Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-03
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| question. just as any other bail player is
supposed to do. but he is being made the
scapegoat. But Corridor was not driven
! out of the league because of his part in
+! the scheme. He was let out because he
| lacks ability, and TIL efact that Pittsbure
| has picked him up means only that Bar
| ney DreYfuss is still after Hedges and
l will not allow him to farm out players
whenever it is possible for him to stop
him. Corridor will find no place on the
Pittsburg team. but Dreyfuss is prevent
Ing Hedges from carrying out some
agreement. and he seems to ind enough
satisfaction in that.
When the American racing syndicate
opened the plant at Jaurez. Mexico, a few
years ago, the prediction was freely
| made that 1t would sink a lot of money
in forlorn hope. But the wisdom of the
venture is now proven. With the racing
game killed In Florida and California,
Juarez becomes the logical winter spot
for the sport. The Mexican plant now
will virtually have 4 monopoly ON winter
racing and those who invested their
money in the eventure seem in a fair way
to get good returns.
There is perhaps a slight chance of the
game being revived at Hot Springs. After
barely existing there under tightly
screwed lid for the past few years the
citizens Of the springs have come to the
conclusion that they have suffered enough
by reason of the reforms forced on them,
and they have brought pressure enough
to bear on the powers that be to have
conditions loosened up little, and the old
clubhOuses are being reOpened while ru-
NOR has it that the Oaklawn track, which
is still intact, will be fitted for a spring
meeting. With one track running at Hot
Springs the game would flourish there,
especially under conditions which will
soon exist which put the sport on the
shelf in California and Florida.
Good judges of ball players contend
that it would be a serious mistake to try
to develop John Henry into a first base
man, when he gives promise of becoming
one of the really great catchers of the
league. There may be a lot of logic in
! this advice, and yet Manager McAleer
may find himself in such position that
he cannot take this into consideration
There is no doubt that he appears to be
decidedly weak at first base, unless the
unexpected happens and one of the candi-
dates-Somerlot and Lelivelt-develops
into fair man. Henry. OF course, is no,
a certainty to make good at first base, be-
cause he is really just breaking into the
game, but in pinch he might be the only
! man McAleer has fit for the position.
| But while there is much chance for inn
provement at first base, there may be
some consolation in the fact that it is
season.
If Sam Langford succeeds in putting
away Bill Lang In London February Is
an effort will be made to bring either
Johnson or Kaufman to the other side
and meet the Boston fighter. English
sports consider Langford the only mar
who stands a chance with Johnson and
they do not figure that Lang has much OF
a chance to beat him, so that they are al.
ready looking forward to a great trea,
when Langford meets either Johnson OF
Kaufman. The chances are, of course
that it will be the latter, for Johnson
would demand much too large purse t
fight Langford