Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-05
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Nationals Had lot of games been ar
ranged between the Nationals ana tn
| Atlanta team the chances are tnat Nc
Aleer's band would have made quite
record in the south, but it WOULD on.
have served to give a wrong line on tn'
| real strength of the team.
1t was good Judgment, there1ore, u
| call these games off and play games II
which he could use his own pitchers, wh'
were in much better form than those o
the Atlanta team.
| Doc Ralston's failure in fast COMPANY
and his return to the minors only prove
the uncertainty of base ball. Last fai
| it was a question whether there were an!
| outfielders in the minors more soush
| than Ralston. Detroit had SeNeral OF IL
scouts look him over and jennings Wa
very anxious to secure him. Washingto'
4 could have had Drake from the Il2ers
but passed him up to buy Ralston. Drak
| seems to be assured OF a regular piaG'
on the Tiger team now. and that Shoui'
mark him as a very good man. Tor M
team can boast of a better outfield thai
the former champions, while Ralstor
must try again to prove that ne Is ready
for fast company.
1t must be dawning on Bobby Wallace
that this is very apt to be strenuous
summer for him. Already the hammer
has been swinging for his benefit. A
lot of self-appointed grandstand man
ayers are pointing out where Naiiace
erred in directing his forces against the
Cardinals. and this is only the beginning
of what is in store for the manager OF
the Browns With team which cannot
be figured as cutting much more OF a
figure than it did last year, Wahace
managerial ability is placed on trial
Though popular with the patrons OF the
game in St Louis because of his splendld
ability as player. Wallace Is apt 10 lose
his standing unless he has an unexpected
1, foon
only human to criticise the man in charge
of a team, regardless of how weak it
may be.
For some unknown reason Clark Crit
htb has been named the Old Fox, though
II this is based on the trades he has
made it would seem poorly placed; a
ST Louis writer calls attention to Grill
fth's trades in the following:
It's queer about Clark Grnth. Every
one in the base ball world says the Ola
fox is really fox, that he is one or the
hest of base ball men. Certainly he Is
the most interesting talkef in lhe nd
tional game of probably all the managers
in both leagues ,o.;.,,
with the ST. Louis clubs in which he mas
had a part. both while with the Hlen-
landers and Reds, has resulted olsas-
trous,y. The Cardinals WOULD tooss naHs
q woeful infield but for Griff. ana Wouio
need an outfelder to take Oakes pace.
In return Griff has not thing to snow.
he having THROWN in Beepe as iash.appe
in the winter swap with Philadelphia.
The breaks have been against Grin m
some of these affairs. Mowreys knee
was a sight when Griff let MIN CO. ana
Higgins was an expensive oehch waInl
or the year Egan was going such great
guns. So it was only natural to trade
both. Alan Storke died without Griff's
getting a day of service out of MIN,
while Beebe-well. that's where one was
really handed the Reds leader. But at
that Beebe had always done well against
Cincinnati while with the Cardinals.
Perhaps in the deal with the Philadel-
recompensed for all the many bad breaks
of the past. in the matter of trades. Ger
family if McQuillan and Moren pitch at
the speed they once maintained Griffith
will have been we'll repaid for the loss Of
the four former Reds.