The Washington times., 1912-04-22
PERFORMANCE OF
| LOCAL YOUNGSTERS
! INTERESTS DUNN
: Long, Walker, and Becker
May Be Farmed to
Orioles.
BALTIMORE MANAGER
MAY DECIDE SOON
Clark Griffith Schedules an Ex-
hibition Game for Sunday,
May 26.
By SENATOR"

BOSTON, Mass, April 22.-Though
Manager Griffith refuses to discuss the
matter in any phase whatever. he tried
to get Jack Dunn, manager of the Bal
timore orioles, interested in Tommy
Long, Buck Becker and Clarence
Walker yesterday in the exhibition
game played in the Monumental City.
Griffith does not feel that he can carry
the entire army he now has on his
payroll and for that reason wants to
plant some of the more promising and
bring them back for further trial in
the fall
Dunn agreed to look over the young
sters pointed out to him and was smit-
ten with the excellent showing of
Walker, whose great running one-hand-
ed catch of a fly marked for three
cushions; sounded the death, knell of
the Orioles. Dunn is expected to make
a decision within a day or two.
Another exhibition game has been
scheduled for the Nationals. On sun
lin Lyceum team, a fast st,ni-profes-
sional team of Brooklyn, at Washington
Park. home of the Trolley Dodgers.
Griffith does not believe in allowing
skylarking. and on this account may
card several more games for OF days
during the campaign.
= Owing 20 the hurried preparations to
complete the Fenway Park, the new
bail!wick OF the Red Sox, in time to
open the season, the dressing rooms for
the. Nationals were compelled TO don
their uniforms in their hotel and shoot
out TO the park in motor cars.
.'tatr Walter Johnson is the likely choice OF
test with the hustllng Red Sox. The
team will tonight be guests at the
Park Theater. where Hattie Williams
is appearing In 4 musical show.
Manager McAleer. last seasons leader
of the Nationals, seems to have struck
the right chord of the New Englanders,
judging from remarks heard here. He
has invested in several tons of salve.
and is using 1t at the rate of many
pounds day. trying to coax the sturdy
Bostonians into his ball yard. He is
meeting with considerable success. too.
= Bob McRoy. secretary of the Red Sox,
has made decided hit with all who
have met him, and he Is proving a
valuable assistant to McAleer in spread
ing the salve where 1t will do the most
good.
= The team arrived an hour late, and
found heavy fog enveloping every
thing. However, hopes are held out for
a game.
Becker Was Uncertain.
Buck" Becker rode a stormy sea
, to 8 to 0 victory over the Balti-
more Orioles yesterday. At times he
= shone and then again he looked weak
I as water. The Nationals hit hard.
I though, and ielded pretty well on a
' feld dotted with hills and valleys
The Orioles looked dangerous in the
opener, but Maisel was frozen at
{ third. He started with lucky
smash past Ray Morgan, who stepped
into one of the numerous tunnels in
his section and saw the hall bound
Onglaub's death advanced him and
! he pilfered third neatly There he
/ stayed while Jake Gettman famed
and Cunningham tossed out Schmidt,
{ the Baltimore Behemoth.
The Nationals looked scrappy enough
! in the second, but did nothing of real
only to be forced by Cunningham, who
died stealing. Ray Morgan singled. and
Ainsmith lived when the pill took a
funny hop away from Parent. Becker
msrseS ths naahs th4d With t%o doWn Watse tSe
Spartanburg fier singled to right. Tom
my Long slapped a slow single to Muir
ply, who turning on his heel set off
after Walker, hiking for third. Walker
skipped back toward second, but Muir
| ply was a better skipper and caught
In their half the Orioles got down to
realv business. pouncing upon Becker's
curves savagely. With two down I'm
glaub belted a sweet safety over sec
ond and Gettman followed with one
and the fans howled for a run. It
didn't come, though, for Becker hiked
| to first in time to take Flynn's toss
when Schmidt grounded along the line.
! Cunningham Makes Hit.
/ Cunningham was the swatting hero OF
! the fourth. The Schnecetady lad caught
! one OF his liking, and shot 1t on a line
against the center field barrier for
/ three cushions. Then he saw Kleinow
! grab Morgan's pop and Ainsmith called
| out on strikes. Young CAN'T was hold
: ing his own with the big leaguers.
The fireworks came in the fifth, and
I left. Moeller followed with a double to
/ the same pocket. Murphy tossed out
; Walker, and Schmidt hurled the pill
second OF course TO BeeEer eSr taiied aHeer and
Daredevil Dan" crossed the pan when
Tommy Long punched a clean safety to
left Kleinow's snappy hurl to Parent
spiked Long stealing, but two runs had
After disposing OF two lads in the
fifth, Becker took sail In his own pri-
Z to Unglaub and Gettman, and planted
the pellet In the middle of Schmidt s
back. Then the gasolene gave out and
he volplaned back TO earth, forcing
sacks full,
E. Morgan Caught Mapping.
There were two dead in the eighth
when Cunningham strolled and stole
and romped home on Raw Morgan's
slap to left. Williams singled to left
TOO. but scoring stopped herause Nor,
gan fell asleep Oft third. and was
caught.
Squalls arose for Becker in the eigth
He pass ed Walsh and then Paren
singled to left. Murphy poled a long
three corners. "Red" walker refused tC
allow 1t. however. and leaped from hill
to hill till he reached the ball will
greatest catches ever seen. Kleinov
skied 10 Long and CAN'T breezed.
Gettman and Schmidt singled in th'
Atnth but Walsh could DO pothinE bu