The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-04-26


has at last needed the advice from his
team mates local fans. and the sport
ing writer's, and yesterday afternoon ap-
peared on the field with a lot OF extra
! padding next 20 his shin bones.
Street still refuses 20 wear such base
ball armament as Bresnahan, Carrigon,
and other catchers use, but yesterday
protected himself with layers OF felt
around the ankles and knees and wore
two pairs Of stockings.
In the third inning OF Yesterdays game
a foul tip landed on Streets right leg
with considerable force. and while 1t
stung him for d few seconds. II did not
| bother him any.
The question Of baseball armament
comes right down 10 this one question.
The Washington club is paying Street a
| good sized salary. The club will so the
| limit for him IN case OF sickness or &C
cidents beyond his control. but TO avoid
| being spiked or sustaining a broken
ankle during a ball game. when such an
/ accident can be averted by wearing shin
guards, he owes it to the men who are
putting up the money 20 take all the
| precaution possible.
/ Last season Street escaped without any
serious mishap. and figures that he is
| immune. II some kind friend whispered
| in his ear that accidents are liable 70
! happen during any game and he needed
this advice, following It up by wearing
a pair of real shin guards. the fans,
club owners, and hundreds Of others
would feel a whole lot easier.
Manager AIcAleer did not feel web
enough TO be out 20 the game yesterday,
although he is able to leave his room and
walk about. He said last night, 7 can't
stand this confinement much longer. and
II it is pleasant tomorrow I am simply
going to be at the park My suspension
has not as yet been raised by Ban John
son. but 7 expect 20 hear from him almost
any minute now"
While Manager George Stallings, OF the
New Yorks, refuses to discuss baseball
affairs with newspaper men. it was
learned last night that he was so pleased
with the showing Of Jack Knight at
short stop that for the present knight
would be played regularly in that position
in place Of Foster.
StaIllngs figures that the lanky infelder
| is a rank in-and-outer, and that he Will
this year show the form exhibited in Bal
timore two seasons ago. when he set the
Eastern league afre by his sensational
7 work. Last summer knight showed up
poorly.
The Punishment of Foster also means
| that Second Baseman Earl Gardner is
likely to warm the bench for a while IN
favor Of Laporte but this is not certain.
Last year Knight and Foster played sec
ond and short. respectively, for Jersey
City. and it is believed that StaHlngs'
principal reason for keeping these young
men in the game is because they are
accustomed to working side by side.
During a tanning bee last night at the
Dewey. the Nationals headquarters,
George Mcbride and Wade Kflifer found
subject which they could discuss IN
common, and Mcbride learned that Kill
fers brother, now one Of the catchers
of the ST. Louis Browns, and himself
both attended the same preparatory
SCHOOL III w dltIlOWu, sumo lIltly mites
out of the city Of Milwaukee
Mcbride earned his baseball spurs at
Sacred Heart Academy, the name of the
school. and was telling the boys what
fast team his school always put on
the field. when Killifer piped up, Il
know all about that place, for my bro
Their went there for year and they
made pretty good catcher out of him"
From the description Of this school, It
must be something on a par with Rock
Hill. one of the well-known Catholic
schools outside Of Baltimore.
1t has been a noticeable fact this season.
particularly in the American League, that
the pitchers are paying stricter attention
to making base runners hug the bags.
This is due 10 the advent of so many
fast men on the paths into big league
company. once a man gets any kind of
a lead it's a severe handicap for a catcher
TO overcome.
This phase of baseball has its compli-
cations. The rules governing balks are
explicit. but in the past, without in the
least rejecting upon the diligence Of the
umpires, it can DO stated without Danger