The Washington herald., 1910-06-06
BY WILLIAM PEET.

By WILLIAM PEET.
Manager McAleer has obtained first
option on Billy Meyer, now pitching for
Youngstown, Ohio. of the O. P. League.
and If Meyers record Of past perform
ances be taken as any criterion, the
Ohioan will prove to be wonder Meyer
has not lost single game so far this
season ard has a couple of clean shut
outs TO his credit
Meyer is the man Kid Elberfeld looked
over Saturday and confirmed all the good
things the washington manager had
heard regarding him. The new twirler
Will not join the Nationals until the
close OF his league season some time
early in September.
Many local fans this year set up the
howl that the Nationals management
was way behind the times and unwilling
TO spend money for young blood These
criticising fans can hardly offer up the
same grievance next spring. as already
McAIeer's scouts have landed thne new
players. Kahoe dug up Henry. the crack
Amherst catcher, whose signed contract
has already been turned in. and last
Saturday Mike completed negotiations
with the Lawrence club. of the New
England League for Catcher Ainsmith.
In speaking Of Ainsmith. Kahoe declares
that be is the best young catcher he has
come across since he joined the profess
sional ranks. and that is a whole lot for
Mike TO say about any bali player.
In connection with the deal for Ain
smith. it is understood that the Lawrence
club gets Pitcher Joe Hovlik, who will
report at once and finish out the New
England League season. Ainsmith Is
not TO come here until the close of the
present schedule in the Northern league
The unofficial batting averages of the
Nationals up TO date show several
changes from one week ago. Milan is
at present In the midst of a mild slump
and is only stinging the ball at a .2so
clip Kid Elberfeld is the real leader,
with 80 TO his credit. while George Nc
Bride has come up from almost the bot
tom to third place, with a mark of .252.
Dolly Gray for five games has an aver
age of 800. and promises to do a whole
lot better than last season.
According to Manager McAleer. the
Nationals have found their winning
streak. after a number Of setbacks. and
we may expect good things of them from
now on.
The present Detroit series will tell the
story better than anything else
The washington Heraid's Chicago cor
in, fgFlO
last night: Bill Burns has said his last
farewell. No more will the South Side
rOoters see the elephantine left-hander
wearing the white hose President
Comiskey to-day wound UP Bills local
career by selling the big fellow to Gin
cinnati. and he drew passage tonight
on one of the rattlers bound for Brook
lyn to report to Manager Griffith.
All has not been a path of roses for
Burns since he came to the Sox last
July, "Commy" giving "Jiggs'' Donahue.
Cravatb. and Nick Altrock to Washing
ton in exchange for Bill. The latter has
bewildering speed and some fast-break-
ing side-arm curves. but as a fielding
pitcher he never cut much of dash.
Griffith has been after pitchers for sew
eral weeks. and jumped at the opportuni-
start this season, but was yanked to
make room for another twirler. when the
opposing side had rolled up fair margin
in the tally column. With the going
away of Burns the Sox corps is cut
down to three left-handers, White, Suter.
and Young.
Says a Detroit baseball writer: Detroit
is again being criticised in some quarters
for her alleged lack of loyalty in baseball.
The poorest baseball town on the
map, is an expression frequently heard.
But this same city has proven TO be the
most loyal one in the American League
with one exception-Boston.
Last year waen the Tigers were slump
ing the attendance did not slump and
this year when the team was going bad.
although criticised as all teams are whenlI
they are losing, patronage viii not suffer.
In Chicago they claim that Detroit is
more loyal TO her team when that team
is losing than when the Tigers are win
ming galnes.
Year before last Detroit was fourth in
attendance. At the same time Detroit re-
mained what II Is tO-day-the smallest
city In the league Last year Detroit was
fifth, Boston and Philadelphia piling up
extraordinary attendance records when
the Red Sox and Athletic looked to have
a good chance to win the pennant
Each year Detroit led as an out-of-town
attraction. The Tigers brought more
money to the box Office of other teams
than any other club in the league
But in Detroit they have the class in
the grand stand and bleachers.r as
George Moriarity would say. A better