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1 'ST. LOUIS FOST-DISFATOix. st. louis rorDr 3f ici, i Vem to Help Roney's Lamps These TniaiimgD (SsffiifL ix By Jean Knott MR. SHORT SPORT: It takes a cliaraipioe to get avay with tho unexpected hAjTAt I CANT tVEW THIIilN OF A GOOCttUlOM TO GIVE' HtMfFOft.

VyANTlNu 3 ES INDLEP, I AM RELATIVES WITH 1 -yw HNHO Aet THE LAOLL AND RELATIONS fcNSWES. ME. THE. OSTRICH AK0 THE, PARADISE TnftT! HI SP0ST McGraw Writes for PostDispatch Sees Improvement in Weaker Clubs Good Start May Win for Mackites 4 CERTAIN tV SHOULD If the lid had not bn on, O. I.

Knockemall might then bav had diminish his Income by on rounfl. Another Pennant for Rube. RUBE WADDKLL Is fading fast. Mln-' neapoll, for whom won two or three pennants, baa released him to the Bronchos of the' Teas Leagu. When Kube recovers freni th Illness wturh has had him In bed for som time he may be able to win the Texas league flag for his re clubmatea.

Waddell has been a prnu.mt factor In two lwgu- already. His It rn should mike him formidable In the lesser circuit, even If that onca terrible arm has shriveled. We Need Him Now. IF (iiMirgo HovhII Ins been WMiln tha box scores of the American Association, he niiiFt feel a twinge of grrt at having so hastily parted with Jack Powell, tho man with the I'tnii-eron torso. Jack has let opposing tr.ims down with four hits In his I.ikI two frami'M, filmoMt achieving a nn-hit con.

test In one g.iti.c, a Klngle safety In lug made off his delivery. John have added a couple victories to tho total owned by the Browns had he dl-pensed his wares for the St. Louis tea.n this year. WORLD OVEtl "II IB, JOHN J. SHorrv-roogT WOULD LtNO ML w.

YOUR IIWIIIIW Mil II ON BENCH TODAY Stovali Fears He Has Broken Small Bone in His Right Foot. By Clarence F. Lloyd. Of (lie Poat-nlapatrfc Sporting- aff. CLEVELAND, April 2L After having dropped three of the four games to the Tigers.

In Detroit, the Browns steamed Into Cleveland this morning to do three battles with the Naps, beginning this afternoon. The breaks in the Tiger series were most unfortunate against the Stovali aggregation, as. Instead of landing on" the wrong end of the verdicts in the trio of contests, that many games should have been won. Jean Dubuc, who twirled a shutout against the Browns Saturday, waa the only Juggler entitled to a victory. The Browns are not winning oftener because Derrill Tratt and Gus Williams, the real hitters of the club, are not hitting.

In each of the three games lost In Detroit, a safe hit at different stages of the games by either of these men would have turned the tide. To make matters worse, the Browns may be without the services of Manager Stovali for a couple of days. He laid off yesterday because a small bone In his right foot Is broken or a ligament Is torn. This morning Stovali was moving about with a slight limp. He said he would practice a little before game time and If bothered he would continue to let Brief perform at the Initial cushion.

If liis foot fails to mend before the team departs from Cleveland, Sto vali says he will go to Youngstown. to see Bnnesetter Reese. Stovali hurt his foot In sliding into a base in Fri day's game in Hetrolt. Ernie Walker's injured ankle pre- vents Stovali from givlnjj Gus Williams a rest. Ho desires to make this change for two reasons, one to give the former Montgomery fly chaser a trial in a real game and also to let Williams decorate the bench in the hope that the lay-off will aid him in recovering his battln eye.

Genrpe RaumRnr.1n.?r loet to Oeorce illln ir: mi n-inninK in i roi y-BtTlty I' 2. It wasn't hec'iuae Mullln t.urhart btauty-hrlitht icarne he won. but he-taue BaumirarUnr's outinc was much In. ftrlor. Jn fact.

th score ehnuM have hen sonifthlna like 12 In. with Ihe lucky team 1: ntllnK on Hie riur.i enl of the tallv. l.i the 11 limine nauiuK.irunrr was luund lor 11 nils, jie aiso iai, jv ratters TJNDE city ru a II oj I Alibi Ike Explains. 6EE," began O. I.

