Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-28
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Two of the Nationals recruits pur-
chased some weeks ago may join the
team here within the next few days.
| Manager McAleer is making a special et-
fort to have Outfelder Long of the Gads-
den. Ala, club and Pitcher Cashion
of the Greenville club report here at
once.
He figures that these youngsters can
be given trial at once so that he VIII
have a good line on them before the sea-
son is over. Long is playing wonder-
full game of ball for Gadsden II the
scores are to be believed, while Casnion
is being played in the outfield when he
is not pitching 1t is this fact more than
ANYTHING else that is making McAleer
anxious to have Cashion report. He
fears that the giant youngster is belng
overworked. Having sold his release 10
Washington, the Greenville club seems TO
care little as to Cashions future, and
besides pitching three or four days a
week he is being played in the outheld.
McAieer fears that the young pltcher
may be ruined in this way.
If Long reports he Will be shoVed III
the game at once, while Cashion Will be
looked over to determine whether he Is
ready for a trial or not
Cashion weighs over 200 pounds, and is
six feet two inches tall. He Is just TWEEN
ty-one, and while raw and Wild scout
Kahoe thinks he has the making of a
great pitcher.
Mike Kahoe and Duke Farrell are not
Washington club. There are several
others who are looking out for the. IN
terests of the local club in the MINOR
leagues whose names have not been men
toned. The club officials do not believe
il good policy to make known the names
of the individuals working to strengthen
the team They do not believe IN
advertising the scouting end any more
than Is necessary. Or course a1ter a
scout has closed a deal or two his name
is pretty sure become known
Farrell however. was under cover for a
month or so before his connection with
the local club was made known.
Manager McAIeers instructions TO ms
scouts now are to find pitchers. The Ma
tionals' leader realizes that his pitching
staff needs building up for next season
and word has been sent ont 10 MAKE
careful search of all the minor leagues
| in hone of grabbing a pitcher or two.
! The chances are that when the next
! season opens several of the old races VIII
/ no missing from the local team. This
/ years campaign has proven that with
most any kind Of a team just as sood
/ showing could be made as has the pres
ent aggregation of veterans. and Incl
| deptalIv the salary list can be reduced and
| more accomplished with team made up
| of Youngsters. There are two pitchers
an outfielder and one or two inhelders
| who will be found with the minors at the
end of the present season. Lack or speed
ON the team has been one Of it's greatest
| wea knesses, and McAieer Is figuring to
| improve his team in this respect as well
! as every Other. The old fellows are not
| going to become faster In fact. there
are reasons for believing that they win
| continue on the down grade. and McAleer
| wants to get rid of them before their ell
| tire collapse takes place.
| When Johnson is in form he is hard
| man to catch This was apparent yester-
| dAy. when Eddie Ainsmith was having
| his trouble holding the big pitchers de-
| livery It stands to reason that when a
pitcher finds his catcher having trouble
holding him he does not work with
! the same confidence that he should.
Ainsmith seemed to be able to do much
| better work behind johnson last year
| than this In yesterdays game he drop
ped no less than thirty balls which were
| right in his mitt.
! That Detroit team is quick to see and
| take advantage of an opening. 1t does
not do to make a slip when Playing
against the Jennings team. johnson owes
| his defeat yesterday to the pass ne gave
to Bush in the sixth with one out and
Jones on first. That caused all the trou-
| BILE and the game. Barring Crawford
hit in this inning the others were all
scratches Jones started with fuke to
left, while Cobb got one on high
bounder which Johnson DETECTED. Then
| came a safe drive to right by Crawford,
which was followed by little fly to
in trying to avoid a collision with Elber-
field. This netted three bases and cleaned
up
Cobb makes the average catcher look
foolish. He seems able to get an
enormous lead off the bases and after a