Evening star., 1911-08-29
By J. ED GRuLo.

| Pittsburgh may have to carry Marty
O'Toole as long as McGraw did Mar
guard before the high-priced pitcher Will
be able to deliver the goods. O'Toole's S
experience with st. Paul is very similar
| to that Of Marquard at Indianapolis. 43oth
pitchers were overworked after being sold
to the major leagues, and in lie case
! Of Marquard it REQUIRED three seasons OF
| careful nursing to round him into form
again.
O'Toole is incapacitated by reason of a
sore arm resulting from overwork --niie
with st. Paul. Naturally Fred Clarke
does not want to work him until he is
right, and that may be some time, II at
all this fall O'Toole would have been
better off IL he had been able to report
to Pittsburgh as soon as the sale had
been completed. In fact, Pittsburgh paid
enough money to have made this one of
the conditions OF the SALE This would
not only have given the Pirates = Toole's
services. but he would have been in condi-
ton to do himself justice.
1t is an old trick of the minor league
clubs to overwork a player just as soon
as he is sold. 1t would seem that under
such conditions player could refuse to
work out of turn and be upneld in his
action by the national commission.
II begins to look as il Horace Fogel
lad succeeded in talking himself out of
his Job as president of the Philadelphia
club. ~Rumor has IL that there has been
a general complaint from the other own
ers of clubs in the National League
against Fogers methods, and that Charles
Webb Murphy, believed to be the real
! owner of the club. has agreed that there
should be a change which will affect
Fogel.
tnat he holds the controlling interest
in the club and that he cannot be re-
moved, which incidentally is a large
Joke unless controlling interests in ball
clubs can be had for small, change.
Just as soon as the ationals return
and the clubs recruits become available
Manager McAleer will start experiment
ing. There is not possible chance for
the team to get out of its present posi-
ton, and il will be wise. regardless of
whether games are won or lost, to have
a look at as many of the new players
as can be induced to report here this
fall. If these players are what they are
Will have stronger team on the field
than he has had at any time this sea-
son. for it is 10 be figured that some of
these youngsters will strengthen several
positions which have been lamentably
weak.
There is one play in particular in which
George Mcbride excels every other
snortstop in the league, and that is his
handling and throwing OF the ball
TO the plate on an attempted double
steal with first and third occupied. This
play is not successfully pulled of on
Mcbride more than once season. while
it is rarely prevented by any other short
stop.
Mcbride seems to be able to time the
throw from the catcher thoroughly. He
does not leave his position until the ball
is well on the way. picks It out OF the
air and then makes a perfect low throw
10 the plate. just to the left Of It, which
makes it easy for the catcher to touch
the base runner from third as he at
fempts to side into the plate.
II is really remarkable how seldom Nc
Bride fails on this play and how seldom
the other shortstops pull II successfully.
Since the Giants have been playing on
their own grounds Christy Mathewson
has displayed all the old form which
made him famous. but Big Six has not
shown to good advantage on the road to
date. though now that he Is going well
again he i not expected to slump when
the team starts on its next trip. With