Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-29
BY J. ED GRILLo.

John kleinow OF the Boston Americans
and one of the veterans of the American
League may be secured by Manager Nc
Aleer to help out his crippled catching
STAFF. McAleer wired John !. Taylor yes
terday, asking under what conditions he
could secure kleinow. Ii seems that
kleinow was sold to Jersey City few
days ago. but has not Yet been sent
there. Taylor wired McAleer Wednesday,
saying that il the Nationals We're in a
bad way for catchers he could let them
have Kleinow. Naturally McAleer does
not want TO pay Il fancy price for a
player who is through in the league. but
would take him for few weeks until
either Street ur -ainsmth returns to the
game. If satisfactory arrangements can
be made kleinow will report here at
once.
Catcher Kraft OF the Post Office team
will be on hand during the remainder OF
the Nationals stay at home, but is UNI
able to make the trip with the team
because OF illness in his family.
Third Baseman Brown of the In
terror Department team is to be given
a workout with the Nationals. Kid
Carsey, the old league pitcher. who j.
running the Riverview team PICKS
Brown as coming star and he has
asked McAleer to look the youngster
over. If he shows up we'll he Will be
signed at once and taken on the trip
with the team.
Umpires Connolly and O'Laughlin
said after yesterdays game that the
signs on the center field fence made 1t
very difficult for umpires and catchers
to see the ball after it leaves the
pitchers hands. AS soon as the 1nheld
is switched the usual green spot will
be painted on this fence so as to give
the batters clear vision of the ball.
Bob Groom will oppose Cy Morgan
in today'S game with the Athletics
with a little more experience it is GO
ing to be no easy matter to find a better
catcher than John Henry. The Amherst
youngster gave sp endid exhibition in
the first game yesterday when he nailed
every one of three attempts to steal sec
ond and did it with the greatest ease. He
seemed to make the throws without the
slightest effort. got the ball away quick
ly and beat the runner to the bag by feet.
Henry is an ideal build for catcher.
He has the ze and Stamina and just as
soon as he gets the benefit of experience
he will be among the topnotch catchers
OF the league The best feature of Henry s
work yesterday was that in not single
instance did he set the ball in good
position 10 throw to second. 1t was
usually down low and he had to straighten
up before he could throw, but not with
standing this handicap he got his men.
1t was by far the best performance
Dolly Gray has shown this year. He
pitched a mastery game of bal, had
control which was perfect and was at
his best in the pinches. There used to be
some doubt as to the advisability or work
ing u left-Eander against the champions,
but it was shown by Gray that a south
paw when in good form can be very eff
fectfye against Mack's team.
There was time when Washington
crowds had the reputation of being the
best in the circuit TO play before. put
unless something is done to check the
abuse which some of the occupants of the
right field pavilion heaped down on the
local players yesterday this cityS good
name for craftsmanship is in danger of
being blem.shed Nothing is TO be gained
by abusing the players. Every last man
on the team is doing the best he can, and
while il Is true that the teams showing
this year has not been up to expectations
conditions are not 10 be improved by the
methods resorted to by some of the spec
tators yesterday. To begin with it is
most cowardly to make slurring remarks
to the men on the field who have no
chance to get back at their traducers.
Furthermore. 1t IS annoying to the re-
spectacle element which attends the
made by the management to put stop to
this sort of practice.
The important part that pitcher plays
i'm a ball game was illustrated in the two
Rames Yesterday. With Gray doing eff
fective work the world champions did
not look much different from any other
ball team simply because they could not
hit when hts meant runs On the other
land the Nationals doomed up like pen
nant contenders because they were blessed
with good pitching. 1t has always been
contended in these columns that when
ever the local team has effective pitching
il is pretty good ball team. In this re-
spect IL Goes not differ from any other
team. Good pitching would have won the
second game. The Nationals hit Coombs
harder than he has been hit at any time
this season. but unfortunately neither
of the pitchers the locals used could hold
the visitors down and the result was a
runaway victory for them. though the
Nationals made a game uphill fight.
Clarence Walker seems to have changed
his style al the bat. During his first
appearance here he made a most favor