Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
BY J. ED GRILL0.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTA, Ca, March IL. john
Henry's playing at first base today abb
solutely proves that this youngster his
the making of one Of the cleverest first
basemen In the American League. The
fact that Henry was pitted against
college team does not detract in the
least from his splendid work today. He
f,elded his position as If he had played
1t for years, and what Is more he play-u
It intelligently. He showed remarkable
speed in moving In for bunts. caught all
sorts Of throws and was full OF action
about the bag. One could not refrain from
enthusing over his good work. 1t war
rants the prediction that regardless OF
what Somerlot or Lelivelt may accom-
plish, McAleer has coming star In
Henry for that position.
And what a difference there is in his
hitting, He steps to the plate now full
Of determination. No longer takes
weak stab at the ball, but a hard swing,
which sends the ball to the outfield on
line. The first time up today he drove
a liner to right field for clean single,
and in the seventh inning he drove to
right center on line. The right fielder
went over and knocked the ball down
and made a perfect throw to second.
The ball had Henry beat by two steps,
but like Cobb he got away from the
baseman with fade-away slide and was
declared safe. This proved too that
Henry is going to learn to run bases.
The Amherst boys exhibition today
proves that the prediction that he will be
"a great ball player of one of these days
Is sure to be realized.
Tie remarkable Improvement in Dolly
A.ktr IL -iyner no ri IL
rectly attributed to the fact that he
weighs about fifteen pounds more than
he did last season. and this weight De-
ing of good hard muscle gives him a lot
more speed than ne had. What is more,
Gray's arm is in splendid shape, and in
the FIVE innings he worked today he did
not show the slightest sign OF growing
weak. Gray believes that he is going
to have successful season, and Man.
ager McAleer shares the opinion. Gray
additional weight he is carrying. for he
finds that it helps him much in his
work.
Though COrbin failed to get hit, while
Miller got two. there was little to choose
between these young Outhelders today.
They had really nothing to do in the
difference being that Miller got his safe
while Corbins was knocked down. Both
stand up we'll at the plate and are fairly
fast to first base
Millers first hit was rather fluky. being
a little pOp-up which the feeders could
not reach. His double was clean-cut,
however. Corbin drove the ball hard to-
ward right the first time up, but the
second baseman was fortunate enough to
get in front of 1t. On another occasion
he drove a liner at the pitcher, which
was knocked down.
There is no doubt that this pair looks
by far the best Of the lot of young out
.ielders, and yet they art not Cobbs by
any means and will probably find 1t hard
to beat Schaefer out OF his left field job
because il Is not likely that either Of
them has had experience enough TO I'LL SC
important q position on a major league
team.
\ foul tip tore one OF the nails off OF
Ainsmith's fingers, but Hack refused 10
get out Of the game on this account
He had Trainer Quirk put a bandage on
the Injury and then continued in the
game Ainsmith caught q brilliant game
OF ball. He was fun Of ginger and
handled the pitchers we'll and was death
to the grandstand and caught. At the
bat he displayed good form, meeting the
ball squarely every time up.
Monday the real games BEGIN vher
Capt. Schaefer and his colts tackle the
veterans. Schaefer has succeeded in work.
ing up a great deal Of rivalry between
these two teams and the games will be
played for blood. This morning SchaefeI
structed them in a code Of signals. As
he will have johnson, Hughes and Gray
to pitch for him and every one Of these