Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-27
BY ]. ED GRILLo.

Georgetown's showing against Carlisle,
while 1t may not meet with the ap-
proval OF those who figured that the
Indians were doomed to defeat. was
nevertheless a brilliant one. From an
impartial standpoint 1t was plain before
the game was played that Carlisle for
many reasons had every advantage.
To begin with. Carlisle classes among
the best foot ball teams In the country.
1t can boast Of a coach who. to say the
least. compares favorably with any man
in charge of squad. and in addition
numbers among Its members one Of the
greatest athletes the world has ever
known. Jim Thorpe. Glen Warner and
Jim Thorpe are to a foot ball team what
Connie Mack and Ty Cobb would be to
base ball aggregation. and 1t speaks
well. indeed, for Georgetown to have
forced this pair to their wits end to
score a victory.
which is just drawing to a close.
has proved beyond question that
the sport %, OF kings sac,,on Is N by mo no
meeting held hereabouts has ever been
better attended nor has the sport offered,
taken on the whole, ever been better. or
course, present conditions are not what
terial falling off in the class Of horses
that are being campaigned today. COM
pared to those that freQuented the east
ern courses a few years back. This be-
cause Of the blow that was dealt the
breeding industries few years back by
the laws which prevent the sport In the
metropolitan district. Considering the
haudicapS with which the racing game Is
burdeued these days the Laurel meeting
comes far ahead Of all expectations. The
sport has been clean In every respect.
and those who are specuiatively inclined
have had no complaints to register be-
cause Of the prices offered by the mer-
chants in the betting shed. II race meet
ings In the past had been conducted along
the same lines that has the one at Laurel
adverse legislation against the sport
would not be as promiscuous now as 1t
is.
The scout in base ball has become q
most important individual. Nowadays q
ball club which cannot boast OF q good
scout stands little chance to compete
with it's rivals. The great rivalry which
exists between the sixteen major league
clubs for playing material makes It De.
cidedly important to have an individual
with each club who can recognize a ball
player when he sees him In the rough,
and has the business instinct TO get sucn
PLAYERS at the lowest POSSIBLE nGure. IL
has been proven time and time again
that II Is not the club which pays the
greatest amount for player which gets
the real stars. Good judgment on the
part Of the scout who makes the se!ec-
lions counts for much.
IN this respect the Washington club
seems to have been particularly f0rtu-
nate. for It appears to have In Mike ka-
hoe one Of the most capable scouts In
base ball.
Kahoe's work speaks for itself. Look
over the recruits which have made good
on the local team. and with decidedly few
exceptions Kahoe deserves the credit Tor
their being here.
Under conditions such as prevail in
washington for instance, Clark Grit
18th cannot afford to be away from .iis
players during the playing season. The
teams success depends to certain ex-
tent on his presence on the field. and for
this reason he needs some one who enjoys
his confidence to 60 out and select prom
Using youngsters upon whom he can fig
ure for future strengthening. The Won
derful Improvement In the Washington
team during the past year can be directly
attributed to the splendid work kahoe
has done as a scout. Base ball scouts
may go through an entire summer with
out procuring a player and yet more than
earn his salary by preventing his club
from securing players who eventually
prove their inconapetency.
II base bali history repeats itself Fred
Meri<le may be out Of major league com
pany shortly, while Jake Stahl will be
found doing bench duty as manager In
the future.
II is strange, but true, that worlds