Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-22
cd Line to Be Had on Nationals Regular and Substitute Player
|GRIF HAS PROBABLY SELECTED
UTILITY IN AND OUT FIELDERS
Looks Like Knight and Morgan to Gobble
Grounders, With c. Walker and
Long to Chase Flies.

| nothing happens to him he should be
| ready to pitch some very effective ball
| by the time the season opens. Cashion
| has proved himself a very apt pupil
| There is nothing he would not try to i'm
prove himself in, and Griffith is taking
great interest in him. Cashion has prac-
ticed most every kind of delivery known
| to the art. excepting perhaps the spit
ball. with which he does not fool. But he
has knuckle ball, a fadeaway and all
| sorts of changes of pace. But his great
est improvement is the fact that his con-
I troll is constantly getting better
Alva Williams. judged on what he has
shown here, will prove mighty handy
man with the stick for his team Will
liams is natural hard hitter, and even
when he is not catching he would un-
doubtedy be used in the pinches. Will
liams has shown himself to be splendid
receiver behind the bat, but his throwing
arm is still weak, and he is not indulg-
ing much in pegs to the bases.
There is no reason why Griff1th's team
should not toe the mark in perfect condi-
ton There are still three weeks left for
the players to prepare themselves, and If
the present system of work is continued
every man on the team should be on edge
by April II. The players are given plenty
overworked. Griffith is careful to watch
that. He believes in gradually getting his
players into shape. He does not force
them. In all the players put in about four
| hours every day on the ball field. There
is fielding practice and batting practice
and other stunts which manage to keep
the squad in constant action and have the
players we'll tired when they come back
to their house in the afternoon. The
playing of games between the veterans
| and colts is a splendid thing to condition
players, and these games will be continued
{ during the remainder of the teams stay
here.
| Walter Johnson is one of the few ball
players who needs no watching or in
structions about getting himself into con-
dition. He is very hard worker; but is
very careful of his arm. He works that
out at regular periods but he is never
idle at other times. If he is not chasing
flies in the outfield he is batting fungo
johnson believes that a pitcher should
! be in the best possible condition. He ar
cues that it is quite strain to pitch
! through an entire game: and that unless
| the physical condition of the pitcher is
what it ought to be his arm is sure to
| weaken, if it is not permanently injured.
| Work seems to agree with Guy John
| son. He has taken on five or ten pounds
since coming here. and he works hard at
| that. Guy is handicapped just now With
IL very sore arm, but even under such con-
ditions he seems to have lot of stuff.
| Patrons OF DdSe pail IN w dSillIlS tOi
should get good line on the chances or
the team this season before the season
opens. The exhibition games with the
National League clubs scheduled to be
played there next month will pit the Ma
tionals against teams in a class to which
they are supposed to belong. There is
hardly any likelihood of the team not
being fit to play it's best ball at that
time. for indications are that it will
have reached that stage Of its training
| xxhar he y,la
work Incidentally these games will be
for blood. for the reason that there is
always a lot of rivalry between the play
ers of the two major leagues. and the
games will be fought as il they were
real pennant contests.
! Milan has made hit with Griffith. The
| fleet little fielder. usual, pulls off all
sorts of remarkable bits Of fielding during
| these exhibition games, and Griffith has
come to the conclusion that he is one of
| the best fielders he has ever seen. Il have
seen a whole lot of great fielders in my
thing on Milan.' he said. HE hasn't a
weakness that 1 can detect. He goes to
both sides, back or forward, covers lot
| of ground and is sure fly catcher. and
| as an inside ball player he compares
ifavorably with the best in the game"
| Schaefer is determined to make a good
outtielder out of himself. He puts in an
hour or so every day chasing flies which
Walter Johnson hits to him. There is al
ready a great Improvement in his work
in right field. and he seems to have every
confidence that he can fill the bill salts
factorily.
ers to make a mistake, even though it be
of the slightest nature, without Griffith
noticing it. Griffith has the knack of dis
covering a players fault just as soon as
= he &c yfolF tn trHr 70 rnof
them. There is nothing a conscientious
ball player appreciates more than to have
his attention called to something he is do
ing wrong, and especially If the correc-
i ton is pointed out by some one who is in
a position to know of what he speaks.
With Cashion. Johnson and Groom as
their pitchers, the Yannigans won their
second game from the regulars yesterday
afternoon by a score of 3 to ,. But for
some mix-upS on the bases the colts would
have galloped home with an easy victory,
as they had all sorts of opportunities for
runs. but accepted but few of them
The second inning. for instance, opened
batters hit safely, and yet no runs were
scored and only three men faced Walker
in this inning On Ainsmith's single which
came after Spencer's walk. Milan threw
bases. where Mcbride nailed him and then
> threw to first in time to catch Ainsmith
who had started for second. Morgan fol.
lowed with a hit. but when he tried tC
stretch it into double Moeller nailed him
at second.
In the third they made. four hits, but
got but a single run. Gagnier opened with
a hit and Cashion followed with a double
to right, but Gagnier in trying to score
was thrown out at the plate. Walkers
hit scored Cashion. Fosters error and
Walkers double gave them another in
the fifth.
In the meantime the veterans also got a
couple. Cunningham's triple followed by
McBrdes single netted one in the fourth
and hits by Foster and Henry and a cou-
pie of passes forced the tying run over in
the seventh. But Williams ended the
game in the eighth, when w. Walker
on third as the result Of a walk a sacri-
flee and a put-out, Williams drove a low
liner to center. Milan made a great
scoop of the ball. but Umpire Rigler saw
that it was not legally caught and de.
clared it safe, Walker scoring the win
ming run.
REGULARS. Ag. R; H; so.BB .sB.po. A. E;
MILAN. cf........ o o o 1
schaefer, rf........ 3 Q Q 9
NIoeler h.........3 o o 1 . O
Flynn. 1b...:.... o 0 s !
Cunningham, 2b... / 1 0
Mcbride, ss........ D .