Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-02
CORB1N, DRAFTED FROMAKRON,
HITS BETTER THAN RALSTON
Dick Padden Recommended Drafting
Youngster After Watching Him Hit
McAleer Satisfied With Material
He Secured From Minors.

young team against an old one and
that the youngsters would be at a
disadvantage.
MY team is not made up OF young
sters. Collins. Barry and Baker have
been in the game long enough to be
wise to everything, and they have been
under fire. l don't think that will cut
any figure. II our pitchers work up
mighty hard club to beat. That is the
only prediction / can make"
According to Connie Mack he has one
| Of the greatest ball players in the bust
| ness sitting on the bench this year
as the result Of an injured knee. The
player referred to is -Strunck. the
young outflelder.
If Strunck hadn't injured himself
he would have made our team look
like real ball team this season." said
Mack. He is undoubtedly one of the
best youngsters in the business. but
he hurt his knee and have not been
able to play him. But intend to
get him back in harness in few days.
and IL he gets well he may be played
regularly and through the world $
series.
According TO the Philadelphia players,
| the Detroit team played better ball on
Its last VISIT to Philadelphia than IL has
| at any time this season. Ii was generally
supposed that after winning three PEN
| nants and finding themselves out of the
present race the Detroit team would
stop. but the Athletics found IL fighting
just as hard as ever and pla wing a much
better game of ball than ii did earlier in
the season. Detroit Is anxious to finish
second.
| There is TO be no rest for the pitchers
/ Connie Mack intends to use in the world S
| series. Most managers would figure on
4 l.tr 80 yrafra <y
| into the big show, but Mack does not be-
| lieve in this system, considering a pitcher
| better off when he is worked regularly
| right down to the crucial games.
For this reason there is not apt to be
any let-up for either Coombs or Bender
| from now until the Athletics meet the
| Cubs. They will not be overworked, Of
| course. but they will continue to go on
| the rubber regularly, just as If there was
nothing at stake after the regular season
| is over.
Dixie Walker is the Nationals lead
| ing pitcher, having won nine of the six
| teen games he has pitched. Walker has
not been worked as much as he would
have, been had he not been incapacitated
on several occasions this year. He has
proven his ability to hold his own in fast
company, however, and should be much
more valuable man next season. Walker
will work in one Of the games against the
| Athletics today, while Dolly Gray will
| appear in the other. Morgan and
| Coombs are scheduled to work for the
| coming champions.
Sixteen players have been added TO the
local team by Jim McAleer. Four Of
these, Ainsmith, Henry. Otey and Meyer,
are already in Washington uniforms.
/ Eight others have been purchased and
| four more drafted. This is the largest
assortment OF talent that the Washington
! club has ever picked up in one season. 1t
gives the manager chance TO plug up
| a few gaps on his team with players who
stand a chance to develop. No other
major league club has made a more sin
cere effort to strengthen its team than
| has Washington, and II Is TO be hoped
that the efforts will be crowned with
| success
| 1t is most likely that both Ralston and
Corbin, the two Akron slugCers will be
asked to report here this fall McAleer
is anxious to experiment with his out
gardeners who is sure OF his job. If
| Ralston and Corbin can hit anywhere
| near the pace they have set in the
Ohio and Pennsylvania League there is
no question of their making good. for
they will add q whole lot of strength to
the team.
There is. of course. a whole lot Of diff
ference in the pitching In a minor league
compared to a major. but a player who
third rate pitchers is very apt to make
a good showing against the major lea que
stars, for batting. as a rule. comes nat
uraI and is seldom. IL ever acquired