The Washington times., 1912-03-19
Regulars and Yannigans
|. Play First Game of
IL Season Today.
GRIFFITH ADVOCATES
FIELDING PRACTICE
Carl .Cashion Gets Instruction in
Throwing From "Old
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By SENATOR"

II by "SENAIOK.
! CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March 49,
1.-The entire squad of Nationals report
ed on Lambeth Field at 10 O'Clock to-
day in order to get in a workout while
the sun was hot. The first practice
game between the Regulars and the
lYannigans is carded for this afternoon,
and beginning tomorrow, two such con-
tests will be billed for each day, MORN
ing and afternoon.
Manager Griffith gave Carl Cashion,
the big pitcher, lesson in the art of
finging the sphere today. He took him
into his room and kept him there for
FULLY half an hour, explaining the
various modes of mysufying the bats
men. Cashion is improving with each
days workout, and Griffith has the best
LOT hopes for him.
With Clyde Milan signed Griffith now
mas his whole squad under contract,
and is especially pleased that there are
| Swelling with pride over their magnifi-
cent whitewashing of the University of
virginia team, the Nationals Yanni-
gans are ready to go right after the
Regulars from the sound of the bell.
They Just needed one victory ,to be-
come welded into a machine which, so
they say, can hold it's own against
anything here in this particular section
OF Virginia
The Cans walloped the colleeians
mainly by possessing almost alright
hurling and hammering the ball till it
hurt. The striplings were leading by a
opened and g. Erminie Schaefer begged
his lads 80 earnestly and pleaded with
them SO tenderly that they came
through with three singles and a brace
OF doubles bringing up the final score
.GaGnier, Spencer. and Allen. scheer
were the biting kids Of the m0tinee,
each one getting in three blows. Tommy
mark with two each. Neither Spencer @ r
IAor Scheer showed any weakness be-
fore Virginias two southpaw ,hurlers,
5amnaons and Grant betting their best
those of Gus Todd, an orthodox mound
artist.
Hypnotized BY Johnson.
Walter Johnson's presence on the
mound in the first three innings SEEM
ed to have hypnotic influence over the
wands of Virginia's young men, six OF
them going out on strikes before the
'.smokeball hurler" from Kansas. Wal
ter used nothing but fast ball and
"a change OF pace, and had no difficulty
In holding the collegians to a wee
single, F'inlay's bunt in the third which
caught Ray Morgan asleep at the
switch.
b Cashion was inclined to be wild. but
he famed five in his three sessions or
the hillock. Fast fielding by Spencer
and Scheer saved the Cans from be-
Ing scored on in the fifth as result OF
a wicked fling by Cashion. He passed
Philips and then. slammed the ball tc
the terrace behind first to-, catch him
off the bag Spencer hotfooted it after
the pill and Scheer, awake to his op,
Iportunity, relayed it from first to Ain
smith in time to get tthe daring col
1egian trying to score. All three bats
men whitfield in the sixth before the
Dixie Walker was "a bit shy OF
control in the last three innings, but
held Virginia hitless and famed foul
Of them Just to show that he could i5n dc d.
bingled a beautiful double to left in the
concluding frame.
Slapped Hot One.
In the third Walter Johnson slapped
one too hot for Gammons and was sac
Irifced along by Tommy Long neatly
Then Clarence Walker stepped into
one and tapped it to left for a cushion
IsC1ring Johnson In the next session
with one dead, Al, Williams bounced {
double to left close to the line anC
scored easily when Eddie Gagnier kick
ed IN with his second screaming triple
Three pretty tallies were chalked VI
N the fifth when Gus Todd, forme
duties.. The Cans took an immediate
and lasting liking to his delivery: Lon
was safe on Carters error and stol
on F1nlay with ease. A passed bal
sent him to third and he strolled acros
the, dish a moment later when Red
walker dropped his second single. II
left Shanks forced Walker and thel
ptlfered second. Spencer pulled bingl
into right, scoring Shanks. Williams
death advanced the first baseman ant
ne went over when Mcintyre display
ed larded fingers in dropping Morgan
TRe sixth saw get another run trickl
IN for the Cans. Al Scheer opened thi
session with a pretty double close 7
the first base foul line in right. II
had no trouble at all IN scoring o
feld fence. Cashion lost the credit Q
"a home run by not touching thlrC
Tommy Long singled, but was left.
Grant, a southpaw, who was slamme
by the Regulars on Saturday, tried HI
hand for the last two innings, and too
a beating in the ninth, five runs CON
ing in before the last man was Eon
Mcintyre tossed out Shanks, but Sper
Ger singled to right and and grabbed aRSti mott
Ainsmith lived on McIntyre's web
throw. Morgan expired on roller
the pitcher but Eddie Gagnier, col
tinuing his. good work. bihed a fr
young single to center, sending bot
Spencer and Ainsmith across. Gagnit
then impressively stole.
Gets Third Bingle.
Young Scheer, despite the fact he Wa
facing a portsider cracked out his thil
bingle to right. scoring Gagnier. Sche
then legged it TO second before Lande
throw. Dixie Walker hammered out
bunch OF fouls. and then laid a doub
down in left field, scoring Scheer wi
the fourth run of the inning. TOmn
Long danced double to left, scorir
Dixie Walker Red Walker walk
and, with Long, pulled Off a doub
steal Shanks died, Hewitt to Carte
ending the agony.
Finlay, Virginia's backstop, was 1
cured in q collision with Mcintyre
the sixth, when both lads tried +
Scheer's foul fy near the National
bench. He suffered a severe cut on Il
chin, and was stunned too badly to a
low OF his continuing in the gam
IIandes came in from left field and p
up a good game behind the bat.
There were soma excellent nelQlI