Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-02

Ever stop to think how many Of the big
league stars once played on the Pacific
coast? No? Well there are quite few.
Hal Chase, the greatest first baseman II
the business, came from the coast ane
will never go back until he has to use
crutches Doc Newton. the pitcher. has
had his whack at the coast outfits In his
career Of wandering about the land Fred
Snodgrass was a sandlot performer In
Los Angeles when McGraw picked him
I'D to sit on the bench for the Giants.
Larry Mclean and Mike Mitchell. two OF
the Reds, were once with the Portland
team.
And our own Joe has a bunch from the
coast. Bill Burns. Walter johnson and
Eli Gates are three real pitchers from the
Golden Gate district. Burns was in Los
Angeles last season ''Hot Cakes Gates
was with Oakland "Gabby'' Street
played with San Francisco. That's the
crowd we have. Chance and Overall, of
Murphy's Cubs. are products of the Pa
cifc league and the Red Sox have Ora
vath and Arellanes.
There is still a lot of good picking out
there. Those most favorably heard from
are Dolly Gray. the Los Angeles crack
boxman. Bobby Groom of Portland Is
another premier twirler and Danzig of
Is sure to be heard from next season.
Now the report comes that Elberfeld
wants to make trade for some OF the
il there is going to be any trading. La
joie is trying to strengthen his team and
not weaken 1t. Farrell. as well as others
interested in the Highlanders. don't like
the idea of resting in the cellar. One of
the players on the New York team said
II gave him the "Willies." He goes on to
say that the better they play their OPP
ponents play just little better. 1t looks.
however. as if they would have to salt the
"Willies'' with their hides this winter.
What trades Elberfeld could make advan-
tageously with Lajoie are hard to figure
out. Larry has couple of slow outfeld-
ers that he might like to get rid of. But
the "Tabasco" kid very likely doesn't want
ing point again. It's a cinch the Maps
need shaking up and 1t is also another
cinch that the Highlanders need one.
Perhaps a little swapping of players
would do the trick.
Eddie Hahn. the White Sox right fielder,
is playing great ball these days. Since he
has returned to the game after a rest Of
two months. in which John Anderson
filled his place. he has been hitting the
ball with vengeance and helping to
score many Of the runs for his team.
Since Hahn poked his nose In front of
one of Jack Pfester's curves and won
the game and the worlds championship
at the expense of his appearance. he has
been very much in evidence in the South
Side teams run getting He Is hitting
the ball harder this year than he was
last. and he is not combining his hitting
to left field as he was Instead OF being
known as a short left-field hitter, Hahn
Is now forcing the outfielders to play
back for him, and he is able to switch
the hits into all parts of the field. Wit
ness his work in this city during the last
series and note how many times he nearly
broke up the game.
Keen observers of base ball affairs and
occurrence hold that the approaching
marriage of Tyrus Cobb will mark the
fall of his team. One of the closest OBJ
servers of the affairs of the game says:
1.-THE Detroit players will resent Cobb's
absence In the heat of conflict even for a
few days. He is almost half of the team.