The Washington herald., 1913-09-15


and others have recommended seve
nothing about the men. | may /
players | am after, and then again
| may only land two or three
these may turn out to be lemons,
or again | may corral a future
star"
1t will be remembered that Grir last
year put in drafts for a dozen or more
players, but landed only seven, and of
this number but four reported for spring
training The drafted men were Rebel
Williams, Dobard, and Morley. infelders;
Gedeon and Connolly. outhelders; Ron
deau, catcher, and Tom Drohan,
pitcher.
Rebel Williams finished the 1912 sea-
son in the Southern League; Joe Con-
molly made good for the Boston Braves;
Dobard was shipped to Atlanta, but did
not linger long; Tommy Drohan was
carried by the Nationals for several
weeks after the season opened and then
sent to Columbus, Ohio, while Morley
was sold to Hartford, Conn, under the
optional agreement and recalled. Gedeon
remained here all season.
Last year the Athletics drew the real
prize in the person OF Schang, the for
mer Buffalo catcher. Chicago got Rebel
Russell, and this pair proved to be about
the best that fell to the portion of
American League clubs
Washington fans and others have seen
fit to criticise Clark Griffith for allowing
Joe Connolly TO slip through his hands
and go to a rival league. 1t has been
argued that Connolly would have added
greatly to the batting strength OF the
Nationals. as the little chap has been
hitting well for Boston all season.
GriT was asked about the matter re-
Gently and said: Connolly is not my
style Of a ball player. I did not want
him. l do not believe l made mistake
in letting him 60"
Grif denies that he will put in draft
for Lober. the outfielder with the Port
land oOregom Club of the Pacific Coast
League, and also states that he knows
nothing about Wilson, OF the Lynn
,MassD Club. of whom several Boston
papers have published stories to the ef-
feet that he was slated for a trial with
Washington
Fob Groom. with a four days rest,
will go against the Chicago White SOX
this afternoon, and will more than likely
he opposed by Rebel Russell Time was
when Groom had only to throw his glove
into the box when Chicago was the op
p"nent. and it was all over but the
shouting but this season. or rather thus
far this year. Groom has been easy pick
inG Tor the Callahan tribe.
The chances are shat Groom will prove
moro OF a puzzle today. as the lanEy
Finger the past two or three times out
has pitched good ball and appears to be
working in his 1911 form.
Buck Barton arrived in town yesterday,
hut will not report TO Griff this fall. The
former local boy looked to be in perfect
condition, and said he enjoyed a good
season in the Virginia Leaguc. Buck
will go South with the Nationals next
spring.
Dutch Munich also arrived home yes
terday. This yoUngster will also be taken
South with the Griffmen next spring, and
according to the reports heard, may have
a good chance TO get long trial with the
Nationals. Munich will play with the
All-Star team against the Bankers this
week.
Says a Philadelphia exchange: Sew
eral bug suggest an attempt to pick
an all-star team from each OF the
major leagues and one from the two
leagues combined. Opinions differ, but
here goes for an attempt. American
I,eague-OuttieIders, Cobb, Jackson, and
speaker; infielders, McInnes, Collins,
Mcbride, and Baker: catchers, SchaIk
and SChang: pitchers, Johnson, Gregg,
Bender Plank. This gives a mound staff
with two right-handers. Johnson and
Bender. and two southpaws, Gregg and
Flank. Now for a National League out
lit: Outfelders, Murray, Wheat, and Cra-
vath; intielders, DaUbert. Huggins, Wag-
ner, and Lobert; catchers, Archer and
Miller: pitchers, Mathewson. Marquard,
Alexander, and Seaton. This pitching
staff has one southpaw, Marquard, and
three Tight-handers. a star team from
the two leagues. these could be named:
Outficlders. Cobb, Jackson, and Speaker;
infielders, Daubert, Collins, Wagner. and
Baker; catchers, Archer and SchaIk:
pitchers, johnson, Mathewson, Marquard,
Alexander. and Bender. Here We have
one southpaw, Marquard. and four right
hsnders.
According to the Philadelphia Record.
the Nationals have virtually won the
American League championship for the
Athletics. Here is the story:
With oT'y an even break in the four
game series with the White Sox, fol-
lowed yesterday by a defeat at the
hands of the Maps, the past week
proved rather disastrous for the Ath-
letiCs, but the situation is not nearly so
the Nationals rubbed it in so thoroughly
on the Cleveland crowd. Five straight
victories over Birmingham's men made
Grifhth's Washington team seem greater
than George Washington to local base
ball fans" George merely saved his
country, while Griff's bunch seems to
have saved the Athletics. Reverse these
last five games and the Maps would have
been only two and a half in place of seven
and a half games behind the coming
champions.
That the Athletics will win the Amer
ican League pennant still seems prac-
tically assured. since they need to win
only about half the games that are to
be played TO hold first place unless
Cleveland wins everything from now on.
A observation-disclosures lead with only
ten games to play is a pretty safe mar
gin. However, it is not winning the
American flag that is giving Connie
Mack concern these days but, rather.
the condition that his team will he in