The Washington herald., 1912-03-26
.YANNIGANS AGAIN
HUMBLE REGULARS
Recruits, with Walter John
son and Cashion Pitch
ing, Trim Nationals.
FINAL COUNT is 6 TO 9
BY WILLIAM PEEr.

Charlottesville, Va, March 25.-Griffs
Yannigans are In their glory tonight and
making life miserable for the veterans.
was pulled on this afternoon and the
youngsters collected six runs to the regu-
lars two in a battle lasting seven in
nings.
The Nationals boss wanted his FIRST
string players to so against big league
twirlirg, and they did. Walter johnson
was in the box for three rounds, and
Cashion twiried the remaining four. The
Kansas cyclone yielded two hits and the
Carolina curver three, and but for an
error by Scheer the oid-timers might
have suffered the ignominy Of a white
Dixie Walker worked the first four in
nings for the regulars. and the big fellow
not only refused to allow a hit. but not
fannigan saw second base. Bob Groom
relieved Dixie in the NTH. and then the
youngsters started TO score. runs In clus-
ters Of three. Bob had hard work locat-
Ing the plate, and almost everything he
served up was slaughtered.
shanks Arrives at Inst.
Howard shanks. the Youngstown kid.
broke into the hit column to-day for the
first time, and now feels rather chesty.
The speedy outfielder iammed a beautiful
triple into right field, the only three
bagger Of the conflict.
Milan and Moeller contributed sensa-
tional running catches, and Moeller
swiped a couple of bases. Eddie Gagnier
also played whirlwind ball around the
short field, handling nine chances without
the semblance of an error. One Of Gag
nier's stops in the fourth robbed Jack
Flynn of a clean single. as Gagnier
dashed back of second and spesred the
ball with one hand. tossing to Scheer
and forcing out Schaefer at the keystone
sack
the field was in fair shape, & chilly wind
kept the athletes on the Jump. and made
fly balls &c the oUtfield hard to handle.
The Regulars started after Walter
Johnson in a savage manner. Clyde
Milan raped out a clean single. Schae-
fer died. Morgan TO Spencer. Moeller
singled 20 left. and Shanks' perfect
throw TO Morgan kept Milan at third.
Moeller Eiole second. anc Milan took a
big lea1 on third. 10 has sn;row, for a
lightning throw from Henry killed him.
Flynn made the third out on a fly to
GagnIcr.
Regulars Score In sixth.
The Regulars went down in one. two
three order during the next two chapters,
and could do little with Cashion until
the sixth, when Scheer let Schaefer's
roller filter through his paws. after Milan
had fiici to Shanks. Dan Moeller beat
out a haTd-hit grounder to deep short.
Schaefsr going &c third. Moeller and
the Dutchman worked tire double steal
the latter scoring Jack Flynn doubled
just inside the first base foul line, scor-
ing Moeller with the Regulars second
and final tally.
Dixie Walker was a big puzzle to the
fannisans, who could do absolutely
nothing with him. but when Bob Groom
entered the box IN the fifth IL was a diff.
ferent story.
Groom Is not in shape and was afraid
to cut loose. SiE Robert had no trouble
retiring Spencer. but John Henry walked
and Morgan doubled to left. Gagnier
singled 10 center. scoring Henry and
Morgan. Scheer drove the ball over Noel
ler's head in deep left. and Gagnier
crossed the plate. This happened in the
NTH, and the sixth was ehother slaugh-
ter.
Clarence Walker opened the sixth with
single TO left and crossed the plate
when Shanks tripled to right. Henry
scored Shanks with a safe drive TO left
and the catcher himself breeZed home
when Gagnier singled to right and Foster
ltb Nlit Ddli get AWAY lTOm MN on
Schaefer's long throw to third in an at
tempt TO kill OF Henry.
Had to Leave Field.
The Washington team had to vacate
the field at 3:l5 o'clock. as the Virginia
Collegians were scheduled to play Episco-
pal High School of Alexandria.
To-day's contest gives the Yannigans
three victories against one defeat and
demonstrated to Manager Griffith a num-
Der OF things, the most important being
that Walter johnson and Carl Cashion
are in shape right now to start the
season. also that in Dan Moeller the
Nationals have one Of the best looking
outfielders whoever broke into a major
league. Moeller raked both Johnson and
Cashion for singles and stole two bases,
besides handling four hard chances in
the outfleld.
1t also demonstrated that the Regulars
need more batting practice before the
bell rings, and that several OF the re-
cruits Will bear closer watching from
this time on.