Evening star., 1916-04-14
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BAD WEATHER AGAIN PREVENTS
CONTEST WITH THE YANKEES
Condition of Polo Grounds May Bar Game
Tomorrow, Too-Dave Fultz Makes
Address to the Players.


OF peGginS the runner out at second
This play was on in the tenth inning
w ednesday when Morgan started WIN
single. Foster was up trying to pull
the hit-and-run. but Caldwell ana
Nunamakcr anticipated this and Cald-
well pitched out. There not
chance for Foster to Fit the ball ana
hold the bat in his hand, so he de-
ilberately threw his bat at the passing
sphere and made clean single into
right field, which sent Morgan to third
1t was one of the best exhibitions of
execution of the hit-andrun play ever
seen on any diamond. and the New York
critics the following morning were
loud in their praise of Fosters remark
able ability as place hitter.
Local scribes are convinced that
Griffith has picked up one of the best
comedians in the history of base ball
and the prediction is made that Herman
Schaeffer's days of funny man on the
diamond are numbered, for he has
nothing in his repertoire which equals
the stunts performed by Sawyer dur
ing the first game here, Wednesday.
Every cartoonist had carlcature of
| him in action and several papers
printed action pictures of his tumblng
featS. Sawyer will draw to the park
many fans who have read of his antics.
and he is sure to be on the lines today
if there is a game.
Ray Keating of the Yankees is a
hold-out. He has refused to sign a
contract which the club has offered
, him and his demands are several thou
sand dollars over the mark rendered.
] is not likely that the club will make
any further concession because keat-
ing, who was virtually useless to the
club last season. drew his entire SAL
airy just the same as if he had been
working all the time, and the club
therefore does not figure that it is OBJ
iigated IN any way to him. Keating. it
is understood. is in good fettle this
spring, but the club officials argue that
he was useless last season and that he
should be glad to do what he can to
help the team out this year.
Walter Johnson had not pitched more
than FIVE innings at any time this
spring, and when he had to go eleven
| innings to beat the Yankees it was
quite strain on him. The big fellow
admitted this when he got up yester-
day morning after a good nights rest.
Il was fine until the seventh inning.
but / was firing then. but came back
before the inning was ended. and there
after was better than early in the
game. You see. ! had worked only a
few innings in the practice games and
| was not ready to go the route until l
caught my second wind. l am conf
dent. however, that hereafter l will be
In condition to go any route
Griffith was much impressed with
Johnson's pitching in the opener. Il
cannot imagine any pitcher being able
to do as much for his team as does
Walter Johnson. There is no feature
of the game that he is not an expert
/ in and it is this fact that gives him an
advantage over all the other twirlers
| in the majer leagues He has more
speed than any one that ever lived and
what is more he is a fellow with per-
feet control when he is at his best, be-
ing able to put the ball wherever he
pleases whenever he wants to. 1t is
this fact that makes him the greatest
| of pitchers. His motion. too, is IDEAL
| He can put lot of speed on the ball
without any effort, while most of the
ordinary twirIers must wind up and put
I everything they have on the ball in or
| der to get real speed on it."
1t was, perhaps. lucky for the Ma
| tionals that things broke so that Ray
Morgan had to be given a trial at sec
| ond base this spring. The Baltimore
| player has gotten himself in perfect
| trim and now is able to do himself JUS
tice in the field and at the bat. In fact,
! he is very apt to be next to Eddie Col
| Inns in the rating of second basemen
| this season. When Morgan gets into
| his batting stride, as he now appears
| to be. he is mighty hard man to pitch
| to and there always is a chance of his
| hitting near the 300 mark. He also is
! much faster on his feet now than he
/ ever was before.
! Jameson is bound to prove find this
| season. His fielding is the best this spring
and his arm again is strong, so that he is
! most dangerous thrower. His hitting is
| of the best. He takes good wallop at
| the ball and he is not yet as good as he
will be later when the weather gets
warmer. He is doing his share of the Of
| fensive work and making the pitchers
work hard to dispose of him. He has got
! ten over the habit of hitting at bad balls
! and let's those that are wide go. with the
result that he will walk much more often
| than formerly. Jameson is much ad-
mired by his teammates because he is a
steady hustler who gives his team his
best efforts at all times.
A!va Williams is an ideal backstop for
Walter johnson. Williams not only is
rangy and great receiver but his
throwing arm viii be strong when the
weather gets hot. and he will be able to
throw as well ard as accurately as any
catcher in the league Incidentally Will
lIams is q mighty good hitter. for no
game is safe with men the bases and
Williams at the bat. for ne is a hitter of
the cleanup variety and is apt to break
| up game at any time Later in the sea-
son he will be worked with other pitchers
in addition to Johnson