Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-15
BY ]. ED GRILLO.
Special Dispatch 70 The Star.


Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, June 15.-Realizing the
predicament he would find himself IN
should Charley Street meet with an accl-
dent, Manager McAleer is making an Ell
fort to secure the services of either
Catcher Beckendorf or Casey of the De-
troit club for the remainder of the sea-
son An agreement exists between the
Washington and Detroit clubs whereby
the latter pledged itself to loan a catcher
to the Nationals at any time during the
present season, with the understanding
that the player so secured by " ashington
would have to be returned To Detroit AT
the end of the season. This arrangement
while it gave the Nationals protection.
was not to McAleer's liking. and for this
reason he did not avail himself of his
opportunity sooner But since the team
got a winning streak he just began 10
realize how seriously he was endangerlns
his chances by carrying only one catcher,
for he does not believe that either Knapp
or Hardy will answer the bill.
i Last night he wired President Navin to
send either Beckendorf or Casey to St
Louis at once, but up to a late hour TINS
morning he had received no reply from
the Detroit magnate, fact which seems
to annoy McAleer. If it were possible to
secure either AinSnth. the Lawrence re-
cruit. or even Henry, the Amherst young
ster, at this time, McAleer would not
bother with entering into the Detroit
deal but as neither of these players will
report until later III the season he finds
himself forced to accept Detroit's terms,
though he would prefer to buy one or
the other of these catchers outright. Just
as soon as Jennings turns over one OF
catcherS Ha rdv and Ram to De
disposed of.
Whether or not the Nationals showing
on the present trip will exceed all ex-
pectation depends entirely upon the
showing the team makes against the
local team. The Browns have been going
poorly and have virtually been nothing
more than doormat for the other teams,
and yet the element of luck in base ball
is such that even weak team frequent
IL beats a strong one. But if ever
team hustled for series IT will be the
Nationals here, if the players are to be
believed They want to make McAleer
happy and there is no better way of do
ing that than to take three out of four
from his former charges.
8 The ST. Louis public is decidedly sour
on the Browns. The same conditions ex-
listed last season and McAleer was MADE
the butt of much criticism. though. OF
course, he was no more at fault than any
other manager when his team goes poor
". There is just about as much interest
here in what McAleer is doing with the
Nationals as there is in Washington. II
is all one hears. now hat the team is in
this city, and the chances are that the
attendance during McAleer's teams stay
here will be greater than it has been in
weeks.
Elberfeld will. in all probability, be
shifted to second base in the game TINS
afternoon. The Kid insists that he is ready
TO play. but McAleer VII watch his move
ments carefully in the warm-up before
he will decide on him to take killifer' s
place Kflifer. who is in a bad batting
slump, will be helped by layoff and 1t
seems that Elberfeld can play the position
as we'll as any on the infleld.
only night OF spent his time making the
rounds with his substitute. the Nationals
watched the Athletics trounce the Browns
Yesterday afternoon.
Scout Dick Padden Is touring through
the south He Is making occasional re-
ports to Manager McAleer. but has seen
but few ball players who have impressed
him There is pitcher in the South At
lantic League who strikes Padden as
being Of the right stuff. but it seems that
almost every club in the country is after
him. His name is Benton. a left handler.
said to have the size of Waddell.
Though the Nationals made a remark
able showing in Chicago. where they won
three straight shut-out games, and should
have had four. it is fact that the team
played no better there than it did in its