Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-09-10

Spies infested the Cubs park last
week and were about as welcome to
the Cincinnati Reds as a flock of Jer-
sey mosquitoes at nightfaN MOST
spies deserve to be shot at sunrise,
but not in base ball. All seems fair
in politics, love and and the national
pastime. That is why Garry Herr
mann will permit the White Sox 10
live Besides, the head of the ma
tional commission wants spirited COM
petition in the world series. which
is another reason for not demanding
the death penalty for Comiskey's
pacemakers.
see their probable opponents In the
next world base ball clash. for sew
eral reasons. The clubs sleuths were
present for the purpose OF learning
signals and pilfering other inside IN
formation for future reference linen
the Sox were much In need OF rest
after their tough campaign OF the
last two weeks. Two games on La
bor day and the combat Tuesday,
when the leaders, fought desperately
for sixteen innings, was wearing and
especially needed a day off: This
little catching phenomenon of Glea-
sons gang Of fence clouters was on
hand to see the Reds in action ana
grab off all the information possible.
| "The Reds ought to be as easy as
we found them on the spring trip
when we trimmed them two straight"
said one of the Sox spies.
"You can't count on that DOPE" re-
piled spy No. 2. 1.-THE Reds have
changed lot in the last six months
and spring and fall dope don't g1be.
ho 90 q
strongest club they could meet as
qualifier from the National League.
The Sox players, however, had moth
ing but praise for Weeks new line
up which may manufacture some his
tory of it's own next year.
Pennant leaders of the American
League yesterday took occasion to
meet some of their former team
mates who are now members of
Moran's Cincinnati machine. Five
members of the Reds formerly wore
the unies of the White Sox. Hod
the Cincinnati club into a pennant.
was on Comiskeys. pay roll back in
1916, when Hold made the trip with
the club on the spring training jaunt.
Eller had pitched for Rowland at
Peoria and it was his work in hurl-
ing the team of that town into the
flag race in the Three-I League that
caused the Sox manager of that year
to give him a chance to qualify in
fast company.
+ Down at Mineral Wells Eller hob
nobbed with Dave Danforth and other
pitchers and picked up a lot of valu-
able information. 1t was from DAN
forth that Eller learned the secret of
the shine ball, supposed to be the
same source of information as that
of Eddie Cicotte.
Eller was turned back to the minors
and later signed by the Cincinnati
Reds for a trial. His rise to fame
with the Reds has been rapid. Like
Cicotte his best year previous to
this was in 1917. Hold won ten and
dropped Ave that season. He has
been one Of the pitching mainstays of
the. Reds in their pennant campaign
this season.
Eddie Roush. star outfielder of the
Cincinnati Reds, was with the White
Sox for a tryout under the manage
ment of Jimmy Callahan in 1913:
Roush at that time gave promise OF
becoming major league star but It
must be admitted he has developed
into a finished player in recent sea-
sons. Roush at that time was like
kid trying to make good on q team
OF veterans Even Ty Cobb had trou-
! BILE doing that in Detroit and Eddie
Collins warmed the bench Tor sew
eral seasons before Mack used him
as q regular.
Norris Rath was with the White Sox