Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-01
BY J.. ED. GRILLO.

epecsl Dispatch TO The Star
L CLEVELAND Ohio. June IA new
Scatcher has been added to the Nationals
Hills name is withheld for the present, as
he has a term to finish at college. He
has signed q contract and will report
9uiy l. Scout Mike kahoe reported the
signature of the new man to Mana ger
hcAIeer last night in New York. kahoe
describes the youngster as being a coun-
ferpart of Frank Chance of the Cubs
lie weighs $50 pounds and. according to
kahoe. has an arm of steel.
The new man wants to finish the college
Season. from which he would be barred Ii
he was known TO. have signed a contract
and for this reason it has been agreed 10
keep his name a secret for the time being
closing three. straight in New York was
& hard blow to Manager McAleer and his
players. Inability. to- hit the Yankees
pitchers was responsible for these defeats
McAleer. while discouraged at the team S
showing in New York. looks for much
better results from now on.
lie realizes that his players were up
against tough proposition in New York
and il is expected TO be easier In tue
west we will get to hitting again soon
and then Will win our games, re
marked McAleer this morning. feel
that we are going to have good trip.
for / look for us TO make good In the
west Our pitchers are still going good,
though they were not alright in New
.4ork where the weather is always sucf,
that a pitcher who is not acclimated
finds il hard to do himself Justice.
--McAleer switched his batting order. but
fSideptly only 10 make "a change; for II
lid not seem that it was framed TO pet
Bar matters killifer. for instance. who
has not made hit in five or six games.
was put third ON the list. a position which
- usually occupied by one OF the strong
est hitters team. 1t was all right to
move Mcbride up few notches, for he
has been doing the most effective stick
work on the team, and made good again
yesterday, where his single scored the
only run his team got. Unglaub was
dropped down, and for the first time in
weeks looked natural. both of his hits be-
ing clean-cut drives. This thing OF
switching batting orders is much like
gamble. il may and it may not win.
\ Walter Johnson was not as effective as
usual yesterday. but neither was he hit
as hard as the score might indicate his
support was decidedly weak, errors or
omission being the most costly. The run
which the Highlanders got in the NTH
was a gift. Ungiaub made the present
Hemphirs grounder, which had to be
scored hit should have been an easy
opt. Bob played the ball poorly.
StThen there was killifer. with two boots.
both of which proved costly. and last, but
not least Milan gave Quinn a triple
when he misjudged his long but high ny
II is not often that Milan errs IN thls
kay Incidentally that pugnaclOus IN
dlyid,lal who umpired on the bases, known
s8s .sBuII'' Perrine. made several niun-
ders against Washington. But then the
dnly way Johnson could have won MS
lame was TO shut out New York. TOT
dunn was even a tougher proposition
t2an usual.
oftener neither he any OF MS team
mates can understand. Peculiarly enough.
Gray has pitched but one game against
New York since he came with WasnHis
tin. and he won this game by score OF
Stto T. But the theory Is always Deins
allowed that left handlers should be work
ed only against a team on which le1t-
llhnded hitters predominant. II mas Deen
r&oven too often. however. that when
HI handed pitcher is right he Is just as
affective against righf-handers as ne Is
against left-handers. Gray takes his en-
forced idleness seriously, as he believes
that he would be able to give much better
service if he was worked regularly
A change of bats has made wonderful
difference in McBride's hitting The stick
| which Mcbride Is using is one of Kid FL
| herfelds model IT is short, very thick.
in fact much like potato nrasher, but 1t
| suits Mcbride admirably, as his consist
ent and timely hitting proves.
| Ii may be longer than was expected be-
| fore Elberfeld will be back in the game.
Though unable to play, the Kid has been
| in uniform every day practicing with the
| team. using only his gloved hand to
handle the ball. Yesterday, however,
/ during the game he slipped and fell, and.
of course, again opened the wound on
his finger. Elberfeld's value to the team
. is much more noticeable since he is out
Of the game than it was when he was
naying The life that he injected Is
. being sadly missed, and then his team
mates are anxious 10 have him bak in
harness.
Cree's triple. which gave the Highland
| efs the tying run was the result of poor
| Judgment on the part of the Nationals
outfield. Cree is strictly right-center
hitter. but a big space ~as left between
Milan and Gessler. Ordinarily Crees hit
Would have been an easy out.
Quinn has beaten the Nationals four
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