Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

changed the situation entirely, for. In
s stsaa Of os1s hs1s aons na he 1 n
into . double play and ended the inning.
There was an awakening som>-sere
In the region OF Feb Milan's batting eye
at Caldwell's expense. Caldwell has
ever been an easy mark for Zeb. It
will be recalled that he laced his delivery
consistently here last season. until Cald-
well finally walked him to get Schaefer
up. It was on this occasion that schaefer
team, warning that he was making
mistake, and on the first ball pitched
cleared the bases with three-bagger,
winning the game.
Mondays game should be well worth
going miles to see, for It promises to
be pitchers battle Of the first water.
The chances are that Big Jim Vaughn,
who only the other day shut out the
Athletics, will be pitted against Walter
Johnson, who on the last occasion that
he faced the Yankees beat them, 1 to O.
II these two pitchers are in form runs
are going to be scarce, and 1t is going
to be hard fight from start to finish.
For q lot Of youngsters who have yet
to make their regulations, the kids
whom Harry Wolverton is presenting in
his lineup make a very favorable i'm
cSSlOu. u0TG are b lOI W0I8S payers
than Coleman, Martin. Kanff and linn
and the time may come when this quar-
tet will develop into major league ma
terial.
Gabby Street blames the cold weather
this spring Tor the comparatively poor
showing he has made In the games he
has caught to date. Gabby says that he
is far from being right, but that he il
gradually rounding into form. He ex-
poets to catch the two remaining games
here Monday and Tuesday.
Griffith hasn't man in his lineup who
Is not considerably faster than several
of the players who played here last sea-
son. Every man in his outfield can step
near record time. while Foster, Mcbride,
Knight and Flynn are by no means slow.
What Is most unusual is the fact that
Ainsmith, Henry and Williams, the three
ers as q rule are like cart horses when
it comes to covering ground. This in
crease OF speed has made q lot of Diff
ference in the team, and does much to
help win ball games.
Knights fielding around second base
seems to be improving with every game,
and 1t cannot be much longer before he
will be hitting the ball as he used to. To
date his batting has been decidedly weak,
seem to have changed in the least. But
the season Is still young, and Knight
should get to hitting pretty. soon.
The most pleasing Improvement in the
rationale playing is the teams hustle
from beginning ID end. individuals with
that tired feeling seemed to be- absent
from the lineup, and the games are
much more enjoyable as q result.
lett ho.a hall man of
watching the team play the other day.
made the remark: This could be made
q wonderful team with q player or two
of ability dropped into it, and Griffith is
There is a whole lot Of good material on
that team, and it would be a contender
IL little more good material was added"
The more one sees of the catchers Of
other teams the more impressive becomes
the fact that In this respect Griffith ID
better fortified than any of his rival man
ayers Henry. Ainsmfth and Williams
make an ideal trio and their value to the
team Is not hard to estimate. Fewer
this year than any in the league. This is
q broad assertion. but the figures In the
fall will come pretty near to bearing this
out. Griffith's catchers not only have
strong throwing arms, but they possess
the knack Of getting the ball away quick
" without doing any winding up.
That home run by Eddie Foster. which
put the Nationals in the running. also
added materially to his wardrobe. ONO
clothes, for which he is invited to call
and be measured, while Topham OF 1218
r street win present the player with q
travelling bag. There are numerous other
substantial evidences Of the appreciation
Of his performance In the way Of smok-
ing material and hats which will take
Foster. some time to collect.
Hal Chase is down IN bed with chills
and fever. an ailment which kept him
has been with New York. He Waa unable
to leave his room yesterday, and Sim
mons, who was a teamnate Of Foster
ana Moeller at Rochester last season.
took his place at first base.
where they have lost two straight games.
spaks very we'll for the Nationals show
ing there last week. when they won
two out Of three. Mack's pitchers are
giving evidence Of being far from form.
ready raa n being sS feit. Bender and Plank are
pitching good ball, but none Of the
youngsters on whom Mack relied is
coming through. while Morgan Is stili an
erratic chap. though he does good work
about Boston having grand ball team.
and IL Stair can keep his players on edge
and has q fair pitching stan. the Speed
Bays.' are going to Be heard from In the
present race, In which they appear to
have q better chance to land the nag
than ever before ia recent years.
In going after Tisher's little fy ii the
eighth. John Henry and Eddie Foster
collided. the little third baseman being
badly shaken up az q result. He retired
from the game in favor Of Ray Morgan.
but he Is not believed to be injured
enough to prevent taking his place on the
team In Mondays game.
ing out tho coin It q woO6. Substantial