Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-22
BY J. ED GRILLo.

Out in st. Louis they seem to think that
George Stovall will eventually succeed
Bobby Wallace as manager OF the
Browns. The fact that the Maps finished
!, third under his regime last season has
given Stovall quite reputation as a
manager, though no doubt had Wallace
been In charge of that team he would
have made every bit as good showing.
Stovall or no other man could make a
team like the Browns win, and the fact
that that aggregation wound up the
American League race did not in any way
reflect on Wallace's ability as a manager
When a team is blessed with good
pitching staff and couple Of four hun
dred htters it does not require lot of
strategy to make it win a majority of its
games. The Maps under Stovall made
very good showing, but that was probably
due more to the fact that the team had
plenty of natural strength than to any in
fiuence Stovall may have had over the
players or their system of play. The
manager who takes hold of a losing team
should have ability to select new material.
That is the sort of a man ST. Louis needs,
and there is nothing to show that Stovall
could fill the bill, because he was not re-
sponsible for the securing of any Of the
youngsters who made good under him in
Cleveland.
One of the reasons for the compare
lively poor showing Jack knight made
with the New York team last season was
a lame arm, but 1t is not likely that this
will bother him here. Griffith took the
precauton to find out about Knights
throwing wing before he made the deal.
He received assurance from Knight that
his arm was all right, but that it both
cred him last season because Of the cold
| breezes that blow across the New York
grounds constantly. This complaint has
been made by other players who played
with the Highlanders. Jack Powell and
standard while members of that team be-
cause Of the chilly breezes, which stiffen-
ed their arms. knight has never injured
the throwing member, and as a member
OF the local team he will have the benefit
OF a lot OF hot weather. which is expected
to bring his arm around and make it as
strong as ever.
If Abe Attell defeats Johnny Kilbane
tonight it will merely prove that the
featherweight champion has been STALL
ing in those limited round bouts of which
he Is so fond. In Kilbane Attell I'M
doubtedly meets the toughest customer
he has tackled for some years. The
cleverness in his favor. and while he
may not be the ring general that is
Attell, the latter's advanced years are
apt to prove a handicap in a long drawn-
out, hard fight.
The signing of Mike Donlin by Pitts
burgh is in keeping with desperate eff
fort which that club is making to land
another pennant There would undoubt-
eddy have been a different story to tell
OF the National League race last season
but for the accidents to Wagner and
Clarke just when the Pirates were MAX
ing bid for the lead. and the team ex-
poets to be better fortified for such
emergencies in the future
Should Clarke carry out his threat and
not play next season Donlin would no
doubt fill his place. but 1t would be a
stronger ball team II Clarke and Donlin
were both in the lineup for there are
| no better hitters than this pair.
An anonymous correspondent expresses
the fear that the trading of Street to
New York is but the start of a con-
| spiracy to eventually send Walter john
son to that team also. He has 1t figured
out that when 1t is found that none of
the other catchers are able to hold john
sons delivery that his usefulness will
| have suffered to such an extent that the
local club will have . good excuse to
send him to the Highlanders, thus