Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09
|NF|ELD MAKES
GOOD SHOWING
Three of Nationals Young
sters Do Exceptionally
Well in Practice Game.
VIRGINIA NINE LOSES
BY SCORE OF q TO 3
Contest Really Well Played
and Very interesting to
Watch.
BY j. ED GRILLO.


March 8.-Griffiths team of
= youngsters won a really brilliant
game OF bali from the Virginia
University team this afternoon by
a score OF 4 to 3, after hard
struggle, which was saved for the
visitors IN the ninth with two
men out, when Allen Sheer pulled
down a long line drive from
Hume, pinch hitter, with man
On third base.
Considering that this was the
first game that the Rockies have
played together, they gave an ex-
cellent account OF themselves.
incidentally they had their first
opportunity to face what looked
like real pitching. for the college
twirlers, who have been training
Tor several weeks, were curving
the ball. and this was the first
time that any OF Griffith's men
have looked at that sort of pitch
ing this spring.
1t was really good game of
ball to lcok at, Notwithstanding
the fact that it was Bit too cool
to be comfortable. Every one of
the recruits showed to good adj
vantage They all hit we'll under
the circumstances, and their field
ing was clean and snappy. The
three young pitchers also looked
as though they handed up moth
ing but fast ones. That infield,
several members OF which are sure
to be retained BY Griffith. made
a particularly coed showing
Gedeon, Williams and Morley
playing their positions we'll and
doing the bulk of the hitting for
their team.
Nationals Had to Work.
There was never moment when the
=
oars. They found themselves one to the
lad early in the game. and then. after
getting a lead. they were constantly
threatened by the collegians. 1t looked
like the score would at least be tied in
the ninth when Sullivan. who was pitch
ING. got wild. walked a couple and final
~ had a man on third and two out
Hume. pinch hitter. was sent up and
he sent long drive to deep center fan
over Sheer's head. 1t looked like a
u .-sx
the ball and caught it. ending the game
Buck" Barton and Lefty Austin
MADE the best showing of the pitchers
Sullivan pitched the last three innings
and seemed 10 have. a lot OF stuff, but
he lacked control and this made his
task hard one. The coliegians did mol
connect Very often with the offerings OF
any of the three pitchers. but because
managed to be within mailing distance
Of their rivals all the way.
The star OF the game was Gedeon who
iielded brilliantly. ran bases well and fig
calvo also held up their end and CAV,
evidence that they are even better in
tall game than in practice
Virginia was the first TO score TIL,
tally came in the third When Finla,
hunted down the third base line ans
reached first after two men were out
He stole second and scored on NeT'
scratch hit over second.
II was NOT until the fourth that the re
cults got busy. Calvo opened tn,
inning with hit and Gedeon prompt,
sent him to third with a safe drive t,
right field. Williams also got single
aud while Mcclure was fumhjing Sahaa
fcrs grounder. Gedeon came home an,
put his side i'm the lead.
In the sixth there We're more runs 70
the visitors. Williams opened this rom.
with a single. and while Schaefer va
being thrown out at first on his sioY
roller to short Williams went all tile wa,
In third. from where he scored whel
Morley tripled TO center. Morley cam
home when Ainsmith sent long sacri
lice 10 center.
Virginia got one in the seventh on
walk. base hit and sacrifice ny, AN
It's final run came In the ninth on s
liass TO Sticlxler. Morieys boot and
double play which allowed Stickier (
score frnin third base. Score. -