Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-01
BY J. ED GRIILO.

Believing that the speed Of several of
their players can be improved If taught
the art of sprinting, Manager McAleer
and Trainer Quirk have placed most of
the players in charge Of F. r. Lamar,
sprinter and trainer of sprinters OF
reputation. and for the past four or i've
days he has had the squad out every
morning teaching them the art Of de-
veloping speed.
The most apt pupil is Jack Lelivelt.
who recognizes that he has already i'm
proved himself. and he is very enthusi-
astic about the work.
Lamar contends that there are few ball
players who have the right form Of run
ming. Most of them, he contends. either
have a poor stride or the wrong con-
ception of how to use their arms In or
der to get speed. He has already rene
died this in several of the players. and
insists that in a month he will have
every man on the team faster than he
has ever been before.
But Lelivelt, as said before, Is the one
player who gives promise of becoming
real fast man. He is naturally inter-
ested in his work, because he realizes
that If he can add speed to his other
QualllGS
more valuable.
While the team is away on its trip
the lessons will be discontinued. but as
soon as the players return the work will
be taken up again.
II Is down now where the opposing
teams can spot our pitchers three runs
and then give them a beating. Jim NC
Aleer has but a single pitcher who can
be relied upon to. give a good account or
himself any time he gets on the rubber
Walter Johnson. Not one of the others is
in form. Walker, who was believed to
have developed into a real running mate
for Johnson, has on several occasions this
year showed signs of weakening during
the middle or latter part OF the game
Walker is not i'll, but claims to be in nne
physical condition, as man ought to be
who has been In constant training for
nearly two months.
Groom has only finished games, but has
not been given chance to start one' so
there is really no good line on him, for
1t Is not every pitcher who can make
good showing after game has been lost
But Groom's chance is to come on the
trip this week. He insists that II he Is al
lowed to start a game he Will be able to
prove that he can deliver.
Gray has won a game and In his other
appearance he was pummeled all over the
lot by Boston. Oberl.n's trouble has
been thai he gets a poor start. Reisling
is lust recovering from a surgical opera
ton, so that there is not much material
for McAleer to choose from. Neither is
there much of chance to pick up any
pitchers at this season or the year, so
there is nothing to do but wait until the
present members of the staff get to going
right.
CLYDE Milan kept up his wonderful rec
ord of getting on the bases every game
the first time up. Yesterday he found
Lord playing in close TO prevent bunt
and l.yde pulled it toward first, easily
beating Stahl to the bag
Conceding that Boston has a good hit
ting team, yet it was possible for 1t to
bat far ahead of its speed here because
of the decidedly weak pitching of the
local twirlers. If the batting shown
there would be nothing but 800 and
600 per cent hitters on the team. In
the four games here the Speed Boys"
made sixty hits for a total of twenty
six runs That shows stronger than
anything else the kind of pitching they
The local pitchers have not been the
slightest class. barring Johnson, aud
there is sure to be an Improvement, but
1t must hurry or the team will be SO
far out of the running that 1t will have
a hard time catching up.
Niles, who took Speakers place, did
about as we'll as Speaker could have done.
Not only did Niles take care of every
thing in the outfield, but he gathered
himself three hits, two of which were
most timely.
Thoroughly Disguised with his throw
ing in Fridays game, Charley Street
spent nearly two hours at the ball park
yesterday morning practicing the throw