Knockemall, the champion hammer thrower of Roblson Field, with a valiant effort to lnl an air nf mnroiulnil a budding I-told-you-so visage," that your Cardi nals lost another game Sunday. bat th matter this time Honey's weak hitting r- "Xnt af all. Mowrev's rood Stick work offsets that," replied Alibi Ike, the boy adjuster. "Then it's probably the pitchers who haven't got going yet," suggested the pessimistic Mr. Knockemall.

"I don't figure that in at all," said Ike. defensively. "Perhana It's heemmo the bad raring training has prevented the team from getting its fielding stride yet. Insinu ated the scornful champion. "Some people might lay it to that, but I don't." "Well, then.

It must have been the bad umpiring, or a couple of drives that took bad bounds, or a hit that unluckily was just out of a fielder's reach, or" "Not at all," broke In AIIM Ike, wear ily. "None of those important factors figure this time." "How In time did they lose, then?" queried the amazed Mr. Knockcnmll. "Well," replied Ike. reflectively, "it waa this way they didn't get enough runs." f7w aVBTa1 KNOWN THE user- If if r' 1 YO Give.

HALF OF THE TWO '5 POT IF S0ME6O0Y WOULD GIVE: A HUNCH THAI WOULD DO-THt. VMOR.K. ALSO AMTrT STORK. SEA GULL ftNo pa-rcttS George Stallings and Frank Chance, Both Capable Leaders, Are Getting Im-- proved Work Out of the Clubs Which Last Year Ran Last. basebally speaking, as Mathewson, being the only support which stood.

Bender, the Indian, failed to keep In condi tion, according to Mack himself, and Coombs was handicapped all season by a strain which he received In the world's series of 1911 while playing against the Giants. Oidring had a bad year in the outfield, and "Danny" Murphy contracted water on the knee, which kept him out of the game practically all summer. Mack has bolstered up his outfield by the addition of some new and promising talent and the promise of a bonus to Oidring if he has a good year, so I am told. Bender Is also one of those bonus players. He Is to receive an extra bit if he can keep going at a good and steady pace.

Coombs Is as strong as ever, and Plank acts as if he would stride along at the same. rate he went in 1912, which was the best of any of the pitchers on the club. The apparent return to form of Mack's veteran trio of pitchers, besides the addition of a few young men. who give promise, will strengthen the weakest link of last year. The Boston American League club is a great team, but It had all the run of luck In the race last year.

It traveled through the season practically without an Injured regular. The outfield is the strongest feature of Stahl's machine, and th pitching staff falls In Una next Wood Can't Come Back. Wood Is a wonder, but he is not liable to enjoy as good a season this summer as he did last, because he pitched phenomenal and Unusual ball then. Still, he will be one of the stars of th game. Bedient should be an Improvement over the form he showed last eeason throughout th run of the race, since Be was only a kid then.

I liked th work of Bedient, cool and calculating, in the world's series against us last fall, as well as that of any man on Stahl's staff. Collins, Hall and the rest of the pitchers are good, but not graat stars. Th Infield does not compare with that of th Athletics. With the exception of Walter Johnson and Milan, Washington does not possess the stars of either th Beaton or Philadelphia club, but the team carefully welded together and Is always hustling. It Is mart of a unit dub than the Boston team and plays closer together and better inside ball, a think.

With Johnson In th box. there should not be a better club in the League. It does not strlk me that Clarke Griffith has quit the chance ior the pennant of the other two contenders. Th new managers In the National League will be the subject of my article next week, after I hav had a chance to get a longer look at their showing, and draw aome conclusions on their ability. GEYER OR STEELE WILL PITCH AGAINST ADAMS Bather Jakl Oeyer, who has not yet start.

ed a gam thl aeaaon, or Bill Uteale, will oppose the Plratra In the second game of the aeries Monday afternoon. Babe Adams la in Un to work for the Corsairs of Clarke, although Bub Robinson, the big southpaw, tamed th Cards at th wind-up Sunday, may be sent back. Smoke Improve! Ferferto. Be Cigar, WUi CI Santo Ctrar 122 OUT. Helae Petta gnapenaloa 'tick.

