Evening star., 1909-01-26

NEW YORK. january 36.-Nornnan Ell
berfeld. former manager OF the Yankees.
will undoubtedly play on the Hilltop this
year. The announcement was made BY
Manager George T. Stallings yesterday
afternoon on his return from Georgia.
StalIrgs will remain In New York for a
week or ten days. during which time he
will decide on the retinue to journey
south. Some thirty men. at least, will be
taken TO the cotton belt. This means that
about q score will have to be Topped from
the list StalIinss will Immediately get
busy on the contracts, which will be
mail.d out this week.
Personally regard Elberfeld as one
of the best inflelders In the league" said
Mr.. StallinEs II have not the slightest
doubt tina, We will he able to get along
we'll together. Whether the fact that he
last wear managed the club will make
any difference in his work remains 10 be
sean I think he Is sensible. and believe
a good sound talk will adjust matters $
thoroughly. ! do not say that ElnerIe,u
will not be traded. We would part WITT
him II proper inducements were IRE, oMernu ;n tho
He looks good to every other ciio IN tle
league but no one wishes to give any
thing for him in the way of acceptao'e
players Perhaps the managers think we
will sacrifice him at any cost. put tnes
are mistaken. We are giving away no
players Of the caliber Of Elberfeld
Too Many Good Men.
Stallinss realizes that he has big Joh
on his hands to select team for 1eVs'-
Il have too much MATERIAL he declared
.and II is all so good-lookinx on paper
/ know II will he a hard Job TO cut loose
from any. will be forced to trim down
by nearly a score Of players In the next
few weeks. Who is to 60 / have not yet
decided I will take all south whom l
possibly can. Some few good ones may
escape as the result Of the pruning
process / can't take fifty south. but III
do the best can. 1t will take lot OF
study. as know neither the old nor new
players very we'll Really. l almost WISH
/ did not have so many men. Ihen l
would not be liable to make such mis-
takes az I may"
Stallines intends to have the entire team
in camp at Macon. Ga. by the hrst Gay Ei
leave New York on February "a or -
The pitchers. catchers and few OF the
O&her youngsters will go to stating
Haddock tGa) plantation at least two
weeks earlier than this. Stallines Will
take something like fourteen pitchers to
his farm. He wishes to have them ready
for hard work and exhibition games as
soon as the Macon camp Is established.
Will Practice on Grass.
Stall,ngs is delighted with the way the
Macon people are going about the prep
aration for the Yankees. The infield has
been sodded for the first time in its his
tory. A grass diamond is rather a nov-
city In the south. Besides lessening the
danger OF injury to players it gives the
men q chance to accustom themselves to
the grass from the outset. The team
will practice on the state fair grounds;
and suitable baths, dressing rooms and
lockers have been provided
The above article was written by the
veteran Sam Crane. one of the most
conservative and accurate base ball
writer's In Gotham. Sam Is personally
acquainted with Manager Stallings and
his interview demonstrates that the
Washington club must be up and doing
IL II wants to secure the ''Tobasco Kid"
Manager Cantillon has two or three
players that can be spared without detri-
ment to the Nationals, and II the worst
comes to the worst they can be thrown
in for good measure Elberfeld is one
OF the best inffelders in the country. says
Stallings. which bears out the assertion
made some time since that the New York
manager II no boob" and understands
his business from the letter to the
letter z.
who 10 going to captain the Nationals
and where Ungiaub 10 going to play sre
minor details to the Elberfeld acquisition