Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-29
GUARDIAN APPOINTED TO
LOOK AFTER DIXIE WALKER
Pitchers Carelessness Might Have Lost
Yesterdays Game---McAleer Can't
Land Twirler Moran.

! There was a lot of pepper in the Nation
ais workout, and they were frequently
applauded for good plays. There is moth
ing like a winning streak to make the
players go good, and McAleer's men are
going better than has any set Of PLAYERS
on Washington pay roll in years. There
Is dash in their work. and when tho
team gets the kind of pitching II has had
at home II will be a decidedly hard one
to beat.
Charley Street is a great favorite here
and he ought to be II he always catches
the kind Of ball that he displayed here
today. 1t was funny to hear the specta-
tors call a base runner out the moment
he started to steal.
SHe's out, Streets got him." they
would say. and IL was true. Street threw
out every man that attempted to steal,
though Roach was given a decision over
him. which he did not deserve In the
eighth inning: which placed the Nation
ais In an embarrassing position. Street
got the ball TO Mcbride long before
Roach got anywhere near the bag and
George held 1t out and allowed Roach
to slide into 1t. OLoughlin called him
safe. and got the laugh from the grand
stand the mistake was SO palpable.
Gessler put Frill out of the business
in the third when he drove line drive
at the pitcher. which almost knocked
him down. Frill got the ball up In time
to make throw for Lelivelt at third.
but his hand hurt him SO badly that he
threw past Austin and Lelivelt came
home. 1t was this play which made it
possible for the Nationals to score three
| runs in the third.
Monday Oberlin will be worked against
the Highlanders in the morning and
Groom in the afternoon. McAleer wants
to give his best pitchers a chance to
work In their regular turn and is work
ing his second raters in the hope that
they will improve.
Oberifn has pitched good bah this year.
but has been unfortunate in that the tee m
has scored but few runs behind him.
Stallfngs. too. is holding Vaughn and
Ford back to work against the Nationals
Monday. so that there is not apt to be
any picking on Decoration day. But John
son. 1t Is figured, will turn the trick Tues
day. so that an even break can be gath
cred here, which will prove most salts
factory.
Dick Padden, the veteran second base
| man. is scouting for the Nationals. Man
ager AlcAleer started him out by wire
which comes so strong that he is willing
to make wager the fellow is a wonder.
and Padden has been sent to look him
over The tip comes from a good judge
to the National leader and he has con-
fidence in it.
Indications are that the Washington
club, which for weeks has been trying to
induce Pitcher Moran of the Washington
and Lee College team to sign a contract.
will not secure that sensational young
ster. whose parents will not allow him to
enter professional ranks.
Moran is a left handler over six feet
tall. whose work has been most phe-
nomenal Mike Kahoe dug him up and
has been trying to induce him to sign,
but seems to have failed.
One Of Moran's feats was to strike
out twenty-eight men in a fifteen-in-
ming game. In his last eight games
he has not been scored on. Kahoe. who
has seen him pitch. predicts that he will
make better pitcher than RUDE Wad-
dell ever was. But the young mans
parents do not want him to play ball,
SO the chances are that he will not be
a member Of McAleer's team.
Killifer is far from being a finished
second baseman. but he is sure to learn.
In the third inning today, with first
and second occupied. Wolter hit sharp
grounder at him which he handled per-
fectly, but instead OF throwing to Nc
Bride he threw to first, missing an
opportunity to make a double play.
But the other players are very consid-
crate OF Killifer. They do not call him
for mistakes during a game. but tell
him about them in q good natured way
when the game is over, a fact which
Red" appreciates very much.