Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-17

fill the bill in either position. Smith, who
has the reputation of being an extraor-
dinarily good hitter, is not yet in his
stride, and. while he looks the part at
I he plate. he is not vet meeting the ball
as he will with q little more practice.
Merito Acosta having entirely recov-
/, cred from the severe cold from which he
has suffered ever since he reported here,
got into the afternoon game and played
three innings. after which he was re-
lieved by Paul Smith.
John Henry and Eddie .Ainsmith appear
to be in midseason form. SO far as their
throwing to bases is concerned. Both
cut loose their wings in the game yes
terday and ambitious base runners found
themselves cut off most Of the time. Alva
Williams arm is much stronger now than
it was any time last season. and he
proved this when in the morning game
he threw out Dan Moeller by some yards.
There were two fielding feats in the
games which stood out. In the morn
ing, Paul Smith made splendid one
handed catch of George McBride's line
drive which looked good for three bases.
In the afternoon Howard Shanks. not
to be outdone. came tearing In on a
low line drive from .Acosta s bat. which
he caught only after sliding over the
sod for several yards. and then turning
u somersaut.
Harry Holland. who is playing third,
is undoubtedly clever infielder and all
round ball PLAYER. Third is new to him,
but he filled the place satisfactorily. and
not only showed good form at the bat.
but lot of speed on the bases. The
fact that Holland has only been playing
ball a little over half a season makes
his work all the more impressive.
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youngsters, who have not been figured
on as cutting much of figure, broke
into the game yesterday afternoon with
d vengeance both hitting WELL leading
their team with the stick
Manager Griffith received letter this
morning from Pitcher Hedgepeth. who
was turned over to Atlanta last fall. 1t
was reported that ffedgepeth had signed
with the Federal League. This he denies
and tells Griff that he is ready to go
anywhere the manager desires to send
him after May 1. Griffith will take care
OF the yOunSster.
The best feature Of the games between
the two teams made up of the squad Is
that the proper spirit prevails. Both are
out to win. and they play as hard as II
they were in regular championship con-
tests. Considerable rivalry exists. and
this VIII be more apparent II the IONS
happen to win few games from the Reg
ulars AS the matter now stands. the
Colts have yet to win, and they are not
as jubilant as they will be when victory
comes their way.
The afternoon game was an interesting
struggle, which the Regulars won by
score Of to 3. For a time the score was
tied. but the Regulars forged to the front
in the latter innings. and gained the day.
Shaw for the Colts and Mumford for
the Regulars started matters. and both
showed good form. walk to Morgan,
his steal, and a wild pitch. scored the
first run Another run came in the fourth
when Morgan was again walked. only to
be forced by Shanks. but when Meusel
dropped McBride's fly Shanks scored.
Moeller's hit, his steal and well placed
single by Milan gave the Regulars their
third run in the fifth, and Milan sewed
it up in the seventh when. after Henry
had hit and Williams error had given
Foster life the center fielder hit for
three bases far into right field: -.
The Colts scored on two occasions. In
the fourth they tied the score on Noel
ler's muff of difficult fly, walk to
Wally Smith and Hollands single, which