The Washington herald., 1913-05-18
One Reliable Hurler
Must Be Developed
Lack of Form Shown by Young Pitchers Is Causing
Manager Griffith Worry-Pennant Hopes Hang
on Securing Another Dependable Finger.
Photo By National Photo Co.

ball straight over. then they waded into
1t with a vengeance .
Cashion's first start against the same
St Louis Browns resulted disastrously.
but it was not entirely the Carolina Curv-
er's fault. He had a world of stun and
retired the side in order during the first
inning. In the second round Umpir
tOLoughlln. who, for some unaccountabIe
reason, has been of color on balls and
strikes, missed, according to Catcher Ain
smith, at least four perfect strikes. This
unnerved the big fellow, and when Catch
er Agnew came along and walloped the
ball for three bases il was all over
Grin's judgment on the value of a
pitcher is not questioned when Engel
Cashion, Gallia, and Boehling's name are
mentioned This quartet possesses the
stun. NOW. If there was some way in
which the old confidence could be injected
into them all would be well
Pitcher Fred FaIkenberg. former Ma
tional. who has been in the minors for
a year and who is back with the Cleve-
land Maps this season, pitching great ball,
is said to have developed a fadeaway
that puzzles the most experienced bats
man.
Something must surely have happened.
for thus far none of the opposing clubs
what success the Nationals have when
they tackle the Maps in the Forest City
next week.
The winning stun shown by Falkenberg
is, according to Germany Schaefer. but
another argument in favor of allowing
Nick Altrock to start a game for the
Nationals.
Altrock was in the American Associa-
ton last season until Grfff purchased his
he 10. tolr
possible care of himself ever since the
training season started in Charlottesville
Altrock said to the writer recently:
When / look at some of these fell
lows getting by with so little stun II
makes me sore to think that Grif does
not put me In the box 10 start a game"
II would not be at all surprising If the
Old Fox did work Altrock before many
days have elapsed.
The story recently printed to the effect
that the Cubans. Calvo and Acosta, were
so badly Jared in an elevator while the
club was in st. Louis that they refused
to ride In the lift is a trihe exagger-
ated.
1t is true that the Sunday the Ma
tionals reached st. Louis, Calvo and
Acosta were slightly shaken Up when
the elevator cage slipped and hit the
buffer at the bottom of the well, but
they did not appear to be badly scared,
and laughed the thing OF as a good
joke.
That they refused to ride. afterward
in the elevator is not true. These boys
from Havana are enjoying immensely
the sights of the various Western cities.
Everything is new and strange to them.
and they miss nothing.
/, There Is a young pitcher named Well
man on the STAFF of the st. Louis Browns.
who stands 6 feet inches in his stock
ing feet. Up to date he has never worked
against the Nationals. Weilman will
likely be In the box one OF the games
when the Browns visit the Capital
This big fellow. according to Mound
City scribes. is going to be the greatest
pitcher In the world when he grows up,
or rather when he gains Just a little
more experience. Weilman Is a south.
paw.
of player of George McBride's ability
the Detroit News rises to remark.
IAN island is body of land sur
rounded by water, and the Washington
infield is George Mcbride surrounded by
four players.
TT was the infield that made the Ma
tionais last season and of the quartet of
infelders. Mcbride was the only veteran.
Washington started well this season
and was going good until Foster was
PVT out of the running. Then came the
injury to Gandil and Washington dis
covered the value Of the Nationals inheld
If they did not happen to realize it
previously
Ty Cobb yesterday mailed n check for
800. his subscription to the new s2so.oQ9
Y. NJ. C. A. building of Grand Rapids.
Mich. Other Y. NJ c. AS will likely
write to the Georgia peach for similar
contributions