Evening Star Newspaper, April 13, 1923, Page 30

30 Griffs in First Gam SPORTS. JOHNSON TO FACE BRAVES IN INITIAL H Conroy’s Hit in Pinch Enables Warmoth to Register -4 Verdict in Norfo Bushmen the Edge Over Rivals. RICHMOND, Va., April 13.—The here today between the Washington ton Nationals was called off on account of rain. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ICHMOND, April 13.—President Clark Griffith will turn loose his 1923 ball club on the Georgia a R this season will show its wares in a whom the Nationals have been hobn is to get under way promptly at 3 o'c between these clubs will be started at the same hour Sunday. Walter Johnson, dean of the Na nominated by Manager Donie Bush be opposed by the veteran southpa Marquard—the Rube himself, unles: Braves, changes his mind at the I A duel between Johnson and quard should prove unusually attr tive. At Tampa last Saturday in his season debut on the hill Johnson un- covered enough to lead one to believe | that he is to enjoy a successful cam- paign in the league championship struggle. Since then he has been training in the Nationals’ own baili- wick and by now should be in fettle. Hard-Fought Game Expected. Whoever the pitchers .may be,| though, a particularly hard-fought game is anticipated in the Natlonals' initial home engagement. They and the Braves have been battling des- perately since the start of their se- ries. At Norfolk vesterday the ¢ of Griffith forged ahead of its Boston opponent in the matter of wins and losses for the first time since the set of contests opened. That 5-to-4 vie- tory was the third straight for the Griffs and their fourth in seven starts against the Bi All told. the Griffs have tackled Nat'onal League clubs fifteen times and won eight. Lefty Warmoth added himself to the small force of Washington pitch- ers who have gone the route in a game. He started poorly, but im- proved as the game progressed, and | when he stepped from the Lox at the close of the ninth inning appeared | &trong_enough to go ral more. And that, despite a deal of hurling done between innings to keep in form. | for a bitter wind swept the field, chilling the players as well as specta- armoth yielded seven hits, passed three batters. hit another and struck out eight. Five of the clouts and two es charged against him n the first three innings. specially effective in the &, causing the three bat- ters that faced him to wave at third strikes, nroy Does It Again. The stocky left-hander might have been pitching yet had Bill Conroy, recruit third sacker, not decided to be the batting hero of the game for the second day in succession. Inspired by his success as a “game -buster” achieved at Portsmouth the day be- fore, Bill yesterday stepped Into the breach in the ninth Inning, when the teams were deadlocked and players and spectators crying feebly for hot- water bottles or anything else that might warm them. He stepped in vigorously, too, with a single over third base ‘that sent Joey Evans home from second with the decisive tally. Joe Genevich, right-hander, who hurled the last four innings for the Braves, had set the stage for Con- roy’s performance by walking Evans, the first man up in the Nationals’ ninth, Dick Wade then laid down a neat sacrifice that was handled by the pitcher, and Conroy completed the job. In the three innings prior to the ninth Genevich had easily disposed of the Griffs, twa singles, each made after a pair of batters had been retired, being the sum total of their clubbing | off him. A voungster named Benton, called afternoon for the first time this year. In charge oi a new manager ' and reinforced by some ambitious minor league graduates, the aggrega- tion that is to represent the National Capital in the American League ast moment. | ner. OME CONTEST Ik Yesterday, Gi exhibition base ball game scheduled American League club and the Bos- venue field in Washington tomorrow tilt with the Braves of Boston, with ! obbing since early last month. Play lock, and a second Washington game tionals’ pitching staff, who has