Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-19
WILL DISPOSE OF
EXTRA MATERIAL
Griffith to Reduce the Number
of Players Before Opening
of the Season.
TWO CUBANS WILL BE
RETAINED ALL SUMMER
In Addition, Two Recruit
InfieIders and a Pitcher or
Two Will Be Carried.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March 10
Barring two outfelders, two infielders and
pitcher or two, the entire band of re-
crafts who have been working out here
with the Nationals will be shipped to
other parts within the next two weeks or
So 1t has been definitely decided to hold
both Calvo and Acosta, the two Cubans.
None of the other young outfielders will
be retained. Several of them have ability,
but it is the youth of the two foreigners
and the fact that they have a lot of
ability that gives them the honor of be-
ing retained.
Gedeon and Williams are the two in
fielders to stay. The former is certainty
and the latter looks to have a good
chance. 1t all depends what Griffith
decides in the matter of how many utility
men he will carry. Griffith is apt to go
along with quite bunch of pitchers for
while after the season starts, for he
wants to make sure to be we'll fortified
fss.il.is department. Present indications
are ttrat Dent and Drohan will remain,
but with Gallia and Boehling of last
years crop showing in high-class form
the chances of the newcomers have ma
terially decreased.
The selection of Acosta and Calvo as the
outtelders who will be carried through
the season does not come as a surprise
to those who have been watching the
practice here. Not only have these boys
world of ability, but they have that
spirit and energy that always makes a
hit with Griffith. They may break into
the game but seldom during the season
because the old outfield will be kept in
tact but Griffith figures that a year or
SO on a major league team, where they
can learn something. will greatly improve
the TWO lads, and make them major league
material
Gedeon is the best looking young play
er that has broken into fast company for
Some time. There is absolutely no doubt
about his future. Though the infield is
comparatively new to him, he does re-
markably well there. Griffith figures on
using him in both the in and outfield as
emergencies may arise. and if both Nor
gan and Laporte should fail to come up
to expectations at second base there is
chance for Gedeon to be dropped in
there after q while.
So far as the teams pitching staff is
concerned, it is in more danger of being
overcrowded than being short OF material
With Johnson, Groom, Hughes, Cashion
and Engel all showing good form and
Gallia proving the surprise of the camp.
the youngsters will have mighty hard
time breaking into any games 1t is
true that a team cannot have too many
good pitchers. but. Of course, there is a
limit to the number team can carry to
advantage
Dent and Drehan looked to have a
chance and Griffith would not object to
carrying a staff of eight, but the others
are not apt to break in because nearly
all Of them need more seasoning. Boeh-
ling might be retained because the team
needs a left-hander to help out, and in
cidentally the Richmond lad is display
ing better form than ever before.
BoehIing and Gallia pitched the after
noon game against Virginia yesterday,
and their showing was about equal. The
collegians divided four hits evenly be-
tween them and neither allowed a run.
Pitching against college teams is, of
course. quite different from facing major
league batsmen, but the difference is not
SO great that a pitcher without ability
could get by against even an amateur
team. What was most encouraging about
the work of the two young pitchers was
the fact that both had almost perfect
control. But one base on balls was
given and Gallia handed out that.
The regulars are not yet hitting as they
vii have to later. The stick work of the
team is still far below the standard, and
only constant practice can improve it.
It is true that the players have been up
against some pretty stiff pitching for
this season of the year, but they are not
driving the ball offered by the college
pitchers as they should. This, however
Is the direct effect of lack of practice, and
there will be remarkable change for the
better in due time Griffith is fairly
pounding batting into his men. They are
almost continually at it. When they are
not engaged in a game he has four or five
OF his pitchers tackle them and they give
them all they have. Some, of the players
are hitting in streaks- They get couple
of hits one day and then lay off for sew
eral Moeller, Laporte and Shanks are
of this kind, while Eddie Foster also is
far from being at his right pace.
1t was a trying day on the Regulars.
They had hard battle with the Colts in
the morning, in which they We're beaten,
and then they had to play another game