Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-19

! team. There has never been any ques-
ton about Shanks' ability as fielder. In
| that respect he compares favorably with
any one playing left field In this league,
but his hitting is not consistent. At times
+, he showed signs of improving, though he
was handicapped by the series of acct
dents which he encountered.
Though Eddie Foster got back into the
game as soon as he had apparently re-
covered from his attack Of typhoid, there
is no doubt that he never regained his
real form and did not play anywhere near
his gait In the previous season.
A winters rest should make lot of diff
ference in Foster, and when he Is right
, there is no better third baseman In the
|, league. barring Baker, of course. who by
reason of his remarkable hitting pro-
clivities is not to be compared with any
one playing the position in this or any
other league.
Had Foster been able to display the
form last year that he did the year be-
ore the Nationals would very likely have
finished higher up.
That the players fraternity would help
its cause il 1t would select one Of Its
active members to represent it there is
not the slightest doubt. for the national
commission with which the fraternity
will have to do its negotiating is on
record as being unwilling to recognize
Dave Fultz. tho present head Of the
organization.
Nor would the players make a mistake
by choosing George Mcbride to the i'm
portant post, for Mcbride not only holds
the esteem of his fellow players. but he
Is in good standing with the powers that
be in base ball.
term only few days ago there is not
apt TO be any action taken regarding the
presidency until year from now
Barring accidents, Johnson and Boehline
ought to carry the Nationals along al
reason why Boehling should not be a
better pitcher next season than he was
this, and there Is no indication tina
Johnson has reached that stage of his
career where he will begin to go back
Boeh!ing. who really saw his first year
IN rast company in the last campaign.
should have derived considerable benefit
from his experience His knowledge of
the various batters. together with the
fact that he has learned a lot about the
| twirling art. ought to make him one of
| the most successful left-handers In the
circuit.
With two such brilliant performers tn
start with, the chances are bright indeed
ot SriHitn having sensational pitching
stan. and when team has strength on
the rubber lots of its other shortcoming s
! can be overlooked, for under such conGi-
| lions II need not score heap Of runs 10
make victory possible.
| It seems that every ball nJavsr .r r,.,,
posted base ball man who has seen I'm
Shaw In action predicts a remarkabIe fu.
ture for the Pittsburgh youngster. The
latest to add words of praise to the nu.
merous boosts" which the younkste,
has received since joining the National
l q aifn
| washington club and now the pitchinp 3
mainstay of the Newark team of ths
| International League, which recently won
the pennant III that organization.
SHAW pitched against Newark a fsu
sundays ago. Lee saw his performance
which Shaw Won 2 to 1 after strikin .
out Ii men. '"'i'
rms Is what Lee, who winters in Wash.
ington. has to say Of him:
! mere is no doubt about Shaw 4nakine
great pitcher. I saw him work agains1
US and he showed some real stun anf
Wnen the fact is taken into considera flor
that he is still only twenty, his futurs
promises as much as that Of any pitche,
that ever broke into fast company"
Lee, by the way, was largely RESPONSE
PIE Tor Newark's victory this year. The
team, after having long lead. took hai
slump at the end of the season. Lee he.
ing the only pitcher able to win. and h.
chalked up six games in the last tw1
weeks of the season, making y;ctorv nos
sible by but half game.
| rms mas been great year for Waltz,
Johnson In more ways than one. No,
only did he draw a $1,000 salary. but h.
was presented with the equivalent ~
about $1,000 Johnson day here. For be
ing the most valuable player to his tea :,
he was presented with a two-thousand
dollar automobile and he gathered ir
something like s.. 500 in cash for pitch,n,
about five exhibition games since the sea
son closed. In addition to all this he i,
sure to get lot of presents from hi,
| townspeople at Coffeyville, wher,. he Is n
be honored the S0th of this month.
| Griffith has no intention of making any
change in right field, being perfectly sal
isfied with the work of Dan Moeller. and
realizing that it would be no easy task tr
lind a player OF more value to the tear
than he.
| Moeller is a streaky hitter. There arc
times when he shows so well with the
bat that he looks like the best of hitters
and then he win fall into a slump and
look like q weakling at the bat. But for
all that Moeller is valuable man on the
team. He has developed into a splendid
| fielder and thrower and as a base runne,
Is second only to Milan. having stolen
over sixty bases last season.
| Walter Jaynes. who played with Bay
1 Cifv i'm the Southern Mtchi1au lao orc