Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-09
BY j. ED GRILLo.

Excepting Long. the Galsden outfieider.
none of the other new players will report
hero t,is season so that there will not
no much chance for the local club TO do
any experimentng this fall. Morgan,
Cunningham. Cashion. Becker and Long
will be the only youngsters McAleer Will
have To draw from. He would like TO
have had Moeller and Foster of the Roch-
ester Team finish the season here, but
Rochester is TO play some post-season
sancs and that eliminates this pair. Jack
Elvrn does not finish in ST. Paul until
nearly the end OF the month, and this
would be TOO late to use him here.
Under these conditions McAleer has de-
,.tdtd L. show no more new faces here,
barring Long, until next spring. when
March l.. the players Will report here 10
GO their training Previous to this time
cutie a number of them Will he sent 10
Hot springs, Ark, TO take the baths, and
after they report here they will be kept
busy playing exhibition games on the
local grounds until the season opens.
which may be away from home.
Ii is not likely tina; the club Will figure
in any deals this winter, because II is
hardly in a position to make any swaps
for the reason that players who would be
sought by other clubs are those who are
most needed here. However, no oppor-
tunity to make an advantageous trade
will he overlooked. thought it is not likely
that anything will be proposed which the
local club could afford 10 consider.
Daring base running is one feature
CT base ball which should he encouraged.
providing some Judgment is used by
the player making the attempt. 1t is
questionable whether Clyde Milan's
effort IL go from first to third in the
sixth inning on an intield out was good
base ball under tae circumstances.
With one run needed to tie and Milan
on first. Schaefer tried to sacrifice. In
this attempt he made two failures, and
rad two strikes charged against him
when he hit slow grounder to short.
which made it possible for Milan to
reach second. This play had the same
effect as sacrifice, and everything
that was intended was accomplished.
With a less alert man than Chase play
ing first Milan might have been able
tn reach third. but Chase nailed him by
tc., feet. and there and then the chance
tn tie the score or win the game was
thrown away. Two-thirdS of the game
Tsas nearly over at the time. and one
run was needed to put the Nationals
en- even terms with their opponents.
1t was therefore hardly tle proper time
IL take any long chances on the bases.
Ainsmitil made mess of that rally in
the ninth. which would have been pretty
sure to- tie the score. when he allowed
himself to he caught off second base.
With first and second occupied and noe
out, the Hishlanders found themselves in
a rather tight place. and some such play
a. was pulled should have been antlcl-
rated Perhaps Ainsmith has not been
in the game long CROUCH to guard himself
against such plays. but, with a bench
filed with veterans it might be expected
that some one would have warned him
10 watch for this very play. which is
about as old as Joe Quirk and is always
used under such conditions as existed in
the ninth inning yesterday.
Tom Hughes pitched well enough to
win his game. The veteran. after sew
cral weeks lay-off. appeared to be in
better form than he has been in for some
time. and il was rather unfoi tunate TO be
aged with d defeat after so good
pitching exhibition. Hughes was steady
and had plenty of speed. but was unfor
tunate to have his support wobble in one
inning
For a youngster who is seeing his
last year. should turn him down, Cald-
well gives promise of becoming Il really
great pitcher and to think that Dick
Padden who secuted for the Nationals
last year. should turn him down. Cald-
we'll has the size and the delivery to
make him successful. and barring &C
cident he should be one of the main