The Washington times., 1912-05-25
BY SENATOR"

NEW YORK, May 25.-Joe Engel, the
Capital City athletic hero. and Paul
, Musser, the Canton controller, will get
their first trials tomorrow in the exhibit
tion game to be played in Brooklyn
against the Loughlin Lyceum team, one
OF the fastest sandlot brigades in
: Greater New York. Both lads are ready
and eager for the opportunity to prove
, their worth to Manager Griffith, and
the Nationals, and will doubtless work
hard to defeat the enemy.
! Many Of the regulars will have to-
DAY on, the team playing being COM
posed largely of youngsters. Manager
| Griffth Will take this means of getting
! further lines on his recruits. Howard
! Shanks is down to play an intield posi-
/ ton, probably shortstop, and Carl Cash
Williams, Tho played the bag for the
, Red ,Sox a while last year.
First base is one Of the problems fac
Inclined to consider the possibilities of
Cashion and Williams as first corner
guardians. Both these lads will be
! watched carefully for signs Of suffici-
ent class to make good there.
! shanks is rising rapidly in the esteem
OF his manager, The Youngstown boy
played the infield before attracting
Jimmy McAleer's attention as a gard
,
third and short for a couple of weeks
IN the hopes of getting a chance in a
regular game. He will get his first
opportunity tomorrow and it is not i'm
probable that he may make good.
Is Regular Pitcher.
Jerry Akers has become a regular
member of the Nationals twirling staff
Henceforth he will take his turn with
johnson, Groom, Dixie Walker, and
Hughes. Griffith thinks we'll Of his
class as a mound performer, and he will
figure In the double header in Boston
! Wednesday.
John Henry's dislocated finger is re-
covering more rapidly than was ex-
pected by trainer Mike Martin. and he
duties next week. The swelling has al
most vanished, but the finger and
knuckle is still trife sore
Last night the team were the guests
of Al Jolson, the Washington comedian,
At the Winter Garden show.
One of the most interesting ball
games in a season was cracked open,
rsined beyond all hope of repair by
! of the Yankees, Yesterday beside the
lordly Hudson. With one gone and
two lads crowning the sacks in the
seventh, with the Yankees leading
their opponents by one lonely tally
| earned by the sweat of their several
brows, and the convocation of num-
berless bingles, friend Zinn approach
ed the platter, took one unmerciful
swipe at the smooth round pill and
dropped 1t over Milan's dome into the
bunch OF empty seats in center field.
! Were Several Miscues.
Strangely shocked by such rough
treatment in the land of the Hielan-
man. Walker yielded a couple of
I blows, Eddie Foster contributed a
misplay, Eddie Ainsmith a lurid peg
to third and the Highlanders counted
five runs before the curtain dropped
on Harry Martins graceful waving
exhibition. Oh, yes, we made three
counted two more and the Nationals
couldn't even make II interesting for
those folks who didn't go over the
bridge to see Rube Marquard win his
1t was a wonderful afternoon for the
boys who hammer the horsehide, tickle
the. pellet, or poke the sphere. Five
and four times did he bang out the bal
safely Thrice did Dan Moeller, tn,
Rochester rambler, swat the bounding
pellet where 1t lived Hal Chase, tht
dashing first baseman of the home boys
also counted three hits for his private
collection. Dutch Schaefer, in the in
tervals of his merrymaking with tht
rooters behind his position, chalked III
three clean, sweet blows with his wa
\ club.
Until that wicked drive of Zinn's
Dixie Walker was going along nicely
fooling the Yanks with a varied assert
ment of fast and slow ones, a danger
GUS hook ball over the outside corne
and control that predicted success. Afte
I that nightmare, however, he seemed I
wilt away and Becker and Akers bega
to warm up, though neither was calle
( upon for any real work.
Jack Quinn, usually hard man 70
the Nationals to face, was hit har
enough for four ball games. He wa
fortunate in having his teams hits,
bit more timely than the Nationals. A
no time did he appear capable of run
ming along to victory and Wee" War
hop kept working out in right field I
| take his place whenever needed. How
ever, that seventh session saved Quinr
and he went along to the end.
Moeller's rousing triple to center fo
lowed by MiIans two-spot drive to lef-
gave the Nationals a run in the frs
session, but the Yanks came in an
hammered Dixie Walker for three as
handicap TO the aspiring lads from Taft
Vile. Daniels promptly double, scorin
& on Chase's single to left. Cree single
and followed Chase across the pan whe