Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03

the MATT and handle. He's 'AWkins' haWss
~, III me heid and class A first bagnan.
a. NY oPliiloil he was designed primarily
tor first baSeman. There are mighty
few of EN- I'm either big league that've cot
ANYTHING on this 8atimorean as a first
sacker. Hes Barkis is willin worker.
100 ana would take the job OF policing
the ball yard if he was asked in the
proper spirit He's not a percentage
column ball player. but a man that dubs
around an the time working for the sue
bills and things
II know one -whisper!-tha.'s been
Kicking itself all around the block and
then then back again for letting this Unglaub
unglaub ever kicked about. when with
other clubs, was that they tried to make
MN bat carrier. They weren't jerry to
IT how good he was. and they kept him
, wearing ourselves In his uniform panta
looms on the bench. He wants to work
out IN the ball yard. doing some old
thing, and when he's given the chance to
work and kee-recty handled. show me
an! better >ail-'round ball player any
where and I'll buy you a paper bag of
the same kind Of gum drops Dr. Cook fed
to the Eskimcs.
Then there's that Milan fellow. There
are very few fellow out-there gardeners
tnat nave got any business with Milan at
all. don't know Of any player of a sun
patch that has shade on him. This fell
low Is what You call natural born bal!
Player. He knows the game and eats and
sleeps and dreams it. There isn't any bone
In his head whatever. Never mind about
his batting. He'll hit. Give him time l
could reel you off the names of some sew
eral dozens of outfalders. fellows who an
nexed fame a one time or another for all
around ability. who were the merest hit
ting f1lvs for the first few seasons after
they put on big league spikes. This Mi
Ian boy is going to hit. Never worry
about that. He may be a bit of an in
hut ofol
along at the pill -walloping thing later on.
He's some asset as a ball-yarder never
forget that. There are slews of folks
that would like to have him tomorrow
Don't let anybody herd you up against
stanohion and try to slip it to you that
Herman Schaefer is in or anywhere near
In. Here is one Of the best-seasoned vet
Grams In the game in either big league.
What he doesn't know about base ball
could just about be written on grain of
wheat. He's hep to every curve. knows
the style of stuff pulled by such bench
cracks as Bill Armour and Hugh Jen
ninss, and has individuality. dash, dar-
ing. quick-thinking powers in emergencies
and lot of other things. There's none
of the Teutonic slumber stuff about this
squarehead; He's ball player through
and through. and Washington is going to
get all kinds of good out OF that fellow
yet. l haven't been watching very close
ly TO see what he's been doing since join
ing tue CIuD from DETROIT. MOI very muCh
could have been expected of seasoned
man thus transferred after the height of
the season. But, whatever he has done
up to date for Washington, he'll do heap
more for it before the ink on his contract
begins to fade.
But there's no necessity for anybody to
tot over all the good names on Wash
ingtons ball club list! Washington not
only has nucleus of ball club. it has
a bal, club and a mighty good one. It's
pay roll is thick with fellows that whole
lot Of other people want, and want badly
This. of course, doesn't answer that
question of yours, What's the matter
with the Washington ball cub?' Il
couldn't answer that question, and
wouldn't If I could. I'm only saying that
there's nothing whatever the matter with
the personnel of the club. Why the club
doesn't win more games and why it has
got that ingrained cellar habit belongs to
the domain of conjecture and knockology
and things. But l wish I owned the con-
tracts of the members of the Washing
ton club. I wouldn't have to do any
worrying about this coming winters coal
hills II 7 did