The Washington times., 1910-07-16

! from youngstown, Ohio, VIII report IN
Washington next Monday instead OF
going on 10 Join the team IN Detroit
one out Of four Is better than nothing.
Two out Of four would be perfectly
lovely
Jimmy ETcAIeer-S decision TO give John
Henry a trial AT first base is TO be com
mended. II has simply reached the
point that there IS small hope OF Wash
iugton finishing better than sixth. al
best, this season, and a few days ago
there were good grounds for believing
that St Louis might sneak up rom be-
hind and dump our naughty Nationals
IN the cellar without taking the trouble
TO spread a feather bed to make their
fall lighter Sixth place Is better than
seventh, and seventh IS better than
eighth but sixth is no lofty height from
which we can view the world with d
sHc~r rr disdain- Such being the case,
IL would be good policy to start IN right
away and give every possible chance
20 the youngsters as fast as they ar
rive II they show signs OF CeVelupne D.
let them stick IL out, even II their crude
ness costs games for awhile This POI
10y would hurt the team 3 percentage
and would cause many a roar Of protest
from the fans, but IL consistently car
rIed out would result in brighter pros
poets for the future than can ever be
obtained by playing the same hopeless
onbinatiOn We now have, and leaving
the young blood an unknown quantity
with no opportunity for investigation
except n the spring practice
We are TO IL the 400 and the Newport
season in fun blast Pretty fought
Henri should be kept at first base IN
III his merit is clearly demonstrate. or,
/ II he IS not to be q first baSemal- bur
a catcher. MCAieer would D2 - 4 wise
move BY sending him behind the bat a
reasonable number Of times The critics
arc all agreed that Henry is p most
promising fra and that all lie needs is
plenty Of work. He will never get the
work sitting on the bench: amt the
/ logical method Of handing MN would
l be TO keep him in the game
I President Noyes and Vice President
I Walsh, OF the Washington Club, viii
I leave next Monday for q vacation IN
Z the woods Of Canada.
I The rumors that Schaefer may retake
| the second base sob from Etllifer are
I hardly credible KIlifer has furnished
/ lots OF bad baseball at second. and some
/ of his work has been all TO the bush
I league. hut there was a most distinct
I Improvement in his fielding in the last
I week Of Diay here 50 much that every
1 baseball writer in Washington went out
I Of his way II give him a special word
( of praise II he IS coming along al that
[ rate and x not merely flashing in the
pan Il would obviously be absurd to
! take him out of the line-uD at this time
! and Substitute Schasfer, even If Schaef-
+ er eNcelled kllifer TO the extent that
his presence would win an additional
{ game now and then. Schaefer is hardly
{ likely 20 be with Washington longer
than this year CT another. while kiIlifeT
/ is lust starting his career and should
! have ten years OF more Of major league
I usefulness
TOpsv HartseI, OF the Athletics, is
I one old-timer who seems to be indif-
ferent 10 the advancing years. He is
{ going mighty good this year, espe-
Z cisIly when he plays against Wash
IN gton-
Henry BeckeudOrf distinguished
himself by making a hit yesterday n
the second inning that sent two men
over the plate, and helped Washing
ton 70 pile up the final score Of Z tO
3 in Detroit, after having been twice
beaten by the Tigers. BeckendOrf'
I " eakness IN hitting has been a great
{ source of grief 70 the Washington
( fans, for he is about the poorest
sticker We have seen since che war
With hirn and the pitcher coupled IN
the batting. we would not win many
bets in hitting. One of his best tricks
seems to De sacrificing, but the great
trouble is that when he lays down