The Washington herald., 1911-05-01
OUTFIELDERS ARE SCARCE,
DECLARES SCOUT KAHOE
Leaves To-day for New England-Germany Schaefel
SAYS Nationals Are Playing Good Ball.
By WILLIAM PEET.

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IF anybody will tell me where can
dig up good outfelders in the minoR
leagues right now I'll go after them on
the first train leaving Washington" said
Mike Kahoe, the Nationals scout, last
night
Il have been on the road for the past
two weeks and have seen more than
hundred in action. but none Of them
looks good to me-" he added.
According to Kahoe there are no young
sters around this section fast enough to
warrant a trial in the big show.
Il am leaving tomorrow morning for
New England" vouchsafed the scout.
"I have been tipped of to a couple OF
good men up there. and propose to look
them over
Acting under orders Kahoe refused to
make known his itinerary, but will like
ly stop over and watch some of the
Connecticut League clubs in action, and
later proceed to the New England
League, which latter organiza ton fur
nished Cunningham and Ainsmith last
year.
The writer accidentally bumped into
Germany Schaefer yesterday afternoon.
The comedian has been in town since
Thursday. He was sent home from New
York to rest up for a few days. Schaef
er's back has been giving him lot OF
trouble, touch Of lumbago. he thinks.
but he expects to be in uniform the day
of the opening game against the Ath-
letics, Thursday.
I think our ball club is playing great"
the German said. We are not hitting.
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which was more than we could do last
year
Schaefer continued: That series
against the Athletics last week, when
Mack's White Elephants won the first
three games with a lot of hard hitting,
does not mean anything-it does not sig
Nifty that we have a staff of bum pitchers
Look what the Athletics did to the Chi
cago Cubs last fall. The Cubs twirlers
were slaughtered. but they are pretty
good slabmen at that. 1t was just one
of those things-a batting streak at
Washington's expense. Later on the
Athletics may want some of those hits
badly and be unable to connect
Schaefer thinks the local club will
break even with Boston. and figures on
an even break against the Athletics here
in Washington.
A letter received from Charley Conway,
tlc Willie IldH nope, VINO was turned
back to Youngstown of the o. P.
League, last week, states that the husky
outlelder expects to go to one of the
American Association clubs in a few
days
Conway winds up his epistle by saying
that he will soon be up in the big league
again, and that next time he will stick
Buck Sterzer. the former Technical
High School twirler. and local sand-l !
star. who has been pitching for Evans |
willie Ind, of the Central League. may |
be turned into an outfielder, if the fol- |
lowing story, published in an Evans |
vile newspaper is to be credited:
Buck Sterzer as an outhelder,
How does il sound? |
That's what Boss Aggie Grant has in |
view for next year"
Agsie was watching Bucks perfor- |
mances at the park Tuesday morning |
Sterzer hit a pretty ball into center that
would have been good for a base any,
where anytime.
Then Aggie spoke. Buck is too good
a ball player to be a pitcher" Grant
remarked. Nearby fans looked at him
in amazenent The boss explained him |
self. He would make too good a fielder. |
He can run; he's a good thrower and he |
can hit. If he doesn't go up this year
I'm going TO make an outfieIder of him. |
1 believe he would bat 300
Buck is some ball player. He has a |
pretty style of hitting a ball. lunging
at it and catching 1t fair and square.
And then Buck can run. And he can
field. too In the Yannigan games the
southpaw was often placed in the field
and he ate up everything that came
his way. Buck is some outfielder
But best of all Buck has had the ex- |
perience- He knows some of the tricks |
Of the game that many a seasoned out |
fielder is not wise to. For instance |
Buck is something of an expert in the |
sliding game. He goes into the bag pret-
tily and gets around to one side so that
the baseman finds II impossible to put
the ball to him.
From the outlook, however Buck |
won't be an outfielder. Buck has been
up once. He was drafted by the De-
troit club, but was sent back to the
Central This time he should go up and |
stick. He is young and has most every
thing.
Which'd you rather be anyway, Buck,
a pitcher or an outfelder?
Moonshiner Corbin. the groundrent
man left behind with the Atlanta club,
is not playing with the Crackers these
days. Corbin's hitting did not set the
Southern League on fire, and his baseball
future down in that section of the coun-
try is uncertain.
Johnny Priest, graduate Of the WASH
fngton sand lots. who was purchased by
the New York Highlanders from Danville,
Of the Virginia League. last fall, is now
holding down shortstop for Indianapolis,
Of the American Association, and play
ing great ball In the opening game Of
the season last week against st. Paul
Priest cracked out two hits out Of four
times at bat.
Charley Street. the Washington catcher
was the first ball player to catch a ball
which was tossed from the top Of the
Washington Monument. 1t is stated that
he will try for another record when he
win make an effort to catch a ball which
has been dropped from an aeroplane.
The New York Telegram adds:
"The next thing that we know one ofl
these ball players Of ours will be CATCH
ing q home run which somebody has
batted over the fence in Mars"
EASTERN LEAGUE.
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