Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13
BY ]. ED GRILLo.


meeting of the American League next
month with enough trading material to
make IT probable for him to make some
advantageous swaps.
Aside from his three catchers, Street
Ainsmith and Henry; Walter Johnson
and Tom Hughes. Cunningham, Mcbride
and E,lberfeld, and, OF course, Clyoe
Milan there is not player on the
Washington list whom McAleer would
not trade IL he can get the right KIND Oh
IL proposition
The indications are that there will be
lot of trading done this winter. Inc
Boston club is said to have eight men
that il is willing TO trade, while 81.
Louis wants to get rid of Stone, Hartzeil
and Bailey. There are other clubs VINO
will undoubtedly want TO make sumo
changes and IL McAleer is on the jog
late and early when the maehates aiiu
managers meet next month ne may &C.
what he needs to make his team VIII
ner.
McAleer is In position to give as
good as three TO one Tor the risht kin
of a man. St. Louis. for instance, ne me-,
uIavers and might accept pfoposiuoh
whereby the Browns would secure an
outfielder and pitcher for player PIKE
Hartzen. Boston will be hard TO 90
business with, because what boston
and vet there might be an even swap Oh
a pitcher for Joe Wood arranged.
McAleer will not hesitate to let any
of his pitchers go excepting Johnson. NJ
one will want Hughes, because ne 10 .
coming back, but if the right klnd OIL q
proposition is made any one or the otne,
nitchers on the local staff can be secured
in a trade. incidentally, McAieer may
not hesitate to trade his pitchers TOT an
outfielder or two, for with the r1sht kinu
of running mates for Clyde Milan ms
team will be greatly strengthened.
AT no time have the prospects lot tne
Nationals figuring IN trades oee eiar1y
bright as this winter. McAleer mas plenty
of material. and il seems to be the dispo-
sition of some of the other CUPS 10 70
make changes in their teams, so that II
looks as if there was chance Ior "c-
Aleer TO better his team.
q'uuoh Jennings is willing to take a
chance with Groom. but he does H 9 s shs
wbat he would give in exchange lor .ne
tsV twirler Perhaps Hughey Is wlIlhs
TO part with Davy Jones, a PLAYER no ',ae
lao popular with the Detroit team, VINO
would. however, be Oh sre srs,noIass out
fielder a clever hitter ana las. Ha i
and he would make great man ~ mHrp
out CLYDE Milan. But wnether 1ehhiiss
will care to let Jones 20, tnougn ne . ne
haan the cause of much friction on ths
Tsetroit team. is questionable. in view OF
he fact that Matty Mcintyre appears
TO have gone back. , ,h,n
- has shown here. He is very apt 70
move himself winner with some o'nsa
elnb. The fact that he won most OF MS
games away from home iast year Mitch
that he has plenty of stun 10 pitcn
rpinniny ball. but he can't do II mere, loI
the reason that the fans have soured on
him and he cannot stand up under cli.
fcism. For Jennings Groom might pio'e
himself a most valuable man.
M ,s by no means unlikely that NC
Heer may be able to build up an an. o os the
material ne has on hand. In Milan ne
has a star. but neither right nor iet =. " the
are taken care of. 1t seems 70 De tse
general opinion that II played IN rlsl'
"a LACK I,eliyeIt would make good.
,rGere A. no question about his prowess
al a hitter, and while perhaps not mn
ished fielder he would ~ mG Ss n ,nan A
Put left field needs a strong man. FER
hans Raiston would fill the bill. but ne
would have to show much ihore ZIG.
he did here last fall. Inc ,y ounss,'
however, makes a good mpre press u;
though he did not deliver. Ills stahu o.
the nlate is ideal. and good Judges gave
tt as their opinion that he would learn 70
hit Al any rate he Is worm ano''e-
AS for Gessler. there would not De "a a
more valuable man IL Doc would M A..
his Boston form. When DOC hl's WA
wish for. but he must reach that marx
In his hitting to fill the bill, Tor as q
fielder and run getter Doc does not SHINE;
OF the recruits sin Of g ysnconver. corbn Of
Akron and Conway of Youngstown seem
to loom up strongest Corbin dio suGn
exceptionally good work in the u. aho +.
League last season, that ne certaIhIy
looks to have a chance. He is said TO
he a little bit Of fellow who bats LETT
handed and is fast as streak. Perhaps
he or one OF the others were mace ~
order for McAleers right field. In which
event he will have nothing to worry about
even though he does not pull OF trade
this winter which will give him season.
ed outfielder.
better fortified IL he could secure play
er like Roy Hartzell--a player VINO II ne
were on a winning team would shine
with the BEST OF them
The announcement that President John
T. Taylor intends to dispose OF eiPht Oh
the PLAYERS who made up his team last
season does not cause any great surprise
IN the base ball world. Taylor long
since gained the reputation or being one
club owner who when he gets ready to
make a change on his team does so
without consultin" any one or taking re-
suits into consideration. He startled
some os the fans few years ago when
he threw a team which had won two
pennants to the winds and started to re-
build with youngsters. To the surprise
Of every one. he was successful. and in
a very little time had a new team which
was a factor IN the race. He then got
rid Of Cy Young and Lou Criger. bat
terry which seemed to be his mainstay
and last summer he suddenly decided
that he did not want Harry Lord, UNI
doubtedly one of the best ball players in
the county, today. No other club would
have dared TO DISPOSE Of so valuable a
player But TAYLOR old and now he is
out with the statement that eight other
members Of his team are to have new
berths next season.
las a rule. when a club rets its hands on
a good ball player II VIII nut UP with a
Tot In order to retain him. but not so
Taylor The player who gets Sin had"
with the owner OF the Red Sox soon finds
himself in the uniform OF some other
Cub.
Though Bill Cunningham made a most