The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-16
News Comment and Gossip the Whole World Of Amateur Sport
ELBERFELD IS READY
TO RESUME PLAYING
Breaks Into Game When He Takes Klifer's Place At
the Bat At St. Louis Walkers Unsteadiness In
Seventh Inning Cause of Defeat

Kid EIberfeld is ready e resume his
place in The Nationals inqeid.
After several weeks Of enforced lay
Off the gingery player is finally I'M shape
and may be i'm the lineup before the
end of the series in ST. Louis. Ever
si0ce the Nationals went west McAleer
has allowed Elberfeld TO take matters
easily and has not called upon him TO
d. work Of any sort except 10 go scout
ing
Yesterday. however. Elberfeld broke
into the game when ne went 10 bat for
Killifer in the ninth inning and while
he failed to deliver in the way of
real nit, the fact that he was in the box
score gave the fans much satisfaction.
The impression here is that as soon
rs Elberfeld gets back into the game
the Nationals wiz be able to hold the
pace which they were setting a couple
OF weeks ago, when they attracted the
attention of the whole baseball world.
Street talked himself out OF the game
a. ST. Louis yesterday and Hardy had
an opportunity 70 timber up
The Nationals overlooked an excel
lent opportunity to so bounding past the
Cleveland Maps yesterday by losing
out 10 ST. Louis.
With Cleveland shot 60 pieces by ac-|
cidentS it seems within reason 10 be-
IFeve that the Washington club is des-
tined 10 lead the second division before
many moons. but if this little trick is
To be accomplished it viii require better
pEching than was done yesterday by
Mr. Walker.
ZIP tC the second half Of the seventh
everything was lovely, with the Nation
.#.H
in the alleged lucky inning there was
such q crash that ST. Louis piled up
four runs and sailed the contest before
Walker could gather himself together
But cl,eer up. better times are
coming.
The great question of The hour is
who's who in California?
The following from the Cleveland
Leader is OF interest at this time.
Had Marry Pulliam lived 1t IS al
tuSether probable that before this
time there would rave been written
into baseball law an irOn-clad rule
that would have made impossible
such encounters as the one between
Manager McAleeT and OutdeIder Jones
the other day at Detroit.
Indeed, were the present rules
rightly enforced they would prevent
all such affairs. since the rules say
that the cOacner's remarks must be
addressed 10 the baseruuuers ONLY.
McAleCr.s sarcastic speeches that pro-
FOked the night We're not addressed I
70 Jones Wnen DdVey was on the [
bases, but when the player was in the
Held Hence they Were against the
rules clearly set down In the books.
McAleer, Of course, did only what
other coaches are doing every day
trying 70 rattle opposing players.
put them in the air, SO 10 speak, and
then prohr by the mistakes they are
lkely 10 ma Ike when they are mad
Puuiam already had beeun a cam
paign 20 stop this practice when the
illness came upon him that put an end
10 his many plans for uplifting the
game.
"I am going TO stop this thing of let
ting the coaches talk as they please
and 10 whom they please" he said TO
the Little Old Man one day. 1T is
COwardly and contemplate for the mon
IN the coaches box 20 talk to the
pitchers as they do A pitcher has Il
hard enough time of it trying to win
his game without having TO endure be-
ing called names that tx spoken off tle
ball field would almost Justify a shoot
ing
The coaches in the National League
have got 20 stop this sort Of thing and
confine their remarks 10 the baserun-
ners absolutely. / have sat iu the grand
stand and heard coaches say things
10 the players on other teams that had
they been said 10 me, would have been
resented with blows
PulIiam died before he could carry his
promises into full effect but there exists ,
no reason why those now in authority
should not make the promises good.
The McAleer-JOne mlNup undeniably /
did the game harm Why, then. not
use 1t as a preteXt for steel-clad.