The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-06-04
Cahill, St. Josph Star
To Be Given Trial Here
Team Mate Of Malone, Grab
bed by Connie Mack, May
Be Signed by Crif.
CLEVELAND HERE TODAY
Indians, First of Western Clubs, Will
Oppose Nationals at Florida
Avenue.
Nv WILLIAM PEET.

Griff has evidently ripped a leaf out Of
Connie Mack's notebook. for II the re-
port is authentic the Old Fox will give
Walter Cahill. outhelder and captain OF
the Mount st. Joseph College team, a
trial with .he Nationals.
II was from this same college that
Connie Mack last week obtained Louis
Malone, who has been playing second
base for the Athletics since Lajoie was
injured. and who has created such a goou
impression.
Young Cahill is rated by his team
mates and others who have seen him In
action as a better hitter than Malone and
has under consideration two good offers
to play professional ball.
Connie Mack wanted to sign Cahill last
week at the time he grabbed Malone,
but Cahill refused. as his team still had
number of games left to play and he
did not think it right to quit at this
stage.
Jack Dunn. manager Of the Richmond
club. OF the International League. has
also offered Cahill a two-year contract,
which the youngster is considering.
John F. Costello. proprietor Of the
Latest News. who is Cahill's uncle. and
| a red-hot Washington fan. would like
to see the younEster under Clark Grif-
| fith's wing and it is understood that Mr.
Costello has arranged with Scout Mike
! Kahoe to have the collegian at National
Park Saturday for a try-out.
Competent judges who have seen Ca
| hill play state that the boy has the
| markings of a major Lacquer. He is slen-
der of build, but lightning fast: right
hand hitter, and possesses a fine throw
| inS arm.
Manager Griffith was asked about Ca
hill last night and said that he had not
seen Scout kahoe. and did not know
| whether Mike had arranged to have Cog
| tello at the park Saturday or not. The
| Old Fox added that ne would be OILY
| too glad to look Cahill over
| Young Bruce the Virginia Tech cap
! tain. who is an inficlder. and who has
! been signed by the Washington club.
writes that he injured his leg recently
and is not in the best of shape. but that
| Griffith stated that he did not know
Just when he would order Bruce to Join
| the club.
Owing to wet grounds. the Nationals
! and Athletics could not stage the double
| header booked for Shibe Park yesterdey
! afternoon. and the Griffmen beat it back
| 10 the Capltal on an early tram.
Connie Mack was not at all ANXIOUS to
play, as his club is going badly. and even
il an attempt had been made to stag
! the double bill the weather was so cold
that hardly a corporars guard would
have turned out to see the teams in ac-
ton.
Weather permitting the Nationals and
Cleveland Indians will hook UP on the
Florida avenue plateau here this After
noon in the first game Of q four-set
piece.
The Clevelanders will arrive this morn
ing. the party consisting of nineteen
players in addition to Acting Manager
| Lee Foil. Trainer Hitte and Secretary
Billy Blackwood.
Griffith last nicht was unable to state
who would pitch toGay. He could use
any OF the hurlers except johnson. and
; in the event Guy Morton works for the
visitors will more than likely oppose
with Jim Shaw
When the Nationals were in C1eve-
| land on the recent Western trip Grif-
fth's attention was called to the fine
. work of young Guy Morton. tho In
dams pitcher.
These Cleveland fans seem to be
all swelled up over Morton's pitching
well he probably is quite a pitcher
| but I believe 1 have a better young
| ster in Jim Shaw, who possesses just
The next time Morton works