The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-28


the signing of minor league BAH players
Certainly the end has not yet been
reached with the Washington club,
which has in view the purchase Of three
OF four more youngsters before this sea
son Is over. and Scouts Padden and
-kahOe are now on the trail The most
earnest eudeavOrs of the scouts are be
ing directed toward getting outhelders.
ut any other talent that may be IN
covered win be accepted
itcher Bill Otey is expected 20 report
to n ashingtOn p: the next few days
4 steady revolt Is going on among the
big minor leagues because Of the food
ing of the American Association, es-
peCiaTy. and the Eastern League with
men who have OutIived their usefulness
IN the majors The newspapers and fans
are beginning TO demand that the old
timers be replaced by young blood, so
that the fans may have the pleasure OF
watching the development Of future
stars OF national reputation rather than
the steady repression Of men who have
passed the zenith Of their careers. The
owners hear this plant, but ask one
another what they are going TO do about
f. The trouble Is that frst-cIass minor
league talent Is so scarce that there Is
none in sight 70 sUpplant the veterans
from the majors IN the class A
leagues. even though those veterans are
not as good as they used 10 be The
class A A maEnates would gladly develop
child wonders. as there Is much money
In selling such but they cant get hold
OF the material to start with, and this
is the plant OF all The clubs in both the
major and minor circuits
Washington seems 90 be getting its
share Of EOpefUls-
A winning ball team is the great de
sire of every fan and in the loud
yelp being raised ia the American As
ISOLATION and Eastern League cities
Z there Is something of q. faIIaCy. I q
( club IN tnese circuits produces d bunch
OF yOuugs tiers NJ for the majors, they
are 1O-AS 10 De ADVANCED by being
sold anu the manager LaS 10 start the
next season with most uncertain pros
Iects and a reorgauIzed team on The
other hand take the case of Mime
apolls- II Tom Hughes were q man
JUsJ WORKING his way up ne would be
sought Dy every major club IN both
leagues ana MInneapolls would have
small prospects Of keeping him next
year. As II Is, Tom may come bs ok.
but II IS oOL bLrul, and he viii very
probably be found in MINNEAPOLIS
next season The same is true of
NlyTneTs- -AlJ1Zer. and other players
points ahead Of its nearest rival in
the associate race for 1910 They
VII De FOUND al their same posts in
III a. lAe nucleus OF another win
ming COM bGnarlCns while If they were
coming up instead or going back they
would all De found In faster company
The minor rams have less cause for
complaint than they imagine
While there is much ado in Wash I
lnE-rp-F 4 D
Telegt ing the veterans TO the rear. the
CRY IOT bush material should nor blind I
the eyes OF the fans TO the 1act that
payers OF The calDer OF CUurOy and I
Schaefer are not TO be despIsed- BOtE 4
are cheerful workers, wiling ana aDIe
10 play anywhere Both are nov an {
The Quilted, although listed as inneId- I
ers, and there are Regular Outuelders +
who 90 not know as much abOut the !
positions as these two COurOy mas pcen 4
II the Tar gardens many times before ]
and has always acquitted himself cred
ItabIy there be also claims that he I
can pat better when playing out N i
this respect he is entirely 0inerenI from 4
men Ike Jake SCaLL, whose abilities are
limited 70 one position SLani IL an
doubtedly the poorest oUJueIder that 4
ever ulS1G0geu a uy. and mas never \
been a success anywhere EXCEPT al nrsr
base-where he IS thorn IN the flesh
70 the entire American League ana q 4
Ereat comfort 10 Boston
Don't be marsh on John Henry II ne 4
fails TO set the world on fire a. q reg
liar catcher, now that Street and Beck
enCOTI are both temporarily disabled
with sore HANDS
The switching Of LeliveIt TO first base /
IN place OF the iuCHpzciIared T-uglar1b
yesterday was somewhat Of q surprise
The explanation lies in the fact that he 4
has been batting pretty well Tor a
Washingtonlan-which wins DO auto
mobiles. When the question was put
70 AIcAleer some time ago about what
he would do Il he had 70 md a sub
stitUte Tor CnElaUb at first, he replied f.
that the selection would be Doc GeSsler-
The doctor mas played the bag IN past
years and was quite q success, besides
which he was q left handler, like LeIi-
welt But. DOC has been meanderiDg
along with q batting average of abo1IT
Is. which is not enough, and means
that he is sure 70 80 70 the bench as
soon as AcAleer can find some one to
take his place The manager did not
IhinE II worth while experimenting with
him IL She indeld as long as his hitting
shovel no signs of radical improve
Whereabouts he would have had the
JOB that has fallen 20 Lelivelt, and his
career IN the majors would have been
much extended
Eddie Collins stole three bases yes
1erday- Stop thief,
The trimming OF the Athletics by ) 10 ]
Z yesterday in the first game OF the
series in Philadelphia, after losing the .
last game TO Chicago by 10 . with 4
johnson pitching, was q lovely illus &
IaJirl OF how the dope can 90 wrong /
IN baseball. Gray allowed six hits and /
had two errors behind him, to say Moth
Ing OF one he made himself, vet Wash 4
ington won He was also reached for 4
-FOUR runs, which IS ordinarily enough 4
10 beat Washington a couple Of times. /
s Yet the despised Nationals Jumped on 4
DygerI IN the eighth inning for four I
runs on their own account. which with 4
one made before, was enough to win
John Henry laid down a bunt on the
squeeze play IN the eighth lining than
sent Eloerteld home with the winning 1
run Give the boy a chance.
Washington got away TO q bad start 4
Lord started briskly for the Athletics I