Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-09
LIVELY WEEK AHEAD
IN BASE BALL CIRCLES
Meetings of the Two Major
Leagues Soon to Be
Held.
No Doubt That PuIIiam Will Be
Chosen President of the
National League.
By J. c. Morse.

The base ball pot will be kept boiling IN
good earnest with the two meetings Of the
major leagues this week. Then will follow
the gathering Of the minor leagues In New
York In January. and in February both the
American and National leagues will hold
their scheduled meeting in New York. A
month later the clubs Of the major leagues
will begin to wend their way to the train
ing camps, and early in April the battles
for the pennant will start in good earnest.
There is.no doubt at all that Harry c.
Pulliam will be reelected president at the
meeting of the National League that will
be held at the Hotel Victoria in New York
Tuesday. In fact it will not be In the
least surprising If his friends rebuke those
who have made no bones of stating they will
vote against extending his term to three
years. and this he deserves at least for his
Efforts to administer the affairs Of the or
ganization fearlessly and effectually. Again
greater prosperity has been achieved with
him at the helm than the organization ever
attained. The American League honors its
executive by electing him for a term of
years. and Mr.. Pulliam certainly deserves
as much recognition from the members of
his organization.
There is no doubt at all that every club in
the National League made money last sea-
son. 1t may he very interesting for many
to know that Boston not only made money
last season, but showed a balance on the
right side of the ledger the season before.
1t was doubtless this showing that largely
determined Mr.. Dewey to take the club.
Said he the other day: II bought the club
because thought well of it. and now that
have arrived on the ground and looked 1t
over 1 like 1t better than ever.
Il shall be much disappointed il we do
not do fully twice as well on the road next
season as we did last. We will do every
thing In our power to give the club the
prestige 1t once had, and if we do not sue
coed it will not be for lack of effort. I
realize full well that We have no easy task
De1ore us. that every club Is doing it's level
best to strengthen. SO that if we succeed in
lettering our showing of fast season l feel
we will be doing something. l intend to
keep the team and all that goes with 1t at
a high standard, and | think I am justified
In saying one thing, and that is that the
patrons will not know the old place when
they visit the ground next spring and II
we have good weather 1 promise we will
have an opening worthy of the name.''
1t will not be in the least surprising where
Jim Collins will go next season Collins
doubtless realizes that he let good thing
get away from him when he failed to cling
to his post in Boston last season. Stahl GER
tainly was loyalty itself to his former COM
rade, between whom the closest intimacy
always existed. Stahl did all he could to
plead for the retention of Collins and for
his restoration to grace, but it was not to
be, and if Collins goes to Boston at all next
season it Will be as a member of visiting
club. 1t may be that he will be on the ST.
Louis roster, as McAleer will stop at nothing
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baseman very badly, SO badly that he would
be willing to pay Collins the salary he re-
ceived in Boston last season to play third
base and captain the team. If Collins gets
down to work and reports in good playing
condition by the time of the arrival of the
playing season there is no doubt he will be
worth all that McAleer will pay him and a
great deal more, for he would be still a
great card al over the country.
1t makes one laugh to read in the papers
urgent pleas for the arrangements to secure
good players. Give US some new faces"
say they, "go out and get some players"
just as If it were the easiest thing in the
| world to annex first-class men. Players are
not to be had for the asking or for the
| cash. Some clubs have paid big sums of
money to secure taient, and what did they
get? Something that was no improvement
| at all upon what the club had before.
| When clubs are carrying so many players
| they are as likely to throw away a good
man not. for it oft happens that 1t is
| impossible to properly size up a player so
/ early in the season. This is especially true
| of pitchers. .ut 1t is also true of players in
! other positions. This was shown when the
| Boston Americans let George Stone slip out
| Of their hands, One cannot begin to COM
pute the sums Of money that Boston lost
| by this action, actually paying money to
1 rid itself of the star of the season of 1906,
and he also ranked very high the season
| before and Altrock also discard, ranked
| among the most effective pitchers Of the
| American League last season and was q
power in helping the Chicago club land the
American and woria s pennants.
| Jimmy Siagle. a valuable member Of the
Chicago Nationals was once q member OF
! the Boston Nationals and surely . fielder o.
/ his Ability would have been q most handy
| man to have around on either local field
the past season.