The Washington times., 1912-04-03
Final Makeup Far From
Settled at This Early
Date.
JOHN McGRAW FOOLS
WASHINGTON PUBLIC
Joe Engel Will Pitch Against
I- ~ Kings Boston
" Nationals.
By SENATOR"

That the Nationals are still in an
embryonic state is being proved in the
daily battles at the concrete coliseum.
Manager Griffith declares that the final
lineup is as far firm being settled now
as 1t was when he arrived in Char
lottesville on March 3, accompanied by
! his battery candidates. The work of
! the players goes far toward proving
this, too.
Against Georgetown and Catholic
University the Nationals looked almost
like regular big league ball team.
4 Against the Philies and the Giants
they have failed to show much class
Indeed, the average fan in the stand
! has about decided that the other big
league teams are far above the local
outht In ability and that 1t will be a
/ hard tight this season for Griff's team
J TO keep ahead of the ST. Louis Browns.
Certainly the team is not getting to-
gether in way to bring results. II
Griffith were not the optimistic gentle
man he is, he might we'll be saddened
by their work to date. They go all
TO pieces in the pinches and yesterday 8
exhibition of wild and hopeless pegging
was painful to an extreme
Only Real Ones.
Milan, Schaefer, and Eddie Ainsmith
alone looked like major leaguers yester-
day against the Giants. Milan's catch
after run from his regular position to
q SPOT in close juXtap position TO Fosters
corner was as good as anybody's ever
was. Schaefer's hitting and base run
ming proved his worth and Eddie Ain
smiths arm was in excellent condition,
second after trying It out.
However, the final ch6ice of Manager
Griffith is yet to be made and he is far
from satisfied with the efforts of his
team SO far. He intends to try out all
the various candidates, and is doing so,
IN the hope of putting a combination on
the field worthy of meeting the other
teams in the American League. Today
combat between the Nationals and the
Tigers or the Athletics would degenerate
into slaughter before five innings were
seen.
Joe F'nsoI, the local sandIottcr and
former star at Mt. st. Ma1y's. has
pcen informed that he will start Fri
DAYS game against the Boston Braves.
the sliSgng tailendcrs OF the National
League. The boy looked good enough
against ';"orgctOwn to warrant this
choice of duty but nc will find the
game much different when he opposes
those awful sluggers under the leader
Th" Nationals should look better
against the Boston team ttan against
tic Giants. for the reason III at the
Huh pitchers ara not first class, and
the local outfit may be able to do some
hitting themselves. But the batsnrn
under King are marciless and will
spar" no pitcher. Hence Engcls hard
task.
Some Easy Money.
Manager Griffith has offered Christy
Mathewson $1,000 for teaching Carl
Cashion how to pitch a curve ball. but
the likelihood of Matty's earning that
easy money is far from assured. Big
Six has agreed to do it. laughing as
he agreed, but he will have no oppor-
tunity for doing so.
In the event of Cashions failure to
learn control in the box, he may be
tried out in the garden. In the minor
league from which he came to the Ma
tionals Cashion played a good game in
the outfield and his heavy hitting proved
Of great value to his team. 1t Is pos
sible that he might make good in the
local outfield, being fast on his feet a
good thrower and a hard hitter.
Jimmy McAleer has tried to send
Pitcher Anderson to ST. Paul, but the
Youngster refuses to go. preferring to
go back to his dentists office So far
McAleer has been unable to coax him to
be good. Goodman, an outflelder and
Shinn, an infelder, have been dropped.
Only Shortstop KruG has made good
with the Red SoX out of all the mob
Of buds McAleer took to Hot Springs.