Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-20


George Stone by any team would have
been hailed with delight by its followers.
Today Stone is on the market, and it is
get an offer for him. And yet Stone
might prove Of great value to team.
His environments at st. Louis have not
been Of the kind to encourage, and being
a player who cannot be charged with
having a lot of spirit the effect of such
conditions is easily discerned.
/ But change Of clubs makes lot OF
difference in some ball players Jim Dele
hanty was glarins illustration Of this.
| Delehanty was unpopular here. He was
accused of not trying his best. and every
! time he came to bat he was hooted and
Kissed. His work fell off as a conse
quence. yet that same player did much
to win the pennant for Detroit year be-
fore last after he left here. and was one
of the few players on that team who
held up his end last season.
1t might he so with Stone, and yet it
does not seem that there is manager
in the circuit who cares to take a chance
| with him.
Again grave fear is expressed that the
manager of the New York National
League team is not cognizant of his own
business by his intention to keep Doyle
at second base in 1911. Out in Cincin-
natl they come out fatfooted and say
that DOYLE is one Of the best infielders
IN the business. evidently realizing the
difference between errors which count
and those which do not
10 those who are most timorous it may
again be cited that the results OF re-
cent review of the season of 1910 at the
folo Ground. which demonstrated that
the New York second baseman was
sponsible for but one defeat all Of the
year ard even that had cloud of doubt
rising near it.
Who played the best ball in the post
season series between the Giants and the
Highlanders?
If all ball players were as sincere as
Sam Crawford there would be no need of
inserting anti-boOze clauses in contracts
or resorting to the discipline rod.
Few players keep in as perfect con-
dition as Samuel With the training sea-
son weeks away he persists in doing
daily exercise such as taking long walks
or working in his gymnasium at home.
The coolest weather does not stop Craw-
ford. He dons a sweater and walks for
miles.
There is another characteristic about
Sans training. When the team is south
he eats light breakfast and then goes
without food until 8 o'clock dinner. He
Is most aruuous IN MS training methods
When the season opens he has the salts
faction of knowing that he is fit.
Ed Walsh the iron man. of the Amer
lean League is ready TO pitch today il
necessary. He is of the opinion that
their 1906 form and that they will be
fighting for the pennant from the very
start.
He writes as follows:
1t is my opinion that the prospects
for the season Of 1911 for the White Sox
are very bright. and that we will be back
in the shape we were in the year we won
the pennant. Lord and Mcconnell are
going to be tower of strength and the
infield and outficld should be very ca
pable. The backstop position is we'll
taken care of and modesty prevents me
from saying much about the slabmen. but
we will be there. Believe me, unless
something we are not counting on hap
pens to blast our hopes: you will see the
SOx fighting it out for first place.
Il have been keeping myself in such
excellent condition this winter that feel
that ! could go into a game tomorrow
and pitch as good ball as ] ever did In
my life I have been living great deal
out Of doors since the close of the sea-
son. doing a lot Of fishing and tramping
in addition to my hunting
Now if YOU want the real, real in |
side" about that famous star chamber |
scssion-as a result of which negotiations
for the Browns were dropped--here's the |
stuff 1t passed the censor and the quar- !
antine via the mental telepathy route, |
says the ST Louis Post-Dispatch.
Ample funds for the deal were in sight |
when the tentative purchase was made, |
and even when the first payment of $50 |
900 was down no hitch in the deal was !
visible. 1t was not until the raising Of
the big money began in earnest that a |
deplorable situation was noted. Accord |
ing to the inside story. two Of the |
members of the syndicate. more heavily |
interested than the others were depend |
ing for their capital on loans to be secur- |
Joint interest. But when the time to
raise the money on this property rolled
around the banks baked. Why? Be
cause the securities offered were part OF
an unsettled estate, which Still i'm
the probate court. The property. there
fore. not being available as security. the
two gentlemen were compelled to with
draw at the eleventh hour. The remainder
of the capitalists We're unable to raise
pouf. away went opportunity on wings.
Daniel Fletcher will keep flying around
that third-league candle until he is singed
good and brown. Mr. Fletcher had one
experience and failed to make good. He
will have another that will be a still
larger failure. Daniel says it's his iudg-
ment that a third league will be just the
thing for 1912. and that by that time he
will have all the requisites completed.
But. dear Mr.. Fletcher. consider what
the requisites for eight base ball clubs