The Washington herald., 1913-05-20
:s!==@s==: LIVE SPORTING NEWS -
CdShion Injuries Arm;
May Be Out All Season
Big Twirler Tears Ligament
in Elbow Of Pitching Wing
and Has to Quit Game.
BIRTHDAY FOR AcosTA
By WILLIAM PEET.

BY WILLIAM PEET.
Cleveland, Ohio. May 1s.-CarI Cashion.
the Nationals big twirIer. may be out
OF baseball the remainder of the season
as the result n tearing loose the ligi-
ments at the elbow joint of his right
arm.
When Griff removed Csshion and sub
stituted Engel In the first inning of to-
days game II was believed that Cashion
was taken out on account of wildness,
but late tonight 1t was learned that the
big fellow while throwing a curve ball
had torn the cords away from the elbow
joint.
!, when Turner came up" said Csshion.
II put everything 1 had on my curve
ball No sooner had the ball left my
hand than 1 fen something snap in my
elbow. l pitched one more ball. and
then had to teh Mcbride what had hap
pened. My arm became stifr. 1 could not
bend It at the elbow"
Griff had Cashion consult a physician
tonight. who made a careful examination
and verified the nature of the injury.
When asked how long the big pitcher
would be out of the game, the doctor re-
piled, Maybe two weeks, possibly a
month, and there is a chance that he
will not be able to pitch any more this
year. The ligaments have been badly
torn and all depends upon how quickly
they heal which, at best, is a slow
process"
There is a possibility that Griff will
send Cashion to Youngstown, Ohio,
which is but three hours ride from
Cleveland, to have Bonesetter Reese look
at his arm either tomorrow or on We'd
nesday.
iopportune time. for the big fellow was
just hitting his stride, and Grin was
counting on him this season to pitch
winning ball
IL was Falkenberg's marvellous control
more than anything else that beat the
Nationals this afternoon. The lanky
finger did not give a single base on
balls and worked the corners of the
plate so cleverly that the Climbers either
hit easy outfield flies or nice bounding
grounders- That Falkenberg has demon
strated his ability to come back is evil
dent beyond a shadow of a doubt, as
his performance this afternoon bears out.
The Maps look like the best ball club
in the West by big odds. Even with
Birmingham and Lajoie on the bench,
nursing injuries. the team this afternoon
played snappy ball. and unless all signs
fail, will prove troublesome customers
to the league leaders this season.
Just now the players under Birming-
ham have the pennant bee buzzinz in
their bonnets. They have tackled up to
date all the clubs In the American
is Just as good IL not little bit better
than either Boston. Philadelphia, or
Washington.
Confidence helps a whole lot-the Maps
will bear watching.
Grif will send either Bob Groom or
George Mullin TO the mound tomorrow
afternoon. while Vean Gregg or Kahler
will work for the Maps
Hume Battiste, the Indian pitcher for
nerly of Gallaudet College, Washington,
will be given a trial in batting practice
by Manager Griffith tomorrow afternoon
Battiste is working in the Forest City
and playing semi-pro ball. II the Indian
looks promising he may be signed.
Merito Acosta. the diminutive Cuban
utility outfielder, celebrated his seven
| teenth birthday today. He was put
| through the third degree in the club
house after today's game The celebrs-
ton took place in the shovery bath
room, and 'Acosta tonight declared that
he did not want to have any more birth
days, adding that when May ~ rolled
around next year he would ask Grin for
day of and spend the time in his room.
Joe Birmingham's dope on the present
race in the American League is that the
White Sox, of Chicago. and the Maps are
| its chief contenders- 1t is not the
| Athletics or Clark Griffith's Washington
team that We have TO watch out for the
| most" said Birmy today. 1t is the
team bossed by Jimmy Callahan. Why?
Because II has the pitchers. We have
now seen the Athletics. and although We
only broke even with them, l do not feel
that they are a team that can win the
pennant. Outside the pitching box they
have q great bunch of players, but no
team can win a pennant without pitchers.
Connie Mack can't expect to stay up
where he is with a bunch OF recruits
doing his twirling. Bender can't win the
pennant by himself. He saved two
games here. but he didn't particularly
distinguish himself, He can be beaten.
And the Nap fans saw for themselves
what happened to those new pitchers IN
the four games here.
las to Washington. can only repeat
that Walter johnson cannot win a bunt-
ing by his lonesome; he hasn't been
able to do it in the past, and there is
no reason why he should do IT this year
The White Sox have pitching stan that
Is the real thing That Is why l look for
them to be fighting II out with the Maps.
Gregg and Banding will be going right
in a few days, and then look out for us. =