Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-03
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Jim McAleer expects TO have the most
strenuous training trip of his managerial
career next spring. when he will have
forty or more ball players to look after.
I'VE will have forty or more players In
training next spring. said McAleer this
morning. Besides the new men we have
purchased and drafted there will probably
be some other material which l am hav-
ing picked up-one or two college lads
and a PLAYER or two from independent
teams. We will have one of the biggest
squads In the south and we Will get a
line on all OF them before the season
opens
McAleer has not yet decided where the
team will train. a selection OF training
, grounds will be made after the present
season is over, and Ii is sure to be an
inland city. for the sea breezes are not
what players want while preparing
themselves for a hard campaign
This was the only fault TO be found
with Norfolk last spring. The sweats
The players worked to get up did not las
long unless they kept In action, TOT there
was always a breeze to dry them up.
Manager Mack is pretty well fortified
with substitutes. He is carrying idrse
squad in case of emergency, ana most
of the players are eliglpie 10 tdhe paw
in the worlds series.
Nowadays Il is necessary Tor pan
team which hopes to be wen up III tue
race TO carry three or four players VIM
are just as good as the ones whlcn are re
PLAYED regularly. to be used In case OF
emergency The substitutes must De
about as good as the regulars In oru ,':
TO be of real service to team Inc Chi-
cago Cubs owe their present COCO s.anu
i'm al the head of the National League
race to the fact that Frank chance kept
his team well stocked with extra players,
and ii has been these who jumped IN anu
filled up the gaps when the team needed
Ncaleer nroposes to have bench squad
next season that will be able to NIL any
position on the team. and do IL Wen Inis
thing of having one or two utinty Inen
who however, weaken the team when
,hax orc MA we'd is a serious mistake ana
one from which the up-to-date manager
Is getting away.
"Dixi.- Walker gave one or the worst
n,,cbine exhibitions of his career in the
hrs. game. He lacked control and about
everything else, and seemed TO lose ms
temper badly when Collifiower faileo 10
call strikes In accordance Win "aihei
walker should know enough by TINS
time that IL the umpiring is not satlsiac-
tory he will not better commons %!
allowing himself to get into the ar as s. a
IL.
Yesterday would not beat lot OF scnooi
bows. and certainly not team WHICH
has a major league pennant cincneo.
Dolly" GRAY got much the worst OF
the breaks or he would probably nave
won his game BY the close score OF 10
o. IL was an overthrow or nrst, wnicn
Elberfeld rna6a after a grand stop. wnicn
gave the Athletics their first run, ana
Killifer's poor throw, which by the way.
was uncalled for. for the runner was
virtually over first base wnen the pes
was made. had much to do with tne
scoring of the champions second rum
which gave them the game
Gray pitched well and deserved to win
his game.
are not invincible but no team can peat
them that allows its feet to slip. Inc
slightest opening is taken advantage or
and luck breaks with them, as IL always
II IL a well balanced team that Mack
possesses Every man on IL is dangerous
at the bat though some are more so than
others. There is never anything sensa-
tioual about the work of the coming
champions II Is team which goes along
At an even gait and. with its strong pitch
ers TO hold the opposition down, Is always
dangerous, no matter what 1t may be up
against.
1t is a better hitting team. on the form
IL has shown against American League
pitchers han the Cubs and its defenSe
In strong in every respect. excepting, per-
haps. that the Chicago catching depart
ment will have something on the back
stops Mack will have to use- So far as
playing the fine points Of the game Is con-
cerned the Cubs have the reputation OF
being the wisest set in either league.
though that wisdom did not help them
any when they met the Sox In 1906
The outcome Of the worlds series Will
largely depend upon the pitching. II
Macke pitchers are at their best the Cubs
will find them just as troublesome as
have the American League teams this
season, and the same argument holds good
for the Cub pitchers.
After Lord and Collins had attempted to
steal on Ainsmith in the first inning and
found the ball in McBride's hands when
within twenty feet OF the bag no further
attempts TO 1ilfer were made. The coming
champions tried the youngster out and did
not find him wanting. In both instances the
runners had a good lead. but this proved
of no avail against the catapult heave of
Ainsmith. The yourg catcher also made
q splendid play on Ebirry. who dropped a
plate right along the third base line.
Ainsmith went out and got the ball and
threw 10 first in plenty of time TO get
his man.
Beckendorf was put out OF the first
game for kicking on a DECISION by Colli-
flower which allowed Lord to take his
base on being hit by pitched ball. Col
rnower contended that Lord made every
effort 10 get out OF the way, while Beck