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Show EDDIE FOSTER FINDJFSEASON Brilliant Third Baseman One of Most Valuable Players in , Washington Line-up. Washington, D. C April 4. After the season of 1912, Ban Johnson gave It as his opinion that Eddie Foster of the Washington team proved hlm-Belf hlm-Belf the find of the season. The brilliant work of the third baseman ihat year made him stand out among the men of the organization who play a similar position. Last year plaster was down with typhoid a few weeks after the season opened, and he was out of the game for about two months. While his work when he returned to the lineup was remarkably good, under the circumstances, cir-cumstances, it was far from up to his standard. A Winter's rest, however, seems to have done wonders, and, judged on his showing in practice, Foster is not only sure to equal the performance of 1912, but, is almost certain to do even better work, says Ed Grillo. a prominent Washington scribe. He has not only entirely recovered re-covered his health, but he has never been in better condition than he is right now, and when such conditions condi-tions prevail in Foster's case he is 1 one of the most valuable ball players play-ers that tho Washington club has ever had in its line-up. Though Foster has had several years experience in professional baseball, base-ball, he Is still a mere boy, and is sure to last for many years. While not a batter who figures with those leading in the averages, Foster has the reputation of being the most scientific sci-entific hitter in the American league. He and Moeller, by reason their ability abil-ity to play the hit-and-run game as it should' be played, were of inestimable ines-timable value to the team during tho 1912 campaign. This combination was broken up last season while Foster Fos-ter was ill, but will bo in force again this year, as the batting practice o the scuad indicates |