Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
Field Prevents Morning Game Charlottesville General

Acosta was satisfied to do lot Of bunt-
i ing and place hitting. Now he has de.
veIoped into a veritable slugger and
drives the ball hard to any of the fields
brilliant outfielder is generally conceded
He has the speed, can hit and seems to
| be able to cover as much ground in field
| ing as the next one. There is only one
| throwing arm. AS yet he has not let
himself out in this respect and there IS
| no line on his ability as a HEAVIER, but
| the fact that he complains of his arm
being sore makes it look dubious for him.
as it Is argued that an outfelder who has
a lame arm in the spring is not apt to
have a strong one at any time. But II
Smith shows something in the throwing
line he Is sure to prove valuable &C
QUESTION to the Nationals outfield staff.
1t would not be surprising il Joe Boehl-
ing proved himself an even better
pitcher the coming season than he was
last. There is every reason to believe
in the last campaign. To begin with. he
appears more settled and undoubtedly
has better idea Of the pitching art. In
the game yesterday morning Boehling
had all the earmarks Of a finished per
former. Though he did not use a single
curve ball during the four innings he Of
ficiated, he resorted to a change of pace
which was most effective, and he held
his opponents in check without as much
as exerting himself.
spring Boehling was some time getting
| under way. 1t was late in May be-
fore he started his winning streak.
and previous to that he was not taken
seriously, for his faults were so many.
But he came through before the sea-
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out this spring better qualified to
pitch than he was at any time last
season.
Eddie Ainsmith will not be able to
take part in any of the games for the
| next few days. owing to a badly
sprained wrist. In the game Monday
Eddie slid into second base, and in
doing SO injured his wrist. He con-
tinued in the game but when he re-
found the member so stiff and sore
that he could neither catch nor swing
bat
he gTame which was talked Of as
| being probable at Stanton, Va. has
been called off. Griffith did not think
it wise to send his team on any jour
| ney now, when it is essential that the
players should be kept as busy as
| possible here.
Harry Holland, who is holding down
third base for the Colts-a position with
which he is not faIniliar-iS proving
himself player of much more than
| ordinary ability. Holland has a major
league career before him beyond doubt
though he may not break into the line
up for some time to come. He pos
sesses all qualifications. being fast and
| able to hit, in addition to having in
telligence. In all, he has had only
1~,y I~nS ~y4 VyNS AV<n-
fessional base ball, yet there are few
| things that he is not finished in.
In order to prevent any mix-up on
the new rules, Griffith had meeting
with his players last night and the new
code was gone over and dissected. Ball
players are very negligent about keep
ing in touch with changes made In the
rules from time to time and frequently
some ridiculous things are pulled in a
game simply because the players DO
not know the code. Griffith does not
want these to occur. consequently he in
structed the players In the changes and
ordered that every man familiar1ze
himself with them.
and Ray Morgan which gave the Ma
tionals the run they needed to win tile
game from Virginia The play was
pulled in the eighth inning. when the
score WAS tleu Mlldll nAu WdlkeQ d1teI
Foster had famed. and he promptly
stole second. After Gandil had flied
out Morgan was given life by Wool.
the second baseman, who fumbled. and
with Shanks up the double steal came
through to nicely, giving the Ma
tionals the winning run.
The visitors were the first to score.
They fell on Cannon for five straight
| hits after two were out in the third.
and scored three runs. Johnson started
1t with single, and N1oeller followed
with a double. Then came singles by
i Foster, Milan and Gandil, and three
TALES were over the plate This lead
held good until the sixth, when Virginia
jumped on Cashion and tied the score.
Men, the first man to face him, doubled
| to center, and Phillips followed with a
triple to right, scoring himself when
White hit for d similar distance to
left. Word struck out. but Wool and
| Guy were there with singles and the
score was on even terms.
The score:
WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. sB.so.BB.PoA.E
Moeller, rf........4 / 0 o O
Foster. 3b.........4 10 0 i