The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-23
CATCHERs.

ct LOUIS August -22--These
are the two teams and their managers
that will play q series of twenty games
after the championship season of both
the American and National leagues are
over. These are the all-star aggrega-
tons. representing the two big leagues.
and they are surely representative OF
the rival organizations. Just scan
them over. fellow fans, and try and
see where they could be bettered-
The worlds championship series
will. of course. disarranGe the TWO line
ups for the first few games. but these
are the teams selected. and the ma
tority of the players on the list have
accepted the terms of the progressive
promoter Of the big AFFAIR." Cinein-
natl miiiionaire--and they Will all par
ticipate in the games at one time OF
the series or other.
The list is Official and secured from
a source in ST. Louis that Is of I'M
doubted authority.
The arrangements have been go far
perfected that John McGraw. manager
Of the Giants, has agreed 10 take the
managership of the All Star Nationals
and Hughey Jennings will. without
doubt. assume the leadership OF the
All Star Americans
That means from the start that the
promoter means business and has
made the first step to assure the sue
cess Of the venture always provided
of course, that favorable weather pre-
walls most OF the time. But that is
the chance the promoter and hacker
of the scheme takes. The managers
and players run no risk at all They
are to receive certified checks on terms
agreed upon for the entire series be-
fore a game Is playd.
Many OF the players on the above
list have already accepted terms and
also the check.
Now. that McGraw has agreed to
manage the Nationals. ii goes without
saying that Mathewson and Devlin.
the two Giants selected will fall into
line. IL In reported here that both
Matty and Devfin accepted terms at
thesame time McGraw agreed to the
proposition The Cincinnati players.
Mitchell and Beseher. are ell fixed up.
Bresnahan and konetchey. OF the
Cardinals are agreeaoie. In fact the
whole thing In arranged as far as
possible until the teams that viii play
OF for the worlds championship are
decided.
The Cubs and TthIetics look to be
rfIp fortunate rez1uE. according fu inc
present dope, and that would necessi-
tate Evers. Hoffman. King. Brown and
overall waiting until after the worlds
series, as II would Eddie Collins and
Bender. of the Athletics. But that
situation has been provided for. 1t may
be that the All Star series will not be-
gin until after the worlds contests.
but. IL otherwise. the smallest cities
selected for the games to be played
in will he booked first and the big
money cities taken in later.
But Just look mt the array OF talent
and the glorious opportunity that will
be presented to fans al over the coun-
try TO argue over and speculate on the
respective merits of the two teams
what an array of pitchers the All Star
Americans win have--Muiiin. Johnson
walsh and Bender.
They look 10 have the call there,
don't they? But one can't tell. Then
these rival infieids--Chase against
Konetchy, Evers against Latoie. Lord
against Dsvlin. Wagner against Eddie
Collins
Think of Cobb. Speaker and Craw.
ford. not forgetting Milon on ons
team ana Mage. Leach. Mitchell and
Bescher on the other. Looks some
what AZ II the Americans had thf
call there. As for catchers. the Ma
tionals appear to have the best of 1t
with King. Gibson and Bresnahan. Al
arainst Street. Stanage and Carrigan
And McGraw against Jennings;
some elias there in headwork and
brainy doings?