The Washington herald., 1911-02-10
Georgetown Relay Team Leaves for Boston-Other Sports
JIMMY McALEER KNOCKS
GOOD DOPE STORY IN HEAD
Schuerholz Reported as New Twfler Signed for Trial.
Turns Out to Be Sherry, of Youngstown.
BY WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
Last Sunday a local afternoon paper
printed an interesting story to the effect
that Manager Jim McAleer had added a
new twirler to his staff-a likely looking
youngster by the name of Schuerholz.
from the wildS of Pennsylvania.
The next day another afternoon sport
ing writer came out with the announce
ment that Schuerholz was probably some
youngster McAleer had picked up from
the sand lots of Youngstown. The writer
also fell for the story and reprinted it.
Last night McAleer was asked by wire
to tell all about Schuerholz, who he was.
where re came FROM and what he could
do. The following reply reached US just
before press time:
"Schuerholz is Sherry, who pitched for
Youngstown last year, whom we drafted
from that club
So it seems that everybody was fooled
on a story which threatened to furnish
lot of good midwinter dope for the local
hard-Working baseball scribblerS
At the time Sherry was drafted from
Youngstown, the writer asked Doc
Meyer and Ralston, who played in the
same league with him, what sort of Il
finger he might be. and both replied
good speed, puZzling curves, and a chance
to make good in the big league
While SheIrys record according to the
official figures does not cause one to go
into ecstaSies, the young man may show
US something good when reporting time
comes next month.
Following is Sherry'S record for bat
ting. fielding, and pitching while with
Youngstown in the Ohio and Pennsyl-
vania League last season
e. ALB. Il. H. 2b 3b IIR. SB. SH- Pct
Batting. y 81 Is Is
,,,s, c; 70, .; a + Pei: g:
q. w. L. so. BIB. II. Pct.
Pitching ..-....- 81 Il 10 J. 20 y .T7
Manager Clarke Griffith. of the Cincfn-
rati Reds. says he Will go to Boston to
See Third Baseman Eddie Grant, formerly
OF the Philies within the next week or
SO. The several efforts which have been
made To get the third baseman's sigma
ture TO contract have failed President
Hermann sent former Manager Billy
Murray. of the Phillies. to see Grant, as
it was urged that Murray had more influ-
ence than anybody else with the player
and could get him TO sign. But Eddie
. has refused absolutely. He wants be-
tween 5000 and s. coo more for his work
than the club wants to pay. Manager
Griffith says he Will so to Boston to see
Grant and to see Manager Tcnney, of the
Doves about a trade between Boston and
Cincinnati.
Larry Lajoic iS credited with inventins
a play which greatly reduced the effec-
tivenesS of the hit and run. AMI which
limits that style Of play to hattcfS who
car hit the ball to right field. His play
was soon taken up in both leagues.
\ bluff start by the runner on first.
when the hit and run was to be played,
showed whether the second tasernaH or
sho-tStop would cover second TO take the
throw, and the batter tried to hit through
the position TO he left ungua rded. Larry
saw that this could be broken up by
switching orders on covering second. II
was simple, play, but had long been
overlooked. The batter. instead of hit
ting through an unsuarded position. hit
into sure double play if he made
Eroundcr That was the end of the bluff
start 10 Who would cover.
The necessity of both the second base
man and the ShortstOp l-inG able to tag
out runners Vas another result of l-arry'S
play. 1t naturally followed that the bet
te- infelder at putting the ball on the
runner would tako most of the throws. :
The batter tried to hit through the
strong players territory, taking it for
granted that re would cover second. The |
inheiders at second began to divide the |
work. according to the batterS being right |
left field hitters.
The hit and run has come to he conSid- /
cred Il good play only when the batter !
can hit the ball between the first and !
second baSemen. AS few can do this. the |
hit and run has ceased tC be the style Of |
any one team.
According to Chicago papers. one of !
the reasons why the Chicago White Sox |
going TO Texas 50 early is President
Comiskey's desire TO whip into shape
a team that will be strong enough to
give the New York Giants a battle The
SoX will train at Mineral Wells. which |
is not far from Marlin. but no series of
games between the two teams has Yet |
been arranged Fort Worth fans would |
like TO see the Giants and Sox battle
there with MathewSon and Ed Walsh in
the box. but Manager McGraw is not
anxious to play anteseason games with
American League teams. His theory is
that the players. and especially the
pitchers try too hard and lay themselves
liable to injuries that may affect their
work in the championship campaign.
When the New York Americans move
from their present quarters at 1SSth |
street and Amsterdam avenue to their
new grounds in the valley of Spuyten
DuyviI Creek. two or three miles farther
the right fielder will no longer be re-
Quired to throw uphill.
On the present feld-which. by the lib
eral use of dynamite. was fashioned
from a mountain of solid rock into a
bail park, there is considerable incline
from right field to the diamond, d steep
grade so far ball fields go. and as
the home right fielders play more games
there than anybody else they have al
ways been under the handicap of heav-
ing over hill to catch base runners
Speaking of ''inclines'' on the ball fields |
Darby OBrien, manager of the Duluth
team, recalls a game played by a club
of which he was once a member in
small town in Wisconsin. '-The diamond
itself was good enough says O'Brien
but the outfeld was awful, and the
right fielder was actually out of sight. so
steep was the hill back of second base |:
The way they worked the thing was
peculiar. but, withal. ingenious. a notary
PUBLIC attended every game. and had a
table and chair out near first base |
In front Of him was a stack Of blank
affidavits. Whenever a ball was hit over
the hiD into the valley in right field
the batter would run until the sphere
was returned. Then the game would be