Evening star., 1920-03-14
and will remain SO for some time
yet.
Will Continue Exneriments

Experimentation with this quin-
tet of infielders will continue for
several weeks Yet. possibly right
up to the opening of the campaign
one month hence, before definite
decision regarding the makeup
of the inner works is reached. 1t
is more than possible all five will
be retained and theii shifting
about continued after the season
gets under way, in an effort to hit
upon the right combination. if it
has not been found by that time
For that matter. all may be car
ried throughout the season, re-
gardless of which attains a regu-
lar berth. If the pilot cared to he
could split the work up between
them by alternating Ellerbe and
Leonard at third and Shannon and
Harris at second, according to
whether pitching Of the opposi-
tion was of the left or right hand
ed variety. Ellerbe and Harris
swing in the orthodox manner,
while Leonard and Shannon both
are southpaw stickers. The lat
ter switches over when facing q
portsider, but is no demon with
the willow when turned around
Conceding that Courtney and
Schacht already have displayed
sufficient prowess to be considered
''in." and that Snyder is worthy of
retention for development, al
though he has been unable to show
anything here this spring because
Of smash on the ribs received in
batting practice, the Juveniles
among the twirlers who look most
promising to date are Leon Alton
Carlson and Jezebel Tecumseh
Zachary. The Swede has a lot of
zip on his fast ball and like Zach
airy is showing fine control The
IN 1-o1r
other Boehling or Cashion when it
comes to hitting. Jezebel can pole
'em mile. Golden has had so much
trouble with sore shoulder that his
training has been interrupted for
several days, and Joe Engel is SO
busy with secretarial work he gets
little opportunity for pitching.
Dayey Crockett has demonstrated
he has speed aplenty. but no line
yet is obtainable in regard to what
he has in the way of benders. Much
more can be told about the young
beavers after they start using
hooks and working under condi-
tions that will obtain in regular
games against formidable op-
ponents. Otto Greenae, the husky
young catcher, appears to pack a
powerful wa1lOp. and has a strong
arm, but he has yet to demonstrate
class as receiver.
Cuban Team Due Today,
The Cuban team. which is to open
series OF six games with the Ma
tionals. starting Monday. is due to
arrive from Havana tomorrow. The
Griffs have had soft picking with
the Tampa outfit, but it promises to
be far different when they stack up
against the island club. The Cubans
have been playing all winter and are
at the top of their game now, which
means the Nationals will have to
step at a fast clip to uphold their
big-league prestige.
With the arrival of the Havana
athletes the attendance at the Fair
Grounds is expected to take a big
brace. 1t will have to if anything
is to be realized out of the games
prior to the appearance of Cincin-
natl here. Today, although Satur-
day, the smallest crowd of the three
days was on hand, only about 300
paid admissions being recorded. Sog-
gy grounds and chilly wind caused
the usual morning practice to be
Cancelled. the Washington squad do
ing all its work just prior to and
during the game. The fans missed
Altrock's antics on the coach lines,
Nick being impressed for service as
umpire. and doing very good job
of it.
Nothing further has been heard
from Charity. but there may be
some word tomorrow. as it develops
that Griff's first kilograms to the
catcher were never delivered.