
had gone before with swat that will go
Gown in history.
Joe selected the left-feld fence as the
best SPOT for drive In the third. and the
stands kept buzzing for several minutes,
recalling the time that Heine Kruy.
Truck Eagan and Crayath had cleared the
barrier. and how Young of STANFORD had
put one over the house as well, which in
nowise detracte6 from Corbetts waIlop
that scared over the obstruction like q
bird.-san Franci5co Examiner.
REDS ARE LIBERALLY PAID.
PRESIDENT Hermann Of the Reds very
wisely refrains from giving out. informa-
ton concerning the terms under which
players on the team have been working
and have signed again for next season.
Whether man Is asked to agree to Q
cut in salary, or is the recipient OF a
generous increase. Is secret that the |
club and individuals agree not to disclose,
and It Is q plan that works well.
we arc not in the business. for our
health alone. and believe In conducting |
It on q business basis" says President |
Hermann.
'ssThe Cincinnati Club pays better SAL
arfes than any other Of the National
League clubs, and does not purpose to |
:hanse its policy In that regard We be-
ieye In paying each man According to q
proper estimate Of his actual worth to
he team. That means that each man Is
,asd according to his abillty. and there :.
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