Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-05-05
McBRIDE AND AINSMITH KEPT
OUT OF GAME BY DISABILITIES
Both Expected to Be in Shape Shortly, How
ever-Gallia Also Under Weather.
Rondeau Continues Hitting.

belng lost without speaker. and the
prediction is made that Carrigan will
high in the race Their pitchers have
been hit severely all spring long, and
what is more there seems to be no
head nor tail to the aggregation. Car
sisan seemingly letting the PLAYERS do
they please. The result is there is
no discipline at all. and the team is
playing far below it's standard.
II see nothing about either the Yam
KEGS nor Red Sox that warrants their
being picked as proba BILE winners
said Mack. We beat them badly. and
if we had had any breaks at all VIC
would have made cleanup with them
in the games we have played with
them to date"
If Larry Lajoie were bit faster on
his feet this would be one of the
greatest seasons the veteran has ever
experienced. Big Larry is not only hit
ting of yore. but is fielding splen-
didly, and showing judgment on the
bases. Mack would not hesitate to
bank on La joie for several years to
come if he were a bit faster on his
feet. but that is not to be expected of a
fellow we'll along in years. who now is
playing his twenty-first year of
ma jor league base ball
Schang caught for the first time this
season and ne looked pretty good,
though his throwing was none too
good and he could not gauge Walter
Johnsons speed with anything like ac-
curacy. Walter famed nine of the To-
calls and looked to have as much stuff
as ever.
The Nationals still are in first place,
and are pretty sure to he there for
some time TO come. through the Cleve-
land Indians are putting up a game
fight and are only half game behind.
They took fall out of the White SoX
yesterday. whose standing now is at
the 800 mark once more, while the ST
Louis Browns finally broke their losing
streak and won a long, drawn-out al
fair from the Tigers, all of which
eventually will help the Nationals to re-
tam their lead. The attendance here is
better now than IL was at any time last
eason. This is because of the fact that
the public has not soured on Mack and
wants to support him in the hope that
ne can get another winning team
Mack has lot of recruits coming
shortly. and one of these is a second
baseman named Lowery, who is playing
with some school nine in Maine and
making a great showing Mack saws
the youngster could break into his
lineup tomorrow and hold his own, but
he will not have him report until after
he graduates next month.
Ray Morgan is mighty nifty fielder.
He had quite a lot to do yesterday. and
he handled everything Clearly, and also
grabbed off couple of hits. besides
walking once and laying down a sac
rifice.
Morgan is a great help to the Griff-
men. He has plugged hole which ex-
listed for several years. and one rea =
son for the Nationals winning streak
is the fact that second base now is as
well taken care of as any team could
wish to have it,
In due time Manager Griffith will
have a couple more pitchers report
McGovern. the left-hander. will be
graduated in June. and will report at
Chicago. while another right ha nder,
whose name Griffith would not diVulge
because the deal has not yet been
closed also is to join his forces. Ac-
cording to what Griffith says. the lat
good and to pitch winning ball right
from the outset.