Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-13
BY J. ED GRILLO.

has been added to the Nationals stall
and If Herman Schaefer, who discovered
him. is to be believed he will make a
great running mate for the other twirlers
now under McAleer. His name Is Eddie
SeitZ: he is a six-footer who weighs 2oO
pounds and is described as a counterpart
of big Ed Walsh. SeitZ has been pitching
seni-pro ball in this section for the past
two years and has been a much-Sousht-
after man by major league clubs, but. be-
ing an engraver who earns big salary,
he has refused all these offers. But
Schaefer Is his personal friend. and the
German has such a convincing way ABOUT
him that Seitz has consented to give Man
ager McAleer a chance to look him over
He will be in uniform today and Will be
taken to ST. Louis, where he may be
used in one of the games
Schaefer insists that Seitz is the best
young pitcher he has ever seen. lie is
said to have everything, including con-
troll, and is but twenty-three years old.
One might suppose that the way the
Nationals pitchers are going Nc
Alcer would not care to add strength 10
this department. But it is his policy TO
fortify himself in every way possible
No matter for what position a player
may be intended, if ne shows promise Nc
Aleer will secure him.
I'VE are well taken care of in several
positions, but We shall not overlook
chance to get promising youngsters for
every position" he repeated this morning.
NO team can have 200 many good
pitchers. Ii is on he slab that pennants
are won, and | will get all i can of them.
Bail teams which are successful have
to have their share of good luck. That
fact has been recognized for many years,
.i.ss- hot
the Nationals have had any smiles from
Dame Fortune. Yesterday the tickle god
dess was particularly kind, for under
ordinary circumstances the White SoX
would have scored several runs off OF
Groom in the sixth. when three clean base
hits followed one another and yet not
a run was scored.
There was one man cut when Cole sin
gled. and Zeider followed suit with one
into right which sent Cole to third. Ineh
Dougherty poked one between killifer
and Cnglaub, and Cole was crossing the
plate But Zeider. instead of waiting I'M
ill the ball passed him, ran right into II
and was declared out, and Cole was
brought back to third That made two
out. and when Cole and Dougherty tried
the double steal Street and Mcbride got
Cole at the plate by two great throws.
Zefder was roundly Kissed for his stu
pidity, but for which the Sox were sure
to score at least two and maybe more
runs.
In the last thirty-six innings the Ma
tionals have played the opposing teams
have scored but one run-a really re-
markable record. AS yet the SoX nave
failed to score in any one of the three
games played here, and Detroit got but
one off of Johnson in the last game play
ed there.
With such good pitching it has only
been necessary for the Nationals to get
single run to win. and they have been
Il, TIo SnX
est-iooking aggregation that has ever
held berth in the American League.
Dousherty seems to be the only u1einber
of the team who need be feared, ana ne
has been Handicapped in trying to get
runs over the plate because of the stupid
base work of his teammates.
There was a time when the White Sox
wes the wisest team in the league Ineir
knowledge of the game was sucn that
they did not have to hit to make enough
runs TO win for their star pitchers. But
things have changed The batting has
not been improved in the least and there
is not the slightest display of wisdom
From a wise team it has been changed to
one from whom the creator of Bonehead
Barry must have taken his inspiration.
Compared to the locals the Nationals
have doomed up like real champions. They
have outpIayed them at every end OF the
game and go about their work with
confidence that assures success
McA!eer sent Groom 10 bat there was
rush for him by the players. who insisted
that Elberfeld. Schaefer or some other
good batter should be sent To bat for the
tail pitcher But McAleer said no. and
Groom went to the bat. IL was his
crounder which Purtell threw wild TO
the plate and which gave the Nationals
the only runs of the game.
After the game McAleer explained his
move Il shall never take a pitcher out
to let some one bat for him So long as
he is delivering on the slab figure that
he stands better chance of doing Some
thing with the bar than some player
WHO has been sitting on the bench for a
couple OF hours ard has not seen
pitched ball Furthermore. II takes a
p.tchers confidence away from him if he
IS always taken out when Il hit is needed.
and how often do you see fellow take
enother's place at the bat and make
good That is one thing l will never do
so long as am in change OF the team
unless the circumstances are such that
II would be folly 10 do anything else.
Bob TnSlaub has taken a vow not to
have his hair cut until the Nationals lose
p game and a 5 II has already assumed
Paderewski growth 2 few more victories
VIZ make the Nationals first sackcr re-
soYnb!e a populist orator. II the sheet is
kent clean until the team req cheS Bos-
tCn T1rIaub's head will look like mop.
for il has been much. in reed OF attention
for several weeks.
With Walker Peisling and Groom
pitching shut-out ball IL seems safe TO
predict that Walter Johnson should win
his game today. Walter is in great shape
now. and talk about ambition there was
never anythinc like It. The fac: that
the team is winning pIeases the big pitch
er more than any else the team
and il is perhaps needless TO say that Nc
AIeer is surrounded by very happy
bunch of players just now. II is most
likely that Johnson VIII he opposed by
walsh. whom the Nationals beat on the
opening day here.
The Nationals had two men caught at
the plate yesterday and the Sox one. In
the sixth inning when Cngiaub doubled
and Mcbride got a scratch single with
two out they tried the double steal. with
the result that Bob was caught at the
plate. In the seventh COnroy after
doubling and being sacrificed to third
tried 10 score on Streets grounder TO
Zeider and was caught easily.
The Sox's only chances came In the
sixth. when Dougherty and Cole tried the
double steal. Cole was out at the plate.
but not because he reached there too late.
but because Street blocked him with the
aid Of his shinguards
The game would have been sewed up
in the very first inning had Gessler been
able to sacrifice. Milan and Leiivelt start
ed matters with singles. but Gessler in
trying to bunt got two strikes on him
and tim sent liner to left. Of which
Dougherty made a great catch. 1t was
labeled for three base hit Unglaubs