been for the mound job tomorrow, will w of the National League, Richard s Fred Mitchell, big chief of the INFIELDfii CH!CK GAGNON FARMED TO NEW HAVEN Local fans probably will not sce Harold Gognon perform in a Wash- ington uniform this scason. Prex- fdent Grifith has transferred him to the New Haven club of the Eastern League, whence Reds Hargrave was obtained. The former Holy Cross College shortstop, who came to the Na- tionals trom Detroit in exchange for Pltcher Ray Francls, demon- strated at the dampa ' training camp that he is a nifty fielder Who slams the ball hard for a player of hix small size, but he has a trick knee that puts him cut of wervice at times, and with Bluege avallable to sub for Peck, it _hus been deemed advisable to send Chick to the minors for a seavon 1o determine whether hin lex is dependable. He may be re- called nt the end of the season. | sessions for the Boston crew and he | was none too steady, especlaily in] the third and fifth innings, when the | Nationals tallied, He was not ac- cordedsthe best of support, either, but Warmoth suffered in a similar man- The Braves scored first, chasing over a pair of markers in the second inning. Ford walked, but was forced bv Kopf, who rolled to Peck. Peck attempted to complete a double play, but tossed wildly to Judge, and Kapf took second. Gowdy's single past third moved Kopf up and Benton's pass filled the bases. Powell then singled to center, tallying Kopf and Gowdy. Again, in the third, the Draves tallied. _After Mclnnis had lofted to Evans, Bagwell drove the ball over | the center-field fence for a trip of the circuit. Ford was fanned. but Kopf doubled, only to be left when Gowdy rolled to Peck. The Nationals offset two of the runs in their half of the third. Har- grave lofted to Powell, but War- moth singled sharply to left and advanced to second on Benton's wild pitch. Rice walked and Harris' sin- gle crowded the sacks. Judge's stroll forced Warmoth home and Cvans' single scored Rice. Three runners were stranded, as Wade was called out on strikes and Conroy grounded to McInnis. | The Braves were overhauled in the fifth. -Judge and Evans singled and | Wade sent both runners ahead with | a sacrifice. Conroy walked to jam | the paths, but Peck fanned. Kopf messed Hargraves rap. permitting | Judge to get home, and Evans count- | ed when Warmoth's slam was man- handled by Boeckel In the Braves' sixth the score was tied, Ford opened with a one-base | knock to center and Kopf sacrificed. | Evans took care of Gowdy, but Con- lon, former Harvard star, batting for Benton, crashed a single to right that got Ford home. Then along | “Rube.” of course, after the veteran with the Reds, worked the first flve | MAJOR LEAG BOSTON Bats. Throws. R L R X L Pitchers. Anderson, William E. Benton, I Braxton, F. Cooney, John W. ingim, Dann .. Genewich, Joseph E Multhan, Harry J.. Lansing, Eugene H... . Lynch, Adrian R.. . McNamara, Timothy A. Marquard, Richard W..Both Matthews, Joxeph W Miller, Frank L.... Oexchger, Joxeph . Townsend, Ira D ‘Watson, John R. Yeargin, James A, Catchers. “ousineau, Edward T.. ibson, Frank G Gowdy, Henry M orge M. Infielders. Boeckel, Norman D. Christenbury, Lloy Conlon, Arthur J. Me: R L L R R R R R R ERERECERERR Kopf, William L Mecinnix, John (Stuffy) R Padgett, Ernest K R Schmehl, Carl A.. & Robert Sobb, Edward .. Outfielders. Bazwell, W. M Cruise, Walton E Felix, August G. Tavin, H. Kenn Nixon, Albert R.. Ne Christopher Mathewnson, President. Edwin L. Riley, Secretary. Games played at Braves’ (Copyright, 1023.) The Sty and Topcoats Buy a suit no at ®nis low price— and improve your appearance during this $pring season. Latest materials, color effects and styles. For Men and Young Men R R e ) Played with in 19: Waterbury (Eastern) Jollege Braves Braves Braves Braves Braves New Semi-pro. Independence (Southw’n) 141 Braves Shreveport (Tex: Braves Brav Braves - Corner 7th and G Sts. N.W. came bill Conroy with his hardy hitting in the pinch. UE ROSTERS BRAVE | Pet. 630 536 | | Cincinnatt (X. mphis (S. A.) Braves