Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
MAILER WAIVED
ON TOM JONES
Detroit First Baseman Is Not
Wanted to Fill Position
on Local Team.
uNGLAUB May BE
GIVEN ANOTHER CHANCE
Veteran Might Come Back and
Be of Value to Tean-LateSt
Base Ball Gossip.
BY J. ED GRILLo.


Jim McAleer does not want Tom Jones.
He may be none too We'll fortified at
first base. but he does not Intend 20 eX-
pertinent with the first baseman whom
Detroit is willing to let slip into the
minor leagues Incidentally it appears
there was no truth in the report that
NIcAleer had refused to waive on Jones,
for in a wire to the writer the Nationals
manager states that he has given his
consent to allow Jones to get out of the
league.
This Isl McAleer's wire:
youngstown. Ohio, January u, 1911.
u. Ed. Grille, Sporting Editor Star.
Washington. d. c.,
Have waived on Jones.
u. r. McALEER."
It would certainly have bsen a step
backward to attempt to have Jones fill
first base on the local team. He may
be the equal. if not the superior. of any
man McAleer has for the place. but with
Jones on the job 1t would have been sew
eral years before real good man would
have been developed. Jones is by no
means a weak man for the pace, and yet
he is far from being a first-class PROPOSE
ton. But once a team he would be
sure 10 hold his own for a season or SO,
and then it would be no better off than
before.
There seems to be- some doubt as to
whether Manager McAleer will dispose Of
Bob Unglaub before the team starts for
lis southern training trip or not. After
the last season closed McAleer declared
that there was hardly q chance for I'm
glaub to continue as a member Of the
team, but since that time no effort has
been made to dispose of the big first
baseman. and contract has been sent
him for next season. This, of course.
may have been done only to protect the
clubs right 10 his services, but it is also
on the part of minor league managers
for Unglaub's services. 1t may be
that McAleer. realizing that he is none
too we'll supplied with first basemen, has
concluded to give Unglaub another trial.
While he may not consider his chances
for gaining the position to be bright, he
undoubtedly thinks 1t worth his while to
look him over once more in the spring
Last year was Unglaubs worst since he
came into the major league, and, as it
Dften happens, he may come back to his
best form.
Unglaub's case does not differ material
iy from Gessle-s. The latter, too. had a
poor season. and yet he led the team in
the matter of batting in runs. But on
the form Gessler displayed in the last
campaign he would hardly be up to the
required standard Of major league out
fielder. McAleer. however, will give
Gessler another trial. in the hope that he
will recover the form he displayed while
member OF the Boston club. when he
was one of the most-fearcd batters by
pitchers.
Washington fans had every reason to
consider Gessler one OF the greatest hit
;ers II the game before he came here
While a member of the Boston team he
made a practice of breaking up most all
The games the Speed Boys played here
He was not so successful on other lots or
ae would have had a batting average Of
i Sver $50. That is a peculiar thing about
EATERS. They hit marvelously well on
sorne fields and can't hit at all on others
i is so against certain pitchers. Ty Cobb.
or instance. is joke batsman when
playing in Cleveland. 1t is the one field
!, the American League that Ty cannot
- on, and set there is no explanation
- i. for he does not find the Nap twirl-
rs troublesome when lie meets them on
he Detroit grounds.
Not until last year did Cobb make any
progress batting against Doc White Doc
rad the champion on his list up to that
line. though other left-handers failed TO
,ocl him. Lajoie always found Tom
hughes difficult to hit. and, of course
every one knows that Lajoie is not fool
ID very often. but he couldn't connect
much with Hughes delivery.
When Addie Joss pitches against Her.
nan Schaefer il is merely a question OF
BOW many times ne is going TO strike
him out.
Schaefer admits that he has made but
puc base hit. and that was fluke, off Of
loss delivery since he has been i'm the
American League, and Joss has several
times struck him out four times in a
single game.
One of the questions that local patrons
pf the game asking is whether there
chance for the Nationals to finish
N he hoy n
N the last. 1t is difficult matter to pre-
sict anything for a team such as the Ma
.ionals. simply because past performance
> against il. On it's showing during the
after part of last season the team ap-
pears 10 have chance TO climb up in the
CAGE. but that all depends on how much
,he teams which finished in front of il IL
The second division have strengthened.
chicago and Cleveland have not been
standing sim. They have added material
~ 10 their playing strength. and on paper
would seem that Washington would
| lave to have many good breaks TO beat
hem out. This could have been accom-
piished last season. no doubt. had the
cam got away good at the start. But a
ooor start proved too great handicap to
overcome.
To begin with. there is no reason for be-
ieying that the Nationals outfield has
ceen strengthened To any extent. Milan
- course. is great ball player, but il
remains 70 be seen if McAleer will be
ibe 10 dig up a pair OF competent run
ming mates for him
TIE in1ield is stronger with Cunning
ne n at second, but first base appears &c
ee in bad way. unless. of course, the
unexpected happens and one of the sew
aTsl men to try for the place turns out
20 he more valuable than past perform
ance would make il appear.
No club is better fortified behind the
| bat than the locals. but that pitching
staff aside from Walter Johnson, is
nothing more than an experiment. II
Hughes does good work and Dixie
Walker depiays the form he should
here is enough ordinar.' material To fill
pvt. But on paper IL looks very much as
I, Johnson is the only pitcher of class
,n .he team. While IL would be a rather
hazardous undertaking 10 pred.c Ct much
Advancement for the Nationals. j. seems
perfectly safe to say that they wor',
anish BELOW St Louis which Will have z
(Con!inued on Tti-6 Faxe.)