Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-08
TOM HUGHES IS CONFIDENT
HE WILL MAKE GOOD HERE
Expects to Be in Better Condition Than
Ever Carrigan Caught Most Games
in American League Last Season.

7 After viewing Stahls performances botn
at bat and in the field, however. critics
generally are not inclined to agree with
this optimistic view.
Arthur Irwin, the Highlanders scout,
| is the champion winner of winter PEN
! nantS in either majOr league. Just now
| he is busiy engaged winning the flag for
| the New York team from the Athletics.
and to hear him tell it he seems to have
convinced himself that the trick will be
| turned. Here is how he does it:
I'VE have to beat out nothing but the
Athletics next year." declared the peer
less gum-shoe artist Il figure the Ath-
as in 1910. There are too many cd men
on the club. Harry Davis cannot last
much longer, and he has always been the
big gun of the heavy artillery. Danny
Eddie Plank, two of Connie Macks best
pitchers. are aged veterans. CoomfS
. had a, great year. and he may be even
better next season. but we have even
better prospect in Russell Ford.
Ito begin with, the Yankees have bet
ter catchers than the Athletics. Sweeney
and Blair will prove the best in the cir
cult Our pitching staff should be as
strong as that of the worlds champions
in fact, stronger if Comics veteran
with the best twirlers. Ray Fischer was
not worked much In 1910, but what work
he did stamped him as one of the finest
prospects of the year. Caldwell in his few
games drew the toughest teams in the
league and got away with them. He
came to us green boy and developed
into a big league pitcher over night
With left-handed pitcher of the strength
and endurance of big Jim Vaughn. Chase
appears,tO have as fine a corps of fling
ers as could be corralled anywhere.
/ t'The Athletics have one Of the great
est infields ever put together. But what
difference it would make with Davis and
his big bat out of there. Our inield is
and knight at short were last season
easily tie leaders at these positions JIM
my Austin is a wonderful fielder, but not
nearly the hitter or base runner as Baker.
Collins is in a class by himself at second,
apparently, in all departments. This po-
sition, by the way. was one that caused
our team great worry in 1910 owing to
the necessarily frequent shifts between
Laporte and Gardner as the result of in
juries.
when he assemblies his forces at Hot
Springs next March Chase will find a
couple Of infielders among the recruits
who will open his eyes. / refer to Priest
and Elliott. Priest is of the Jack knight
type, the fastest tall fellow on his feet
you ever saw. He Is a grand thrower
and plays~.a short and second equally
!. well. He has had a very limited profess
-sional experience, and on paper has not
much of a batting average. But he stands
up to the plate like a real swatter and
hits the ball for keeps Priest is simply
a flash on the bases. He has the hook
slide down to nicely. If he catche . on
he will prove more dangerous stealer
than Bert Daniels, and that is going
pretty strong.
Elliott is little fellow, but fast and
heavy hitter. Either of the pair l con-
slider a better prospect than any of the
various infielders corralled for last spring S
inspection