Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-30
BY j. ED GRILLO.

The Washington club has sent in drafts
on ten minor league players TO the ma
tional commission, which will make
awards Thursday at Cincinnati.
II Is hardly likely that the club will Sc
cure more than a small percentage Of
the players II desires. for there Is no
doubt that other clubs will have put in
drafts for the same men, and II then be-
comes a matter OF drawing Is.
Accompanying the names of the players
desfrd are checks for the amount of
draft. which differs as 70 the classical
ton OF the various leagues, but the
checks call for a snug sum nevertheless.
The drafts were made after Scouts Ka-
hoe and Padden had made their reports
and Manager McAleer and President
Moves had a conference. The players the
local club is trying to secure are scatter
ed over leagues from Maine to California,
and include pitchers. catchers. infelders
and outfelders. In several instances the
club has tried to buy players IL is put
ting drafts in for. but could not make
necessary terms. and is merely taking
chance of having the minor league club
overlook the drafting period.
Some Of the players we have drafts In
for might help US materially" said Man.
ager McAleer this morning. 'Of course
we don't expect to get all we are after,
but we are taking a chance and may get
three or four men we want and can use.
Last year the Washington club did not
draft a man. 1t was the only club in the
major leagues which did not try TO Sc
cure playing material in this way. ana
the action caused considerable comment
This year the chances are that Washing
ton will have as many drafts on file with
the commission as any Of its rival clubs.
Umpire KERN has been given notice
that his services are no longer needed by
the American League. Chief OF Umpires
Jack Sheridan has been quietly watch
ing Kerins work and he came to the con-
clusion that KERN was not up to the
major league standard either by reason
of faulty eyesight or illness, which has
bothered KERN considerably this season.
lust who will take Kerin's place is not
known.
Dode Crisis is liable TO drop out of
base ball some years hence without ever
having held anything more than the po-
sition of emergency hitter on a major
league team
Though undoubtedly a good hitter, Crisis
seems unable 10 do anything else well
enough to warrant his being played regu-
larry. He has held this same position for
several years now. and the chances are
that he will continue to do so. He was
sent up twice yesterday. and made good
once In the first game he batted for
Hall and went out at first. and in the Sec
ond he managed to get the hit which tied
the score.
Mark Hall. who pitched the first game
for the Browns, was secured from the
Joplin CMoD club. Some of the bleachers
seemed to be under the impression that
Hall was formerly with Boston. and were
kidding him for having been let out by
the Hub team.
Bob Groom. who has been unfortunate
or late. is carded to pitch for the Nation
ais today. while Bill Bailey or Barney
Petty will do the twirling for the visitors.
Washington has always had ball team
which could do freakish things. but the
present aggregation. is breaking many
local records. None of the oldest inhab-
itants can remember when the Nationals
ever won four games in two days: in fact.
there have not been many occasions when
the team has won -four consecutive games.
The splendid showing is due to the fact
that the pitchers are doing their share,
while the team is fortunate enough to get
hits.at the right time.
Any one who labored under the i'm
preston that Herman Schaefer was on
the down grade as a ball player should
have witnessed yesterdays contests. A
more sensational exhibition than that
given Dy derindny yesterday mas never
been seen around second base on the
local grounds. II was Schaefer's great
defensive work which had much to do
with winning the first game and keep
Dolly Gray out OF trouble. He was re-
sponsibie for three double plays in this
game and helped materially In the scoring
by cracking out triple. In the second
game Schaefer took part in two double
plays. one of which was the feature play
OF the DAY. 1t came in the eighth inning
when Truesdale, who had been hit by a
pitched ball and sacrificed to second.