Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-03
KAHOE IMPRESSED
by YOUNG PLAYERS
Says There Are Many Promis-
ing Performers With Minor
! League Clubs.
BERT GALLIA SEEMS TO
BE STAR OF PITCHERS
Has Been Winning Games for Kan
sas City Team With Remark
able Frequency.
BY J. ED GRnLo.

LEvELAND, Ohio. August SAC
co-fiing to Scout Mike Kahoe there are
more promising young players In the
minor leagues this summer than there
have been for several years. Kahoe re-
ported here to Manager Griffith yester-
day after two-month tour through the
minors both south and west, and he
seems to be very much impressed with
the ca!iber of many of the youngsters
playing iu those organizations. Kahoe
argues that because of the invasion OF
the Federal League the major league
clubs have been slow to send their sur
Plus material into the minors, and this
state Of affairs has forced the little clubs
to develop by giving youngsters chance.
While kahoe has line on several
gardeners and infielders, he did not see
a pitcher who gives promise. barring sew
eral who are the property OF major
league clubs. The star of them all ap-
pears to be Bert Gallia, the Nationals
Farmland at Kansas City. Gallia is win
ming games with remarka BILE frequency
out there. and he is sure to be of value
to the Nationals next spring, though
hardly this fall, because he is being
u orked entirely too much at the present
time
Whether it is merely coincident with
action of the head of the American
League is hard to say, but 1t 1s fact
that on two different occasions this sea
son have the umpireS with whom the Ma
tionals have had run-ins followed them
for some time after these occurrences.
When the game was forfeited in Phila-
delphia Chill and Sheridan stayed with
the Nationals for ten days or two weeks.
Yesterday O'Loughlin and Sheridan made
their appearance here. Notwithstanding
that there is considerable feeling between
Griflth's players and Sheridan. 1t would
seem like good policy to keep these UNI
that further trouble might be avoided,
and, besides, 1t is not fair to the Griff-
men to have Sheridan presiding over
their games more than any Of the other
officials.
1t IL very likely that Doc Ayers will be
brought back for the game today. and It
would not be at all surprising II he added
another victory to his string, for Doc Is
in mighty good form right now. This can
not be said of Boehling, however. The
lefthander has really never recovered
from the injury to his knee which he suf-
cannot pitch as he ought to.
There is every reason for believing that
Larry La1oie's days as a member Of the
Cleveland team are numbered Waivers
have been asked on Larry and there will
be no trouble getting them, for the very
good reason that he is drawing $1,000
per season here and naturally no other
club wants TO assume that contract But
it by no means proves that Larrys days
as a player are ended. If he could be
shifted to some other team and played
at first base he probably would go along
for several years yet and do his share of
the hitting. too. But 1t stands to reason
that Larry would have to stand cut in
salary before he could catch on. and he
may not care to do that this late in his
arrt1 Hno @th
about regardless of what disposition the
Cleveland club may make of him. He is
well supplied with the worlds goods and
may be glad to quit the game.
Graney made a sensational catch of
Shanks in the ninth inning which prob
ably saved his team a lot Of trouble.
There were three men on at the time and
only one out. when Shanks drove a sharp
liner to left. The ball was hit over
Graney's head and he did not seem to
have chance TO intercept it. but luckily
turned just in time to reach it as it
seemed destined to get away.
Mike Mitchell got his customary two
hits again yesterday.
Some of the Cleveland papers are
making strenuous campaign against
the retention of Manager Birmingham
but Owner Somers is quoted as saying
that he proposes to keep Birmingham
in charge of his team, not only during
the remainder of this season but the
next. Somers says he is tired of
changing managers, and that he pro-
poses to let Birmingham continue until
he has had fair chance to show what
sort of manager he really is.
Nick Altrock was allowed TO pitch
the final inning yesterday. He had
three hits made off his delivery. but
did not allow a score, double play by
Foster and Gandil and good throw to
the plate by Mitchell helped Nick out
materially.
When the Nationals met the Maps for
the first time this season In Washing
ton, the former took four straight
games. Since then nine contests have
been played between the two teams
and the Griffmen have won but one
though the other teams in the circuit
clean up with the Birminghamites
regularly. 1t is just one of those
peculiar FRANKS to have the Maps play
whenever the Nationals are their oppo-
nents.
Eddie .Ainsmith. who it has been
charged. intends to jump TO the Fed
erals il he is fined in addition to being
suspended for his part in the Sheridan
mix up III Detroit last Thursday. says
that he has no such intention. but that
he would consider himself unjustly
dealt with if he had to pay fine in
addition to not being allowed TO play.
Another story which is going the
rounds is to the effect that Morgan
catcher should be fined and decided TO
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