The Washington times., 1907-08-05
YOUNG PITCHERS
WILL Be TRIED
BY CANTILLON
Only Hope Lies in De-
veloping Likely Cubs.
New Men.
By THOMAS S. RICE.

BY 1hOMAS - RlCE.
II nor any other man. can do any
thing with the washington or any other
club, without a corps of pitchers that
will keep the other fellows from making
too many runs" said Manager Cantil-
Ion this morning.
Its a cinch the washington club is
stronger now than II was at the begin
ming of the season. and it will be still
stronger before next year, but we must
get additional strength in the box. II
you will notice we are making a good
many runs. Our losing scores are larg-
er than the White Sox winning scores.
We make a lot Of runs. but our twirl-
ers go 10 pieces and the other fellows
make even more, so we don't win.
No Limit to Number.
Il am engaging every new player
properly recommended. but am especial
ly anxious 10 find boxmen- AS for buy
ing the stars of major league teams,
that is out Of the question. They are
not for sale. We viii have TO take
youngsters and slowly develop them as
Comiskey did Walsh for Chicago and
Mathewson was developed for New
York I am going TO try the same thing
and viii stick to It II 1 have so many
that l have to rent an extra ball park
for them all to work in.
I'VE have closed for Olmstead, pitch
er for Topeka In the Western Associa-
-tion. who is recommended by Nike
Kelley, and have under observation a
big left-hander in a small league who
looks 70 be a diamond in the rough Eli
Gates, the Frisco pitcher we have
bought is going good. and his work
as shown in the weekly sporting pa
Ders makes me think I haven't landed
dead one in him. Blankenship spotted
q youngster recently who appears to
have class. The trusty scout is closely
following the performance OF his victim
and II he wears well upon observation
we are going to yank him into our fold
Will Take EN- South.
I'VE will go to Galveston about March
! next year, and the spring training
trip VIII hardly be any shorter than Il
was this year. Ny intention is 10 take
ell those cub pitchers with me. and put
them through course of sprouts that
Will either make or break them for fast
company we may come through New
Orleens and the Southern League. but
am stuck on going against the hard
teams in the American Association. for
they give You a run for your money
from the tap Of the gong. and also an
excellent line on your youngsters"
Cleveland comes here Wednesday for
four games, after which the Nationals
Jurar to st. Louis for the beginning OF
the last series in the West. Walter
johnson, the Idaho wonder who did SC
well against Detroit on Friday, viii
probably pitch the first game against
Cleveland.
Washington had the right of taking
any player on the Baltimore team be-
lore August ] except Burchell. This op-
ton was not exercised, because there
appeared nobody on the team ready foI
TNnT 10
catcher. has been tOuted q lot. but while
It WAS admitted that he was a good
thrower and a good hitter, he was slow
on the bases, and likely to be the sub
ject Of many double plays. Lack o.
sPeed on the bags is a serious matter in
these days OF great pitching and Few
runs, and TIE man who IS doubled VI
TOO often, has little chance 10 land q
regular job IN fast company.
Doyle the Springfield. Ill, outfeldel
for whom McGraw paid $500. certainly
looked good to me when l was scouting
through the West recently" remarked
Cliff Blankenship this morning 'and
tried TO sign him for Washington, bu
learned he was already sold to New
York. We landed Milan the outfieldel
now with Wichita. 1 saw both Milar
and Doyle play, and without backcap D
ping, Milan impressed me, in the two o1
three games he played while I was TAX
ing peep. as a better man than Doyle
He may not show up well here but n
has all the earmarks Of the real thing
judging from his stunts in the Western
Association
Uncle Nick Young was at the Regen
last night. having a fanfest with Um
pires Jack Sheridan and Bill Evans and
Manager CanullOn. Uncle Nick had re
tired from the diamond before most o.
our gentle readers were born, but in hir
day was a great outfielder. Speaking o
his experiences and the attitude of root
ha aT .F~,ss,
good work
"On July 4. 1S69. in Cincinnati. I mad,
the catch which won me more applause
than any other I ever made" said YOU
uncle ''T'he field was so packed tha-
we were pulling off the game in a rather
restricted place, and mixed up with III,
people were string Of carriages which
furnished a semi-circular background
for the outfelds. 1 was I'm the far gar
den and doing nothing in particular
when a long. high fly went sailing to-
ward those carriages. thought it wa,
goner, and went on the run for tn,
ball. Breaking through the mass o.
spectators and diving through the car
riages, I found myself right under tn,
ball. I reached up and gathered II II
back Of the crowd and standing betweeI
vehicles.
We'll. you ought to heard EN- roar
AS long as I played and for years after
warc that catch was referred to as
wonder As a matter Of fact IL wa
dead easy and any man with ordinar,
ability could have done the same thing
but the crowd made a hero Of me.
Now. here's the other side: One da,
was playing center when the hotties
line drive I ever saw WIS sent tina
wav. II Travelled like a shot neIthe
falling or rising. I was very deep an,
Iu"w there WstS only one way to evel
stop that embryo homer. so I ran a
hard as / could straight at the bal
with hands Outstretched Well, III b
hornswlggied IL I didn't catch IL Jus
little below my knees while was go
ing at full speed and practically fan
ing toward the ball Yet I kept m
balance, and because didn't tumble al
over the lot everybody thought it wa
an easy catch. and never got a singl
hand for the most difficult piece q
fielding I'm my whole career"
AMERICAN "HUSTLINGp