Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-03-17
Griffith Calls Off Morning Came Colts Meet Virgin
JOE BOEHLING'S INJURED KNEE
SEEMS TO BE ENTIRELY WELL
Southpaw Work in Game Y yesterday Proves
Him Not to Be Handicapped This Season
as He Was Last-Other Gossip.

years has made them familiar with a
system of play which proves great
beneht. 1t is a mountaineering ag-
gregat1on right now which uses in
telllgence IN everything it does, and
even d novice could recognize what a
well trained team it is, even this early
i'll the spring.
Doug Neff and Charley Pick make
an ideal pair around the keystone posi-
ton; Both are good fielders and have
good arms, and they display about as
much speed in making plays as any
young infielders could be expected to
DO. OF course, second base is bit new
to Pick. He has more experience at
third. but he is picking up the art of
playing in his new position mighty
rapidly. and in time will be able to
jump i'll there any time he is called
upon.
Stevens. the young pitcher who was
given permission to come down here
with the squad SO that he might get
himself ready to get a position with
some minor league club. has developed
remarkably well here this spring.
stevens is now u pitcher of much more
than ordinary ability. He works every
day almost and has lot of stuff, while
ne helds his position as we'll as any
pitcher could and displays 4 lot of in
terest IL his work. 1t is not likely
that Griffith will retain Stevens when
the season opens, but will place him
with a club where he can keep string
on him.
1t has been some years since Clyde
Milan has been hitting this early in
the year to the extent that he has this
spring: Milan usually does not get
INTO his stride until late in the spring
or early in the summer. but in the
games here he has been hitting the
ball regularly. He is also rounding
INTO shape in other respects, fielding in
us usual brilliant manner and, incl
italy. showing good speed on the
passes. though he is still RETAINING
from straining himself in sprinting.
One of the hardest workers in the
camp is Doc" Ayers. The Doc" for
good reasons, blames his slump last
fall on the fact that he took SO much
weight that he could not handle him
self and he does not propose to be ham
dlcapped in that manner this year. So
ne is dong lot of laborious work
Lunning around the park and fielding
rms work brings out the sweat and
helps keep him In good shape.
me present status of the Seiglie case,
Whlch mas been brought forward again
Dy a wire from railroad man at the
Phillles' training camp, who saws that
the Cuban will join the Nationals II
Grlmth Will guarantee TRANSPORTATION.
IS rather peculiar. If Seiglie is the bali
prayer ne has been touted there is not
much Likelihood of the Philiies allow
ing him to be in their camp for the
past Two weeks without signing him
II ne is under contract to the Phillies
the Washington club will appear In an
unepvlable light by sending player
or another club operating under or
ganized base ball contract. If the
phlliles are not anxious to retain Seig.
lie. then Washington cannot use him.
But the matter will undoubtedly be
cleared in a few days. Griffith who is
youngsters. of course, is taking
chance. but he will not loose any sieeu
II ne fails in his latest effort to corral
the Cuban infielder.
IL was sprinkling SO lively while the
NTH inning of the second game wal
played yesterday that when the rounG
was over Griffith called a halt for the
day. The Regulars won by a score OF
TO ., and they did it with comparative
ease. Ihey got two Of their runs In the
second inning. With one out Morgan
singled, and Shanks tripled to right
sending him home. Howard came home
himself when Mcbride hit for three
sacks into deep left center. Milan.
double and Gandils single gave then
another IN the third. and the final rur
came in the fifth, when Bentley walked
couple of men and then allowed Gan.
dill to single to left
The Colts had Il chance in the open
er. when Neff singled and Acosta fol.
lowed suit; but Moeller's perfect throw
to Foster nailed Neff at the third bag
Williams got on in the second, wher
Foster erred, and Brown followed with
hit, but Boeh1ing held them in check
Only twice after that did the Colts
reach the bases, and then on scratch in.
field hits. The score: