Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
MCALEER IS WORKING HARD
TO BUILD UP NATIONALS
Expects to Have Bunch of Youngsters to
Try OCT in Fall and Spring Strain
Tells On Walter Johnson.

bases. and both times he came along
with clean base hit, thus keeping up
ms most remarkable timely hitting in
which he has been indulging for the past
month. But for Mcbride the team would
De In a much worse position than it is,
for 1t has been his hitting which has won
a majority of the games.
Unfortunately the players who are sup
pose0 to help the team with the stick are
not doing their share, and, what is more,
II McBrfde had batted last season as he
has this, the team would have made a
much better showing than it did. But
when conditions are all favorable and
things dovetail in to every advantage,
then one has winner, and never other
wise.
1t has been charged that the New
York teams position in the race is the
result of the good work Of it's pitchers
alone: This. however, has not been borne
Out ny the teams work on the local
grounds. Stallings has much better
pail team than he is given credit for
having. In fact, it would not be at all
surprising to see it land the flag or finish
decidedly near the pennant winners. 1t
Is perhaps not a hard hitting team, but
give it credit for playing an up-to-date
game OF base ball at all times, besides
having lot of speedy runners Whether
the credit for this good inside base ball
belongs to Stallings or Chase matters
that the Highlanders play about as in
telfigent game Of ball as any team that
mas made Its appearance here this season.
Frank Laporte could have been secured
by any club in the league last fall for
the asking, and yet today he is one of the
most valuable men in the New York
lineup. Waivers were asked and secured
on Laporte last fall, and today, according
to Manager Stallngs, there are several
clubs willing to pay fancy price for
the big fellows services
Laporte has played great ball for us
at second. simply because he was given
to understand that he would be played
there once he broke into the game. He
has been one of our best hitters and
it was a fortunate thing that he was
not allowed to slip out Of fast company
after being showed from New York to
Boston and back again. is the way
StallingS sized him up.
Birdie Cree was undoubtedly one of
the most valuable men on the New York
team up to the time that Walter John
son hit him on the head with a pitched
ball in the spring series here. From that
time on Cree has fallen off in his hitting
because he does not step into a ball as
he used to. and his value to the team has
been greatly impaired.
The New York club has twenty-five
men on its list, several of which are
college youngsters In addition to Bert
Daniels, who, however, has had profess
siOnal experience, there is Walshe the
Villanova College catcher. and several
young pitchers, who are to be developed.
AS yet no arrangements have been made
to have the Nationals use the Boston
clubs training quarters at Hot Springs
Ark. No understanding was reached be-
tween Presidents Noyes and Taylor
though the matter is to be again taken
up later. McA1eer is anxious to have
the team train there.
There were more close plays on the
bases yesterday than one usually sees
in a weeks play. Umpire Sheridan had
in the second when Streets throw caught
Austin mapping at third. In the third
when Warhop started with a single and
went to third OH Hemphill's hit to right
turned and threw to Conroy Warhop
had Overslid the sack and was declared
out on a close play. Then there were
several efforts made to steal. all of which
resulted in close plays. while Umpire
Egan hads several at the home plate
which could have apparently been given
either way.
Chase got credit for about the scratch
lest two-bagger ever seen on the local
grounds in the ninth. when he hunted.
and as Elberfeld came in for the ball it
bounded over his shoulder and Chase got
all the way to second before it could be
recovered.
Laporte made great pickup and throw
of Gesslers single in the fourth, by
which he nailed Lelivelt at the plate
The ball was hit over short, but La
porte came in at full speed, scooped
the ball. and sent it on line to the
plate. which it reached in plenty of time
for Sweeney to touch Lelivelt before he
could reach the plate.
In the fourth inning Gessler was
ca4ght mapping off second by WARRIOR
Continued on Third PaSe.l