Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-23
BY j. ED GRILLo.

soungster is sure 10 make Soou mere
Padden has been scouting for Jim Nc
Neer fer about five years and Somerlot Is
he third player he has ever recommend
I'd for purchase. The others are Roy
IartzeH of ST. Louis and Cy Morgan oil
he Athletics. both OF whom Padden Dug
up in the bushes
Padden has been out scouting Tor the
Nationals since the LIST of May He mas
heen in almost every direction. and when
ne was here about two weeks ago ne toio
President Noyes and Manager McAieei
hat he had seen nothing in his travels in
me way of playing material that would
he of the slightest service to the Ma
tlonals and Padden had looked over a
lot OF PLAYERS who had been recommended
20 the local club. McAleer had tip on
somerlot and was impressed with him be-
cause of the way the scores showed MIN
10 be hitting. So he decided to send Pad
den the conservative to look him over
radden spent full week watching Som
eriot play. then wired McAleer that the
oungster was the best bail player lie had
cen this year and 10 close Tor MN at
once, which done.
"A ball player who suits Padden must
ne there" remarked McAleer. There is
one more particular. and when ne says
10 buy a player it's cinch ne VIII make
GOOD. That has been my experience with
padden. He has stopped me from buying
players after he had a look al them, ana
these same PLAYERS have come up TO othef
clubs and been sent back / naturaliy
have the greatest respect for Padden
Judgment and therefore | am convinced
hat we have bought good young hrst
oaSeman in Somerlot.
George Browne is not with the hte
10 &c az home X,
and there is not much chance of his ever
wearing the Chicago uniform again
Srowne played great ball for the Sox for
/ week, and then he blew up.
4 ball club which can boast of mil
lion-dollar plant would naturally be eX-
pected to uniform its players in keeping
With other teams of the league. but it is
in this that the White SoX fall decidedly
short. No bush league team could make
4 worse appearance. The uniforms are
Of every shade of blue from green to red.
and in no instance do they fit. The team
n uniform is disgrace to the league.
There was time when a left-handed
pitcher was almost certain OF winning his
game from the White Sox. but that con-
dtion does not seem to exist any longer.
TO date but two left-handers have scored
victories over the Sox this season. Plank
beat them once and Collins Of Boston
on another occasion. All the other south
did Gray yesterday. This change of con-
ditions undoubtedly is brought about by
the fact that Dougherty is now the only
icft-handed hitter in the lineup.
Yesterday was the first time this season
that Billy Sullivan has caught Doc White,
while in former seasons Sullivan always
caught White.
1t will be Johnson against Frank Smith
this afternoon. The game will be called
at $50.
1t will be several days before Clyde
Milan will be able to resume his position
in center field as a result of his collision
with Doc Gessler in the fifth inning of
the second game while chasing Olmsted's
line drive. Milan said this morning that
he could not raise his shoulder, and that
il would be impossible for him TO play
for some time. To lose Milan at this
time, when he is going at mis- very best,
is severe blow to the team. Milan has
been scoring most of the teams runs be-
sides doing his share toward driving
them home. During Milan's absence
Schaefer will be played in center.
Bob Groom pitched a superb game of
ball, walking but two men and allowing
but four scattered hits. 1t was one of
Groom's good days, such as he always
has when he possesses control of the ball.
When control Is lacking, however, and he
Is forced to let up to keep from walking
batsmen he usually proves very easy.
There is no doubt that Groom would be
one of the most successful pitchers iii
the league IL he could master control of
the ball. for this is his only weakness.
He has everything else to make good
pitcher and has shown considerable i'm
provement this season over last
Considering the fact that First Base
man Mullin of the Sox never played pro-
fessional ball until he Joined Chicago he
makes very good impression. Mullin
is youngster. and IL his hitting improves
will be a valuable man. Blackburn, the
high-priced shortstop secured frcm Prov
fdence. has been benched. Blackburn was
not going very good and it is believed
that stay on the bench will bring him
around.
Umpire Perrine under the most favor
able conditions is not star. but when
he is asked to officiate alone at games
his work borders on the incompetent.
Ever since Jack Sheridan resigned and
the American League staff has been short.
one umpire has officiated here while two
in all the other cities of the circuit
where games are played. a chance is
never overlooked to give Washington the
short end OF anything that may present
itself. That first game yesterday would
have had different sound to it had there
been two umpires on the job for a cou-
pie OF decisions that went against the
locals at critical stages were the result
of Perrine not being able 10 get in posi-
ton to see the plays
The Washington club is entitled to lust
as much consideration as any other club
In the league. and If IL is necessary for
one umpire to officiate al one OF the four
games scheduled every day it might be
only just TO let all the teams have a crack
at him instead of having that condition
exist here for two weeks.
With every game Killifer improves Not
nj y IG hiS SoId RI.
has a free sstride and swing at the hat
that is improving his batting materially
There are one or two little things that
killifer still has TO learn about PLAYING
second base, but he Is improving so rap
Idly In everything that il looks like a
good bet that he will not be dislodsed
from his position
Doc White. though not at his best.
was plenty good enough TO beat the
Nationals. Doe is always troublesome
customer for the locals-at least he has
been in recent years-and to have him
out Of the way is encouraging.
Billy Sullivan surprised himself and
his teammates by his terrific hitting in
the first game. A triple. double and
a single were his share. and two of
these hits were productive. 1t is not
often that Sullivan drives a pitcher to
drink, but he had Gray groggy yester-
day.
Might as we'll forget about dispiacinS
the Maps. for their showing against the
Athletics yesterday makes it impossi-
BILE 10 pass them. regardless of how