Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-20
McALEER WILL MAKE EVERY
EFFORT TO SECURE FLYNN
Manager Tells Youngster He Has Berth for
Him-Kahoe to Scout Among Major
League Training Camps.

it over. In the meantime he has wired
several places south, inquiring il any
other teams have located there, and if
the answers are In the negative he will
visit these before making a selection. It
is his plan to leave for the training
grounds the first week in March. Many
OF the players, including nearly all the
pitchers. will be sent to Hot Springs the
middle of February to boil out, but a trip
to West Baden Springs is not contemplate
ed.
Ball players nowadays are babied too
much, remarked McAleer, in speaking Of
the training trips. when I started in we
use to start training whenever the snow
got on the ground and we would have
just about thirteen men. There were no
southern trips no trainers, and all that
sort or stun, and yet we got in good
shape. Instead of carrying two men for
nearly every position, it was the duty of
one or the catchers or pitchers to take
the place OF regular who might be out
of the game for some reason or other, for
there were no substitutes. But in those
days players did not lay off every time
they had a pain and the game was Just
as fast as it is now. Things have changed
though, and now the ball players want
every attention. both while in training
and during the playing season. Some OF
them really need nurses to keep them in
good humor''
of the Nationals McAleer believes he
made ten strike. The Nationals had
no field leader last season. though
Schaefer served in that capacity about
month or SO. McAleer was not familiar
with the disposition of his players at
that time. but as the season progressed
he feared every man thoroughly. He
kept an eye on Mcbride and became con-
WINGED that the Nationals shortstop had
every qualification for leader He
virtually allowed him to run the team
the latter part of the season and had
him in charge whenShe was absent Nc
Bride gave SO excellent an account of
himself that McAleer was convinced he
was the logical man for the place and so
appointed him.
. Mcbride will have as much power as
McAleer once the game is started He
will direct the plays and will have the
authority to impose fines. remove pitch
ers and in fact do everything that man.
ager is supposed to do. McA,eer has
the utmost confidence in McBride's abil.
ity, and the fact that the latter is very
popular with the players will make his
duties rather easy.
1t develops that it was Jim McAleer
who discovered that A. D. Fletcher was
trying to sign players for the proposed
thiIl league last summer. and through
his efforts were the club owners Of the
two major leagues put On their guard.
Last July McAleer discovered that one
of his players was being approached. He
got the player to confide in him and
then had him secure one of Fletcher's
contracts. This he sent to President Ban
Johnson, who. in turn, submitted it to
Chairman Hermann of the national com
mission. In this way all the major league
clubs were made acquainted with Fletch-
er's plans and guarded themselves against
him. 1t was not Fletcher's fault that
the facts became known, and had he
been able to do his work in the darl, his
chances for success would have been
greater.
The chances are that when the Ma
tisnals go into training in March, Bob
Unglaub will not be one of the party.
Manager McAleer has made I'D his mind
to let Unglaub go elsewhere, though
nothing definite has been done regarding