Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-17
MAILER HAS 80 MEN ON LIST;
ONLY II ARE SURE CT BERTH
Trades May Make Mat:rial Change in
Teams Prospects Before Winter Is
Cvcr-lnfield Is Well Supplied.

.he,e are several that he could use TO
advantage, he will have 20 give up some
thing In return and about the oniy
men he can spare are pitchers. or whicn
work OF johnson and Reisling last ason.
the work of the other pitchers was hardly
consistent
Walker was the greatest disappoint-
rent. His showing during the p'evious
fail was OF such caiiber tina. great tsinss
were expected of him. which, however,
he failed 20 deliver. Wakes health
was by no means OF the best ana NC
Aleer IL satisfied that IL was THIS Wn'c"
prevented HIM from winning large ma
jcrity CT his games. walker may u"
better next season.
AS for Gray and Groom, Whfe tnei.
showing last year was an l'rp oEenent
ever the previous season. their hrst I'D
fast company. yet It was far from sat.s-
factory. Groom may develop. but Gray
has been In harness good many yer,
SO that it is not likely 10 expect mucn
change for the better from him.
Excepting Meyer there is little known
OF the abiii OF the young pitchers NC.
Aleer has OH his list. Mover pitcneo ou'
two games las. season and. while he won
neither. he gave very creoitaoie per
sorrnance and there are reasons TOT %.
lieving that he viii be "inn WINE, He* y
lot of ball games. He Is one OF those
Youngsters who get ready to work very
easily. and. with his splitter breaking. TN
batters are sure TO find him most trouble
-ome early in the season before they nave
their eyes perfectly trained
AS for Bussey. Judged on his spiendfd
record in the Virginia State League. ne
may prove surprise. Bussey Is one OF
hose pitchers who apparently have noth.
ing with which to fool a 1a.sman' put
Pitcher Dill. drafted by the local club
Is not apt TO come here. The st. Louis
American League club has put IN claim
for him with the national commission
and while the case has not yet been Of
f,cialIy decided. the chances are that n =
will he awarded to that club. as 1t seems
II had purchased Dill on an agreement
which will he given priority over the
Washington clubs draft.
The Nationals averaged more runs per
game last season than they have in sew
eral years. Their record in the last cam
pa'zn was three and half runs per
ietics who. however. scored six runs less
than did Detroit on the season. That the
failure Of the Tigers was due entirely to
the slumping Of their pitchers Is hereby
proven, for they scored enough runs TO
win any ordinary championship In fact
jennings team +. ored more runs last sea-
son than II has at any time since he had
charge. In 1905 the Tigers scored 648
runs tor the season, and In 1909 they tai
lied CIT times. but last year they went
over the plate 6I9 times. yet failed TO land
the rag THIS would indicate that the
team scored enough runs to win with any
thing like effective pitching. which, how
ever, was lacking.
But the Improvement in the way Of scn--
ing by the Nationals was responsible for
their better percentage on the season.
Considering the fact that Gessler and Tn
glaub. the two PLAYERS who were SUD-
posed to do the bulk OF the offensive work,
fell down in their stick work. the showing
Is splendid one.