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ST. LOUIS. Mo, Aug. 24-"The season
begins for US to-day" said Capt. Larry
Doyle this morning as the Giants de-
trained In tho rain and made for their
taxicabs. I'VE are starting even with
the Bostons for FIRST place and right here
We start out to win the pennant. That's
what we are going to do too"
Capt Larry admitted that his team
would have to play better than they
being q self-evident fast Manager Nc
Draw considers his most dangerous rival
for tho nag to be hero In this town.
He thinks the Cardinals are more formid-
able than the Bostons
Rain this morning prevented a game
and means a double header tomorrow.
Probably Mathewson and Marquard will
take the platform against Doak and
Sallee. Matty has been pitching good ball
during his losing streak. but Marquard
has pitched only one real good game since
his twenty-one inning victory. The shake
up introduced in Cincinnati has not pro-
duced anything but losing results no far.
but that WAS az much AS the team was
doing before. and two games are not u
test OF the change, particularly as Fletcher
In his new place, fourth, has not made
hit yet and Burns did no clouting in
Cincinnati. Young Holke from Spokane is
exceedingly active at first base In practice.
Although a strapping big fellow ne gets
around fast and IL IL left handed thrower.
But McGraw never was one to experiment
with youngsters when there's a pennant at
stake, besides Snodgrass is going well at
first base. oliver Kirmayer, pitcher
bought by New York from the Decatur
club OF the Three l League. will report In
Chicago this week. other youngsters to
report later are Jim Smith, the catcher
from Savannah, who unlike most CATCH
ers. IL fast runner: Brainard, the
Texas League second baseman, and Erick-
son. q pitcher from Dallas.
All these newcomers will get their
chance In due season. which means next
spring unless they get a chance this fall.
which doesn't seem likely with the pen
/ nant scrap so close.
/ Karl Hodge, the williams College
( pitcher. who has been carried by the
Giants since they were here last time,
| has been released. Hodge lives In st
Louis and about all he did as a Gian,
was to make II trip East and back
St Louis is on the out vive this week
| because first come the Giants, then the
Bostons. and the Cardinals have Il chance
to capture first place by taking a majority
OF games from those two rivals. They arr
close up and the city has visions of q
worlds series IN its corporate metes ant
bounds. Tho present week hnds mos
interesting and unusual situation. Herr
IL the last week In August, and In th'
next six days four teams each with
pretty good chance for the pennant will
clash with one another. The Giants pla.
in 81. Louis and Chicago. and the Brave
In Chicago and 81. Louis. An importan
week and one which will have a big bear
ing on the eventuality of the season
championship.
Dick Kinselia. the Giant scout was her
to-day II was he who dug up Pitche
Kirmayer. He says the latter is righ
handler and a spitball expert who ha
won ct games and lost 6 in Three I cir
cles Manager McGraw has signed jim
Thorpe for the next two years after thi
one. The new contract ia without the tel
, day clause.
Giants and baltimore Federals ar
mingled In the same hotel to-day an
Mike Doolan shook hands with feno'
globe trotters