The Washington times., 1910-02-27
NATIONALS INFIELD
is FULL OF GINGER
So Is Street But Outfeld and Pitching Corps Could Use
More-Elberfeld of Special Vaue-Mc-
Aleer'S Hard Task
By THOMAS S. RICE.

Manager MCAleeT wants ginger IN ms
ball team. So does the public VIII they
get it2
on the face of the returns there
should be an abundance of ginger and
fight in the Washington inheld- The out
field and pitching corps are not such
certainty In this respect
The manager counts on Kid Elberfeld
TO nut "A lot Of life in the men on the
diamond. and there again the fans are
with him. The one great, distinguish
ing characteristic OF Elberfeld has been
his scrappy tendency. I3c has nearly
scrapped himself out Of the league on
several occasions. II he will connne
that tendency this year 10 battling with
he opposition, and Will remain at peace
with his teammates and the manage
ment. he is going TO be Jewel OF
price
Where ElberfGld Counts.
Washington has far from a champion
ship team and it will lose many games
some of them consecutively for discour-
aging periods That is whore me reai
test Of a man IS made. and u VIII De
up to EIberfeld 20 keep a stif UPPER
lin. not let his nerves run away Win
him. and 10 jolly the rest of the 6unch
In the game He is a past master AT
this important detail, and has the repu-
tation of being the most helpful helder
that ever worked with a pitcher. He
will have abundant opportunities ."
demonstrate his worth in this line.
AT first base We have Bob CnClaub,
one Of the uoisiast mon alive ana
rIsyar who is wild on the subject of
baseball he Eas done little else all ms
life cxccDt play professional bail, amt
although ne is fond Of posing as blaSe.
there is not n man in either league who
takes more interest iH winning than ne.
or who would 20 further TO get the
score adjusted 20 mis- satisfaction II
noise helps. Unglaub is the champion
.helpneet in this vicinity.
Mcbride Full Of Fight
Ceorgc Mcbride is a silent, e1sy-gOing,
Iow-voiccG individual. who would be the
last person YOU would pick To have lot
Of fcht up his sleeve, but the truth is
that George has a temper that has 20
DE kept under control by violent efforts
Wien he is riIed. About four times a
season it breaks bounds and anyone who
has ever. seen the modest and Unassum-
IL|- AuttI ~ q L@N A' A'IN N.t7 a--f..t
pass personal comments upon the Um-
pire or PLAYER who has stirred h'm too
deeply VIII wonder WY he has lived
so long. George is dead game, but not
Of the noisy Kind. He is q. consistent
conscientious player who sticks 20 his
work through good luck and bad. and
gives tie best that Is iu him on every
chance offered. no matter n the other
fellows arr twenty runs ahead. Base
ball men are better aware OF this than
the public and there is no one In the
game more respected rs man lrom the
ground up than McErIcc-
second base will lie between SC1aeter.
who has the inside track. hitliteI or
Conroy Scuaefer is too fond OF the
sport AMI OF ZOO volatile temperament
10 be easily discouraged. IF things arc
brcs king badly and the worst I- vet 10
come. the German taxes a cheerful view
uF the situation which cCnfrOntS hiH',
seeing what trick ne can pull Oft on the
batter or base TIlnpcr and get the laugh
on the other fellows 4 succession OF
rever-es viii not greatly affect the de-
livery NJ second Of an- goods the Ger
man may have
Street Is d Slayer
Charley Street has had enough trials
and tribulations behind :ue bat for
Washington to discourage even a true
reformer who is getting q good salary.
lie worked himself into q sick bed last
Year. and he worked as hard when los
ing as when winning lie had right
ru become disrcaTeued and doubtless
did on occasions, as Ho Is human
, being, and none but a SuperhUman be-
ing could have been WashinCton's reg
ulaT catcher all through 1909 and not
nave become gloomy once In a while.
But "Gabbv" was on the lob from
start TO finish. and fun Of eager in
terest iG the fortunes of the clue.
Tn the outheld Lelivelt gained great
confidence I'm himself as a result of