Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-08-01
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Every ball club receives on an average
of fifty tips a day on ball players. ana
so far as possible these are looked into.
There are few minor league players re-
CARELESS Of their ability who are not
timed off to some major league club at
some time or other. but of course only
a small percentage of them really de-
serve to have a trial in fast company.
But opinions on ball players diHer SO
much that as said before nearly every
PLAYER has an admirer who can see a
future star in him.
The following communication is one OF
MANY received calling attention to play
ers which, in the opinion of some one
the Nationals ought TO secure:
Sporting Editor Star:
IF there are no strings on Cassaday
and Gilmore, right and left fieiders, re-
spectively of the Denver, Col, team why
can't Washington give them a trial lhey
outclass every outfielder in the Western
League. Take the Denver team as a
whole and it can lick Washington easily,
consequently its TWO star outneloers
would help some. These men may cost
a couple of thousand apiece. however
which will be a decided obstacle in the
way of their joining our team we VIII
take far worse men than these II we
can get them for nothing. kNOCkER.
The Cassadav referred to in the above
was a member of the Washington team
in the year 1868. Since then ne mas
played on no less than ten minor league
teams but finally gave satisfaction WIN
Denver. He is over thirty years old
and stands no chance of ever breaklne
into fast company. Little Is known Nol
Gilmore though Mike kahoe, VINO mace
a trip through the Western LEAGUE re
NJ
that league who stood a chance TO come
I'D. In fact. he said the Western League
was a decidedly weak one and that the
two or three players making good there
belonged to some major league ciun. pu.
Cassadav and Gilmore were not amons
that number
While the price the New York club paid
for Ruhe Marquard would have indicated
that this youngster would make gooo
right from the outset, II has taken NC
Graw three years to develop him, out
the reward lies in the fact that Mar
guard is today the Giants winning
pitcher.
Not until this year did this pitcher show
major league caIiber. but he Is very much
in evidence now, and is on fair way 10
lead the other members of McGraws
pitching corps, not even barring the great
Mathewson. Most pitchers have about
the same line of stuff 10 be used on
batsmen, but not until they learn how
TO use what they have can they be sue
cessful. Pitching these days depends
principally on the pitchers head work,
though of course, good arm is also
essential, though there are many pitch
ers making good whose arm is not of
the best, but who win because they know
how to pitch.
Accidents such as happened TO Pitcher
James yesterday have long been looked
for with the lively ball in use, Accord
ing TO President Johnson, there has been
no change made in the ball. and it must
therefore be taken for granted that the
ball Johnson hit which laid James low
was one of the lively cork-center variety.
This ball when hit squarely, as was the
one of yesterday. travels at such ter
rife speed that it is impossible for
pitcher to protect himself when II Is hit
right at him. 1t is remarkable that there
have not been more serious accidents of
this kind. though in the past few games
two pitchers have been put out OF COM