The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-20

Baseball fans are beginning to speculate
on the possible makeup of the local base
ball Hub for next season.
Cardinal followers have very little TO
vex them in this aspect. Barring the pos
sfbIe appearance OF one or two new out
feeders in their ranks. the local National
League team will be the same as last sea
son.
Shoots failure to field and his ina bility
to throw and run bases last season makes
1t very possible that a successor for him
will be named
Just what payer will fill Shoots bro
gans Is not yet known. but unless out
ielders are very scarce next year Homer
will be replaced in center field
He may be utilized IN a trade, and a
good player secured for him. Mike oNeill,
who declared last season that he was
through with baseball, will also be traded
by the local National League team.
O'Nein and Smoot will very likely be
given to some OF the Eastern teams In
exchange for an outfielder.
Dunleavy. If he can continue the gait
he showed toward the end OF last sea-
son- vii be retained in one OF the out
haId positions by the Cardinals. TIE little
fellow batted at a merry clip toward the
end of the season. and his fielding was
all that could be desired.
In the infield the Cardinals will have
practically the same players that worked
In the inner garden last season Brain
will be used at third. Shay At short and
Farrell and Beckiey will i'll up the other
infeld positions on the team.
The catching ard pitching departments
Of the Cardinals will be the same with
the exception of the additional payers Sc
cp RsdE at The b. S59ss h Of lafr ssa Sc Said 70 b.
the best youngs;er in minor league com
pany, and the Cardinal management look
for some excellent work from him
CHANGES IN BROWNS.
McAleers team will in all probability
undergo a thorough shaking UP. At the
close of last season the boss OF the
Browns declared that he would have many
new players in the regular lineup for
Burkett and Padden. he declared. would
be exchanged. and he practically admitted
that Hemphill would also be let out
This will make It necessary for the
Browns to secure d new outielder and sec
ond haseman.
In Cleveland they are trying to figure out
some player they can trade for Burkett
ATHLETICS WANT BURKETT.
The Athletics also want Burkett, and It
Is generally limited that Connie Mack has
offered "Tcpsy" Hartsel to the Browns
in exchange for the Worcester boy.
Who the locals will obtain for Padden
is not yet known. but an exchange OF Dick
for Callahan has been limited at on more
than one occasion. The trade would be a
good one for the Browns. as Callahan is
undoubtedly one of the best players in the
business.
Robert Lee Hedges. president of the
Browns. shows mis- appreciation of good
service by his recent action in raising Joe
Sugden's salary $500 for the coming sea-
son.
Il quarters where the Browns president
is not known he has the reputation of be-
ing close in business matters, but when it
IS that he carried Dick Pad
to him a full seasons salary. when Rich
ard only played twenty-eight games. and
then paid Jack O'Conno- a full seasons
salary for catching one game last year. Il.
viii be seen that the owner of the Browns
Is in reality one of the NEST liberal men
In the business.
GOOD HITTING LUCK.
Billy Clingman. the well-known inffeld-
er. who subbed for Gochnaur a year ago,
says:
Perhaps some people would consider
MY theory crazy. hut I believe about 30
per cent of good hitting is good luck. II
II isn't why is 1t that the greatest Of all
oatSmen are sure to slump at some time
every season. Who can explain the req
son for a fail Off in safe hits? Time and
again batsmen go to the plate. Dick cut
good balls. drive them out all right. but
into somebody's hands. I've seen that sort
OF thing go along for SO many days until
dread to go 10 bat Then he'd break his
streak, possibly on a ball that the pitcher
really fooled him on, and he'd scratch a
little Texas g over the infield He