Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-18
ST. LOUIS WANTS MCBRIDE
AND ELBERFELD IN TRADE
McAleer Offers Schaefer; Nothing Doing.
The "Kid" Plays Second Today.
Killifer Takes a Rest.

I him | could see that it was a remarkable
| spit ball that was fOOling the batters.
| His fast ball. too, has a shoot on it that
no one can follow, and it is the combina-
| ton of these two that makes him a sue
| cess. He is a big, scrappy youngster.
| not fully developed yet, but he Is sure
| to make good impression at the start
and should develop into winner.
Unfortunately, McAleer viii not be able
| to secure him until the season is nearly
over, because Youngstown cannot afford
I 10 part with its star pitcher in the middle
of the season.
George McBrides great work in the two
games here has brought him all sorts of
typographical bouquets. Mound city
scribes consider him the greatest short
stop in the American League. The Post
Dispatch has this to say of the Nationals
shortStop and pinch hitter: 1.-THE play
| ing of George Mcbride, the Washington
shortstop. has stood out more prominent
ly in the two games with the Browns
than that of any other member of the
visiting team. Mcbride is we'll known
here He was Cardinal several years
ago. While with the st. Louis club Nc
Bride at times played sensational game
at the shortfield position, but hit
ter. though, he was failure, and was
sent to the Kansas City american Asso-
ciation) team by Manager McCloskey.
He was picked up by the Washington
club several seasons ago and has been
Improving IN MS dll-dTOunQ play edcn
year To date. this has been the ban
ner season of his career"
It's McBrides improved hitting that has
put him to the fore as star performer
Though not the owner of a very high bat
ting average, the Washington PLAYERS
claim that George has been getting the
hits when they are needed most In the
two games with the Browns e has star
red in this respect
posed Mcbride is unqueStiOnably the pick
of the quartet. kid Elberfeld was con-
sidered the regular third sacker until he
tore nail from one of his fingers and
was forced to retire. COnroy, though
has proven a capable substitute.
Jim McAleer is accused of never having
put forth such desperate efforts to win
games while he was at the head of the
local club as he is now doing. He is ac-
cused of never having been known to say
a word from the coachers' box, while now
he is considered only second to Hugh Jen-
nings as noise maker The fact of the
matter. however, is that McAleer is
coaching now just as he did when he was
here. But when there was an occasion to
coach on the home grounds there was al
ways so much noise from the. crowd,
which roots hard that Jim's coaching was
drowned out. Now, of course, just the
reverse is the case. When the Nationals
are on the bases and McAleer is coaching
there is not a sound in the par and
McAleer's voice can be heard from one
end of the field to the other
To hear the squbs that are being hand
ed McAleer, one might be led to believe
that he never tried TO win a game while
he was in charge of the Browns.
Dolly Gray and Frank Oberlin are grow
ing restless because of their enforced
idleness Gray has worked in but one
game on the trip and Oberln in none.
McAleer has been using four pitchers
who have shown the best form, johnson.
Groom, Reisling and Walker. and he will
continue TO do so. though Gray is sure
to pitch in two of the five games to be
played at Boston.
The warm weather has put Gray in fine
form, and he expects to pitch high-class
bali from this out.
That the pitchers have been doing good
work in indicated by the fact that since
the first game in New York when
Walker had to be taken out of the box,
McAleer has had occasion to change
pitchers on the trip.