Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-05
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

1 BY j. ED GR1LLO.
The information published in these col
umns several days ago that there was a
strong likelihood of Manager McAleer
trading Charley Street did not bring forth
the protests from the fans that were ex-
pected.
In fact it seems to be the consensus of
opinion that if Street can be traded for
players who will strengthen the Nation
ais there should be no hesitancy in TAX
ing the step.
| AS a rule patrons of base ball stand by
their favorites against any effort to trade
them even though such a trade might be
Of great benefit to the team, but in the
Street case it seems that everyone agrees
that he is the logical man to be put on
the market, for the very reason that he
will bring something worth having in
trade.
The suggestion that it might be posi-
BILE to get Wood and Carrigan from Bos-
ton for Street seems to meet with gen
eral favor. for it is argued that Carrigan
would fill Streets shoes on the local
catching staff, while Wood would add
| much strength to the pitching staff NO
matter what sort of a trade McAIeer
may make. he is sure to demand catch
| er in addition to other players for Street,
one of the stars Of the American League.
Though we'll fortified with catchers. for
Ainsmith looks as If he would be aoie 10
| do the bulk of the work, 1t would be a
| foolish move to let Street go without get
! ting a catcher in return.
| McAleer needs players. and he has
| good catcher, one of the best in the busl-
ness, that he can spare, providing the
proper deal is offered. He would there
fore be standing in his own light II he
| allowed sentiment to prevent a swap
which would involve Street. AS to
nf mol
| geous trade for Street there seems TO De
! little doubt. Any club in the league could
| make room for him, and there are Few
clubs better fortified behind the bat than
| the Nationals. Boston may not be the
club willing to give up what street IS
| worth but surely there is some club IN
| the league which will 1t is perhaps need
less to say that McAleer Will not Iet
Street 60 for an apple and an egg: He
knows the catcher's value and would IN
sist upon getting considerable In the way
of material in return for him or there
will be no trade.
| department it would be of the greatest
value to him to hold Street, for with MIN
and Ainsmith to do the catching the Ma
tionals would have the two most sensa-
tfonal catchers in the league. But Wm1e
strong on catchers. McAleer is weak, yes,
decidedly SO, in other departments, ana
before he can hope to have team wnlcn
will cut figure In the race ne must
and, incidentally. popular, to develop
Young ball players, but they are slow
coming and about the time ne mas deVei-
oped several the older players VINO nov
form the nucleus for good team may
be on the down grade. Hence It would
seem advisable to swap one OF the stars
Of the Street type to get Wnat the 'e1In
most needs. Street appears 10 oe tne
logical man to trade, for he can best De
spared.
There were few pitchers in the Ameri-
can League last season who mao q worse
record than Bill Bailey of the st. Louis
Browns. winning but three OF the twenty
one games he worked In, and yet there IS
not a club in the league which Is not Will
ing to give up something for the young
left-hander.
Bailey in the opinion of the best judges
is one of the best pitchers In the circuit
but he is what is known as I'm bad with
the st. Louis club and cnange aiohe
can make him valuable man.
McAleer would not object to having
Bailey, but there is not much chance OF
Washington and ST. Louis ngurlng IN
trade, for there is no love lost between
Hedges and McAleer.
College base ball, few. years ago:
wasn't as strict as Is the case today, anu
many a ringer worked In the university
a kick II they thought they had good
grounds, but. in many cases said never
Word-a Quarrel might expose the ringers
in their own roster, says ap exchange.
Once upon a time Northwestern UNI
versity sent its nine up to Madison 10
play Wisconsin, and. Just to overlook no
bets, inserted Herman Schaefer In the
array Can you beat It? Can you IMAGINE
Herman Schaefer as a rah rah boy. the
Northwestern captain warned Schaef to
keep away from any one who might
sound him as to his collegiate connec-
tions, and Dutch managed to steer clear
| of all inquiries until the fourth inning
Then a professor-an innocent old fellow
belonging to the Wisconsin faculty
mooned out to the bench and sat down
beside the German.
.'Oh ah. ahem.' said the professor.
'this is Mr.. Schaefer, isn't ft?'
l. 'Uh-huh," Schaefer answered. warily.
| Mr. Schaefer," continued the old gentle
I man. Il have heard that you were the
most remarkable mathematical genius
enrolled at any of the western colleges
| for years"
| Herman rolled his eyes suspiciously at
the old man. and. feeling that he must
| answer, exclaimed, Sure. Sure. That's
best mathematician, whatever you said,
that's been round these woods since the
| big wind
DO you find a real pleasure in difficult
computations and studies Of calculus, Mr..
= Schaefer?" the professor resumed. Her
man gasped and wriggled.
| Yep. Those there studies-those that
you say. bo," stammered Schaefer. lis
what l most likes. I could just live on
those, Gull. Say, 'scuse me, will you?
l gotta go to bat!''
| Extraordinary young man. that Mr.