Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
GET WORKOUT
DESPITE RAIN
Nationals Prt Through Two
Hours of Hard Practice
Between Showers.
PITCHERS SHOW FORM
MUCH ABOVE AVERAGE
Hughes, Cashion, Johnson,
EngIe and Dent Display
Remarkable Speed.
BY j. ED GRILLO.
snecial DISPATCH to The Star.

BY j. ED GRILLO.
Snecial DISPATCH to The Star.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va,
March I5.-By taking advantage
OF a short interrnission between
rains Griffith put his regular play
ers through a two-hour workout
on Lambeth Field this afternoon.
1t rained until after noon, but the
remarkable draining properties of
the ball field again stood in good
stead, and by half past 1 o'clock
the players were able to get
out and take the usual practice,
though the outfield was so wet
that the game with Virginia had
to be called off. Practice was
limited to the infeld and the bat
terics. The outfelders, Milan,
Shanks and Moeller, were brought
into the base line and given
stiff workout on ground balls,
while the regular inhelders also
took their turns in these positions.
Hughes, Engle. Dent, Cashion
and Johnson each pitched fifteen
minutes to Ainsmith and Henry,
using about everything they had
lat their command, after which
they chased back to the gymna-
SUM for their rundown. The
condition of these pitchers is
about all that could be desired. !
Barring Dent, there is not one of
them suffering with any sort of "a
hitch in the arm, and the speed
they displayed is marvellous, when
the season of the year is consid-
cred.
Cashion Shows Control
CashIon again demonstrated perfect
control. He had Griffith standing in the
batter's position while he shot over fast
ones. broke over curves and usesS. his
change of pace. Not once during the
fifteen minutes that he worked did he
have himself in a hole on the batter.
wanted, and If this performance is a
correct line his ability for the COM
ing season. rest assured that Cashion
VII more than fill the gap which existed
last season in the pitching department.
Engel. too, again showed marked i'm
provement so far his control is con-
ctrned. and there is little doubt that
Griffith will be able to him regularly
With the older members OF his pitching
tat.
Though Tom Hughes no longer may.aeI
;,rned youthful. he is rounding into
torm remarkably fast After he had let
= mself out for ten or more minutes this
%tternoon he came off the rubber wet
y tn perspiration and with the announce
nent that just about two more strenuous
vork-outs would put him on edge.
Hughes arm, which was doubtful prop
osItion year or so ago. seems to have
recovered al its former strength and he
actually believes that he is due to have
one of the best years of his career.
IL was a tri1e too suitry to suit Walter
Johnson. He pitched for ten minutes or
more. but complained that he was having
some difficulty getting his breath, and
Griffith sent him to the bath before he
had finished his work.
Dent Is Discouraged.
Elliot Dent is very much DISCOURAGED
Every spring he has suffered with
lame. aching arm. and he has attributed
this trouble to the fact that he did too
IL.
This spring he started out to take mat
tiers easy. He never let his arm out and
was decidedly careful about everything
he did so as to avoid the period in the
spring during which he has formerly suf-
Tered But the change OF system has
failed to bring about desired results. for
he finds that his arm is just stiff and
sore now as IL has been in previous
years. His workout today panied him,
but he samely stuck to his task and fin
ished Very much loosened up
II seems to be absolutely necessary
Tor me 10 suffer with lame arm at this
care | may take of myself he said.
My arm feels like ton of lead just as
~ mas In former years but ii Will be
All ready after we can work in some hot
weather. and [ hope to be ready to do
my share by the time the season opens.
have made a special effort this spring
10 do as little work as possible for the
first few weeks in the hope that l would
avoid the STAG of training where / have
pad arm. but IL seems useless" Dent is
one OF the youngsters that Griffith is fig
uring on 10 build up his pitching staff,
and his present condition is not a source
of disappointment to the mana ger for he
y confident that, in time. the former
Newark twirler will come around to
his real form.
The practicing OF the outfelders i'm the
lnheld is one of the wissst of Grffiths
moves Shanks. for instance was OF the
greatest help to the Nationals last sea-
so,i, oeiduSe ne was perfect on ground
palls hi into his territory. He was re-
sarded as the most competent fielder of
hits made along the left foul line in the
lea%ue. and he saved the team many
game by holding almost certain doubles
10 singles.
Shanks learned the art of fielding
grounders last spring. when Griffith fire.
quently brought him into the infield for
practice. and this spring he has given
Moeller and Milan a similar course of
training. Yesterday II was compulsory to
resort 10 this training stunt. for there
were lakes of water in the outtield, but il
was nevertheless beneficial to tine three
outfieiders.
III was a tired lot Of p'ayers who drag-