Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-23

Passes to the ball park during tie COM
ing season are to be limited to the hold
ers of season books, issued to those VINO,
in the opinion of the club. are entitled TO
them Under the new rule, which was
discussed by the officials of the club yes
terday. no official Of the club will have
the privilege 20 issue pass. Neither
President Minor nor Manager Griffith nor
any other official OF The Washington cinb
will have the privilege to issue an admis-
sion TO the ball park. In the past inns
privilege seems 10 have been abused. Dur
ing the cOInin. season only those VINO
hold a season book granted by the ciub
will be admitted free. Every payer on
the team will be given Il pass for one
each day that the team is a; home. and
This viii be the only concession which the
club will make.
Judged on what The recruit pitchers now
in training here are showing. Grlf11th Is
pretty sure to find one or two in the lot
worth while carrying along for while
at least. There are a. least two III the
squad who appear to nave 'he
requisites to be ma ior league pitchers. X
is. of course impossible to judge pitch-
er's ability by his warming-uD stunts.
game or two alone can decide Jist no"
much ability he has. But there is some
thing about the way several of these
Youngsters handle themselves which leads
to the impression mat they nave
chance. 1t is but natural that every one
interested in the welfare of the Nation
ais should be anxious about the devel-
opnent OF another pitcher. The impress
sion is out that If Griffith can provide one
more twirler of sterling qualities MS
chances for the pennant VIII De pdftlcti-
larry bright. There is of coLrse. no de-
nyinS the fac: that another good pitcher
would make great difference in the
teams strength, but whether he VIII he
found among the youngsters who have
been brought on for trial or among the
batch of pitchers carried through the last
season for the sole purpose of develop
ment remains to be seen.
Both Cashion and EnSel arc figured to
have chance to come through, and YET
tit is expecting a great deal to have either
of these. youngsters develop III a single
season and that is really all the eX-
periencc either has had.
1t is believed that il Cashior masters
control of the ball. he will be sue
| cess. but it is questionable whether he
| has dons that not.
II is granted that he is a splendid pros
poet but he must show more than he did
before too much reliance can be placed
upon him. What is true of Cashion is
true of E,npel. They both give promise of
making great pitchers. but their failing is
similar and pitchers without control are
d rather dubious proposition.
\ large majority of the new players
added to the team since last fall are
Youngsters. most of them hardly out of
their teens. But there is one exception,
WcHchoncc. secured from the Southern
Lea;uc which he led in hitting. Well
chouce must bc H., the ncighhorhood of
thirty lie has had two previous trials in
| fast company. and for this reason his
| chances for making good in this compa ny
are rather slim. 1t is easy matter tn
| teach al old dog new tricks. and while
| WcIlchonce is undoubtedly a natural hit
| ter, he has been out of the big SHOW too
| long TO give any hopes of being of ma
| terial assistance to the Nationals. All
| tho other new men real youngsters,
and consequently stand a chance to im-