Des Moines (Western) Braves Braves Braves Braves Braves Torento (International) Braves Greenville (Sally) 429 423 | 222 350 364 455 Bat. Fldg. | No record 070} 77 | 052 | 945 053 veland (American) ) erbury (Eastern) Orleans (S. A.) 104 ) 155 'wark (International) Fred F. Mitchell, Manager. St. Petersburg, Fla., training camp. Fleld. Capacity, 45,000, le Shop | Boeokel, | Cleveland (A.) conroy pots I acAN | (Dopey Dan Says It’s Better BOSTON (N. L.) Powell, cf.. Southworth, 1, L P S > 3 . A. E, ik rocoonmont al corronnoscol 0 8l womcouonwon, 2l cwmrmrornoo! PRI -1 FEUToRurne RTINS, T SR/ T 1N Pe— oSrorueno! courcorsch 3 © *Batted ‘for Benton in sixth inning. i0ne out when winning rua scored. Soore by innings: 100100 0—4 2038000 1— Stolen 5 Kopf. Double play—Benton to Gowdy Boeckel. Hits—Off Benton, 7 in 8 inning L Genewich, 4 in 3\ innings. Hit by pitcher— By Warmoth (Southworth). Struck out—B; Benton, 8: by Gemewich, 3; by Warmoth, 8. Wild pitch—Benton. Winning_pitcher—War- moth, * Losing pitoher—Genewich, Umpires— Messis, Ormsby and Finnersn. Time of game —2 hours and 10 minut TECH SHOWS STRENGTH ATBAT AND ON MOUND echni High Schood's nine, which has displayed great hitting power in its recent games, is con- templating an easy victory tomor- row, when it visits the Charlotte Rill base ballers. Eastern, the only other local school down for a con- test, will invade Leonardtown, Md., to tackle the scholastic team of that town. Tech will tune up for tomor- row’s game by meeting George Ma- son High at Del Ray, Va. this aft- ernoon. Tech's sweeping victory over Vir- ginia freshmen yesterday in the Cen- tral stadium, 21 to 6, is concrete evi- dence that the Manual Trainers will be in the hunt for the scholastic title. In_Smith, who hurled fine ball for the Maroon and Gray vesterday for eight innings, Coach Erickson has a cltver boxman. Although he blew up completely in the ninth frame, tke | youngster showed undoubted enty-one hits were made lads. Business High dispinyed stremgth in its first game of the season ves- terday with St. Alban's, winning, 20 to 4. ewman and McAuliffe allowed six hits between them for Business, the latter clouting a circuit drive and leading his team in the eighteen hits made. Today the Sth street institution visits the St. John's College nine. - A ®ood game in expected today at Wilson stadium, when Coach White's base ballers clash with Episcopal at 15. Brinkman probably will pitch or the home boys. Charley Guyon's Easterners were due to meet Coach Brewer's Devitt Prep team on the Rosedale diamond this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rouda- bush is expected to perform on the mound for Eastern. ‘Western High fs visiting Sandy Springs to clash with the Sherwood Forest nine. EXHIBITION GAMES At Springfield, Mo.— Broaxiyn (8) New York (A.) 712 3 Batteries—Smith, Mamaux and Taylor, Hungling; Mays, Roettger and Schang, Hoff- ma R B v At New Orleans, La.— = 1 % Walker = 5 5 % [] 0 and New Orleans (5.) . - Batteries—Boone and Myatt; Mitzie, Dowie. At Cincinnati— R. Louisville (A. A. .3 Batteries—Dean, King and Meyer; Luque and Wing: il s H. E. 6 i i s Rizey, R, 16715 0 o1 6 Batteries—Adams, Boehler and Gooch; Cran- dall, Faulkner, Zeigler and Biemel, Patter At Harrisburg, Pa.— Reading (Int.) Boston (A.) Batteries—Ki 4 Olark; Bettories—Karpp and Ol ON COLLEGE DIAMONDS At Philadelphia—Penn, 75 Ursinus, B 3 Fullerton and At Wake Forest—Wake Forest, 4; Elon, 1. At Auburn—Mchigan, 9; Auburn, 2. At College Park—Maryland Fresh- | | men, altimore City College, 0. At ndelphla—FPenn, 8; Catholic Unliversity, 6. At Greensboro, N. C.—North Caro- lina State, 5; Guilford, 3. At Chariottesville, Va.—Virginia, 10; Cornell, 6. At Lexington, Va—University of Richmond. 6: Washington and Lee, INDIAN Frank. 