Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-08
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Tom Hughes. who is to be given his
! second chance to make good in fast COM
pany by Manager McAleer next spring
seems to feel confident that he can de-
| liver the goods According to an inter
view Hughes gave out in Chicago the
! other day he, thinks he will be. just as
successful with the Nationals as he was
with the Minneapolis team last season.
| This is what he said:
Il am naturally tickled to get another
| chance with Washington, and know that
will make good. / have come to the
conclusion that l never took my work
seriously enough until found myself in
a minor league. Then | realized that l
| would have to work hard to ever get back
and I succeeded. am in better physical
condition now than l have ever been in
my career and when 1 report to McAleer
in the spring / will be ready to pitch
full game of ball. Washington has
good ball team and my only hope is that
!! may help to make it still better,
"Gabby'' Street failed to uphold his
record for catching the most games dur
ing a season this year. He was in but
eighty-six contests in the last campaign
against 1871 in the previous season. IN
juries prevented Street from Keeping up
his record. He was unfortunate IN get
ting hurt and thus was forced out OF tine
game more than ever before: -
Bill Carrigan was the fellow to carry
off the honors and yet he caught IN put.
ITO games. "
The National League backstops had to
work much harder than those of the
American League, and Gibson of Pitts
burg again led the way In 1909 ne
caught $50 games; establishing record:
last season he came back with l4a. He
is truly the iron man among the catchers.
With Carrigan leading the American
League catchers, the .Others followed Ill
this rotation:
Stephens of ST. Louis was next with
96, followed by Street with sc. Stanage III.
Payne of the White Sox with as ana
Sweeney of the Yankees with a. Easterly
with rs games was seen more times be-
hind the bat than the other Nap back
stops. Clarke worked in only IL games
because of his attack of fever. some dit:
ferent from his 1904 record with Atlanta,
when he worked in 13J championship
games and IS exhibition contests.
On the other hand. Gibson of the .Pi.
rates. who caught $50 games in 1903
came back with 143 this year. Long
"Chief'' Meyers of the Giants third With
III. Charley Dooin manager of the Phil
lies, was fourth. with o. considerably
less than 1907 when he went behind the
bat 40 times. Other NATIONAL Leaguers
to work overtime were Bergen of Brook
Iyn, with 80: Graham of Boston. with 81 !;
King of Chicago. with So; Phelps OF st:
Louis, with so, and Bresnahan. manager
of the Cardinals. with q. Roger and
Phelps practically catching all the games
played by the ST. Louis club.
Owner Comiskey of the White Sox is
after Bill Carrigan. He admits that he
wants another catcher, and Carrigan is
l. y D,t~s to or1f RI
see what Commy has to offer for the Bos-
ton star, for surely the Hub team would
want catcher in return for him, and
the White Sox have no .catchers that are
HIS equal barring Billy Sullivan, and CO.
miskey is not apt to swap him.
If the Boston club is sincere in wanting
to trade Carrigan, Jim McAeer looks like
the man who can offer the best PROPOSE
ton providing lsofneth hing goes with Car
rigan. He would undoubtedly, trade Street
for Carrigan and an outfelder Or a
pitcher. and Boston seems able to spare
either one to get a catcher of the Street
type.
4 Chicago critic has this to- say regard
ing Comiskey wanting Carrigan:
Yes, I'm after. another catcher.
Commy admitted, when asked If he was
contemplating any deals at the league
meetings II have number of catchers
in mind whom l would like to land, but
I am not going to name any until ] find
out whether or not they are on the mar
ket.'
1T is believed. however that President
COmiskey is anxious to secure Bill CARR
gan from the Boston Red Sox. Bill looks
good to Commy.. and President Taylor is
said to be willing 10 dispose Of him. Tay-
lor is not after the cash. He wants to
make a trade
"And Commy has something to give in
exchange. He has more outfieIders than
he can use, two or three extra pitchers
and one or two superf1uous infielders that
might be traded, without weakening the
SoX to any extent And clouting back
stop would be a joy forever for those
White Sox fans.
The Boston Red Sox seem to have an
idea that Jake Stahls retirement is the
genuine article. despite the fact that. these
winter time farewelis to the diamond
usually do not take" Secretary Hugh
McBreen of the Boston club visited Chit
|cago recently, and after talk with Jake
went back to Boston with sthe news~that
the club probably would have to hun; up
a new first sacker.
John /. Taylor says that in Bradley, he
has player, who can step into the rig
fellows shoes and never let the fans
know that there has been change.