Although Manager Rugtina Sunday trlfd to have Ptets's suspension lifted, fa failed make an Impresaloa on "Roll" Brvonao, th talkative N. L. umpire. Pleta will hare served hla three daya after Uon-daya game. Hla preaenc will be needed now that Hug 1s mieslnc.

Th Poat-PIptch la the only evening newspaper In St. Jxwi that receives or publishes Bwa gatnerel by th Associated Prcae, I VI1SH COULP THINK OF SOME MW WAY TC SEPARATE SKOR.TV i inc. lut JtlMnK, wit to ALL OF MY OLD SCHEMES. FtU I GOT fl SOME M16HTV Tp FINE, PEOPLE A. AMONG MY LEE MAGEE GOES TO SECOND BASE; SHEGKARD IN LEFT Switch in Cardinals' Makeup Necessitated by Manager Hug-gins' Absence, KONEY TO LEAD TEAM The Rabbit" May Not Get Back Into the Game, if New Combination Works.

By W. J. O'Connor. Le Mageo will play ieond base while Junes Tllden feheckard, ex-Cub, will how In left field, Monday afternoon. when the Cardinals buck the Plratea In the aeoond game of the current aerie, Thla awltch wae announced Sunday nJgrht by Manajrer Iluyglns, who waa called to Cincinnati to attend his father'a funeral, Tueaday.

The aenlor Hugfflns died auddenly, Sunday afternoon, and although the newa reachrd Roblson Field before the game. It waa withheld from the little manager until he had registered his laet out In th ninth Inning. Ed Koney has beeg placed In charge of the team during Hugglna' absence, and the fact that he succeeds Hug Indicates that the Cardinal manager Is not worried over the Elg Train's protracted batting slump. Koney registered his twenty-third successive swat failure, Sundaor, having gone hltless since his first time at bat In the opening game at Chicago on April 12. flhlft May rrrmnnfit Hug's forced absence from the club necessitates a switch In the line-up which may prove permanent one.

It has repeatedly been stated In these columns that Magee eventually would succeed Hugglns on the middle hassock and that Sheckard, who still Is a star performer, would show In lieu of Magee In left. Hug was loath to leave the game, but now that he Is forced to step out, he may hesitate about getting back. Whether his absence from second b.ase will weaken- the club Is a question. That turn needs his advice and super vision is a foregone conclusion, after Vatching the weird exhibition of Sunday, but it's a debatable question whether Hug will weaken Lis club by stepping off the middle cushion. Ma gee, who Is regaining hla batting eye, is a great man for seeond base.

Ills wonderful arm makes Mm a valuable asset in the infield, where he ran turn many a double play that his manager would not attempt. Then Hhecltard can no longer be denied a chance to play regularly, a James TlUlen looms tip a better perform- er than some of the gardeners now working regularly. Shwkard Deamm Ilerta. It was a with Huggins of benching somebody to make room for Pheckard. However, the ex-Cub will break Into the battling Monday and the odds are In favor of his permanent retention.

Even Hug returns to his old Job at second. Mgr-o may be shifted to the outfield In ll-u of someone other than Sheckard. Jimmy Is too good a man to ride the bench. EH MAG EE, who, like rare wine, Improves with age, made the sec ond home run of his major League career when the bases were full In the third Inning of Sunday's game at Field. His homerio swat put lili team out In front, 4 0, but Ed Koney and Bteve Evans kicked the foundation from under the Cardlnsl conquest, tumbling Hug's team Into defeat, 64.

Bring on the crepe I Hans Warner 1 on the hlf and Alex. McCarthy Is showing at short. Jlmmjr Xiox. who succel(l Warner at the start et the smarm, hna a lam arm. and now that Catcher fllhon tiu a sprain! ankla, the Pirates look none too wall fnrtlftwl.

