The Washington herald., 1911-10-15

theory Of baseball government is a great deal
like progressive euchre. The younger players to
move on to the head table often opportunity
gives them chance. Sometimes they are booked
outright early in their Ly the fancy bait of
some we'll to do manager, and at other times when
the season is almost and the drafting season
is at hand to the clubs of higher grade is given the
right to impress them into service with suitable
recompense to the club from which they are taken.
There were many who looked upon Alexander and
coveted his services but through misunderstanding
he finally fell to the draft and the Philadelphia club
the fortunate club to obtain his services.
AS baseball transfers go, Alexander Joined the
Philes at a meagre return of less than $1,000 Ten
thousand dollars would not obtain bis services to-
day The other afternoon of the National League
owners offered four of his players and cash bonus
of $4,000 for Alexander and LObert third base
man, and the owner of the Philadelphia club smiled
indulgently and said that sum would not buy his
cigars when it came to talking business about Alex
ander
There isn't anything to discuss" said the Phila-
dephia Alexander is here to stay"
Next to Marquard his recOrd-of the youngsters
is the most sensational Of the league There may be
who believe it is fully as sensational as that
of Marquard, and yet there is not the dramatic in
ensty to 1t that there IS to the awakening Of Mar
Quard-Marquard the disappointment, the pitcher
who had been jeered and derided and secuted and
who must have known within himself that the abtl-
ity there if only his physical and mental powers
and who suddenly electrified nation by making q
marvellous record in the national game
They much alike. these two. Marquard Is
ditdent, boyish good humored fond OF joking, and,
like most okers. able to accept retaliation unless II
grows little too warm.
Alexander Is confident aggressive, good natured,
too like his left hand rival but Of that type which
is more and assured of his ability the fur
ther that success carries him onward.
In the Philadelphia team comrade of Alexander
and, strangely enough, pitcher of the same league
with which Alexander played in 1910, is another
young pitcher whose record, less brilliant than that
of either of his rivals has been such to classify
him among the big catches of the year.
His name is Chalmers. He is a New York boy
not New York State, but New York city-and there
very few New York boys who have made their
way into the major leagues.
Chalmers lives the west side. When he wished
was afforded to Marquard or to Alexander Both of
the latter could run down the road and find a field
pasture in which TO race around when they were
youngsters.
Chalmers got his baseball start in the street be-
cause the street is the only playground that New
old that he could play with of the mines that
have their habitat in New York-he became q men,
ber of New York team.
Chalmers Best Game.
He pitched we'll. Old ball players always on the
lookout for promising material upon suggestion
10 him at work. By and by he crossed the Hudson
Then one day Hughey Jennings, of the Detroit club
picked him up. He tried Chalmers while, but de-
ctded that he not ready for major league and let
him go. Last year he pitched for the Scranton (Pa
club. That is in the New York State League is the
Syracuse club. He had better record than Alexan-
der, and all the time that he was pitching he knew
that he would be subject to recall by Philadelphia for
Philadelphia had placed him with Scranton; but Alex
ander did not know that his rival would be his
mate in 1911.
Chalmers most sensational game was pitched in
New York. his team won, to 0. The game was