The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-08

Washington T. c. May :. 1910
! Dear Sir: In my letter ~ You Of Yesterday IN
! tended 90 make the impression that myself and
| Plumbers q other baseball patrons who are friends
q mime had rearhcd the conclusion that the Wash
irgt11 owners were responsible for the nouwiuning
teams we have had here because of their failure to
eNield sufficient sum Of MONEY In purchasing snd
drafting players Tie fact that have reached this
c.hcu-0n does not mean that idea Is altogether
true. but your statement hat 10 D. absolutely uu-
true. Is not home out by past history.
] did net refer % what the owners are willing 20
do now. but 90 what they failed % do last summer
and fan and. in suhstautiatiou Of what 7 say in
close herewith a clipping from another sporting
edltors comment I do not know when y8u use
The term management" whether Won refer to the
CNueI5 only or 90 both the owners and the manager
j did not mean % cf,er any criticism against
Manager McAleer. frr I like him very much and
am sure he Is doing the very best possible with the
material AZ hand. Neither did ! intend 90 con-
plain about Che players for am sure they are
doing their best.
II McAlcer does the best he can and the PLAYERS
follow suit then docs not follow that the trouble
lies IN the fact that the players are not good enough
II this b. tine. then is 10 not also true that better
players should have been gotten during the run
chasing and drafting season of last year or az eas;
money expended IN a commcndable effort 10 get
good onesy
For new minor league players Washington spent
$50 u Is supposed about 2o0o g 600 for Leliyelt
Walker. and Crooks, These PLAYERS were rurrhaspd
ard not one cent spent in drafting. exert for
Jerry Downs
On the other hand, it seems that every other club
IN the American League spent az least from $1,000
20 $1,000 endeavCring 60 strengthen their teams
The idea that people think the owners are aI-
mott altogether 20 blame may strike You as utterly
a|s1rd. and lou NAV hare information which will
show that 1t is altogether erroneous Vet assure
ycu that am by no means alone in this oririor
The mere statement that if II. VI. Atlee can point
cUt good man the management viii purchase hin,
Immediately does not prove anything to the con
usry as the management well knows II could afford
to make a thousand such offers.
You may rest satisfied that I would only h. too
glad % be instrumental in getting good PLAYERS ht
the only help can be IS 20 indirectly assist tho
owners by paving 20 cents each time ! 20 IN the
games. something / have been dong very indns
t7ously. and would do osteaar if the games we're
not called so earlWs
By the way. can you give me an answer relative
20 why the games are called early: Yours very
truly. II NJ ATTFE
The foregoing letter is but A sample of
the many received by the writer during
the past week, and is self-explanatorv
Mr. Atlee wishes to know why the
games are called at ( o'clock instead Of
later In the first place, rule % stipr-
lates that every championship game must
be commenced not later than two hours
before sunset The Washington MANAGE
ment each year makes the hour 40 during
the months Of July and August to ac-
commodate the department clerks.
WaHie Warren. the Washington bow
who is managing the Frankfort club Of
the Blue Grass League has started the
season in great shape. and already tho
newspapers down in Kentucky are claim
ing championship He has with him
Ferguson, who twirled on the sand lots
here last summer.