Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-16

so to do Boston will not be at all weak
behind the bat this year. What is remark
able about McGovern is that he Jumped
into the New England League last season
for the first time in minor league company.
and ranked with the best, and then Jumped
into major league company and maze goou
from the start. He is very quick, ener-
getc player. with his mind on his business
all the time. He. too. is a remarkably good
batsman for a catcher, and hits the ball
sharply and in way difficult to field
The New York National League club will
depend largely upon tried material. NC
Ginnity and Mathewson, with Luther Tay-
lor, will be the mainstays In the box The
great thing about McGinnity is his tireless-
ness. No pitcher has more endurance than he
and can do much work without wincinS-
McGinnity can go into the box whenever
called upon. The team Will depend upon
two veterans. Bowerman and Clarke. to do
the catching, with Bresnahan to fill In IN
case of need. No young blood there.
An exceptional case was that of Jake
Stahl the manager of the Washingtons
Stahl would have made good catcher no
doubt, if he had been kept In the position
and his batting ability in itself would have
enabled him to make good in that position.
1t occurred to more than one who watched
his play while with Boston that he should
have been given chance to show what he
could do at first but the club was doing so
we'll that he was not tried in that position
so he went to Washington and acquitted
himself splendidly. For while. however
he dld not nit TO rnucH advantage, anu HIS
fielding was not OF the best, but he soon
struck his gait for it was in him. and after
one season with the Washington club on
first base was made manager Nothing
more rapid in major league advancement
was ever chronicled. and no club will lie
watched with more interest this season
than the Washington team. Stahl Is a
warm favorite in Washington. and ne VIII
be treated very indulgently, for 1t is rec
ognized that he will have to build up a
team anew. He has a splendid nucleus,
however and the Washington team con-
tains some excellent material
New to the Duties.
New too, to managerial duties Is FREQ
Tenney, and despite his recent break and a
bad one in Savannah, when he took his men
off the field he ought to make good. From
what one can learn he has got along very
well with his players this spring. and they
are very anxious to do their best for him.
Tenney has a very good team. and II Is
likely to give some of the others a deal of
trouble to beat The only question is the
pitching department. of which Fred has
hopes. or Frasers ability there Is no criti-
cism to make He is one of the best in
the country and can always take care Of
himself. With a man like Willis to help
him out, Tenney's burden would be light
ened a deal. Wilhelm did some very good
work last season. and Tenn" has great
hopes that Young will make good good and
there is every indication that player will.
Some of the critics have shown a DISPOSE
ton to assign to Tenney seventh or eighth,
place. but he will be very much surprised
if he does not bother some of the leaders
good deal before the season reaches its
close.
The Boston Nationals have not had a
team that played in thorough harmony for
some seasons. This has been one of the
chief characteristics of the success of the
Boston Americans-thorough harmony-and
without this club can scarcely hope for
results. The New York Nationals have al
ways played aggressive ball. and Manager
McGraw uses entirely different tactics than
does Collins to accomplish his end. Nc
Graw rules his men with rod of iron. He
Is the boss. One would scarcely know the
Boston Americans had a boss. for Collins is
one of the quietest of men and never talks
except when he has to. He might go along
for weeks without exchanging more than
common civilities with member of his
team. In case of some stupid error he is
extremely charitable for he knows full well
1t Is very doubtful II the player would ever
fall into the same error again. McGraw
drives his men, while Collins allows his men