The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-06-11
Two Well Known Fans Discuss
the MoguI Players at
Union Park.

Uncle Augustus leaned up against
the fence enclosing the ball park and
looked out into the diamond plying
~. The Uniontown team was pound
ing the Moguls into pieces and Uncle
Augustus was about nine-sixtcenths
mad. Shifting large juicy auid of
Mail Pouch scrap from one jowl to an
other, he carefully spat out into the
tall grass and said to Pete, who had
been talking with him:
There amt no use talking, some
thing has got to be done. If we ex-
pect to stay in the first division we
will have to put up warmer argu-
ments than this"
'Now, amt 1t the truth" replied
Pete, much in the same frame of
mind. What we need is three or
four new pitchers"
swell, most any mutt can see that
something must be done with the
pitching staff. Those fellows on the
job now should get into shape or get
hence. Good tLor', look at the bases
on balls they've been giving. Nearly
every game there's five or six passes
an they count like the devil. Now.
that little fellow Thoreson may turn
out all right, but he takes an ascen-
sion every now and then. But he is
nothing but kid. believe that
he's got the makin's of dandy good
pitcher in him.
Johnny Lower isn't the star slab
Der that he was last year." broke in
Pete, anxious to assist in the elucida-
ton of the problem. "They say his
arm is to the bad now. 1t must be
something like that. 1 believe In
Johnny Lower. He's there with the
goods when he is in shape. All l
want is to see him get back into
shape. Why, he can put all OF the
Pawva teams to the blink"
Another thing" asserted Uncle
Augustus gravely but emphatically.
there is something weak in that ere
infield. / can't jes' make it out, but
there is something shy somewhere. :"
well, some o. 'em say 1t is at
third" said Pete. I'm not a pow
erful critic myself, but seems to me
that there is room for strength there.
at rests between third and second"
replied Uncle Augustus. There
ought to be shakin' up there. Now,
I was a'runnin' the thing I'd put
Drumm on second and another man
on third. Morrison might do there
II he can handle third sack Job"
There is a whole lot o. difference
between playing second and playing
third" inserted Pete. You take a
Teller at second an he's farther away
from the plate an all the rest of the
infielders, an he's got more chanel to
grab the bali when it comes his way.
Then another thing, he's got the short
right handy to assist. Now, playing
third is difficult job. It's hard
place to play and there's more ex-
cuseable errors there AN most any
where else"
'Drumm ought to be a good man
at second" said Uncle Augustus.
"one thing, he's good heavy hitter.
An he's got the knack of smashing
out pinch hits"
Now, there is where one or two
players on the team now can do a
little improving" said Pete, wagging
his head backward and forward.
Seems like every time our bases get
full 18th only one out, or none out,
the next two fellers simply swipe the
air. Lots of times the Dawsons and
Bobby Conoway will maui the ball all
over the lot it'll nothin' ahed of 'em
on the bases and mebby two out"
Il believe" said Uncle Augustus
that the batting order ought to he
changed around little bit. There
doesn't seem to be the right sort OF
connection there"
We've got the fastest outfield in
the whole league" Pete ran on, IAN
II We can just measure up to that we
VIII take the pennant. Bobby Con.
oway on first is playing great bah an
he's been going some at the bat, too
MeGinty, too, is playing star ball"
BY ding, we've got to hustle right