The Washington times., 1912-03-14
No More Games Will Be
Played With Virginia
After Saturday.
ALVA WILLIAMS HAS
COLD IN SHOULDER
Majority of Pitchers Suffer From
Sore Throwing
Arms.
BY SENATOR"

CHARDOTTESVILLE Va, March Il.
Only one more game will be played
with the Virginia college boys by the
Nationals, Manager Griffith deciding
not to play them after Saturday. 1t was
his original intention to play two or
three games next week, but he has
come to the conclusion that his whole
squad will get much better practice in
scrub games.
Playing Virginia" says Griffith.
keeps more than half the team on the
bench. II the weather holds out, We
shall have scrub game every after
noon and now and then in the morn
ing, too. This will enable all the boys
to get some needed practice"
Alva williams has a sore shoulder
and throwing arm, the result of the
cold winds on Lambeth Field, and he
may not be able to peg to second un-
til the season opens. Then, too, almost
all the pitchers have sore arms. Joe En-
gel carrying the worst wing of the
bunch. Buck" Becker can hardly get
the ball as far as the plate, while Tom
Hughes is taking no chances with his
salary whip.
Yesterdays lineup against Virginia
shows the makeup Of the first team,
with the exception Of third base. Eddie
Foster will hold down the far corner
as soon as the practice sklrnlshes pc, pc
qIn. Morgan going TO the scrubs. Ihe
lineup of the scrubs Will be: .ooord
Spencer, first base; Sheer seGond
base: Gagnier shortstop: Morgan, third
base: c. Walker, left field; Long. cen
ter field: Shanks, right field. rms IS
fast collection OF yoHngstefFs; f yesteT. tep,
| iudging from their pracuce Vi SeS''
day.
Look the Likeliest.
or the young outfelders, Dan Moelier
and Howard Shanks look the hkenes'
Of the bunch. Moeller. at bat and IN
| tho feId. works like a veteran. while
on the bases he has great speed IL
will take phenomenal playing on the
part of any other candidate to keep
him out of left field this season.
While not given all the opportunities
nossible thus far, Howard Shanks, the
| youngstown STRIPPING. is sweet helder'
and confident as possible at the bat.
He is fast on his feet in the garden
and plays a drive with the judgment of
a veteran He should give Herman
Schaefer a tough battle for the job In
right field. OF course. Schaefer has the
experience and last years batting aver
age to help him against the youth and
speed of shanks. But the youngstown
| The fight for first base is by no
means settled with the placing of Jack
! FLYNN on the first team. Spencer ie
| one Of the smoothest tielders ever seen
in a Washington uniform, and is pick
ing up some in his style at bat. Man,
ager Griffith is teaching each Individual
batter Just how to stand and how "a
strike at the ball. His lnstructlont
have brought improvement in the wori
of both Cunningham and Spencer In
| marked degree. If Spencer can come
| through with hit now and then, h'
should make Flynn show more than NJ
has yet shown to cinch the place.
Fosters Arm Weak.
| Eddie Fosters arm is weak yet IRON
lack of practice, but the little fellow
is taking to third base performances
like a veteran. He is a shortstop anc
second baseman. and has much to learr
about guarding the third corner. bu
Griffith is willing TO teach him. and h
is willing to learn, one of the bes
combinations known.
The majority of the squad are suffer
ing from heavy colds as a result O
the constant rain. Tramping through
mud and water to the gymnasium twic
! day is not the best method of keep
ing in good shape. Cashions tempera
ture the other night reached 102l2 befor
{ Trainer Martins remedies had thei
: desired effect. Eddie Ainsmith an
l "Ruck" Becker are talking thrOug
heavy fogs Cunningham is so hOaTS
he cannot be heard three feet away
Everybo is wishing for hot su
from now until 1t Is time to go bac
to Washington, but past experience
v;,, confidence,