Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-24
GRIFF TO RETAIN ALTROCK
AND SCE1AEFER NEXT YEAR
Veterans Considered of Great Value t.
Team-C Cincinnati Says Washing
ton Wants Johnny Bates.

summer. Sheckard, succeeding Johnny
In the field. couldn't hit at all. and the
team lost many close game that
Bates might have collected"
Bates is a first-class ball player. and it
is this fact which will make 1t a difficult
matter to secure waivers on him, so that
he get out of the National League.
If Tinker is retained to manage the Reds
Bates will not be with the team. for
there is no chance. it is understood. for
a reconciliation to be effected between
would make an ideal man to fill left
field for the Nationals. He is a 300 hit
! ter, fast base runner and good fielder,
and, incidentally. has the best of habits,
though he is hot-headed.
! Bill KLEIN, the National League UNI
pire, who. in the opinion of most players
and managers. is the best umpire the
game has ever produced, made a decided
hit with the Athletics during the world 8
series. KLEIN called balls and strikes In
the first game of the series with Bender
pitching, and he was also behind the bat
for Plank in the final game of the series.
Both the Athletic twirlers were very
much impressed with Klem's decisions.
According to the two Mack fingers. KLEIN
+. did not make a single mistake in either
game. When such on unusual admission
can be obtained then 1t may be said
that his umpiring was perfection.
| Klein is said to be the highest salaried
| umpire in base ball. His seasons salary
! is around the fOur-thousand-f1ve-hu hundred
| dollar mark, and in addition he is always
selected as one of the arbiterS of the
! big series. His fee for five games this
year was $1,000 AS an extra compen-
ga ton the league decided to send him on
| This would indicate that klem's services
| are not unappreciated by the base ball
| sovereigns.
| Though both McGraw and Higgins
have denied that any deal has been made,
or is even thought of, whereby Ed ko-
/ netchy is to become a Giant in exchange
! for Merkle and Herzog, a New York
| writer insists that such deal has been
| completed. 1t is charged that Konetchy
| signed st. Louis contract some weeks
| ago with the understanding that he was
to be traded to the Giants before next
| spring. 1t is also pointed out that Ko-
| netchy declared himself during the last
| season that he would not play with the
| Cardinals If Higgins was retained tC
| manage the team, and Higgins signed to
| retain his position several days ago.
| There seems to have been a difference
of opinion between two scouts. Duke Far
rell of the Boston Red Sox and Arthur
| Irwin of the New York Yankees, as to
the ability of Williams, Chances new
first baseman. IT seems that Farrell was
sent down to Texas to look Williams
over. and his report to McAleer was TO
the effect that Williams needed at least
another year in the minors before he
could be figured on having a chance In
fast company. Following Farrelfs report
Arthur Irwin stumbled upon Williams
and at once made arrangements FOR his
purchase
| Williams made a good impression with
the Yankees and won the praise OF Con-
ME Mack and some other managers. Bos-
ton was in need of a first baselnan when
Stahl failed to come through. and pur-
chased Mundy from the Virginia League,
but it is claimed that Williams is much
better man than Mundy and Irwin thinks
he put one over on Farrell.
Farrell by the way, served short term
as one of the Nationals scouts, and while
SO engaged discovered and secured Ray
| Morgan. That was under the McAleer
regime. and Farrell undoubtedly earned
his salary, for Morgan has developed into
a very valuable player.
Some of the New York critics take the
stand that the American League Wouio
do everything in its power to give Fran
Chance winning team. Demands are
made that the other seven clubs turn
over couple of outfielders of abii-
ity and couple of winning pitchers. SO
that the Americans could give the Giants
real struggle for public popularity. II
is argued that there is a good chance
right now for the American League to
become popular in New York. as II is
believed the public has soured on NC
Graw's team because of its failure In
three worlds series. All of which may
be true but If Chance gets winner II
will be because of his own efforts. Tor
the American League clubs are not APT
to give up any of their valuable players
to help a rival. The fact that there Is
always real competition among club own
ers for playing material has done much
to make base ball the great sport 1t is.