6764 MOTOCYCLE DISTRIBUTOR Used and Rebullt Motocyol on Easy Terms—Repais HOWARD A. FRENCH & CO. 424 Oth Street N.W. L E. | To Receive Than Give Tips BY W. H. CLAGETT. Dear Folks: That a generous-spirited “roost- er” should be as particular about dispensin’ supposedly valuable in- formation as he is with material charity was brought home to me most forcibly the other afternoon over at Bowlé, the classy little merry-go-round down In Mary- land, whither 1 had ventured much against my better judgment! Havin' long since completed one regular and two post graduate courses in the science of dopin’ ‘em, and given up the callin’ be- cause of a jumpy temperment, race horses were farthest from my thoughts on the mornin’ of the day in question when the tele- phone started ringin' like the old town was ablaze! “Well, well, what is it?" 1 snort- ed, as the bell kept on dinglin’. “For the love of Mike, shush— don't talk so loud™ came back through the receiver and tickled my earplece. “This is Ed! Meet me at the Hotel Washington in ten minutes and I'll wise you to & proposition that'll make you & baron!" 5 i “Slip it to me now, Eddle, Tm turribly busy!” T sang back with a laugh as I «winted at my mai pile. - «Confidential Stufl.” “Carit be done!” was the snappy reply. “This is confidentlal stuff and I wouldn't run the risk! Be at the hotel in ten minutes or you lose the chance of a lifetime! and with that he hung up. Fossessed of my full share of what killed the cat, 1 did skid up to the hostelry and caught my friend struttin’ about the lobby in a most fidgety state! Evidently relieved at my arrival. he grabbed my arm and led me hurriedly through the lower rooms of the house, shushin’ in my ear at every four or five steps! Down the stairs we tipped, in an’ out of the barber shop. and finally over by the darkened Salon Des Nations, \\-here' he came to a stop with a couple o more shushes “If you shush me once more, pussy-footin’ tadpole, I'll lay | plumb cold!” 1 _shfle.ke N clammy and twitchin’. shushed the best I know how, and hate to be prodded! Speak out, what is it, murder or bootleggin “Neither one!” laughed the pe- culiar actin’ “persimmon.” “Listen! Certain people are gonna £hoo over a little ‘squirrel’ out at Bowie to- | day. and bein’ as 1 like you, 1 wants you to be in “Ax Good as ‘In’ Now.” “Sot" says I, feelin’ a bit better. the story, all told in one says he. “The pesky chapter ¥ ; ! ; as good as in right now Somods’s b the maneuver ex Nobody's hep to the maneuver cX- Septthe owner, the jock, you, me d the horse, but the tough part 1 don't get my check until next Saturday morni o if you'll just stake me to ten cherries till then T'll show up on time, and throw in wh; I know for the favol Well, I fell for the touch, and while determined at first to keep away from the track, my lit- tle black man got busy until fihally 1 found myself rubberin’ with 10,000 other get-rich-quick gentr‘y at the program for the “second! Sultan was the name of the “pow-wow" I'd been told to risk the parlor furniture on, and a hurried squint over the card showed him to be of a most noted Turkish-lrish family, his papa, The Turk, and ma, Sally O'Day! Slip- pin' over to the paddock, I gave him the up-and-down, and must say h neral make-up was most ple nd as a bright-faced lad named was_ goin’ to Dllo(. him, I tan, d back to the bettin ring, slap five perfectly good “buckerinos” on the “grasshop- per” to cop, and then beat it for the grandstand! The Cost of Being Gabby. Now, if I'd kept my own coun- sel a most unpleasant incident would sure have been averted, but bein' of a ruther sociable nature, nothin’ would do but I start a con- versation with a kindly lookin’ matronly lady who set all by her- self! ; “What do you like in this scram- ble?” 1 asked in a off-hand man- ner. all the time feelin’ wisel “Thery're all weasels.” was her laughin’ reply. “A horrible bunch!” I 7uZN except one, lady!" I | chuckled, quite hurt at her re- mark. | “And who's that?” she inquired, | oW her card. | 1 whispers. “That ! He's been primed for the race and dropped into a soft spot! I get the info stralght from the right people, but for heaven's sake don't say 1 told ALRIRLSEREKSER | Just Received | A Large Shipment of | ’ SHIRTS | Now on Sale at $1.00 THE SOX SHOP o. TU Men's Wear 203-205 Pa. Ave. S.E. 3. NE BEST TAILORING VALUE OFFERED IN WASHINGTON 100% PURE ALL WOOL TAILORED TO ORDER 35 WILNER'S ART DESIGNERS AND CLEVER CUSTOM UNION TAILORS MAKE CLOTHES THAT.BRING OUT YOUR INDIVIDUALITY—CL YOU, AND YOU ONLY. HAN OTHES THAT REPRESENT D-TAILORED ON THE PREM- ISES IN OUR BIG DAYLIGHT WORKRQOOMS. Quality and Fit Guaranteed JOS. A. WILNER & CO. Custom Tailors Well, 1 fas goin’ to this Papil- lon horse!” “she says. “My John tells me this mornin’ he oughta romp, but as you seem to know, please slip this ten-spot on Sultan to_win!