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every one Of them stopping just as the
ball came within reach, and IT fell sefs
A double play followed, SO that the h,t
oid not count for anything further than
10 ROD boehling OF a no-hit game. which
he really deserved. fAs"
The hit referred to was the onIv one
lne braves made during the day, yet the
TOUR runs. Up to the time that the stall
nnes team reached here it had been get
ting quite reputation as a hitting team
put 1t found the local pitchers in much
TOO good form to be able to keep IN tbe
pace here
George stallings Is a great admirer of
Foster and Moeller He was MANAGER of
tne Bunalo team of the Eastern League
~hen this pair Of players was secured
from Rochester, and he was one of the
nrst to predict that both of them would
make good here. There was never any
doubt as to Foster" said he yesterday.
ne IS one OF the greatest little infeld-
ers IN the game, and I knew that he
would make good in this league when Nc
Aleer got him from Rochester"
Johnny Evers took occasion to nav tba
Sauonals a compliment before yester-
that Evers has seen the local aggreea-
tlon in action. and he seemed to he ve-v
much impressed with It. "Griffith has a
good ball team and one that Is sure to
& cau a ngure IN any race" said he. 81
never saw Walter Johnson before and he
is certainly great pitcher"
Cnick Gandil seems to have gained his
batting eye. He has been hitting in his
oid form IN the two Boston games and
ir %
ent pace from this out Yesterday Chick
annexed three clean singles the first
three times up. but he famed on the
last trip to the plate, when he failed to
SWING at some Of crutcher's offerings.
Gandil is always slow to get under
way with his bat in the spring. It usu-
ally takes him several weeks after the
season opens before he begins to hit in
MS true form. but, Judging from the
start he has made he will be of more
help to the team in the early games than
he was last season.
It was agreed by the two teams that
the game should be called in time for
sne Nationals to catch train for Provi-
dence. which leaves at 5:35 The Ma
tionals were at bat In the eighth when
Grmth discovered that he had Just about
time enough to make the train, and the
game was called after two of the locals
had been retired. The score then revert
ed to the first half Of the eighth, though
this did not in any way affect the resuIt
The Nationals will play in Providence
today and tomorrow. and then 20 to
Boston for the opening game Tuesday.
Four games are to be played at the hub
and then four in New York before the
team returns here to open the season
with Carrigan's Red Sox. While Griffith
refused to name the pitcher he will work
in the opening game 1t is the general
opinion of the players that Walter john
son will be sent to the slab. Raw Col
Inns is pretty sure to be the Red Sox
slabman, and If he is in the form he was
on several occasions last season he is
sure to give Walter a hard battle. Col
lins however. is not spring pitcher, and
he may not be at his best this early in
the season.
The practice of having players umpire
these exhibition games is serious mis-
take. Regardless Of how impartial theil
work may be 1t Is never satisfactory to
either side. and there is always more or
less protesting on their decisions.
Furthermore, these player umpires have
no authority to enforce discipline and IL
they had, 1t is a question if they would
have a regular umpire officiating, even
though he be not of major league caliber
Stallings is we'll supplied with outfield-
erS he can SHlII Il iOt VI lclt-HdIueu
batters for .right-handers any time a left
handed pitcher is working. and he re-
sorted to this change In yesterdays game
when he took out Connolly and Gilbert
and substituted Collins and Manning, two
youngsters who bat from the right side
of the plate. The change yesterday failed
to bring desired results and the only hit
Of the day made by the Braves was Col
Inns high fly to the infield.
George Tyler, who worked against the
Nationals yesterday for six innings, Is
considered one of the best left-handers in
the National League. McGraw at one
time last winter was willing. to trade
Rube Marquard even up for Tyler. but
was turned down. Tyler evidently is not
vet in good form, for he did not prove
very troublesome to Grifhths batters
yesterday.
The edict sent out by President Fultz
of the Players Fraternity is in keeping
with the opinion Of major league ball
nlayers in general. Realizing that the
game is being injured by such actions as
Earl Hamilton of the St Louis Browns
took the other day when he jumped his
contract, the players have urged Fultz
to take some action. and his warning to
the players followed.
II is not likely, in view of this
stand taken by the Players Fraternity
that any other players will take 80 un-
wise a course and jump to the Federals.
Fultz evidently has been satisfied
that such players can be enjoined from
pIaytng. and no IL protecting his MEM
berv by sending out the threat that they
win be expelled from the organization II
thay violate their contrAotS