Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-15
BY ]. ED GRILLO.

Nothing has been heard from Jim Nc
Aleer by President Noyes since ne lett
here for Boston. and whether he has
any hopes of making some sort 81 deal
with John ]. Taylor is not known mere
But the chances are that McAlcer FOUND
too much competition when he arrived
al the Hub Both Hugh Duffy Of the
White Sox and Arthur Irwin Of the New
York club were on hand ready 10 make
offers to the Boston club for the play ers
Taylor had asked waivers on, ana the
chances are that both Chicago and New
York were in position to oner more
than could Washington IN the way OF
trade Taylor does not want 70 sell play
erS lie wants trades. and, naturally, nc
will want material that he can US, add
Washington has nothing that can De
spared.
either EnGcl or Wagner. but he would
have taken either ClcOtte or Collins, or
both The local pitching staff IS sadly
in need Of strengthening. and this par
OF seasoned pitchers would have heiped
il materially.
Clarence Walker. who often batted
against CaShion. the GreenNlile pltcheF
purchased by Washington, III speaking
of him said: 'CaShion is hardly twenty
one, stands six feet two inches IN ms
stocking feet and weighs 2o' POUNDS
stripped He is hard as nails ana ias
as much speed | have ever seen bu'
he needs experience being wild, but he
is sure T. make great pitcher. lie
can do a lot Of work. and he often
pitches four or five games q week
There have been very few occasions
since Walter Johnson became a member
of the Nationals that he has mad as easy
n game on his hands as the one oil yes
ferdaV rs rule Johnson is forced to
go at top speed from start To finish, nut
yesterday he worked hard in but one IN,
ning-the first-and after that lust loSbed
rod
thai M, i rounding into form. lie mad
that famous speed, and his motion was
free and graceful After the thlrd lhilinS,
when the score stood 10 " IN the va
tionals' favor. many fans suggested that
Walter be taken ont and worked again
today But Acting Manager Mcbride very
wisely did not take any such chances
Barring Hughes. perhaps, the rest @ tne
local pitching staff Is an uncertain lot
and an eight-run lead might not last long
If one of them should start 10 90 badly
Herman Schaefer is playing better ball
this year than lie ever has before since he
broke into the American League. Not
only is he hitting up with the crack pat
tiers of the league. hut lie IS running
bases and showing lots OF base ball intel
HRence. Any one who figured tndt Scnae-
fer's major league career was drawing 10
a close erred. for the DutcEman i play
ing the best bail of any of the locals in
a position which until few weeks ago,
was new 10 him.
When things break good for ball
team il makes its opponents look foolsh
and runs come so easy that it is hard To
understand how sucn a team could be
beaten Yesterday in that third inning
there were four or five scratch hlts,
every one OF which contributed TO the
five runs scored. Ordinarily these hits
would have proven easy outs. But luck
was with the locals Tor once, and TINS
fact made the Browns look outc!assed.
Tom Hughes and Jack Powell will in
,all probability he tho opposing pitchers
In today's game, which will be called at
o'clock
Doc Gessler continues To hit as lie did
when he wore Boston uniform on the
local grounds. His two triples yesterday
were Clean-cut affairs. In the first he hit
to left center for three-fourths OF the
circuit. and in the eighth he drove the
ball far over Mclean head for the same
distance. All of GeSSleTS hits yesterday
were timely. lie is stepping into the ball
with lot of confidence this year.
When Clarence Walker gets an oppor-
tunity 10 play on an open fieid, such as
the one on the local grounds Will be when
the diamond is switched. he may give
a few surprising fielding exhibitions.
Walker appears 10 get splendid start
when going after ball and lie looks as
II he could cover q lot Of ground What
is more he loses no time getting the ball
back into the infield Walker was APP
plauded yesterday for holding Hogan's
sharp line drive 10 left center 10 a single.
With less alert fielder in left that
ball would probably have gotten through
for the fence. But Walker cut across at
full speed and got the ball on the first
bound. Hogan being unable 10 get any
farther than first
Judged on his work here Yesterday Mig
Clarke is in better condition this year
than he has been in several. He appears
TO be as fast as ever and is hitting a. he
always did. Cleveland does not seem to
have made a ten strike when il traded
Clarke for GriSgs.
Johnson was hit safely in eight of the
nine innings. but with two exceptions
never until two were out and in only one
inning did the Browns set two hits and
that was in the ninth. after two hands
were down.
1t is doubtful. indeed, If there is another
instance where two major league teams
changed positions after two men were
retired, as was the case in the seventh
inning yesterday. Not one Of the eighteen
players nor the two umpires realized
that there was but one out when Con-
roys fly was caught hy Hogan Nc
Bride, who was on first, started when the
ball was hit and ran past second. When
Hogan made the catch Mcbride picked
up his glove and went TO his position
while the Browns started for the bench
Then some one discovered that there
were but two out and there was a gen.
eral scramble among the players Of both
teams. The Browns wanted Ia get back
In their positions and Mcbride back to
frst. But Sheridan promptly declared
Mcbride out When Mcbride did not
stop running after Hogan caught Con-