™ To make it short, folks, I plas- tered the dear soul's “eagle” on my tip! The bunch got away to a fair start, with the little old Sul- tan thing out in front, but at the first pole he musta been took with a cramp, fallen arches or some- thin’, for both Papillon and Hill- house passed him, and that's the way the three came down the stretch, Papillon winnin’ by a whisker from Hillhouse, at = the dee-licious odds of $21.20 to $1, and poor old Sultan third! No, He Didn't Tarry. No, T didn’t tarry to fiddle over a post mortem with my newly made fricnd, and the last I saw of her, as I gased into the immense throng, she was brandishin’ a green um- brella and lookfn' every which- away! T would have her know, however, should she happen across this, that 1 left the same night for Manchuria, China, and dom't expect to return for ni $opect nine or .ten I thank you, DOPEY DAN. S. C—~Wofford, 10; nova, 11, Ver- C.—Furman, 3; Newberry, 2 (tem inmings.) M a cheery countenance. His THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.. 0, . FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1923, THTLE ROUNDS REACHED INPINEHURST DOUBLES PINEHURST, N. C., April 13.—Final round brackets have been galned in all three doubies events in the fifth annual North and South champion- ship tennis tournament. No upset marked the advancement of the win- ners. No singles were played yester- day, but today both the then's and| women's events will be brought into the final round. ncent Richards, champion, and. 8. Howard Voshell former holder of that honor, gained thelr place in the men's doubles by reason of their victory over Richard W. Seabury and Valentine B. Havens, §—3, 1—5, in the upper semi-final match, Raymond B. Bidwell and Jo- slah Wheelwright of Boston are the other finalists, gaining their bracket by conquering G. Carlton Shafer and Dr. Philip B. Hawk, ndtional veter- ans’ champlon, 6—3, 6—4. Miss Helen Glllesdeau and Miss Marian man fought their way into the upper final bracket in the women's doubles iy taking the me ure of Mrs. De Forest Candee and Miss Lillian Scharman at 2—8, 6—1L 8—6. In the lower semi-final match Mrs. Theodore Sobst and Miss Ceres Baker won one set at 6—3 from Mrs. Edward Raymond and Mrs. George L. Chapman, but the match had to be halted then owing to darkness. Last of the \ashingtonians went down to defeat yesterday when Al Gore and Tom Mangan were put out by Bidwell and Wheelwright, 6—4, 6—2, in a hard-fought match. national_indoor PILOT OF SHAMROCK NINE ENTHUSED OVER OUTLOOK| ANAGER LITTLEFORD of the Shamrocks, whose leadership has much to do with the success of the Big Green nine, is displaying belief in the strength of the team is so, firm that he has scheduled games with the best teams in the city and the Dreadnaughts at 3 o'clock. Th teams. Practice will be held by Greens today and tomorrow in prepa- ration for thegcontest with the Alex- andriens. Players prominent in the sandlot ranks are listed on the Southeast team. Happy Serins, Buckie Burns. Cap Langon, Simmons and Joe Miles ar xpected to swell the strength of the team. Games can he scheduled with the Shamrocks through Business Manager J. W. Glascoe, 1316 L street south- east. Mannger Brown of the Triangle A. C. of Seat Ileasant. Md., wants these men to report on Siunday for the game with the Marfeldt A. C.: Pitch- ers. Ryan, Staats; catchers, Sult and {hove: inflelders, L. Brown. Hummer, C. Brown, Wilburn, D. Staats: out fielders, Chaney, E. Staats, R. Brown and Gates. W. F. Roberts’ nine will play its opening