The Washington herald., 1914-04-01
foster IS HURT
DURING PRACTICE
Midget Third Sacker Badly
Spiked Will Be Out of
Game for Six Days.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT
Newark Club. Of international League.
Here for Series-Engel and
Harper to Twirl.
OTHER SPORT COMMENT

Eddie Foster, the Nationals midget
third sacker, who has been playing the
game of his life this spring. was put
out of commission during a practice
game between the Regulars and Yanni-
gans yesterday morning and will be OF
NJ use to Grifith for a week or SO.
While sliding into third base Recruit
Billy Lee ripped into Foster feet first,
his spikes landing on Eddie's left toe,
slashing through the shoe and cutting
the flesh to the bone.
The club physician, who was hurriedly
summoned, dressed the wound and or
dered a complete rest until the cut had
healed up.
This is the reason why Joe Gedeon held
down the hot corner during the Brooklyn
game yesterday, and why he will con-
tinue to fIl in at this spot until Foster
is able to again don the spangles.
The Newark. n. j.. club, of the In
ternational League, winner OF the 1913
championship of the Barrow circuit, will
cross bats with the Griffmen here this
afternoon. Game TO start promptly at J
clock.
Harry Harper and Joe EnSeI will more
than likely be called upon to pitch
against this fast Class "A team. while
Wyatt Lee. formerly Of the Nationals,
is slated to work part OF the game for
the visitors.
Newark is supposed to possess an un-
usually fast minor league club and to-
days game should prove interesting.
During the absence OF its manager. Harry
Smith. the Newarks will be In charge
of Zimmerman, the clever third sacker
Doc Ayers great pitching for five in
nings during yesterdays game was the
talk OF the town last night. Ayers struck
out eight Of the first ten men who faced
him and gave about the best exhibition
of control shown by any OF the local
hurlers this season.
Pfck Williams, who followed Ayers
could not seem to get his curve ball
working probably, and his speed Just
suited the Brooklyns, who larruped him
something scandalously.
Williams showing yesterday is hardly
fair sample OF what the big Oklahoman
can do. and he is sure to twirl better
ball the next time he starts against a
big league club.
Those Brooklyn Superbas looked like a
mighty good ball club as they lined up
against the Griffmen here yesterday
Pitchers Ragan and Pfeffer proved to De
the toughest propositions thus far en-
countered.
Dick Egan the former Cincinnati in.
fielder at short stop seems to have efYec-
lively plugged up the shortstop hole ani
II looks as IL this club stood a fine chance
to finish we'll up in the National League
pennant race.
Kid Elberfeld comes out with a big boost
for Jack Bentley. the Sandy Spring youth
who twirled the two final innings for the
Nationals yesterday.
According to the Kid, young Bentley
impressed him as being the best twirler
Of the trio which worked yesterday de-
spite the fact that Doc Ayers kicked up
such rumpus early in the combat
That southpaw showed me the best
curve ball ] have looked at this year,
was what Zach Wheat, the clever Brook
lyn outfielder had to say when he re-
turned to the bench in the eighth in
ming.
Merito AcOsta was sent in to hit for
Doc Ayers in the fifth. and although he
managed to sneak around as far as third
base on fielders choice and a bum
chuck by Catcher Fischer. he did not get
any nearer home. The little Cuban showed
that he had not forgotten what he had
learned about running bases last year.
The impression prevails that Acosta
will play enough ball games this season
to have his name inscribed in the official
record book.
Next Saturday while the first squad
is playing in Cincinnati, where a two
game series is booked. Germany Schae-
fer's Yannigans will cross bats with the
Newark club of the International League,
and corking good game should result.
Germany Schaefer on the third base
coaching lines yesterday looked natural
He was bubbling over with good humor
and his witty remarks pleased the crowd
of fans. In the seventh inning Schaefer
Informed the bugs that he was called up
on to save the day and started after his
favorite bat. The comedian failed to
drive one to an unguarded spot and left
the field. but he had a lot of fun telling
the visitors how poor a ball club in
comparison was the Phillies to the Dodg-
ers.
WILLIAM PEET.