Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-18
WASH|NGTONS MAY
TRAIN IN GEORGIA
McAIeer Favors Macon, But
Owners Incline to Spot
Nearer Home.

While i'll Pittshurg witnessing the hrs
;wo games of the worlds series, Presl
dent Tom G.. Moves met Manager Nc
Aleer. and frequent and long conferences
were held by the pair over the Washing
ton club The new manager assured MT
Moves that there is very little needed
here to make the Nationals very strong
next season, and it is believed the re-
1uired strength will be added before the
season is opened
McAleer is going into the Washington
campaign with all his energy and knowl-
edge. which means a great deal to the
local outfit. He has disposed of his bust
ness at his home in Youngstown and he
will become u resident of Washington
after the holidays.
IT am going to show the washington
people that a winner is possible for the
National Capital, as I believe the ma
Moves on their parting.
The selection of a training camp is the
first problem that confronts Manager Nc
Aeer. and he is coming here shortiy
to meet the local directors to confer on
the place for the boys to get into shape.
The board of directors favor virginia or
North Carolina as a training camp. as
the local people believe the nearer home
the play erS are the better able they Will
he. to start a winning campaign In April.
There are several splendid training camps
nearby and only the spring weather may
prove a handicap. Manager McAleer Ia
yors Georgia, as the weather there is
uniformly warm. and there lS no chance
of a snowstorm breaking up practice, as
it did for Jake Stahl, when he had the
Nationals at Charlottesville.
To take the team to Georgia will be
very expensive. as there Will be no
come back in the way or exhlpltloil
games. but if Manager McAleer wants
the team to work out at Macon the
chances are that the financial end or
the transaction will not hold him back.
Pittsbure and Detroit rang down the
curtain Saturday. and it's goodbye now
To base ball until the spring. Certainly
ono must congratulate Pittsburg on
winning such a clean-cut and decisive
victory in the final game, but there can
be no lack of praise for Detroit. for the
American League team. although
beaten for the third successive year by
the National League champions. MADE
great fight and took part In the great
est series that has been played between
teams of rival leagues since the prac-
tice began. Cobb and Wagner failed,
perhaps. to play as big a part in the
struggle as some thought they would.
and on the side of the Pirates at least
the star Of many seasons was ecl1psed
by one just climbing over the horizon.
1t will be long time before the mar
velous pitching of young Adams. who
won three of the four games that went
to the Pirates, will be forgotten. step
ping into the breach caused by the Ill
ness and consequent ineffectiveness OF
Camnitz, this youngster really won the
highest honors of base ball for his
team. Detroit can look with almost as
much pride on George Mullin, who
pitched in two winning games. with
onlv one day between them. and the
Michigan city has no reason, as mat
ter Of fact, to cavil at the work Of it's
team in any respect
About the only criticism that the local
admirers Of the Detroit club have to oner
is the fact that Manager Jennings didn't
take a chance with Willetts. instead OF
putting back Summers, In last Wednes.
days game. Summers had done great
work for the Tigers in the American
League, and he was entitled to his first
trial. but to put him back the second time
has been the puzzling problem to Jen-
ninss' friends. With good pitching the
TIGERS always made the games interesting
and won back of Mullin and Donovan.
and Willetts might have stood up with
the other two To work Donovan on
Saturday was the height Of fooishness
and even Willetts might have stayed the
slaughter, but from the way A0dnS
pitched 1T would have taken exceptional
work for the Tigers to win out. Those
hettors who have backed. the Tigers for
three years have about come to the con-
clusion that they have been riding on a
dead horse"
So much for the pitching. AS the scores
reveal. Ave of the seven games were won
in decisive fashion. and there was an even
break i'm the other two-Pittsburg winning
one \ to 6 and Detroit the other. ) to A..
II so happened that both clubs were new