game against the Capital Traction nine Sunday at 2:30 o'clock, on the Langdon diamond. Manager Tke Thompson, Main 5124, would like to arrange games with teams in the unlimited class, Candidates for the Comforter nine will practice on £he fleld at 18th and B streets southeast this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, to prepare for their game with the Milan A. C.. Sunday. A game is wanted by the Comforter team fpr April 29. Write Jack All- man, 134 13th street southeast. Any unlimited team wanting a game with the Yankee A. C. for Sunday on the Monument grounds is urged to get In touch with O. Faina, Main 1611 or Main 4046. Manhattan A. C. will clash with the Wells nine Sunday on the Rosedale dia- mond. Mcintire probably will 1 for the ‘Tabulating Machine Company nine in its game wtih the Aztec A. C. tomor- row at 3 o'clock, at the Hoover pl ground. Aztecs will use cither Beck or Akin in the box. All players of the latter team are requested to report, in uniform, to Coach Jones at 2 o'clock. Friendship Midgets are games with teams in the thirteen-and- fourteen-year-old class. Miss Lorraine Wall, Lincoln 2253, is booking contests. A game brimful of action is expect- ed to take place when the St. Martins tackle the Brookland A. C. Sunday on the Catholic University diamond at 3 o'clock. St. Martin_players will re- port on the field at 2:i5. Cherrydale A. C. will hold a dance EARL & wmso Fernlawn 50. New, low The lock front , prevents gapping above the tie Creslawn 35c Last year they had a little world series of their own. g games were won by cach side, and the deciding contest resulted in a tie. the Big Johmny Upperman's Apollo seeking | vicinity. Sunday the southeast lads will invade Alexandria, Va, to play is game should offer a test for both Three team will meet Harry Lohmeyer's Avenue Grand nine this afternoon at 5 o'clock on the Rosedale diamond, at 17th and Rosedale streets northeast Langdon Cubs face the Corinthian Midgets tomorrow morning at 10:30 o'clock on the Monument grounds. Shipping Board Juniors will open the season Monday, when they clash with the Intérstate Commerce Juniors on diamond No. 9, Monument Jot. Sixteen-year-old teams _ wanting games with the Shipping Board lads are_asked to telephone Manager W. D. Boston, Main 5201, Branch 2343, or 2344. Manager Blum requests the follow- ing_players to report to him in the Y. M. H. A. Sunday, at 1:30 o'clock, in preparation for the game that aft- ernoon at 3 o'clock with the Seat Pleasant team: Capt. Goldstein, | Danzansky, Felker, A. Goldberg, jGreenberg, Jacobson, Katz, Kronman, Levy, E. Marks, M. Marks, Milwit, Sacks, #B. Sauber and J. Sauber. Either Jacobson or B. Sauber will do the mound work for the Herzl aggre- gation, » Junior teams wanting games with- in_the seventeen-and-eighteen-year- old_class are advised to call R. C. | McGuire, North 7571, manager of the South Brooklands. ' Contests have been scheduled with the Knick Jun- fors, Liberty A. C.. Park A, C. Magkin Juniors and the Nationa] A. C. Baxe ballers of Bolling Field, who won the District Army championship last year, defeated the Camp Meade nine, 12 to 5, yesterday. Bolling Fjeld made 15 hits for a total of 27 bases. tomorrow night to increase the fund for its athletic equipment, First game of the newly organized Red Lion Club will be held Sunday with the Aimwell Club. These men are asked to report in the Red Lion {uniform at 2 o'clock at 2336 Georgia avenue northwest: Sam Jewler, Mor- ris Jewler, Dave Snyder, Sol Snider, Sam Gimbel, Leroy Bendheim, David Chatlen, David Nathanson, Benjamin Harrison and Leon Bauman. Morrls ! Jewler is captain and Sam Jewler is manager. Benning A. C., formerly the Ariels, is seeking a game for Sunday with any unlimited nine in the city. Call Lincoln 21: Teams desiring day conmtests should get in touch with Manager I Broadbent of the Mount Pleasant Sen- iors at Col. 4228#W, between 5 and 7 o'clock. SPORTS.”, v e Here Tomorrow : Cincinnati Has Dangerous Combination REDS POSSESS CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTH