Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-11
DUFFY OFFERS TO TRADE
BILL BURNS FOR LELIVELT
McAleer Turns Chicago Managers PROPOSE
ton Down Exchange Of Other
Players Not Unlikely-Walter
Johnson Is Not Himself.

field, but was much improved last night.
Manager Duffy has wired for Charley
Mullen, a substitute first baseman who
was left at home. and he is expected to
report here tomorrow.
In the face of some very dizzy pitching
the Nationals continue to put up a bold
front and fight right down to the last
notch. Few teams would be able to put
locals under such discouraging condi-
tions. 1t speaks we'll for the players
spirit, and is the one consolation to be
found in the teams showing With any,
thing like good pitching the Nationals
would have won yesterday. The team
continues to score runs and puts I'D a
good defensive game but it's efforts arc
more than offset by the pitchers wea -
ness.
the Sox made off of Johnson, excepting
that three-base clout by White The
others were measly little drives just out
OF reach of the fielders.
Jimmy Block is quite a different catch
er now from what he was when he wore
washington uniform few years ago.
He has improved very much and is
catching good ball for the Sox.
Blackburn. who was one of the highest
priced players secured from the minors
last fall. had a rough day of it at short,
but the fact that he was making errors
did not appear to annoy him, for he
went right on trying to get everything
that came his way. Duffy has confidence
in Blackburn. He believes that he will
be star ball player once he gets set
tied down. Just now things are breaking
poorly for the youngster, but he will be
kept in the game until he gets to going
right.
Zeider had a great day with the stick
Lso,sy. Cd eytnC MI CHI
of them were decidedly lucky hits at
that
After having suffered for years with
bruised shins a result of being hit by
foul tips; Charley Street has finally
adopted the use. of shin guards. Street
made wise move in doing this. If he is
to-be. caught In every game-it is well for
him to protect himself against possible
injury. and the shin guards will do much
to protect him.
Killifer hit the ball hard every time he
faced the pitcher. In the first inning,
after driving six or seven hard fouls to
left, he finally sent a line drive which
Barrows got far out in left. Several long
fouls which preceded this drive gave
Burrows the warning to play very deep
or killifer would have had triple.
Even on amateur lots it is not often
that one sees three men forced over the
plate in one inning. Johnson and Walker
accomplished this in the sixth. Johnson
walked the next three. allowed a hit and
walked another, after which he went to
the clubhouse. Walker then proceeded to
walk two more and force in two runs
Walker. by the way, is another pitcher
who is not showing the form he did last
fall. Then control was his stronghold.
while he had good speed and fast
breaking curve This spring his control
has been decidedly poor, while he lacks
speed. The big fellow does not handle
himself as he did when he first joined
the team, nor does he appear to have
the stamina.
In the twenty-five games the Nationals
have played to date they have scored
seventy-two runs. averaging about three
and one-third runs a game. which. with
good pitching, would be SUFFICIENT to win
lot Of ball. But in these twenty-five
games their opponents have scored 113
runs. showing the absolute weakness OF
the local pitchers.
The locals have scored almost twice as
many runs in the first twenty-five games
this year as they did last, when their
total of runs. was but forty-eight against
their opponents eighty-twO. These figures
show that the team as whole. excepting
the pitchers. Is decidedly stronger, and
| that II 1t had the same grade OF pitching
this year as last 1t would now be occupy
Ing a respectable position in the race.
The situation ia Just this: Where under
the Cantillon administration 1t was i'm
possible to get runs enough to win for
good pitching, under the McAleer regime
the, team Is getting runs, but the pitchers
can't hold their opponents down.
| Big Ed Walsh. who, together with the
other members of the White Sox. visited
Jeffries in his training camp while tour
| ing on the coast. like his teammates. says
| that IafYTfeS Is In shane a that
| is absolutely confident of beating johnson
within ten rounds.
L Don't pay any attention to these re-
ports about Jeffries. Is, said Walsh. s'If he