Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-30
BY j. ED GRILLO.

In the matter of being hit by pitched
balls the Washington players led both
major leagues last season. Clyde Milan.
Red killifer and Daniels of the High
landers led the league, each being hit
sixteen times during the season. Harry
Gessler and Norman Elberfeld also fig
ured in the matter of getting in the way
of the ball. Gessler being hit fifteen times
and the Kid thirteen times. None Of these
players, however, suffered any i'll effect
from their experience.
Some of the other men who stopped
wildly pitched balls with either their
bodies or their heads remembered the
knocks they received. Eddie Cicotte of
the Red Sox practically put Rube Wad-
dell out of the American League by
serving ball into the Rube's left elbow
in the game of May 10. No bones were
broken. but Waddell was unable to pitch
again for two months, and by that time
was in poor physical condition.
When a player was hit by one of
Walter Johnson's fast ones he generally
knew there would be an unfortunate
sequel to the incident. The Idaho
phenom did lot Of damage to the New
York team in the game of April -.
played in Washington. In the first inn... e
Sir Walter smote Birdie" Cree on the
side of the head with an inshoot, and for
a month afterward he did not stand up
to the plate with his usual confidence and
batted poorly. In the same game john
son served a curve into Midget. Foster
ribs, and the sawed-off athlete felt the
! result of the blow for the next thirty
days.
July 1 the Idaho phenom hit Harry
Lord. then with the Boston Red Sox, on
smashed that digit. Lord played few
games with the Boston team thereafter
| The Washington players, as a set, were
hit oftener by pitched balls last season
| than any other American League team
Highlanders. the Red Sox. the Tigers
the White Elephants. the Hitless Won.
ders. the Maps and the Browns. Al
| together 424 Red Cross passes were hand.
ed out in the American League last sea.
son, the names Of the men who were
hit and the number of times they were
| vaccinated being as follows:
Washington--Kinifer. IS: Milan, IS: Gessler
10: Elberfeld. IS; Mcbride, 9; schaefer, 81
nrersna9,t q hais,.1 3 c9nrcZ; !; ss'.lins
New lork-Daniels. IL: Cree. 3; wolter. !!
Austin 7: knight; q; Hsmphi11, 8; syeensy'
Gardner. >: Foster. i; Hughes. l. Manning. i
Chase. /: Ford. 1. Total. =.
Boston-Hooper. g.; stahl s.: Speaker. 6
smith. :e Collins An Madden /: ciectte
De.roi!Er Jones. To-: belahsnty. 5; Morlar
ity. Z; D. Jones. 6; Cobb. A; Schmidt, 3; VII
let's .; sta nag p simmons, 2; Bus Bush; 2
Philadelpha-Davis. 81: Collins. g.: Barry. 8
Oldring, 4; Baker. 4; Bender. 3; Livingstone
+ Morgan, h spD Fo GSm1 T. 1onoh usDhY
Total. IS. >,
chisaso. Mclean. 8; Gandn; 4: pougnerty, :
;snse;. e1oans H i co,s, i; zsds I'D, j; Col
Zwilling. I; Sullivan. 1. Total. IA.
Cleveland-Lajoie. 5; Turner. 5; Kruger, 4
RsanDs cs. sS,a n 81 y dss
FsiEsassre Seizure h': Tofsi s. Lana
man. 4: Corriden. 4: stephens. 2; Alien. .
Truesdale. 2: Newman, 2; wadden. /: Fisher
bennti K MiIsse cs se:df ro Sisfs
If the new owners Of the ST. ouis clu1
Of the Browns they will have made
most popular move. for there is no bet
ter liked man in base ball than Callahan
incidentally. Callahan would add niue
to the american League and remov
much of the strength Of the semi-prc
leagues which have been a menace t
base ball about Chicago. Callahan, i
fact, more than any one else is respon
s1ble for the success that the semi-pro
have attained in the Windy city. He wa
in his prime as ball player when h
Joined forces with them. and because O
his great popularity the venture became
great financial success.
| 1t is needless to say that if Callahan &C
cepts the st. Louis management he wi
be one of the best-salaried manager
in the game, for his Chicago interest
pay him about as much as the averag
manager receives.
For several years the Eastern Leagu
and American Association have threa
ened to break away from organized has
ball because they could not get tn
classification they considered themselve
grumbling and war threatened, which
There is not the slightest doubt thu
the two largest minor leagues are entitle
to more than they are getting. Their il
terests and those of the smaller league
which predominant in the National A!
ISOLATION of Minor Leagues differ great.
yet they are on a par 80 far as power
h the organization is concerned.
p The major leagues, of course, came
! step in and order the minors to raise tt
classification of the Eastern and Anne
r lean Association. They must stand
r the National Association. which is
part of the national agreement, SO tn;
should the Eastern and American ASS
citation break away they would be Of
n posed by the major leagues and eventua
r ly defeated.
n In this case. however. there is NJ
' enough at stake to start an expense,