Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-18
SCHAEFER AND GESSLER ARE
TWO BIG LEAGUE COME BACKS
Veterans Are Playing Best Ball of Their
Careers This Season-Local 7 cam Would
Be Higher If It Had Pitchers.

would be the time to get busy with Ros-
ton.
In the opinion Of some Of the best
judges Of ball players, the Washington
club has in John Henry the making Of
one of the greatest catchers of recent
years.
The Amherst boy demonstrated his abil-
lty to play first early in the season. but
ne mas not developed enough with the
good catcher need not deliver much
III the hitting line, and that is where
Henry will some day shine.
George Mcbride is a very conservative
individual. He never talks for effect hut
when he says something il is worth lis
tenlng 70. George was watching Henry
Work out a pitcher Yesterday, when he
remarked: There Is a young fellow who
is going TO make a great catcher. lie
caught bunch of games for US on the
last western trip. and he showed us all
that he has wonderful ability. Oh course
ne Is not ripe yet You can't expect
Fellow TO jump in from college team
and make good in fast company right
off the jump, but Henry has pretty near
done that Wait until he gets a chance
TO catch regularly after while and YOU
VIII see real catching find
Once player becomes attached 10 q
bat they are not easily parted Clarence
Walker is mourning the loss of his three
favorite sticks. He brought them here
from Spartanburg. but carelessly used
ihem In batting practice, and the result
is that all three are broken. The young
ster was busy yesterday trying to find
bats that would suit him. He finally
got one from Charley Street which he
said hung well. but he has rushed his
broken bats TO the factory to have some
more like them turned.
When it is completed the players club
hon rtr,da h.
one of the finest in the league There
Will be ample accommodate ions for TWEEN
ty-hve players. with lockers for as many
while the bath and steam room will he
equipped with the latest apparatuses But
the clubhouse will only be in keeping
with the rest of the plant
Patrons OF the game here are going to
have one of the finest base ball plants in
the country when present plans are COM
pleted. II won't be the largest, of course
but II will be one of the handsomest
by the time the team returns from its
next western trip fairly good idea of
what the park will eventually be will be
had. The diamond In the meantime will
be switched and the stands covered the
dOuble-decker also being in operation by
that time. The present fence will be
moved back eighty feet. and not until
the season IS over will the concrete wall
be built around the park, and the best
feature OF this wall will be that ii will
not carry advertising signs. but will be
painted green, to hit the general appear
ance Of the remainder of the plant
Taking for granted that Red Walker
is not flash in the pan-and there is
nothing to indicate that he is: with Long
highly touted. coming. and Milan and
Gessler playing gilt-edged ball, not to
speak OF Lelivelt sitting on the bench,
McAeer is threatened with being de-
cidedly well supplied with outfielders by
the end of this season. Last year 1t was
outfielders which were needed, but this
weak spot seems to have been plugged
up and now 1t is the pitching end which
has sprung a leak. Two more good pitch
ers would make the team. II it played as
it has the greater part of this season. a
winner beyond doubt. Pitchers of this
caliber are not easily found, to be sure,
but no chance to try out young twirlers
will be overlooked. Some of the most
successful pitchers I'm the major leagues
today came from remote leagues or col
lege teams 1t is a fact that the high
grade minor league pitcher but seldom
makes good in fast company. for lie
reason that he Is usually worked too
hard before he gets chance to go up
TO the big leagues.
Clarence Walker. after playing one
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