The Washington herald., 1913-03-26
VETS BLANKED
BY PIMIENIAS
Schaefer Fails to Show Up,
and Altrock Leads Team
to Victory.
HUGHES in RARE FORM
Long Tom Holds Regulars Safe,
While Austin Is Hit
Hard.
HUGHES IN RARE FORM
special to The Washington Herald.


Charlottesville, Va. March Slowing
TO the absence of Capt Germany
schaefer, who attended the fox hunt this
morning. Griff selected Nick Altrock to
lead the Pimientas against the regulars
in the daily practice game So success
ful were the youngsters that as soon as
the seven inning combat ended, waivers
were asked on the Teuton by all his ball
players. final score. 10 to 0, in favor OF
the Pimientas.
Pimientas victory was due almost en-
tirely to the great pitching of long Tom
hughes. who toiled on the mound five
innings. Hughes allowed but one hit
and struck out half a score OF the first
string players. The regulars were ab-
solutely helpless before the veteran, who
mixed up curves with a change of pace
shanks' clean single to center in the NTH
was the only blow registered on Hughes
Little Acosta put up a whrlwind game
for the victors. The Cuban came to
bat five times. connected for three wal
lops. was hit in the arm and walked
once. besides scoring three talIies and
driving in a run. Joe Connolly was right
behind Acosta in the matter OF hits with
a trio OF singles to his credit.
Austin HIT Hard.
Austin pitched five innings for the
regulars and was hit hard Dent, who
went In the box for two innings. was
also touched up right lively. The last
named did not work smoothly and COM
plained OF a lame arm.
The youngsters lost no time going after
runs. Acosta, in the rrst inning led OF
with a clean single to left. Calvo beat
OUT bunt and Joe Connolly did likewise
nlllng the bases. Gedeon flied to MoelIer
Rebel Williams singled to left. scoring
Acosta- Altrock walked. forcing in Calyo
and when Morgan let four bad ones sail
past Connolly scored. Ainsmith raped
OUT a hiSh ny to Allen. Rebel Williams
came home on the out -Four runs
In the Pimientas second Acosta was hit
Of the arm, reached third on Laporte's
boot OF Calvo's grounder and crossed the
pate on a wild pitch. Austin settled
down and retired the side during the
third and fourth innings. but as a parting
shot In the fifth the youngsters grabbed
on another run. when Mcbride fumbled
Altrock's grOunder and Morgan, Aim
smith and AcOsta followed with clean
singles.
Dent apparently has nothing on the
ball when he relieved Austin in the sixth
Tor the regulars. Calyo walked and raced
10 third when Moeller fumbled Connolly's
line drive to right Gedeon scored Calyo
with single to center and on Rebel
Williams smash to right Connolly came
home. Gedeon and Rebel Williams at
tempted to pull off the double steal, but
the Pacific Coast lad was nailed at the
plate by McBride's lightning throw home.
Morgan doubled to right scoring Will
Jams.
The Pimientas grabbed Off their tenth
run in the seventh and last inning on
Acosta's walk, Calvo's out and Connolly's
Single to left
Acosta stars.
Acosta provided the real fielding fea-
ture of the struggle in the sixth, when
Laporte singled to left with Moeller
on third. The Rochester Rambler at
tempted TO score on the smash, but
Acosta's perfect throw got him at the
plate. In the Pimientas' seventh the
speedy Cuban raced all the way from
hrst to third on Calvo's slow roller to
laporte. another noteworthy feature Of
Laporte, another noteworthy feature
Of the contest
Milan and Foster. were feeling a hit
under the weather. and Grifr only PLAYED |
the last named few innings. Milan
was excused after batting practice and
Bill Allen played center for the recu-