Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-19

in the afternoon against the collegians
A double-header is always tiresome, even
in midseason, but at this season OF the
year when the players are hardly ready
ship. But work is the only way that the
team can be brought on edge, and Grlf-
fifth gives assurance that he will have
them ready when the bell taps.
Schaefer's Colt team could be dropped
into almost any minor league In the
country and be a contender in the race.
It is fast team and hits well and
with any sort of pitching proves stub
born opponent to any club 1t meets.
The best feature of their play is that
every man in the lineup hustles and
their games are all for blood. Williams,
Morley, Gedeon and Schaefer make an
infield that few second teams in the
major leagues could equal. it is a. strong
fielding combination and can hit.
Eddie Foster is beginning to attain
rnidseason form. Never before in his
career has he been in as good shae this
early in the season. though his hitting
is not yet what it ought to be. Shanks,
too, has been slow getting under way,
but after a rather slovenly game in the
morning, he took the bit in his teeth In
the afternoon and played brilliantly and
incidentally grabbed for himself three clean
hits. Moeiler seems faster than ever, but
his batting eye is not yet alert, which,
hitting the ball decidedly hard this spring
Moeller had a chance to test his doubt
full shoulder in the final inning Of the
game with Virginia, when he went from
first TO third on Fosters hit in the ninth
and was forced to make desperate slide
into the bag. He slid on his left side
and his shoulder was none the worse for
its experience when he got up.
Moeller proposes to go through regu-
lar course Of sliding practice when he
gets on the home grounds. He is going
to have sand spread near one of the
| the bag, as to be able to practice a
way to hold his left arm to prevent
1t from ever again being dislocated. He
figures, too, that his shoulder would be
strengthened by using it great deal in
this way.
Calvo is most natural hitter; of that
there is no doubt. He not only stands
up we'll against all kinds of pitching
but he picks out good ball. to hit. and
then drives it on a line to the outf1eid.
He got beauty off Walter Johnson in
the morning game, and followed this with
another off Bickers What is more, the
Cuban is fast on his feet. Acosta will
start practicing again in a day or go
His sore throat has healed. and he is
about ready to resume his training
TON Hughes has as much, right now, as
| he had at any time last season., was RiI
| Williams comment after facing Hughes
| for the first time in the morning game
| and 1t was true. Though Hughes is no,
| one of the, youngsters who are expected
| to come into form in a hurry in the
| spring, he is really as well fit as any man
on the staff. His pitching yesterday
| morning was revelation. He cut loose
! as if the pennant depended on the out
| come. and he showed as fine an assert
| ment of deceptive deliveries as one would
care to see
| Walter Johnson was hit hard during the
| last two innings that he pitched in the
| morning. but of course Walter was groov.
/ ing the ball for the batsmen and not eX-
erting himself. He was not using any