Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
YOUNG BLOOD LOCAL
CLUBS CHANCE TO WIN
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| BILE. vet they exist. So long as a club
strength so long Is it dificult to develop
youngsters. The old fellow will, because
of his experience. always appear the most
desirable. He will not err where does the
youngster. but by playing the old neao
| the kid Is not given the chance to de-
selop.
Most any sort of team. even one made
| UP Of nothing more than high class minor
| leaguers. would have been able to equal
| the showing made by the Nationals In the
| last FIVE campaigns, and while so en-
gagged there might have been two OF
three real ball players developed. The
young player at least stands chance to
learn, the old player may know. but
years of service have left their mark and
| he Is sure to go back from time to time.
There is no reason for believing that
| McAleer does not appreciate these facts
In fact, he started out last fall to build
up a new ball team but was decidedly
| unfortunate in the class of material ne
picked up to strengthen his team. Not
one of the bunch Of youngsters that Were
| taken south came up to expectations
| There was then nothing to do but to fall
back on the material on hand. McAleel
is not to blame for this state of affairs
but he should be convinced by this time
| that there is no hope for his team unless
it is greatly changed and strengthened
| Neither should he wait until spring to try
his experiments. This is the time to de.
| yelop material. True, it Is not always
| available, but let him play such material
as he expects to build up a team from
He may continue to lose games. but II
| he makes one good ball player while sc
doing he will have scored an advantage.
In 1908 Connie Mack's team went tc
pieces. His veterans did not get into
form and as early as June he gave UP al
hope Of landing up in the race and start
ed experimenting. The result was that
| when the campaign opened the following
| year he had q much improved team and
was contender to the finish that year
Mack did not place hope in his old team
| once he saw 1t sliding, and to this fact
he owes the great aggregation which won
the worlds championship last season.
Even a team of youngsters might not
bring about desired results here. but sure
| ly it could do no worse than have thu
teams which have represented Washing
| ton in the American League. The loca
| clubs greatest fault has been that 1t hai
paid the salaries of a championship team
for tail-ender. Ball players who have
| long since seen their best days have
ton has heen to deliver just enough te
hold on, for to be let out meant cut
There has been but little or no incentive
to strive for more. for they have beer
paid all they could possibly expect
With young team drawing hardly hall
1
thing to work for, for 1T is only human
nature that every man should try tt
earn as much as possible. AH these
things make a lot of difference on a bal
| team.
| Take all the managers of the major
| league clubs and place them before I
competent examining board and 1t woule
probably be found that SO far as the flint
points OF the game are concerned there
| he fn hot n
them. A managers ability does not 81
much depend on the manner in which n
directs his team as the sort of team
he can get together. No man. REGARDLESS!
poor ball club win, but If he has a poo
ball club after getting three or fou
years chance to build up one to his owl
liking 1t Is nobody's fault but his own.
The managers duty does not end b,
telling his players when to bunt or whel
to steal. If he has the right kind Of {
team he need not even resort to such In
| structiOns. but 1t should be his ambition
and he should direct every effort to &c
a team which can win. That Is a matter
| which is entirely up to him. Here II
Washington there is no interference b!
the club owners with the manager. Th'
team is turned over to him and he is a
liberty to do with 1t as he sees fit. Their
Is no handicap placed on him In any way
| shape or form, and therefore II he fail
to build up winner he should be read.
to assume the responsibility. McAlee
has had but two seasons here-hard!
enough to show what he can do to i'm
prove conditions-but he should be Civ
ing indications of making some herculeal
efforts In the right direction.
\ Clarke Grifffth's managerial head Is be
ing demanded by Cincinnati fans. TIT
failure of the club Is all the more bitte
to Redtown enthusiasts whenever st
Louis or Philadelphia teams visit there
| For II was at the expense OF Cincinnati
that these two clubs have been able Il
make a superior fight this year.
If Griff had Paskert, Lobert, Huggin!
| and MoWery with his club perhaps I
might not now be swallowing the dus
| of SO many teams
1t must seem bitter to MANAGERS to b
continually rousted for making false
moves. But it's inevitable. An error
can be condoned in player. but fan'
| have little time or patience to waste OF
managerial misplays. All they know Il
success or failure. And they are no
always particular about getting the righ
victim when they demand sacrifice
| either
Griff has been singularly unfortunate
in turning trades. some of which appear
ed passable. When the breaks came
however, these were all against the Red
leg leader. 1t was so with the New Yorl
| club when he managed that team. ant
| especially true of his manipulation o.
| Cincinnati deals. With that hoOdoO rec
| ord he will have a hard time finding
major berth, IL his Cincinnati team does
not round to for him.
Fred Sherry has started three games
and has not shown to advantage In an!
one Of them. On the several othel
occasions he has appeared 1t has beer
to finish some game that was lost. ant
in these instances he has given yer,
good account of himself. But when {
game is lost the pitcher who fnishe:
is not put to the proper test. and hi!
performance proves little or nothing
| Sherry may have the making of goot
pitcher, but he does not appear to b'
anywhere near ripe. AS things arr
now going with the locals younf
pitcher does not stand much of
chance anyway. If he pitches well hi!
support is lacking or his team fails t.
hit enough to give him a chance.
All this talk about the Detroit OF
any other club Of the American
League being shifted to some othel
city is absolute bosh. To begin with
the American League gave a twenty
year franchise to every club in TIT
circuit a little over year ago. 1t !!
not to be supposed that the Washing
ton or any other club would make al
enormous outlay of money for stands
and improvements If 1t was not secure
of its position in the league.
Baltimore wants to break back int
the major leagues. but the chances O.
the Monumental city are slim for thu
reason that 1T had a three-time pen
sufficient to warrant the club remain
| ing in that cfty What ia more Their,