Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-07
BY j. ED GRILLO.

Herman Schaefer's value to the Wash
ington club does not end with his antics
on the coaching lines. In Schaefer Crit
fifth has most capable lieutenant, who
is Of great value to the team without
playing regularly.
His experience and intelligence in coach
ing at third base has been of great value
to the Nationals, while nearly all of the
youngsters on the team owe their sue
cess to instructions from Schaefer which
they have followed.
\ ball game is a serious proposition
with Germany" although he may not
look it and while he may be found in
jocular moods on the field he is never
overlooking anything that may benefit his
| team.
Incidentally he is a cracking good
utility man. Though he can no longer be
classed among the youngsters. Schaefer
has the same speed now that he ever
had and can still boast of a good throw
ing arm and a splendid eye. All In all,
he is a most serviceable man to have
around, though some folks do not realize
that such is the case.
1t does not seem to make much differ
Bender are in form or not, for the willy
Mack seems to have supplied himself
with a corps of very excellent young
pitchers. All this cry about the Ath-
letics weak pitching staff is not backed
up by the records. Macks youngsters
have shown brilliant form for beginners
this season. They have been able to fill
the gap which appeared to exist most
satisfactorily, and Mack owes his present
good lead in the race to the good work
his young pitchers have done.
Simply because Brown, Bush. Houck
and Shawl>ey were unknown to major
league company they have not been
given the credit due them. but the
longer they go the more convincing
becomes the fact that Mack has good
pitching staff even il Bender and
Plank are on the down grade.
Larry Mclean. catcher of much
ability. cracking good hitter. but who
in the past has had little respect for
club rules. has at last been placed
under manager who will either nan
die him or drive him out OF base ball
Mclean has been traded to the Giants
by the st. Louis Cardinals In exchange
for Otis Crandall. the pitcher. Nc
Graw is about the fifth manager who
has attempted to handle Mclean. Crit
| fifth tried it and failed, Huggins gave
it up after few weeks trial and sew
eral others preceded this pair in the
| effort to make Mclean behave himself
McGraw is going to try it and If he
| fails Mclean will be through indeed.
| Charley Dooin's Phillies. unlike mos,
| ball teams which never come back after
| thrown out OF the lead. are making q
game fight in the National League rae:
and are convincing the Giants tina
they are not to make a runaway race
of the pennant chase 1t is seldom
| that team which has a lead and i.
then thrown back regains its stride
yet the Phillies have done that very
| thing, and are now sure OF being the
runners-up in the race. even If they
should fail to overtake the leaders.
| DOOM has his team hustling and. in
icidentallya he has pair of pitchers in
Alexander and Seaton who are decided
ly hard to beat
I George McQuillen is a regular come.
back. McQuiien. who. three years or sc
ago. was one of the best pitchers in the
old league. failed with Cincinnati and
was sent to the minors. He showed sc
much of his old form while with Column
bus this spring that Pittsburgh secured
him through deal for players and he
has been winning games for the Pirates
ever since, having the satisfaction yes
terday of scoring an easy victory over
the great Mathewson. McQuiilen's ex
perience bears out what all scouts have
commended this year, that the best bal
players In the minors are players wht
have starred in the major leagues and
were left go below.
1t is more than probable that when the
major league clubs put in their list OF
drafts with the national commission Sep
TENDER / the Washington club will no
be among those wanting to secur,
PLAYERS by this means. Manager Grit
fifth does not believe that he will have
any drafts to make. The various report:
Of his scouts are such that ne does mo-
think he can benefit himself by drafting
any minor Ieaguers this year. In fact Il
lseems to be the general opinion that ther'