Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-10
ON McALEER'S TEAM
ARE NOT APT TO IMPROVE
Next Years Prospects None Too Bright
Unless Youngsters Are Used to Fill
Holes-Base Ball Gossip.

out at the plate. The ball was hit like a
rifle shot right at the shortstop. who
had to go down, get the ball on an ugly
bound and. without stopping to steady
himself. throw home. All of which Nc
Bride did perfectly.
This boy Daniels has all the earmarks
of making a good ball player To begin
with he is just running over with ginger,
is always in the game and hits well, be-
sides being fast on his feet. He has not
been played regularly this year for some
reason or other. but whenever he ap-
pears here he looks like ball player.
It was rather hard luck for Walker tc
lose the game as he did. After retiring
the first two men to face him in the
thirteenth 1t did not seem that any great
harm had been done when he hit Dan
iels. and yet that little slip up cost the
game. Had Street made good throw
and nailed Daniels when he stole second
all would have been WELL but that steal
proved even more costly than Walker
hitting him with the ball, for Hemphill's
hit allowed him to score.
1t develops that the given name of Out
fielder Long Of Gadsden is Tom, not Dan
as was reported The youngster did not
report yesterday. but it is believed that
he will be here in time to get into Mon
days game against Boston.
Elberfeld hit in hard luck. The first
two trips to the plate he met the ball
left for which Daniels had to move but a
few steps Had that first one gotten
away. Scheafer. who had reached first on
balls. would have scored and the game
would have been won at the end Of the
ninth inning.
I.eliveIt and Casllion, two pinch hitters
used by McAleer, both struck out.
According to Manager McAleer Ain
smith has the making of a good infielder.
The youngster has done a lot of practic-
ing around third base and McAleer is in
clined to give him trial there. Accord
ing to McAleer, he handles ground balls
perfectly and he believes that he will
learn to hit.
While the Nationals were on their last
trip they did some very effective batting
and this helped them materially to win
games. Since returning to their own
grounds, however. the team has been in
a batting slump and 1t is not apt to an
mex many victories until 1t energies from
this. The team during it's winning streak
played Morgan and Cunningham. and
while neither set things on fire with the
bat. yet the team won, and it does not
seem to have been good policy to break
up a winning combination Morgan, by
the way, has yet to play a full game on
the local grounds.
New York seems to have a very COM
petent catcher In Blair. He not only Is
a good receiver. but he bats well and is
an accurate thrOWer to bases. Ed
Sweeney is out of the game with an in
jury and Blair has been doing all the
work since then.
AL Handiboe did not get hit off of
Walker and yet he looked impressive at
the bat. He worked Dixie for a pass
once and hit the ball well on every
other occasion that he faced him.
Handiboe also played a good game in the
field and the chances are that he will be
given a thorough trial by the New York
team. for he has shown enough to war
rant that.
Neither team took infeld practice be-
fore yesterdays game 1t drizzled right
up to the time that play was called and
the players contented themselves by toss
ing the ball to each other to get the
kinks out of their arms.
Connie Mack will never forgive himself
for letting Jack Knight go. He has de-
veloped into a really good ball player, no
matter where he is played. though it
must be admitted that the letting out Of
knight by Mack has not in any way in
terfered with the success of the Ath-
letics.