The Washington times., 1914-09-18
Brownies President Says He
Does Not Seek Peace That
Recognizes FederaIs.
NO QUARTER FOR INVADERS
Hank Shanks and Mike Mitchell
Will Alternate in 0utfIeId
From Now On.
By THOMAS KIRBY.

ar. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. B.-Col. Bob
Hedges president Of the st. Louis
Americans, today declared that he was
unalterablv opposed to any mediation
in the war between the allies of or
Eanfzed baseball and the Federal
League.
II was recently reported that Hedges
was trying to induce some of his fellow
1nagnates to reach some sort of COM
promise with the outlaws. The Feds
club here is admitted to be a losing
financial proposition, but it is equally
1rue that the Browns are drawing some
Of the smallest crowds in their history.
This feature Of the case, it was thought.
had Hedges to favor peace. But TO-DAY
he Joined Clark Griffith in declaring
against giving the Feds any quarter.
whether Shanks is to be continued in
the lineup, Griffith has not decided.
Mitchell was in the throes of a batting
slump for about a week, and il was for
that reason Shsnks was put back in left
field. He was on twice. In the first in
ming Shotten dropped a liner, and later
Shanks walked.
II now looks as though it were toss
up between Mitchell and Shanks for the
remainder of the season, alternating as
thev fajl to hit. Shanks is much the
better fielder, but Griffith had hoped TO
work Mitchell because of his superiority
in the matter of hitting.
Griffith has had his first opportunity
30 take a look at Dick Williams pitch
ing since the return of the player from
Atlanta.
In the batting practice before the
a
rubber. and while such test can hardly
he taken as a criterion. he indicated
that he has overcome that worst weak
ness of his-wildness. Should Williams
master control. he should perform capa-
hly, as he has good curve ana an
unusual supply of swift
Charley Pick. the infielder who re-
ported late yesterday. will be on exhi-
bition this afternoon for the first time.
He Is tyenty-one years old and in size
resembles Morgan. Griffith has no IN
1ention of using Pick at present, and
he will probably break into the game
for the first time as plnch hitler.
The Browns continue to draw mis-
CRADLE crowds The town was so thor
ouShlv aroused over the early start of
,h. team that the natives cannot recon-
Ill. thmselves to seeing II in its present
Ioyly position. Yesterday there were
only 700 on hand. This is said TO be about
Tho average. Conditions for baseball
were Ideal.
Branch Rickey is surrounding himself
with no end of talent which he intends
IN work on between now and the begin
ming OF next season in an endeavor
10 bolster uS the Browns. He has
morning game each day between the
pick of a squad of recruits that num-
Oers more than forty, and the pest OF
these he is retaining to shoot them Into
such exhibitions as that OF yesterday
The first big purchase he has made
since coming here. however. is likely
TO prove disappointing. According to re-
ports, at price reported to be $50, 900
ne bought sthe prize battery of the
Louisville club. The pitcher was Grover
during the summer in the American
Association, but who has since been
sent to his home in Illinois because he
was losing games at an alarming rate
because of wildness.
II would be stretching the inlagina-
ton to call that performance Of yester-
day a contest. Bill James, who of late
has been the most consistent Of the ST.
Louis pitchers. started. but intHo in
runs Then Rov Mitchell was sent in.
but he lasted only one session, during
which three more were scored.
This removed all competition. ani
hickey decided TO test his recruits. AS
pitcher he choose Southern. picked up
N the New England League. For
irree innings he went along in good
shspe, but in the seventh the Nationals
nopped on the youngster for four more
1a!lies, and from then on It was simply
question of whether darkness EoIlI
hold off sufficiently long to get n nine
innings.
Youngster after youngster was sent
on 10 the field for St. Louis until
Griffith finally caught the feveI and
commenced 10 trot out his reservists
For the Nationals, Al Williams,
Schsefer, and Smith were put in the