Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-12

cording to Coach Jack Ryan, Clark has
a spit ball which he can break either In
or out at his will. which would make him
a rather troublesome individual to hit.
The youngster, of course, is green, but
his work during the college season will
be carefully watched.
Neither Connolly nor Welchonce broke
into the base hit column again yesterday,
and yet both are impressive looking at
the plate There are some players who do
not recover their batting eyes for some
weeks after long winters rest, and
Connolly and Weichonce seem to belong
to this class.
In the estimation Of majority Of the
members of the team, the Nationals Will
have nothing to fear from the Red Sox
the coming season. It seems to be the
opinion that McAleer won't repeat. 1t IS
pointed out that Speaker, Wagner and
Wood all went far ahead Of their speed
last season and that should any Of them
fall down the team will go to pieces.
Further predictions are that Wood will
not be as successful this year as he was
last. 1t Is claimed that his style OF de-
livery is very wearing on his arm and
that he will begin to show signs of weak
ening during the coming campaign. 1t Is
the Athletics that most Of the players
fear, but Griffith is not one of these. He
insists that Mack's team had all the
breaks last year in the games with his
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luck the coming season. Griffith has never
expressed an opinion as to the Nationals
chances for the pennant, but there is no
doubt that he figures his team as hav-
Ing good prospect.
Morgan took Gedeon's place at second
base on the Colts. Gedeon Is out OF COM
mission with a bad cold and it will be
several days before he will don uniform
Walter Johnson. too. has a cold, but 1t is
not severe enough to make him. stop
training.
1t is doubtful If there is an infielder in
either major league who gets a ball away
from him quicker than does Morley. The
youngster is a brilliant fielder. cover
ing lot OF ground, and the ball Is no
sooner in his hands than he has thrown
1t. Just how good a hitter he IL has not
been shown. for the players have had
very few games in which to show their
prowess in this respect
Virginia will be taken on again today
II the weather permits. and it Is very
likely that it will be the Regulars who
will be asked to beat the collegians.
The lineup Of the Regulars yesterday
is virtually the same as it was last sea-
SON and as it will be the coming year.
It b not at all likely that any Of the
newcomers will break into the lineup,
unless one of the older heads should meet
with an accident Griffith proposes to
have the same team on the field that he
finished with, il possible. Only in the
event Of the team failing to show the
expected improvement will there be any
changes made.
Time seems to make no inroads on
Schaefer. Germany" Is not kid any
more. and yet he appears to be just az
capable on the ball field today as ever.
He was the first one of the players to
get into condition. He has been throwing
at full speed since the first day that he
put on a uniform, and never complains
Of sore arm. Neither has his batting
eye been dimmed, and he is hitting In
his best form this spring. Schaefer, of
course. will be used only as an emer-
gency man, for it is doubtful II he
would be able to hold up his end If
played regularly. But he Is a most re-
markable athlete even at his present age,
and q better ball player than q great