The St. Louis Republic., 1904-12-31
Owner Of the st. Louis Americans
Offers $4,000 for Dineen
Of Boston.
HAS STAR HITTING RECRUITS.
With Stone in the Fold Browns
Have Landed Leading Bats
men of Many Minor
Leagues.

Robert Lrs Hedges. president OF tie
Browns. declared yesterday afternoon that
| he stood ready 70 pay 1000 for irish
BIZ Dineen. the Boston pitcher.
Eedges said that ne wGs anxious 20 &c
cure the big Highlander. and declared
tina. he was willing to pay that amount 20
land him.
1T Ia my intention 20 give 70 81. Louis
| the best team l cen possibly muster"
said he. "Dineen looks 70 be the best
pitcher in the American League. and
would willingly give to BostOn 5000 for
HE release"
Hedges believes that I: he landed d.
nsea Il would be a great boost 20 the 10
cal team. The local club owner Declares
that with Dtneen on the team the Brown.
would bs sure pennant winners.
The boss Of the Browns will submit &
formal offer TO President Taylor OF tte
Boston Americans for the Big pitchers
services.
! Mr.. Hedges says he Will leave nothing
undoHe to get together fret divisto:.
| team FOR 81. Louis in the American
league the coming season.
His acquisition OF outhelder George
Stone has made him feel assured ths. the
| batting end 81 iIg team. will be al! right
| when 1t lines up FOR the campaign in 80.
| Now that Hedges has secured Stone he
| has the leading ha;sman OF nearly every
! important minor league
| In Stone and Frisii he has secured the
| two best hitters in two OF the class 4
. leagues. Stone led the American AssCcis-
| tion last year with en- average o. slightly
| Fr!sk led the Pacific Coast League II
| two sessions
In Edmundson he has secured the bes-
fIe,-- II, s~sx
| who IS now the property Of the st. Louis
| American League Club. is practically the
| best hitter IN the New England League.
Rockenfie!d; whom Hedges secured From
| the Pacific National League. proved tie
| best batsrnan IN that lea que last season.
| II the Browns are unable to hit next
season'!t will not be fo- lack Of ma teria-,
| for nearly every player secured BY the 10
cal club owner hits the bail above ;hs
| 80 mark
| CHANGE FOR DELEHANTY.
According to Boston dispatch. lin Del
| ehanty is slated 10 play left field for the
Nationals In that town next season. Jiul
| played short and third for the Boston,
| last season. but with the acquisition OF
| Wolverton and LauterborIi rErre WAS moth
| ing left for the CLUB owners hut TO switch
| Del" to Ief; field. Philadelphia tried hard
| TO get Deleganty. but their overtures Were
turned down. -Abbat.Ch!O. another iufiead-
er, is slated for The optheld n Boston -,
John J. McGraD. manager OF the Giants.
remain For two months.
Preparations for the spring training
trips are beginning to erllyen the rnonot-
ony OF the dull season OF baseball. Ala
hama and Georgia Will. as usual. secure
the bulk OF the teams. The Golden Gate
will attract only one team. the Chicago
Nationals. The two st. Louis teams will
30 to Texas. the Browns training at Dali
las. while the Cardinals will go to EIous-
ton.
The Giants will go 20 Savannah In
March for a short stay. followed by a
week in Birmingham Ala The New York
Americans Will assemble NJ Montgomery
The Boston Americans have secured Ma
con. Ga. The Cincinnati Reds will go to
Jacksonville. Other clubs have selected
their training grounds "a follows: Cieve-
| land Americans In Atlanta. Ga; Boston
Nationals IN 1'homasville. Ga: Detroit
Americans in Augusta, Ga; Chicago
Americans in New orleans: Pittsburg Ma
tionaIs IN Hot Springs; Brooklyn Nation
| als in Columbus. S. c.. and Washington
| Americans In Hampton. Va
sears Led With Revolver.
| Members of the ST. Louis Revolver Club viii
! hold the!r regular meeting at the Chestnut
! street range Monday evening 10 eject officers