The Washington times., 1907-12-13


third and one OUT Charley Hickman
was obtained from Washington for that
purpose, and the purchase Of Anderson
is evidently for that sole purpose, as,
aside from his ability 10 drive ball
far and 10 steal bases in his own fash
ion, Anderson is about as far from Com
iskeys ideal Of a ball player as could
be imagined. He Is a slow thinker, IS
not at all chubby. and takes compare
lively little interest In the success OF
his team.
Detroit has already started TO strengthen
its catching department and bought Ira
Thomas Yesterday from New York. Let
us hope Thomas makes good with the
Tigers. II Is a pity TO see ball team
which can make such a splendid fight
in every other department fatally handi-
capped In one.
Jimmy McAIeer bought A. &. Brown,
first baseman, from Detroit for the St
Louis Americans. McAleer is making
practically new team in ST Louis.
and its career will be watched with in
terest. He traded Niles, Hemphiu, and
Glade TO New York for Jimmy Will
iams Hobe Ferris, and Hoffman; now
he has traded Pickering to Washington
for Charley Jones, and has bought
Brown from Detroit He IS also trying
to trade off Tom Jones. his first base
man OF last season and will probably
succeed before the robins nest again
This viii give St Louis new men at
first, second, right field and center tield.
and possibly short or third. which IS
going some for winter juggling.
LAST seasor AIcAIeer had a good team
on paper and on the field. but II ives
constantly running into hard luck ana
throwing away games that snOulu hANc
been won 1t was much Ike the teams
Washington has had for several years
one man would make a rank error and
then the entire organization would go
to pieces. McAleer complained OF the
actions Of some Of his men when unQer
fire and seems TO have thought y oss{ ,{
to clean out the whole business anu
start with fresh deal
President Tom Noyes. of the Washing
ton baseball club, was left of the rules
committee Yesterday at the meeting OF
the American League. Comiskey taxes
his place. On the surface, this hardly
appears very significant move. Ihere
aye a number OF VERY important rules
to be considered in the Joint meeting
with the National League committee.
Among them are the lowering OF ne
pitchers box. the National League sGB-
gestion for a base on balls on three
balls instead Of four. the playing OF
shortened games the delaying of games
etc and severely practical and eNper-
fenced baseball men are needed 10 DIS
Cuss and decide such weighty problems
Mr. Moves IS not pracucal baseoai
nliskey. and Clarke Griffith type. the
men who now compose the American
League rules committee. and never pro
fessed TO be.
The failure to elect Mr.. Noyes 70 the
board Of directors Is another matter
and IL will be impossible 20 set any x
planation Of that until he returns 20 the
tity The directing clubs next year are
CHICAGO Cleveland. New York, and
Boston, President Taylor, Of the last
named. being elected for the second
consecutive time
The American League magnltes came
out Of their trance yesterday and de-
Cided to wait a while before adopting
the change Of from seven 20 nine games
for lnt worlds series, as proposed by
the National League. This was q rad
ical move which deserved much more
serious consideration than IL received.
IL is a very open problem whether the
nine games would he better number.
Asking waivers or refusing them viii
be an expensive amusement next sea-
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