Xslley. an Kant Bt. louts boy, will succcal Otbeno behind tha bat Member of tb "Hsakr Pankr show, a rarreat attraction, will visit Tlohlnon Field In a bortr thla attarnoon and lv a performance In eIanra of the aurna f-jr tha benefit of the finu'h HJe Ir Nursery. The choros girls will tnka up a coilartl.irj afl-r theotn-air antertaJomi fit. Tha Car-la srwl Pirate have been li'vlil th "Hanky lanky" pWenui aiv" eveulca.

iXJDAVIS TMPATHT "I wonder what's the matter?" Cried Koney, In despair. "I was a nifty batter, But now I saw th Then up spake big "Bull" Brennan. "Cheer up, my boy," said he. "Although your lamps need trimming. You've not a thing on me!" Announcer "Biz" Kenney has a new uniform.

It's a 73. The old one was only a 7. and threatened to give him contraction of the brain. Looks like first division. Not satisfied with walloping the Cards, Catcher Gibson started kicking our grandstand around, but got the worst of the encounter.

a The Cardinals promise some more vaudeville for today. A company playing at a local house will turn a flock of broilers and squabs loose In front of the grand stand. With all those chickens running arorind Ed Koney might make a scratch hit MOWREY ONLY CARDINAL WHO IS HITTING BALL XI Ike Mowrey. tho iruarJIan of the far Cardlnai crrr.er. Is tha onl player on Huk's team ho js hitting the ball with any degree of Jimmy Pheckarl, who shows In left field Monday aftcrr.mn.

has delivered two hits In the pinch find top the batting list. Mowrey Is tho reil leader, as he has plated In every game. Ko ney and HuKglna are at the bottom. How ever, the little manager has coaxed 11 bases on balls. Th figures: NAMES.

AH. II. BB. S3 P-t. Fheckard 4 2 I Mowrey 112 2 Wlnro.

Kvana. .2.1 2 Maaee. 'JT 5 ft 2 7 .217 .200 .012 1 2 r. 3 11 2 1 0 Oakea 22 2 O'Learv 2.1 1 Hugfftna 19 7 Koney 24 2 CARL MORRIS HERE TO FIGHT KINGDON BELMONT VThite Hop Carl Morris, who Is matched to fight Klngdon Belmont at th Future City Athletlo Club, Tuesday nltrht, arrived 'Sunday morning, accompanied by his trainer, Kansas City Jack Johnson. Morris appears In splendid condition.

THE GOOD VCbv 11 Red Sox, Athletics and Washington Appear, at This Stage of the Race, to Have the American League Pennant Battle All to Themselves. John J. McGraw Manager of ew York Glanta. (Copyrlprht. 1913.

by McClure Pub. Co.) WITH the season scarcely under way, it Is hard work to draw any October conclusions now. but still enough bafeball has been apparent make some observations possible, and the first one I wish to make is that it looks as If there would be closer races In both big leagues this season than last. So far In the schedule, the Giants have been pitted against what are generally classed as second division teams, Boston and Brooklyn, and both have shown more strength than they did last Eeason. The Improvement in the Boston club is tho most noticeable.

Last year an opposing manager felt almost confident that he could consider a game. before It was played, in the won column of the standing of the clubs when he met the Boston boys, but this year they are fighting all the way. George Stalllngs is largely responsible for this state of things. For several years I have known Stallings, and consider him a high-class manager and one who will get baseball out of almost any club. Talk about obtaining blood from a stone! That's simple compared to what Starlings Is doing with Boston this year! He Inherited a team that was a hope less tailender and discouraged.

He went to work at It, having a nucleus of two good pitchers, and he cut here and filled in there, until he now has a nicely balanced bunch, which Is traveling fast. Wagner's Absence Hurts. The Fittsburg club, which I consider the Giants' most dangerous rival, has been handicapped by the partial loss of Wagner. "With him out of the game for any length of time, the pennant chances of Clarke would promptly evaporate. The Dutchman holds the rirates' Infield together and is the greatest ballplayer I ever saw.

With him gone, the mag nificent pitching stfif could not bring home the championship. Eyes of all ballplayers In both leagues. an well as thoe of the fans bare been fastened on Frank Chance, who la un dertaking to bave the Highlanders out of last place. The great difficulty which Chanre will fare In the American League this season Is the public ex pectation of too many results. When tb New York club defeated the Boston lied Box the otl-er day, their were talking about the Yankees being In the fight for the championship.

