The Washington times., 1913-05-20
CASH|ON THROUGH
] FOR SEVERAL WEEKS
Rends Nerve in Pitching Arm
and It Will Require Much
Time to Heal.
By SENATOR

CLEVELAND. Ohio, May 2o.-Jay
Carl Cashion, the Carolina curver, will
do no more curving for several weeks.
He has, torn q nerve In his pitching
arm Just below his elbow, and time
alone can heal It. This is certain to be
4 loss TO the Griffmen. for the big fel-
low was just rounding into shape and
was counted on to pitch his share. OF the
games at Florida avenue park.
Cashion today visited the club physi-
clan Of the Cleveland team. seeking
some remedy for his injury. He may
90 to Youngstown to see DR.. Reese, the
famous ball players physician. How
ever. IL the arm does not bother him
any more than II does now he may go
right home to Washington and rest it
up, In the hope Of being in shape by
the time the team leaves again for the
West. Aique Martin kept the arm In
IN lee pack for four hours last night
taking out most Of the Inflammation.
It was while pitching to Joe Jackson
that the big tyirler tore the perve
loose. He started curve ball and felt
q twinke In his arm just below the
elbow. Again he tried a curve ball. and
tt hit the dirt In front Of the plato.
The next one failed to break, and Jack
son hit II for a single. Clark Griffith
noticed that something was the matter
with the pitcher. The result was the
entrance OF Engel into the game and
the passing Of Cashion. The torn nerve
throbbed Ike q toothache all last night
and y very painful today.
Joe Birmingham does not intend vast
ing any good pitcher against Walter
6mokeball johnson. He is saving up
Nick Cullop. the New Orleans phenom,
for the game that Johnson pitches
young southpaw who stirred up. much
empty talk this spring by falling to
Gtgn TIL the last minute. He 10 said
to have cost the Cleveland club about
3l4oo, some Of which may have been
working for minute or two against
Pittsburgh In an exhibition game here
and getting the prize lambasting Of his
young career.
Baldomero Acosta will never forget
his seventeenth birthday. He was
forced to run the gantlet in the dress
ing room yesterday after every member
OF the team had obtained a shingie.
The youHgster ID naturally of swarthy
complexion. but he is said to have been
pink when he got through with his or
deal Tom Hughes has a lame arm
from belaboring the youngster.
Hume Battiste the star Indian ath.
lete at Gailaudet for several yearp
worked out against the Griffmen today
IN an effort to have Griffith recommend
him to some minor league team. Tho
lad pitched for the National Carbon
amateur team here last yeAr, and COM
pefed all winter on the track for the
city
Joe Birmingham says that his Naps
VIII night II out with the White, Sox
Tor the pennant, thereby showing that
eomething Is wrong In his head The
White Sox are sure TO battle with US
Tor the nag, because they have the
pitehers." wisely vouchsafes Birmy
We have faced every other team in
the league, and know what they can do
Bender is Connie Mack's only pitcher.
and he isn't 90 much Walter Johnson
cannot win the pennant by himself
The Red Sox are shot to pieces. So
much for the favorites 1 this race
When Blanding and Gregg are again in
shape well breeze through this league
with only the White Sox to contend
with us for the bunting"
Manager Griffith will send three or
four pitchers direct to PHILADELPHIA
from this city Thursday night Just
who Will make up this party depends
on which men are used here. johnson,
WHO 10 doped to work the final game
here against the Maps. Is almost sure
to be In the small squad.