The Washington times., 1911-07-20
Wonderful Boy Overlooked
by Big League Scouts, d.
He Says.
LETTER is SENT
TO STOCKHOLDER
Mentions Another Twirler Who
Looks Promising for
Ia Big Show.
By SENATOR"
Only Washington Newspaper Man
With the Nationals.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, July 20.-RealizinG
the weakness of the Nationals in the
American League race, a California
friend of Mr. Minor, one Of the stock
holders in the club, has tipped him off
concerning a wonderful young south
paw pitcher performing now in Senla.
Cal, and asks that a scout be sent to
look him over before Connie Mack or
John l. Taylor grabs him of, as is
their usual custom with California stars.
He is Buck Weaver, only seventeen
years old, but a perfect demon on the
hill He has twirled several one-hit and
two-hit games this season, his especial
victim being the Santa Clara team.
Young Weaver is tall for his years,
has a powerful arm. good curves, fair
control, and is said to have all tho
signs pointing to future development.
Big league scouts have overlooked this
little league in southern California, and
1t is possible that Weaver may fail to
get chance in faster company through
that fact 1t is for this reason that the
Washington club has been tipped off
concerning the lad.
Another Coast Twirler.
In the same letter information is
sent regarding another twirler by the
name of Barry, who is said to have
the earmarks Of possibility in the big
show. When It is recalled that Connis
Mack dug up Harry Krause, his soutn-
paw twtrler, from that same section
OF the country when he was unknown
to the East, 1t may be possible that
some friend of Manager McAleer on
the Coast may be detailed to take a
look at both these young phenoms.
The Nationals arrived in st. Louis in
hrn lyf go k. d.,
tel. their headquarters during the Sc
ries Walter Johnson is expected to
show up this evening, coming over from
his home at Coffeyville, Kans., where
he has spent couple of days since
shutting out the rambunctious White
Sox in their own balliwick. johnson
will pitch one of the games here and
may go for a strike-out record IL
the day is cool enough to suit him.
Kid Elberfeld who has relatives here,
is not staying at the hotel with the
team, but he shows up every day
around noon. Immediately after the
game he dusts out into the suburbs and
passes pleasant evening.
Groom's Papa With Him.
Bob Groom came into town from his
home IN Belleville, Ill, about fifteen
miles from here. to inquire for mail.
He brought his daddy along with him
to see the game Groom has never won
a game in ST. Louis while performing
for the Nationals and he hopes to break
this dismal run of luck on this trip.
TITS d fact" says he, I've never won
a big league game here yet. At the
end of the season I have come back
and pitched for the Hyde Parks, a
professional team here, and won
my game, but I've got to win my first
league game right here in my own
town. I'm going to try mighty hard to
land 1t during this series"
Games start at 3:15 every afternoon
now in st. Louis, the fans having ex-
pressed dissatisfaction with late starts
and cold suppers. The early start
movement has carried every city in the
Western circuit and the players expect
1t will eventually prevail in New York
and Washington, the last two cities to
commence hostilities at o'clock.