The Washington times., 1912-03-26
IiYoungster Glad to Perform
With Big Club In
! Home Town.
GAGNIER ORDERED
TO INDIANAPOLIS
Griffith to Keep a String On
Recruit From
N$Sg& Lincoln.
BY SENATOR" ="

llLlIfS, va, Mai CIl 20.
lt-Ray Morgan will hold down third base
for the Nationals next Saturday against
Jack Dunns Baltimore Orioles in the
Monumental city, Eddie Foster remain
ing at home to perform for the Yani-
gans on the Florida avenue grounds
against Jack Gassaway's sandlotters.
Manager Griffith so informed Morgan
stoday, and the little infielder is filled
with joy at being allowed to play with
a big league team in his own town.
II certainly feel good at getting the
chance to play with the regulars Sat
urday in my home town." says Morgan,
''just as any fellow would. I'll show
the folks a few things about playing
the bag, too"
Eddie Gagnier, who has been sent to
indianapolis, although putting up the
best game here of all the infielders,
will not be seen in action by the WASH
1ngton fans. Gagnier has been ordered
TO leave Washington tomorrow night
on a fast train for Indianapolis, and
will not be used in the game against
Georgetown.
1IO through train from New Orleans to
Washington, according to an official an
nouncement of Manager Griffith this
morning, and the Regulars will line up
against the University of Virginia team
This afternoon. The game will begin at
$3.50, and the players will thus be able
TO enjoy their suppers before leaving
4 for the railroad station to enter their
special car.
Owing to a slight frost last night
lambeth Field was soft and slippery
was taken. But all the players had
q long batting practice in preparation
for the afternoon game with the college
boys.
The Nationals may close their spring
training trip of 1912 with a game with
the University of Virginia team this
afternoon, but 1t Is all contingent on
the time table of the Southern railway,
and the condition of the rails in Georgia
and Carolina.
' If the through trains from Dixieland
are late-well, maybe ther won't be
iGny such game. If they are on time,
the Nationals will mix up with Eppa
RIXey's curves on Lambeth Field in the
I afternoon and then hike North on the
! 7:lO train.
Groom Was Ineffective.
=, Failing suddenly and VenomOusly or
Groom's slants in the fifth and sixth
sessions, scoring six runs on seven hits
the Yannigans Copped one more victory
from the Regulars yesterday, and moth
ing in this wide, wide world can con-
vince those kids that they haven't the
better team and should be chosen by
League season.
The debate was settled in the seventh
inning, when the score was to ., tC
allow Virginia to meet the Episcopal
High School boys and the crowd lighted
a fresh cigar and stayed 10 see the
second game of the afternoon.
t Dixie Walker twirled four innings fol
the Regulars and was invincible Man.
ager Griffith was delighted with the
showing of the alabama Beauty" who
had perfect control, a neat change OF
pace and a fine bunch of bcnders with
which no mystified the hardest hitters
of the Yannigans.
Gave Only Two Hits.
Walter johnson, king Of them all
worked on the crag for the Cans anC
aside from giving two hits in the open.
ing inning, was unhittable, though hG
owed much to some good fielding BY
''Red" Walker and Howard Shanks.
Carl Cashion, the Carolina cUrver, go
into the fray in the fifth and the Regu'
lars, by mailing a couple of bingles fol
lowing a sloppy error by SCheer, coaNeC
two runs over the pan in the sixth
Cashion didn't seem to have warmed VI
sufficiently for his best work.
Groom went through the motions o.
pitching a few times and then tried t
shoulder Dixie Walkers task of stop
ping the Yannigans. 1t was too muCl
for him and he blew the battle riGh
at the start. If Groom had had timt
10 warm UP properly. the. story Nigh
have been far different. AS 1t was th
Cans went right to him and lifted an
other scalp from the Regulars.
1t was gala day for Howard 'Shanks
Besides pulling off some fancy catche
in the garden, the Youngstown bo,
poled his first bingle of the season. l
was no mere single, either, but a large
healthy, bouncing triple to the ella,
bank in right field and Ray Morgan
was on hand when he reached third II
his mad dash to give him the "welcom
to our league" sign of good fellowship
Cunningham intercepted one of Waite
Uohnson's fast ones with the fieshy par
of his arm just above the elbow ant
gracefully retired from the struggle T.
allow Mique Martin to give it a crutch
Bill admits. yea, confesses, that Waite
! Johnson was using little bit of hi
well-known speed on that partiCula
ball. Ainsmith took Cunningham
place and performed Enthusiastically, bu
effectively.
Open Confidently.
The Regulars opened the contest wit
confidence, Milan spanking pretty sin
gle to right, and advancing o
Schaefers death. He scooted to thir
when MOeller lifted safety over MOI
gan's head, but Henry's quick peg t
Morgan caught the Tennessee fiye
yards from the cushion few minute
later. Moeller stole and was ready I
score, but Gagnier rushed out into shOI
center and took Flynn's fly. There wa
nothing doing, therefore.
Dixie Walker was in fine fettle, an
II was one, two, three for the fou
innings in which he worked. He white
Clarence Walker and Shanks in IN
first, and fooled Long in the fOurtl
Scheer made fine attempt to bTea
into the base-hit column In the thirC
when he showed a mighty drive owe
Mlan's head. but the Linden beaut
hustled far out to the running tract
one OF his stellar catches. The crow
applsuded until he had sore hands.
Walter Johnson wobbled slightly 1
the fourth. and il looked then as
the Regulars could not be prevCnte
from getting a lead. With one gone, h
passed Moeller.-- Gagnier ran over bC