The Washington herald., 1910-11-07

DRAFTED from Danvlle. Virginia
League, Pitcher Walter Bussey, by the
Washington club"
This notice appeared with the list of
other players drafted from the minors
last August, and excited no extraordinary
comment here,
who is this fellow Bussey?" What's
he ever done?" What's he got?" and
"WiH he make good?" are questions the
local fans would Ike 10 have answered.
Tile writer has been waiting for some
time 10 set a good line on Bussey and
succeeded last night when Wauie War
rem blew into the Office for chat. War
rem is a Washington boy who has played
ball i'm the Virginia League against Bus
sey and is, therefore, qualified to speak.
Here Is what he says:
If McAleer thinks Bill Otey has the
makngs of q big league twirler. then
Harvey Bussey is going to make good,
for Bussey TO my way of thinking, is a
better man.
"Bussey has Just as much stuff as Otey.
and something eise-conhdence in his own
ability. Why, I've often seen him bet on
himself before a game and then go in and
win il. and you all know IL takes nerve
TO do that in baseball.
He's the same type OF a tWirler as
Reisling. Has no wonderful speed or daZ-
zlins assortment Of curves, but is right
there with perfect control, a change of
pace, and uses his head. He's in that
box outguessing you three times out of
four, and therein lies his success. In ad-
dition. he Is a grand fielding pitcher and
a heavy hitter.
"Bussey is no spring chicken by a long
shot. I should say he was thirty years
old He stands feet II inches. and
weighs 10 pounds. He is right-handed,
and has been playing with the minors for
eight years"
Bussey will be taken South with the
Nationals in the spring and given every
opportunity TO make good, If he can
show as much as BIZ Otey did the short
time he was in Washington this past
summer, there is little chance of his get
ting away from McAleer, for Manager
Jim and others were very much i'm
pressed with Otey, and predicted great
things for him next year.
Gabby Street told the writer in Phila-
delphia during the worlds series that he
planned 10 go on a hunting trip near his
old home in the South, and did not ex-
pect to reach civilization until Thanks
giving Day
The calling of games IN the big leagues
10 enable teams to catch train has
caused a lot of trouble. One way or the
other there is bound 10 be trouble Billy
Evans, of the American League staff, has
the following TO say on the subject:
mo game should be called TO allow
teams to catch a train unless at the close
of completed inning. When two teams
desire TO have a game terminated in or
der to get away am always careful to
say that / will not call such a game
except at the close OF a completed inning,
except where the side second at bat is in
the lead.
IF that were done in all cases It would
be impossible for clubs TO spar for time.
They would be obliged to play their
string out, and If they did not do so it
would be their own loss.
''Umpires only get themselves in bad
who act otherwise, and am of the opin-
ion that proper legislation should be
adopted in order 10 have the same rul-
ing obtain in all cases.
~-o--4--' M+4--4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ar played
on day that one of the cOntending clubs
or both must make early trains. the first
game ought 20 be called at an hour thai
viii enable the clubs 10 finish their two
games, barring unforeseen delay"
Someone wants TO know why the PhiIa-
delphia Athletics. the new worlds cham
pions. first became known as the white
Elephants"
The answer to this query sgoes away
back into that dim and nebulous period
OF baseball history when the American
League organized its Philadelphia CLUB
John McGTaw happened TO get into a dis