Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-22

planning TO trade a lot Of players is
tommyrot," declares Manager Doom
There is nothing to any of the stories
and never was. Some buSybodies on the
outside are responsible for the tales
which have absolutely no foundation in
fact. Nearly every day ! hear or read
of some trade or deal involv ns one or
more Philadelphia players, when, as a
mat. # fact. nothing OF the sort ever
ente. my mind
Chouinard does not pretend to be an
infielder, but owing TO the tact that Chi
Cages nfie ders are in bad shape he was
ordered to play second. In the outfield
he is ball player. according to Manager
Duffy.
George Mullin Of the Tigers always
starts off the season in great condition
to pitch winning ball. Mullin has for
several years won enough games in the
early part of the season to assure him
high position in the fina! pitching stand
ings. 1t has been plainly through Null
Inns early season ability and DonovanS
warm weather work that the Tigers have
been up there around the lead for SO
long. Mulln is conceded to he the best
cold weather pitcher in the game.
Roger Bresnahan. after several years
trial. is III fair way to establish him.
self as a manager tn season. He has
surrounded himself with a lot of good
young ball players since he took hold
of the Cardinals, and this year that
team is cutting a much wider swath
than was anticipated BreSnahan deserves
success. He had a hard row to hoe for
several years, for the team which was
turned over to him was outclaSSed in
every way and gave promise of nothing.
But Bresnahan gradually bettered cOndi-
tons. Nothing helped him as much as
the securing OF Miller Huggins his field
captain. Higgins is . great ball player
and Clark Griffith made a great mistake
when he let him 20.
That Charlie Com;skey knew what he
was doing last summer when he put
through the famous deal with John l.
Taylor. whereby Lord and Mcconnell
changed the color Of their socks from red
to white. and Purtell and Smith went 70
the Hub. is now plainly evident. Harry
Lord considered by many the greatest
third baseman in the business is playing
his usual dashinS game at the hot corner
for the White Sox and tting around the
.:;o6 mark. and Mcconnell though at
present injured has done fine work this
sea son. On the other hand Frank
Smith. once pitcher to he dreaded by
any team, has passed entirely from the
American League, while Purtell, the 9th
er half of the lemon the Red Sox were
handed. is warming the bench and has
not participated III three full games this
season.
Socks Seybold, the left fielder of the
Athletics several years ago is now man.
aging the Jeanette. Pa, team, and he is
still close 10 the leader of the world
champions. Connie Mack. When Seybold
thought that he mad a phenom he ship
ped him to his old manager. Herbert
Werder, a pitcher, was the chap whom
/ Seybold forwarded to Philadelphia. Be-
F., fore Werder left Seybold said Boy,
YOU are going To work for the squarest
man in base ball. He will pay you &C
cording TO Your worth, give you a clean,
honest deal / know, for / was with him
when l was in my prime. You are a
lucky fellow and II you fall down at first.
try again in the minors, and don't think
be- ause you are IN the minors he has
| forso often you. The moment you are
| ready he will surprise you. He never
i forgets an acorn he plants"