Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-26
BY J. ED GRILLO.

After an experience of over twenty
Years in base ball Manager Jim McAleer
has finally come to the conclusion that II
does not pay to argue with an umpire,
and ne has taken vow never again 10
give one of them an opportunity to make
a complaint against him.
His suspension, while it has not inter-
fered with his duties because Illness wouid
have prevented him from handling his
team. has nevertheless driven him TO the
conclusion that it does not pay to Kick
on the umpires decisions Neither Goes
lie intend to allow his payers TO do so.
Though j have been in base ball many
years, not until now do l realize the an
sOute necessity of a player or manager
curbing his temper when he sees decisions
given against him., said Manager Jim.
Il shall never he put off the field again
or suspended l have made up my MIND
that l shall not give an umpire a cnance
10 tie a can on me. There Is nothing 10
gain by kicking 1t is of course hard to
see mistakes made against you. but with
the umpire as the prosecuting Wltpess
and the president of the league as the
Judge who only hears one side OF the case
there is no chance for player or man
ager TO win, and so | have decided never
to make another kick after an umpire
cautions me. That goes for the payers,
too. | don't want single man to he put
out of a game this year. and shall so no
Iify my men. We stand "A better chance
To win with our team intact and You
simply can't gain anything by kiching
With good support Oberlin would have
won his game. though he was hit hard in
that first inning after chances 10 retire
the side had been offered.
After he walked Hemphill. Wolters hit
TO Mcbride. who fumbled the ball just
long enough to make a double play i'm
possible, though he forced Hemphi!i at
second. That was the most costly wobDle,
for Chase : hit and MlianS throw, Whlch
got away from Eluerfied q, and which in
fact should never have been made. fol-
lowed, and then came trouble Tor cree
tap was made a mess Of when E-lDe1eIu
threw wild in an effort to get Chase at
the plate.
When a ball team is having bad breaks
every error it makes is costly. The Ma
tionals made three mistakes yesterday
score.
TO date not one of the games played
with New York has gone to the Nation
ais and yet Stallings' team does not inn
press one being strong enough TO Sc
cure a rst-divfsion berth. This naturally
reflects on the strength of the locals. but
HE fact of the matter Is that McAleers
team has not played up to its standard,
while the Highlanders have been going
along at A clip which is undoubtedly a
liJtle ahead of their. true gait. The field
ing of the visitors has been splendid but
two errors being charged against them
in the three games. and, what is more.
they have been able TO get their runs
without much trouble while most of the
hits of the locals have come at times
when they did little or no good.
There is no denying the fact that II is
very discouraging to lot of ball players
IL be beaten day after day. Nothing
affects d team more than persistent de-
feat. though it must be said to the credit
az the Nationals that to date they have
not hoisted a distress signal. They have
fought hard under discOuraging condi-
tons. and this sort of spirit is sure to
bring better results. Continued hustlinG
will eventually make things break the
other way.
The New York club has asked for waiv-
cTs on Jack kleinow, one of the teams
catchers though Manager Stallings in
.ists that he has no intention of letting
Linn go
Stallings says that he frequently asked
FOR waivers on some of his players Just
Ia put out a feeler on some contemplated
trade. and he intimates that he did this
in the case of Kleinow.
Despite this denial it il being rumOred
among the players of the New York team
that kleinow, who FOR years has been
the teams mainStay behind the bat, is
SIa ted for Il berth elsewhere. Assurance
can also be- given that the Washington
club will make no effort TO secure his
services.
Dixie Walker will be on the slab
this afternoon, when the Highlanders
make their farewell appearance of the
series.
II is 20 doubt a great mistake to think
that when a team happens TO score a
few runs early in the game that there is
nothing left for the team which is be-
hind To do but try and hit out victory,
casting real base ball to- the winds
IL would seem much better pOlcy< to
continue 10 play for a run two and
thus eventually get even terms than
try TO square matters in single inning.
Yet il is but seldom that one sees a team
playing this sort OF a game Once