The Washington herald., 1911-07-24
Experts AStray
On Early Dope
Cleveland and Chicago Are Surprises ofAmerican
League-Nationals Sure to Get Going
Soon-Other Sporting Gossip

the fact that the men appear lazy on
the field. Barring one or two men, there
isn't hustler in the bunch.
Day after day men are being thrown
out ct first on infeld grounders. by
inches. A little hustle would convert
these knocks into base hits. Then the
men show no life once they got on the
paths. Part Of the success Of the Car
dinals lies in the fact that the men,
once on the bases. worry the life out OF
the pitcher. decreasing his effectiveness
But nothing like that on the Browns.
There are some fair ball players on
the team. The aggregation doesn't look
like tailendeP on paper. But that's
where it's going to remain unless Wal
lace injects some life into the bunch.
According to the Detroit Times, Trainer
Harry TuthilL Of the Tigers, will, while
In Washington on the next trip, get
spring water for the players to drink
at the field. He believes that, by this
plan, he will be able to avoid the strange
illnesses which have in former years put
several members Of the club almost in
variably on the shelf for a week or more.
Harry believes that the practice of
drinking out Of bucket at the Wash
ington park is neither healthful nor
sanitary.
Me, In the New York Globe, pays Jim
McAleer the following compliment: II
II is true. as reported, that Jim McAleer.
manager Of the Washington team. is the
man who is about to buy the Boston
American League club, the Red Sox
could not possibly fall into better hands.
II there is any better. finer fellow In the
national game to-day than this same
McAleer, then I have never run across
him, and the American League owes its
very life to the man In charge Of the
Washington club. McAleer has never
been a success as a manager. He has al
ways been too kind-hearted, too much OF
respecter Of the old fellows who are
fading away, to be a driver Of men; but
as an owner with a competent man at
the reins under him, Jim would quickly
become one Of the most popular mag
mates in either organization. McAleer
is well enough of financially to swing
any sort Of a deal in buying a club.
He has made $4,000 a year and more
out Of baseball for some time, and. in
addition. has a fine business in Youngs-
town. Ohio. which nets him several thou
sand more. He has saved money without
having been close, as many an INDECENT
newspaper man and ball player can tes-
tify. and could retire right now without
ever having to do another lick Of work.
But Jim is not Of the retiring sort. He
wants action all the time. 1t has looked
for a year or two as though there would
be no chance to buy into a big league
club, and McAleer has been scouting
around &nong the minor organizations
trying to pick up something good. Now
the Boston opportunity has presented
itself. In the American League no club
can change hands unless the new owners
are perfectly satisfactory to the other
magnates Of the league. and IL McAleer
really wants to buy the Boston franchise
Ban Johnson will probably see to It
that no one else Is satisfactory.
In the war times, when the American
League was fighting to live, it was Jimmy
McAleer almost alone who persuaded
many Of the stars in the older organiza-
ton to come over to the new body. The