Of course. It Just possible, but not likely, that Chance can shoot the Yankees up Into the contention. He Is tip against too many problems. He ha taken In charge a team which finished last in the race In 1312, and be Is new to the League and the weaknesses of the teams and players which compose It and who are his opponents. Certainly, It is easy to reason that Chance has plenty of men on his club who have played against every team In the American League previously and who can tip him off on the styles of the players, but any manager will tell you that this secondhand Information Is bad.

I don't depend on It much myself, and I have bad aome mighty smart ballplayers hand me tips on opposing clubs, particularly la preparation for a world's scries, and they have seldom worked to my advantage. Chance must find out for himself. Chance's Task Difficult. Do not think I am belittling the ability of Chance aa a handler of ball clubs. He has played against me too many times for me not to recognize and appreciate his ability.

I am endeavoring to point out the problems which he faces and will be forced to overcome. He la a stranger to certain conditlona that are familiar to other managers In the League. And he must learn these by experience. Chance will build up a winning ball club and a fighting one In tiejie. 3'lie competition In the American League will be keen, this year, and un doubtedly confined to three teams, Bos ton, the Athletics and Washington.

My club has met both the Boston and Philadelphia teams In world's series in the past two years, and the Washington boys have been tha opponents of the Giants on two spring training trips. Therefore, I have a pretty accurate line on all three. Of this trio the Athletics have the greatest natural strength, and they have been showing It this year from the very btart. Overconfidence kept the team out of the final weeks of the race last year. Injuries helped to reduce the efficiency of the club.

It la true, but It was mostly the o'erconfidence which ate Into Its heart. That waa my own experience once, back in 1906. But "Connie" Mack and hla men realize that they must hustle this year, and they have rtarted out with that end in view. The Philadelphia club looks to me to be stronger than It was last season. The Infield Is unimpaired with Mclnnls, Col lins, Barry and Baker lined up.

This Is a great collection of players and absorbs the attention of the keen observer for a few minutes. They are all hard hitters and very fast i Two Weak Points Strengthened. Tb outfield and pitching staff cost Connie" Mack the pennant last year. The twlrlers crashed In, "Eddie" Plank, the veteran southpaw, who Is aa old, A Y' A AMERICA LEAGtrn Yraterday'a Results. fietrolt, ,8.

11-8: 8t. IjOuIb, 2-7-0 (11 Innlrtr" jiatterlee Mullla and Mo-Kee: lurnHr1nr an1 A Knew. 2-7-1; Chicago, 1-9-2. Bat-terlp Jr(f; and Carisuh; Walah, Cl-rotte and tk'haik. aalaar th Claba.

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Loa. Waahlnirton 4 0 lOiH) loin) Philadelphia 4 1 .800 Cleveland 6 3 .7 Chicago 0 Detroit 4 6 .444 .40 PROWN3 4 ,34 Hoaton .8 5 .875 New York 1 .256 .113 Today's Schedule. St. txtula at Cleveland. Ietroit at Chleniro.

Pomon at Philadelphia. Washington at Nw York. RATIONAL LEAGUE. Yesterday's Results. Plttsbuif.

6-6-10; Pt. Lou la, 4--4. Batteries. O'Toole, Robinson and Gibson aod Kelley; Harmon, 8aile and Wlnno. Chicago.

8-3-1; Cincinnati. t-T-1. Bat-tfrlee Cheeney, lavender and Archer; lienton. Suggs and CUrU. StaaUac of tb Ctafca.

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Philadelphia 8 Plttaburg 8 1 .750 .0 2 .714 .750 Kew Tork 4 2 .714 71 Chicago 0 CARlUtfALS 8 4 .4 .375 Prookiyn 2 Ilneton 1 Cincinnati 1 8 .333 4 .2 .143 Today 'a Schedule. Plttxhurg at Pt. Louis. Chlrau'O at Cincinnati. I hllu 'cli hla af rolUjn.

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