Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-19

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO Ill. July 19.-The emphatic
denial of Manager McAleer of the re-
port that he is back of the move TO buy
out John L. Taylor has not convinced
any one that he is not mixed up in the
deal When asked concerning the pur-
chase of the Red Sox club McAleer gave
himself away at once, for he did not
show any surprise over the story. but
let it be known that he was conversant
with the deal in all its phases. 1t is a
we'll known fact that he was promised
the support of powerful interests in the
league if he would take over the ST.
Louis club last winter, but he did not
care to take any chance in town that
had turned him down as coldly as the
Mound city did. In Boston it would be
q different story, for McAleer is popular
and is wise enough 10 handle the af-
fairs of a. club like the Red Sox so as
to please the. fans of that city. The
Boston club has been money maker,
and is now drawing well on the road and
at home. McAleer was in secret confer
ence with Comiskey before the game yes
terday, and his attitude when he came
out indicated that he had been talking
over the details of, some important deal.
The fact that he knows the price that
Taylor had put on his club indicated that
he knew more about the proposition than
he was willing to admit. Il have no
5000 to buy the Boston club with, and
the story makes me look ridiculous was
the way Jimmy expressed it,
The general opinion is that with
McAleer at the head of it the Boston
club would do much better than with
Taylor at the head, as at present.
While Taylor is we'll liked. he is not
a good base ball man because of his
erratic methods. Boston is considered
one of the best base ball towns in the
country. and with the saner manage
ment that it would get under McAleer
it would turn out a winner without
a doubt.
The White SoX and the Nationals
have finished their series at ComisKey
Park and will rest quietly today be-
fore they continue their battle with
other teams. The schedule makers pro-
vided for postponed game it, the
session between the east and the west
by leaving today open so that d dou
ble-header could have been avoided
at this time in case one of the games
in the series was postponed on &C
count OF rain or some other cause.
Since there was no such Interference
the players are able to take breath
ing spell and prepare for their work
for the remainder of the week.
The Nationals made good their threat
to even up the series with the South
Siders. This is one of the lucky towns
in the circuit for McAleer and his men,
for they have been able to win half of
their games here in the two series they
have played here this year. The White
Sox were looking forward to the visit of
the Washington team last week and
glowing over the way they We're going
TO fatten their average at the expense of
the visitors. The outcome of the battle
has been anything but fiattering for TIE
Duffyites, for the honors have really
been won by the Washington men. The
White Sox were fortunate in getting the
first two games, for they were beaten
in both Of them in the early rounds of
the game. Poor pitching for the Ma
tionals was responsible for the defeats
in the first two games, but * vas
poorer pitching than that Of their op-