Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-03

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him at the top of the league. There is
no other player in the major leagues nit
ting better than Foster is this spring.
The little fellow is in remarkable form
and is hitting the ball harder every day.
Yesterday he got three hits in four times
up, and one OF his drives was home
run, which came in the fifth with two
on the bases. Both OF his other hits
figured in the scoring. Being the first
local player to make a home run on the
home grounds Foster will be the recip-
lent of various sorts of prizes, running
from suits of clothes to cigars and lug
gage.
The chances are that several of the
pitchers who have not had trial this
spring will be used in the series with the
Yankees. now that the debut of Jim
Shaw was so successful. 1t is not at all
| unlikely that Carl Cashon will be given
chance against them Monday, and, ac
cording to all accounts he is ready to
do his share of the slab work. Cashion
is said to have gained control, and if that
is proven there is doubt about his
ability to he of much service to the
team.
The most encouraging feature of Crit
fth's pitching staff lies in the fact that
all of them youngsters. Walter John
son himself, but twenty-six. Is the oldest
of the twirlers, and they ran from that
down to eighteen. II these youngsters
develop ii will assure the team of
strong corps for some years to come.
President Ban johnson is not at all
satisfied with the way the American
League games have been dragging. and
he has sent out instructions to his UNI
pires to hustle the games along. 1t Is
a matter of actual fact that the Ath-
letics- have not played game on their
grounds this spring in less than two
hours and twenty-five minutes, and sew
eral of them have run to TWO hours and
forty minutes. This is largely due to
the slow tactics adopted by the pitchers
at this season of the year. but the UNI
pires. too. are to blame for allowing so
much time to be wasted.
Dan Moeller is making his value to the
team felt more with every game. Being
the lead-off man, it is essential that Dan
should get on the bases as often as Pos
sible. and he seemed to fill the bill
to perfection during the past week. dur
ing which he has reached first base
seventeen times, which is quite a record.
Moelier is not only improving in his hit
ting but his eye appears to be trim, for
he is drawing more than his share of
passes Yesterday he hit safely once
and walked on three other occasions.
Had Rippy Williams thought it neces-
sary he could easily have stretched his
long drive in the eighth into a home run
| Instead he stopped at third base long
before the bali had been returned to
the infield
Buck Barton. the local boy vino after
! being given a trial with the Nationals
| in the spring of 1915 was farmed out
and was sent to the Los Angeles club
this spring. returned here yesterday. 1t
| seems that Barton was troubled with
lame arm all the time he was in Los
Angeles. and therefore could not do him
self justice. He will work out with the
\ Nationals until his arm gets well, when
Griffith will place him with some other
minor league club.
| Barton was on the same team with
Tom Hughes and Jacinto Calvo. the
Cuban outfielder with the Nationals last
| season. Barton says that Hughes had
some trouble getting his arm in shape
this spring. but that he Is now pitching
good ball. According to Barton, Calvo
is acting as utility outfielder. for the out
field is made up of experienced players
like Wolters and Maggart. and there Is