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SPORTS. THE EVEN NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1923. SPORTS. SN T Nationals in Throes of Bad Batting Slump : $75,000 Rookie Gives Way to Veteran HARD-HITTING OUTFIELDER AND THIRDSACKER NEEDED Goslin Alone of Gardeners Is Displaying Any Punch, [. ‘While Bluege Is Far Off Form—Browns Easily Defeat Zahniser, 9-1. BY JOHN B. KELLER. T. LOUIS, July 11—Clark Calvin Griffith, big boss of the Nationals, is expected to step into this town tomorrow for a brief visit with his ball club, and Donie Bush, his chief henchman on the road, hopes the prexy will have something up his sleeve beside his arm. Griff has been combing the highways and byways of the southern states in search of material that may be of some benefit to his harassed Nationals and may be able to produce a player or two that will keep the outfit from dropping out of the American League altogether. Just now the club is a sorry affair. When its pitchers come through V] h a good brand of hurling the aggregation fails to hit, and when its pitchers do not produce anything worth while the aggregation also fails to hit. This lack of punch caused Manager Bush to shift his line-up in Chicago, and he is likely to do more shifting, but it is difficult to see here he will get any real results from this juggling of the batting order. Batting order” is used as a matter of form, for at pressnt the Nationals [rave nothing resembling such a thing. With the acquisition of Monroe | Ptitchell, right-handed flinger, ex ected to report from the Mefnphis 1ub today, Manager Bush believes he an resy temporarily so far as his u.und corps is concerned, but he Oid use a hard-hitting outflelder a third sacker blest with more ped than the present occupant of that foerth. Goo lin, although getting | wallops in streaks, is doing fairly vell at the bat, but Sam Rice is not fuceting the satisfactorily, and cither Joey ns nor Nemo Lei- old, the only other outer gardners bn the Nationals' roster, is getting Rlong well with the fla Bush hope that Griffith will be ble to exercise the Natlonals’ option on Outfielder Richbourg of Nashville, who has Leen setting the Southern Assoclation afire with his war club. Chis athlete has been walloping the all often and far down in Dixie and ficlding in great form. too, according © reliable reports. He was involved fin the deal that sent Dick Wade, who jpastimed for the Bushmen a couple 'f months this season, to the Volun cers, but at the time of the tran uction the option on Richbourg was ot expected to ome effective un- il the end of the southern fivery effort will be made, however, » get the Nashville player with the lub earller. Either Ossle Bluege will T80 a surprising reversal of form more competent_third sacker must tained if the Natlonals' innter ense is to become t was early in the s Recently | Sluege has been playing far below the | orm he exhibited on the fi 2 | rip, when he gave prom g into & remakable hot corne an, He is not erin kmount of territory, hand nor throwing a r slumped fearfuily. hortstop and is at third, but t de- club has no either Jimmy can fill the The Nationals lat ve been some good . but in_the ope: et of fo with the lay they got neither uence suffe he club wil ve to W ts three r aining games here to achieve a sixth ce tle with the St. Louis entry, Paul Zahniser was fent to the hill by Mana- fer Bush and the right-lander was vell punished trom the Thirteen ams and | Pevereid, triples by first mentioned | blayer Tobin and a double by bert mixed with three passes and . couple of errors made a great day or the opl on, | Against this formidable hit total| hii the Nationals could show were | our clouts, one a homer and two Houbles, off Urban Shucker. air of doubles could harged as_errors nstead of hits—they were long ropped by the outfielder after ru ing to the right—but the officia cored was in a happy mood. Shocker hiso granted two sirolls, but they Hid not mean anything. Goslin Prevents Shutout. Goose Goslin saved the Natlonals Tom a shutout when he opened the, ourth inning with a powerful ci buit drive into the right field stand: | i was a real hit and was Sam Rice's ‘smash past Gerber the | pinth, although the latter was only | single. The only other Nationals adorn the puths before two men A been retired were Ruel, who | ioubled, and Zahniser, who walked, | n the second Inning, and O'Neill, who | kmote a two-ba and Leibold, who trolled_in the eighth. The Browns were busy most of he time, hitting in five of their elght fnnings and scoring in four of them. Tobin started the proceedings with a kingle to center, Robertson sacrificed, rilliams tripled and Jacobson sent & y to deep center that let In another ally after the catch. With one out n the Browns' fourth, Jacobson and cManus singled and Gerber's walk filled the bases before Severeld hit ver the left field fence for the cir- it. USWilllams' homer, his fourteenth of he season, into the right feld stand ccounted for the Browns' score in he fifth. Two more were registered n the sixth. Shocker singled hrough Gharrity and counted when 'obin got a triple that would have yaen only a double had Goslin shown flore_life afield. Williams' one-base knock to right chased Tobin home. mpaign. | § | Bivp.” Jone: SAME OLD STORY. l WASHINGTON. AB. R. H. 20, Leibold, ef. .80 01 Bluege, 3b. Goslin, 17, Rice, rf. Gharrity,” 1b. Harris, '3, 2] mornnsenn BT. LOUIS. Tobux, rfvxs iHuesunel ] snensting Blsinucosash ol mormmmponl | coccecese: Bl mororuunull a] onrosenme Bl mroonoonoh Bl mumsumonmol ® 3 10000 41200 9 Robortson, O'Nelll, .