TO BACK 1T Moran Has Great Infield, Greater Outfield, Brilliani Pitchers and Catchers and Plenty of Compe- tent Substitutes. BY W, A. PHELAN. Of the Staff of the Cincinnati Times-Star. I 'S an old, old saying that “confidence is half the battie, ancient adage still holds good the Cincinnati Reds are half way t¢ and if the the flag right now. If confidence can take them half the way, car they negotiate the other half by sheer weight of metal and determine$ ball playing? Only once in recent years has the Cincifnati club been as full o confidence and high spirits as today—that was in 1920, when the worlq champions trained at Miami. conquerors of the previous season w Only a small squad went to Miami. Thy ere so sure of themselves that the wanted to have few extra claims upon the big money they were < certain to capture the coming fall. kids, who went along to provide en that was all. Heads up and chests Just the victors of 1919 and a fev ough material for practice games- so inflated that they couldn’t ge through a parlor door; hali-trained, considering hard training as a joke thus Confidence, just as. notable as three years ago, animates the ahletes now, but they welcome reinforcements, they want to see all possible weak places patched, and never, in all the years of this famous club, has any one seen its units show such spirit and such training energy. No haugh- tiness, no derisive disregard of man- agerial suggestions or of training rules—just an eager co-operation, a helpful loyalty to each other and to Pat Moran, and a real belief of com- plete invincibility. That Bad Start in 1022. These fellows argue, and quite just- ly, too, that they got away to the worst start on record in 1922, and that despite this start, they played the best ball in the league as the season waned. When the finish came, they were golng at terrific speed, finishing in second place by a magnificent spurt on the closing day. Now,%hey intend to take up their work just where they left off. Instead of beginning like a new team, just starting on the sched- ule, the Reds will go ahead from the point where they were temporarily delayed by the stoppage of the sched- ule.” That's quite an idea in itself, and it's likely to give seven other clubs a world of trouble. When you think back, and think how many great ball clubs have been upset because stars were knocked out, fine pitchers flivvered, men sud- denly “went back” and grew old al-| most in a day, one salient fact looms like a pyramid above the desert sand: You must have a second set of players who can step right into action and keep up the good work. where the regulars let down. As John McGraw has often said, “Any ball club is just as strong as its substitutes.” The haughty conquerors of 1919 didn't want any subs around in 1920, cutting in upon_the easy coln that’ was so sure to e—but the equally con- fident and far wiser club of 1923 wants the finest line of extra men that cash and base ball judgment could provide. Well Fixed for Subs. The second line is there. No other club in either league can show the re- serve strength of the Cincinnatl team. Pat Moran not only has substitutes who could step in as regulars on other clubs, but has interchangeable stars who can swing from one posi- tion to another and never interrupt the progress of the team. Most Jlubs have one great catcher, a shaky sec- ond maskman, and a third catcher who never gets a chance to Show. The Reds have three men so good that two of them will alternate according to whether the other side uses right or lefthand pitchers, and a third art- ist who is counted amply good enough to replace either of the big guns ire the time of need. Hargrave, not only a great catcher, but a murderous hit- ter, is to work against lefthanders: Wingo, as good as ever, will play against regular human beings, and| Sandberg, the tall backstop secured | from Rochester, can take the plac: of | either one and do it faultlessly. | There is only one Jake Daubert, | better by far last season than he was | four years ago, and Jake's wizardry | makes the whole Red infield extrerie. 