Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-16
BY J. ED GRILLo.

When a ball club sends out scout 10
search for material 1t must have conf
dence in his Judgment. and 1t was because
the local club bad confidence in Mike ka-
hoe that Scotty Ingerton, the third Oase-
man Of Altoona, was not purchased
II seems that McAleer got tip on In
serton. and wired Kahoe TO look him over
Then he wired President Noyes that ka-
hoe would call on him regarding the deal.
and to buy Ingerton IL Kahoe said so.
Kahoe came here. and he gave his opin-
ion of Ingerton, which was to the effect
that he would not recommend his pur-
chase. This settled the deal there and
then. and 1t still remains to be seen
whether Kahoe was right or wrong
Just as soon as Herman Schaefer re-
turns to the team. Clyde Milan will be
given rest. His injury from the COLI
sion with Gessler was by no means mend
ed, and Manager McAleer does not want
to take any chances at injuring him.
Bill Otey, the left-hander secured from
Norfolk a few weeks ago. will make but
an occasional appearance on the rubber
this season. McAleer figures on develop
ing Otey for next season. Otey was down
with typhoid fever this spring and he has
not yet entirely recovered from the effects
Of the disease But he has shown Nc
Aleer enough to convince him that he has
ability and he will be allowed to take
things easy in the hope OF having him In
good shape next spring.
Mover. so McAleer figures, will be a
great pitcher In the spring. Because OF
his youth and style of working he VIII
be apt to win a lot of games early in the
season.
II feel pretty safe about my pitching
stan. With what l have now and Tom
Hughes and few youngsters added
think that we will be in good shape SO
far as pitchers are concerned said Nc
Aleer.
Bob Groom will do the pitching this
afternoon and Ainsmith will be at the re-
ceiving end.
Wednesdays game will be called at
O'Clock to give the Detroit team a cnance
to catch a train for Boston.
There will be no chance to blame Ty
Cobb with deliberately spiking opposing
players from today on. CoDD VIII nave
pair Of Joe Quirk's spikes attached to
his shoes this morning. and as these
make IL impossible for player 70 De
cut even though he get struck with them
at full force, Cobb will not De charged
with trying to cut down players In the
future.
Rush and several other Tigers have
been wearing the spike which they pro-
nounce a big improvement over the Ola
one, and now that Cobb is convinced
that they will serve the purpose ne VIII
adopt them.
The fact that President Navin Of the
Detroit club has threatened to fine every
one Of his players $500 who make a trip
to Cuba to play ball may nor make
any change in the players plans. One OF
the party said yesterday that they would
make the trip. What can the club 90
II twelve OF us go to Cuba to play right
after the season opens II we are nne9
we will not report In the spring, ana l
guess that would settle the matter.
1T seems absurd and unjust to object
to US going to Cuba. We go right aiter
the season Is over and spend about two
weeks there. That certainly will not in.
jure U.s. So far as 1t being detrimental
TO our future, why just look at, the
Athletics: they made a trip to the coast
last winter and II does not seem to nave
affected their work In the least"
Though the Detroit team has scored
more runs this season than II has In the
past three, IL Is in third place, instead
Of holding the lead: Why. we have been zen
year, when heretofore IL we scored three
or four runs we were sure to wfn, re-
marked Sam Crawford. We don't seem
to have any trouble scoring runs. but
the other fellows manage to get more
somehow or other. This base ball propo-
sition il puzzling, indeed. The Cubs won
the pennant one year without having q
800 batter. so did the White Sox, and
then they jumped into the worlds series
and hit nothing but two baggers. There
Il no way to explain these things"
| walter johnson was far from being
himself He did not have his usual speed
and he did not work as smoothly as
usual, apparently laboring all the way
| It was an on day for Walter, and he