The Washington times., 1909-11-04

which case nc should b. more Of & SEN
sation than he has eve been.
Sweet On Street.
Street is a Woodworking and think
| irg catcher Catching is the one de-
partment OF baseball in which a man
becomes more valuable as he grows
older. AS long as his swing is deliver
ing the goods the veteran backstop is
the one for any team. Street has not
yet rounded to the form, and steadiness
he viii have wheI he has had two or
three more years in the big league. He
Is learning RAPIDLY and the best point
about him is that he willing to learn.
i want another peep at that smiling
youngsteS= Cantiilon sent against us last
fall. refer to FOrman. He caused
ST. Louis a lot of trouble, and that grin
had as gated. Whether be is d pitcher
or not I couldn't tell 10 save my life,
but he is certainly worth experimenting
with.
Don't Forget Jerry Downs
ct seems to have been somewhat for
gotten here that Jerry Downs is 10 play
with Washington next year. I thought
Jerry was fully up to the major league
standard last season and tried to get
him for st. Louis. In fact, when he was
with Detroit he always played good ball
against the Browns, and there were men
In the American League last year who
did not show as well as Downs did.
''Lelivelt's improvement was a most
encouraging sign. He began to develop
as sooa as he struck this circuit. I
knew he wax, a batter the first time l
saw him 60 to the plate, and also
thought he would become a fielder He
was like Emmett Heidrick. When Held
rick first joined the Cleveland club he
gave the worst fielding exhibition you
ever saw, the climax being three muh-
ed balls in one game in Washington,
but I had confidence in him because
he went after everything that came his
way and only dropped them because he
was nervous and lacked experience IN
der fire.
Careful Training.
Letters have been written to a num-
Der of possible training places IN the
South. but nothing has been decided
upon. We win go below the snow belt,
but viii nes go to a climate so warm
as to be elIervating and unfit the men
for the cold weather they. may strike
when the season starts in Washington.
viii keep the squad there. taking
things very easily and slowly. and play
ing no formal games. until the sol eness
is all out of the muscles and the boys
are in shape to extend themselves with
out fear of contracting any i'll effects
If the day should be chilly.
I'VE win play our practice games
mostly among ourselves, and when We
are right, win come to Washington for
few engagements on our home
grounds with Eastern League clubs or
others. Money viii be q minor con-
sideration in arranging the exhibition
schedule, and II there is q risk OF put
ting the men out OF condition on a cold
or wet day, we viii not hesitate to
cancel.
Everybody Remains
Everybody win be taken on the
spring trip aT:5 do not intend 70 dis
pose Of a man until I have seen them
all in action You can't tell a players
real merit when he is on an opposing
team because Eou never know exactly
what he was trying to do or to what
extent he was acting under instruc
tons"
Alligator Joe" Quirk. trainer for the
Washington team when Jake Stahl
was its manager, and afterwaTd with
McAleer in St. Louis, was on deck
bright and early TO greet his old en-
ployers which was well, for Quirk IS
almost sure TO train Washington's
shining lights next season. And he is
good man at that
The manager and President Moves
were clOseted a long time this morning
going over the details Of the clubs
condition and future. They will prob
ably make a party Of two 20 look for
a training camp by personal investiga-
ton Of the sites offered