Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-08
CASH|0N IS MOST
PERSISTENT WORKER
Bio Pitcher Goes to Davidson
College to Train in Cage
and Gymnasium.
is Determined TO BE
TEAMS BEST PITCHER
Club Owners Should Realize
That Contracts Cannot Be
Broken at Will.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

If strict attention to work will make a
pitcher, Carl Cashion is destined to shine
among the games leading twirlers some
day. Ever since the season closed Cash
ion has been trying to improve himself.
For month or more he practiced a mo-
ton toward first base He pitched at a
mark for an hour or so every day to
improve his control This he did at his
home at Hunterville, n. c. But he seems
not to have been satisfied with condi-
lions and surroundings there, and in d
letter to the writer received this morn
ing. Cashion says that he has gone to
Davidson, n. c., where his former COL
lege is located, and where there is a.
gymnasium and base ball cage to work.
out in. He says he is determined to be
in perfect condition when reporting time
comes. and that he will work from now
to then every day.
He acknowledged the receipt of a dozen
balls sent him by Griffith, and he expects
to wear these out before he reports in
the spring. Such energy and interest as
Cashion displays deserves success, and
this undoubtedly will come to him. His
work last year warrants the prediction
that he will be of much more value the
coming season, and if he is the problem
1t is questionable if any player ever
made more money In a short space OF
time as will Bresnahan. Besides drawing
a very good salary from the st. Louis
club during his stay there, he receives
$4,000 to compromise his contract and
then signs a ten-thousand-dOllar contract
for three years with the Cubs, with
possible chance of sharing in the worlds
series next fall.
1Ih Nv,
that they cannot break contracts at their
will. There have been several instances
of late where it has been shown that
club cannot repudiate contract. Billy
phia club though his contract had three
years to go. Murray collected the full
amount and did not have to serve day
to get his money. Joe Kelley had a SINH
lar experience with Boston, and yet. in
the face of these instances. Mrs. Britton
thought she could get away with it in
the Bresnahan case.
1t would be a fine state of affairs If
the clubs could break a contract when
ever they saw fit and yet hold the play
ers to their contracts for an indefinite
period. The only pity is that Bresnahan
did not collect every dollar that his con-
tract called for.
Base ball managers are never held at
middle price. If a manager isn't worth
enough money to wad a cannon he isn't
worth nickel Garry Hermann de-
posed Hank O'Day as manager of the
Reds and Hank is on the market free
and with no takers. Hermann turns
around and gives players valued at $50
GOO for Joe Tinker, so Tinker can man.
age the Reds.
Three years ago Stanley Robson
gave players worth $4,000 to get Roger
Bresnahan to manage the Cardinals. This
fall Mrs. Britton fired Roger and was
glad to get rid Of him.
President Murphy of the Cubs fired
Frank Chance as manager. Owner Far
rell Of the Yankees gave Detroit big
bonus to trade Red Corridor to Cincin-
natl for Chance. so the Peerless Leader
could lead the Yankees, and Farrell will
give Chance $2O,OOO a season. so he parts
with a good price for a manager who
wasn't worth a nickel to Murphy
The Nap owners gave George Stovall
to the Browns. Owner Hedges would not
take $25 600 for Stovall