Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 18.-The Wash
ington clubs claim to Bill Hinrich IL
being disputed. The league with which
Hinrich played in California has put ir
a claim for the young pitcher with the
national commission on the grounds that
it had been granted protection at the
time Hinrich was secured by Washington
which. however, does not seem to he the
case. Hinrich was signed in February
and the league did not get into the fold
until March.
1t is unfortunate that this question
should come UP at this time, for Man.
ager McAleer had just closed a dea
whereby the tall twirler was to go tc
the Columbus club Of the American AS.
ISOLATION for the remainder Of the sea-
son. Now he will have to remain with
the team until the question of owner
ship Is settled.
Hinrich may make a most valuable
pitcher II he can get an opportunity to
work regularly. and the Columbus club
would have given him this chance.
Manager Bob Quinn Of that club was
here this morning ready to take Hin
rich back with him, when a wire from
the commission notified Manager Nc
Aleer that for the present he will not
be allowed to dispose of Hinrich. Nc
Aleer, however. is confident that the
affair can be Strengthened out, and as
soon as 1t is the Columbus club will
get Hinrich.
Scout Schaefer has unearthed a first
baseman. He wired Manager McAleer
this morning that he had d youngster
who looked promising. and named the
price wanted by the club with which
he is now playing. Schaefer Is to join
the team at Cleveland Monday while ii
is passing through there en- route to
Boston. and he will make definite re-
port regarding the player to McAleer
who will then, most likely, make the
purchase.
Because of their good showing in
Chicago the Nationals figured on hav-
ing easy sailing against the tail-end
Browns here, but they have found any
thing but that. O'ConnOr's team is a
much better hitting proposition than
the White Sox, and McAleer's pitchers
have been unable to fool them as they
did the Sox. While the Nationals hit
ting has not materially improved over
what 1t was in Chicago, where run OF
two won them all their games. there il
now only d chance to break even here
and Walter Johnson will have to pitch
a victory Sunday to bring this about
Seven games have now been won and
ten lost, and the players are anxious to
Win three more SdulcS VI Tic SlS
which will be played before the team
returns home.
Sunday night the team leaves for
Boston. where it opens a series OF five
games Tuesday. Manager McAleer re-
ceived permission from President John
son not to play a double-header in Bos-
ton until Wednesday.
In the two seasons that Bob Groom
has been with the Nationals he has never
been able to win game in st. Louis,
which is virtually his home, living just
across the river in Belleville. Ill. On the
days that Groom is carded to pitch a
large delegation of Belleville fans always
make their way to the game to see their
fellow townsman in action, but on all
occasions they have been forced to see
him go down to defeat. Groom has re-
quested Manager McAleer that in the
future he be allowed to side step st.
Louis.
Kid Elberfeld played his first game