1y good. If Jake is hurt, either Bress- ler or Fonseca can sake up the first| base work and do it to perfection, be- sides hitting savagely. Two Fine Secondsackers. Second base is so strongly held that Pat Moran doesn't know what to do| with his overstock of power. Sammy Bohne, one of the livest propositions in the game, and Lew Fonseca, about | as hard a hitter as any man's club can | show, both seek to play the bag, and | both can do it magnificently. No mat- | ter which one gets it for the start of | the campalgn—what manager would | not give half his fortune to have such | a second baseman as the defeated | player waiting on his bench? Babe Pinelll, whose comeback was MEN’S WEAR Clothes Put On ties. gned $45.00 14th and G Streets the Reds came out of Miami, riding to a fall. one of the real thrillers of 1922, hol’ third base secure—but hanging around, with avid eyes, is a veritahl, cyclone of energy and genuine abil] ity—the comedian and jester of ths| team, and also the great all-round| athlete of baseball—Walter Kim mick, gaod enough for any team in either league. Jimmy Cavency, who wasn't sg much at bat last season, but showed| himself a fielding king, has first cal at short. If he falls down or is hurt the great infield isn’'t even shaken fo a day: Bohne goes to short, Fonsec, holds the fort on second, the defense| is safe, the batting, if anything, is| harder. Back of this involved yet matc less set of infleld stars stands Rubs| Bressler, good either on first base o1l in the field; @ kid first baseman nam ed Frank Harding, touted as the ong outstanding first base marvel of thd minor leagues, and several vyoung players, hardly given a loo against the present occupants, able to step In and fill any gap. Greatest Outfield in Game. With or without Ed Roush, t greatest outfield in the game is wa ing for the gong. George Burns, a marvel of outfleld craft and ag gressive ability, shows no signs of retrogression. George Harper, a ter- rific batter and a natural gardener goes to the middle range in Roush's place. Few left fielders can match Duncan either as a hitter or a sturdy coverer of territory. Bressler and a fast greyhound named Ed Hock, als most a twin to Roush in looks and ways, rcalled from the Atlanta club, are ready to cut in when required If Roush comes back it is the one perfect outfield, utterly incomparable —and if he stays out, it's still t most powerful outfield in the game. The development of two pitchers from the flock Moran has in training will make this club topheavy in strength, and Manager Pat thinks at least two of the newcomers will make the rifle. There is a platoon of them, all of the snappiest variety, but two tall Texans named Harris and Roberts, up to date, seem to show ample quality. Rube Benton, storm center of the base ball world, looks to be ready to alternate with Eppa Rixey, who won more games than any other pitcher, left or right. hander, in the league last year. Pete; Donohue and Cactus Keck, extreme. 1y good last season, should reach| full development, both in physique| and pitching powers, this summer. Johnny Couch is a Gibraltar of the club and a mighty winner. It is im- possible to imagine the Cuban Luque having another such bad season as in 1922. Taken all in all, the Red staff looks at least as good as any in the league without the addition of single voungster—and if two junior pitchers are developed from the throng, what can stop the Reds? Confidence, and plenty of it, but of the right sort. Fine conditio Ac- quired in the best spot where the team has ever trained. Strong be- llef in the manager's abilities. Quite a combination, and hard to conquer, Eetane s At Athens, Ga.—Trinity, 2; Georgia. 1. Bowie Races April 2d to 14th - Special Trains Leave on W., B. & A. Electrio Line: 13:30, 12:45,1:00, 1: Admission to Grandstan: Government Tax . 5 First Race, 2115 P.). In a Few Minutes That Save You Days’ Delay EADY-MADE garments are desi and money. 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