Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-11
CHANGES TEAM NOT APT
TO FINISH LAST THIS YEAR
Rejuvenated New York Aggregation Looks
Stronger Than Last Season Shanks'
Throw Feature Of Opening Game.
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Yesterdays game did not demonstrate
what sort of "A second baseman Hal Chase
is He had but one chance in the field
ana an d that was little pop fly, there being
could be handled. In practice Chase
showed up splendidly. He covers a lot
OF ground and handled the ball well.
Both Chance and Chase are confident that
chase Will develop into a first-class man
in the position.
Dan Moeller is going to show lot more
speed on the bases this year than he did
last If nothing happens to his shoulder
Dan. will give Milan quite a tussle for
base running honors this season. Yes
terday he pinered second twice and had
something to spare. but he was caught
In his third attempt in the seventh. 1t
was in this inning that Moeller made the
hit which Won the game. Ainsmith and
and second. respectively. and there were
two out. Mcconnell had been gaining an
advantage by getting the first ball over
for every batsman who faced him. Noel
Ter was prepared for that very thing
when he faced Mcconnell in this inning
The ball came straight for the plate when
Moeller swung and a clean single to right
| resulted which sent home the runs the
Nationals needed to win.
Though he was not in the game
s.
aster by watching. Sweeney failing to
| touch first base when he made that
line hit past Milan in the seventh
| which looked good for three bases AS
soon as Sweeney had passed the bag
which hhe had failed to touch Schaefer
| ran out from the bench, calling to the
umpire. Sweeney, knowing that he had
not touched the bag. turned to touch il
and by that time the bail had been re-
1 layed to the infield, and he got credit
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not see Sweeney miss the bag and had
Sweeney continued on his run it is uues-
tionable il he would. have been detected
by the umpire.
Ainsmith is better catcher this
spring than he has ever been before
| in his career His work behind the bat
yesterday was as near perfect as ii
could be. His throwing was accurate
and strong and he handled JohnSons
delivery with an ease that was sur
prising. Ainsmirh is in perfect health
this spring and he will have to he
considered when the season is over as
one of the catchers who stands out in
the league.
| Gandil's error in the first inning. which
developed into the only run New York
secured, was really excusable. The ball
was slow beunder between first and
second. To have let 1t go through to Nor
gan would have hurried him to get the
ball to first in time. and Gandil tried
for the ball, but fumbled it, This allowed
Daniels, who was on second, to score.
If there is game today Bob Groom
will probably be opposed by Ray Cald-
we'll, another one of Chances pitchers
who has shown good form this spring.
For Saturday Griffith intends to use
Hughes, though If today's game should
be prevented Groom will be worked to-
morrow. From this out all games will
be called at $3.50.
Opening day brought some genuine sur
prises. The victory of the Boston Braves
| over the New York Giants, who were
shut out, upset all calculations. That
smuggling match in Boston, where the
Nationals two rivals pounded each
others pitcher. was rather unexpected too.
| Joe Wood and Coombs both had to retire
under fire. and once again there is some
doubt as to what sort of a pitching staff
Mack will have this year. Wood is sure
| to come in time. He was not very effect
i've last spring either, losing majority
| of the defeats charged against him before
| the season was very old.
| There is no reason why the Nationals
should not get a much better start this
!spring than they did last year. In the
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