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,what it is worth, Chappell may fol
low in the footsteps of his fellow
luxuries. Also, this waiver talk re
garding Chappy may be all bunk.
Ping Bodie had -six legal times at
!bat in the two games and delivered
three hits.
Jim Vaughn, the Cubs' southpaw
pitcher, begins to look like a real
come-back, similar to George Mc
Quillan, who also returned from the
American Association this year, and
is doing excellent work for the Pi
rates. Vaughn opened with a good
game against Brooklyn, then was
bumped a trifle, but returned to the
tightwad class yesterday when he
held the Cardinals to three hits In
the second game of a double-header,
both ends of which were won by the
Cubs. In the first eight Innings Hug
gins' men failed to count, and they
had only knocked one hit. Two
bunched tingles In the last frame
gave them their sole run.
It is too late in the season for
Vaughn to be of much assistance to
the West Siders. The damage has
been done, and the best Eyers can
do is finish in third place. But If
'Vaughn is not flashing In the pan the
Cubs will have two first-rate port
siders to take their turns In the box
next year. George Pierce is the other
member of the duet Pierce is young'
and lacked experience at the start of
the race which is now drawing to a
close. But he has picked up some
valuable pointers, and is fast develop
ing into a very dependable man, and
one who can be sent after a game
when it is needed badly.
Cheney should be as good in 1914
as he is now, and Humphries, also,
should continue his good work. These
four men would give Evers a nifty
pitching organization. Next year is
about all we have left to talk about.
Huggins and Evers were In confer
ence yesterday, and It was reported
the Cardinal manager was trying to
trade Bob Harmon to the Trojan for
Jimmy Lavender Evers frowned on
the deal, saying Lavender was a
valuable man, for finishing games,
anyhow. Jim proceeded to justify his
manager's faith by twirling the last
three innings of the first game after
Moore had cracked wide open. In
that time the Cards failed to get a
hit, two of them walked and three
fanned.
Vic Saier will hardly win the Chal
mers auto this season as the man
who has "done the most for his team,
but if the decision was left to Chicago
fans the big blond would be buying
gasoline for his own car during the
coming winter. Seldom has a young
ball player developed in one year to
the extent Saier has in 1913. A good
fielder and fair batter when the sea
son opened, he isnow one of the
fielding stars of the game and H$ fast
slugging himself into the .300 class.
He has not reached the limit of his
game, and when he does arrive at top
form should stick there for several
years, as he has youth on his side.
The youngster is temperate in his
habits, also, and dissipation will not
pull him down. Four hits In eight
times at bat in the two games with
St. Louis yesterday helped Saier to
ward the charmed circle.
St Louis is a bad town for slug
gers at present Heinie Zimmerman,
star mauler of the Cubs, hit a slump
in the Mound City and has only poled
one measly single in his last eighteen
times at bat. Ed Konetchy, the slug
ging first baseman of the Cards, is
also in a slump. He made eight at
tempts yesterday, but failed to drive
the ball safe.
In the second game Roger Bres
nahan soaked a triple with two men
on, later scoring himself. Roger felt
quite sad at the discomfiture of his
former crew.
Ward Miller is beginning to hit. In
eight times yesterday he registered'
a triple and two singles, and all were
of the timely variety.
Where -Johnson and Boehling fail
ed, Engel, one of Griffith's young
sters, delivered. He allowed the Ath
letics five hits and beat them. Wash-
