The Washington herald., 1911-07-10
By WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
Washington may have a club in the
Virginia League next season.
How does this sound to you baseball
fans?
The foregoing statement does not mean
that the Nationals will desert the Ameri-
can League. Nothing. like that at all.
The present scheme on foot is to enter
club in the Virginia League circuit,
and to play here when the Nationals are
out of town, also on Sundays, as Sum
day games are permitted at Union
| League Park.
This idea originated with Kid Carsey,
the old Washington player, who is at
present managing a semi-pro club here
and playing to capacity audiences every
Sunday.
Carsey said last night: 'T believe that
with the help of the Washington base
ball management I could get together
formidable team TO represent the Capital
in the Virginia League. Games could be
played here when the Nationals are out
of town, and also every Sunday. The
jumps to Richmond, Danville, Lynch
burg, and other Virginia cities are not
long. and 1 feel sure that games played
in Washington would draw better than
those in the Virginia circuit towns
In speaking of help from the Wash
ington management, Carsey means that
all the promising young players signed
up for the Nationals could be turned over
to this team, and could be developed
right under the eyes of Washington fans.
OF course the salaries would probably
- ,I.,ka h1r
Virginia League clubs, but it is believed
that the games would draw SO well in
the Capital that expenses would easily be
covered. !
Kid Carsey is behind the scheme and
declares that he can obtain the necessary
backing He intends to have a talk with
Manager McAleer when the Nationals
return home and determine how such
plan appeals to him, also whether or not
McAleer would be willing to turn over
half a dozen of his youngsters for de-
velopment, as II is believed that before
the present season draws to a close the
local club will have purchased and draft
ed a large number of young ball play
ers.
Carsey's idea looks mighty good to the
writer and there is no question but what
Virginia League club would easily
make expenses In Washington. providing
the games did not conflict with theI Ma |
tionals' regular schedule.
On Sundays the writer has seen 5000
persons on hand at a semi-professional
game in Union League Park. There is
no law in the District prohibiting Sun
day baseball and these games alone
would more than make up for possible
slim attendances in the small Virginia
League circuit towns on week days.
The majority of local fans would well |
come the invasion Of another league |
here, even If it happened TO be Class
d organization, and the support would |
certainly be Forthcoming.
Yesterdays victory against the Detroit |
Tigers was a notable one in many re- |
spects. 1t is not often the Nationals |
can overcome a four-run lead in the |
ninth inning after two are out and pull |
down the long end Of the score, but /!
this is exactly what happened.
This fellow Mitchell, who started yes |
terday, worked here in that memorable |
twirling the last few innings. |
He did not look like a wonder then, but |
evidently has improved a whole lot
since.
AS long as Lelivelt continues to slug
the ball, it is doubtful II Red" Walker
will get a chance to break into the lime
light. Lelivelt's timely single yesterday
brought over the much-needed tally in
the ninth.
A. NJ. Gillian, the we'll known Phila-
delphia baseball expert, says of the st.
Louis Cardinals:
1t is evident that the st. Louis Car
dinals must be reckoned with as a Ma
tional ffrst-division club and that for
the present at least five teams have a
lool-in for the pennant, Pittsburg and
st. Louis in addition TO the three teams
that for some time past have been al
ternating in the lead. Roger Bresnahan
has made the most Of the material at
hand in rounding the Cardinals into a
team. and as a result has a combina-
ton that is liable to mako trouble for
any club because OF a pull-together spirit
that is SO much in evidence. 1t is a par
ticuIarly hard team to pitch to, since ]
has every man well drilled {
IN the valuable and legitimate art of (
waiting. This was most noticeable in (
Fridays game against Chalmers when
wait seemed to be the watchword from
End to end of the batting order, no one {
attempting to hit until two strikes had 1
been called. That generally resulted in {
giving the batsman a straight ball to hit {
II, particularly If Chalmers had pitched {
.wo or three bad balls in getting the two '
,+,ti,as yVbap n iS "fw0 and threeb the &,
,atsman generally knows for certainty I
hat a straight one is coming on which {
le can safely throw his whole weight {
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