~ Home runs Sacrifices—Rob- buses—Washington, 5; St.'Louls, 8. Bascs on balls—Off Zahnise off Bhocker, 2. Struck out—By Zahniser, : by Shooker, 4 Umpires—Messrs. Hi brard and Dineen. Time of game—1 hour and 40 minut I 200 YANKS, 3; CHISOX, 2 (AT CHICAGO.) AB.H.0.A. Chioags. 2% Hoogret, N. Y. Huines If. Dugan.3b. ABH, [] o [ P oo wosoucono | mmrnowsnnes Totals.. 33 727 18 *Batted for Sohalk in Batted for Cvengros New York. 0010110 0-3 Chicago. .01010000 0—2 Runs—Ward (2), Hofmann, Mostil Sheely. ErvoncDuges, Hisper, Gvedgres. Two-base hits—Mostil, Smith, Dugan, ‘hroe-base hit— Ward, | Sacrifioss—Shealy, Falk, Cvengros Left on buses—New York, B 1ls—O0ff Ovengros, 4: 7; by Nallin ol omorerrmom, 8| coomumamma Totals.. ninth inning. in ninth inning. TRIBE, 4; MACKS, 3 (AT CLEVELAND.) Phila. AB.H. Mat w: 1 Schoer, 2b. Perkins,c. £ 3 i £ 9 i g Srearsr af. 52 | ommmuwnrones | ormoornomm LTI Horoonmmb} 0 0 o 0 1 1 1 5 o 3 8 ® ® 2 1 *Ran for Perkins in Philadelphia. Clovelan: 100111 Runs—Matthews, Scheer, Dykes, @), J. Sewell. Lutzke. Ei Two-base hit—Jamieson. Three- Schoer, Miller. Home run—J. Sews Das: Matthews, Brower. Sacrifices — J. Sewell, Connolly. Double plays—J. Seweli hnd Brower; J. Sewell. Stephonson and Brows Left on bases—Philadelphia, 6; Cleveland, § Bases on balis—Off Heimach, b; off Uhle, 4. Btruck out—By Heimach, 3; 'by Uhls.' 1. Umpires—Messrs. Owens and Connolly, Time of game—2 hours. GAMES DRAWING THRONGS IN THE NATIONAL LEAGUE NEW YORK, July 11.—Paid attend- ance to all National League games for the first half of this season, end- ing last week, totaled 300,000 in ex- cess of the same perlod in 1922, Pres- ident John A. Heydler revealed atthe regular midseason meeting of the league. Indications, he sald, pointed to the greatest season on record in point of popular interest. GIVES UP FRANCHISE. HOPKINSVILLE, July 11— Springfield, Tenn the Kitty League is reported as having sur- rendered its franchise, alleging that sufficient funds were not avallable to complete the season ending Labor day. It was said that Milan or CAUGHT ON THE FLY Goslin’s play on Tobin's drive in the ixth wae peculiar to say the least. vith Shocker on first, Tobin drove 5> left center and Goose went after he ball. He got it so quickly that hocker pulled up going into third, vidently expecting a throw to that ack, but the fielder clung to the phere and Shocker dashed for home, iving the fleet Tobin a chance to bave a triple credited to him. Williams, Tobin and Jacobson el oyed a great afternoon at Zahniser xpense. All Ken got in five trips o the plate were & homer, triple, ingle and pags. - Tobin got a brace bt singles and a triple in four legal ftorts &nd Jacobson thres singles n four times at bat. Gerber and Schliebner were the bnly Brownies baffled by Zahniser. serber did manage to get a pass, but chliebner appeared very weak at he plate. ‘Both ef the Nationals' errors were ged against Pat Gharrity. In he fourth Inning, the substitute first acker dropped Biuege's heave to get hocker and in the eighth he foozled obertson’s grounder. According to the St. Louls scribes, Hank Severeld's homer was the first e had hit in two seasons in the St. Louls park. It cleared the left fleld ence at its lowest point. Had the ball been soaring a few feet to the ight or left of the line it took, the|p blow probably would have been re- jiuced to a double. ‘With the Browns well ahead, Mani er Bush gave Peck a rest by sub- ktituting Jimmy O'Neill for the vete- an , shortstop in the sixth inning. jimfy made a long throw to retire Fevereld in the seventh. —_—— Holy Cross base ball nine, coached y Jack Barry, won 37 s, lost 3 nd tled 1, during the 1923 season. . Clarksville, Tenn., interests would make an offer for the franchise, | otherwise the league would finish the season with seven clubs. LEADS PURDUE TEAM. LAFAYATTE, Ind, July 11.—M, D. Pence of Churubusco, Ind., has been chosen captain of the Purdue Uni- versity track team for next year. Pence is a senior and holds the state record in the broad jump. He is also a high jumper. MARSANS COMING BACK. LOUISVILLE, Ky. July 11.—Ar- mando Marsans, former ' Cincinnat! National star Cuban_ outfielder, who major league base ball three seasons ago because of i1l health, will join the Louisville American As- sqclation team. STANTON NO QUITTER. GREAT Falls, Mont.,, July George H. Stanton, president of the Stanton Bank and Trust Company, which closed, and one of the backers of the Dempsey-Gibbons bout at Shelby, has pledged his entire private fortune to the settlement of the af- fairs of the bank. GRIFFS’ STICKWORK '] o8 POEER T O'Nelll . Eargrave . Ruel ... Rice tH Evans Zaohary Gharrity Leibold ... Friday . 828 8552 SesEIBEES L3 omnan. LolelenldI3BSR o mearon L Eeine REREEREm ©00ocoroNCROoNEIANEC S ol ceececcss! k| coccomssss!? Bl ocenrcoommn? i H SANDLOT SERIES UNLIMITED DIVISION. (SECTION A.) Today's game—Printers vs. Garflelds, Wash. ington Barracks, 5: lock. Yesterday's result—Potworth, 4; Marcury, 4. STANDING. W. L. P . 2 0'1.000 11 01000 1500 0 1 000 (SECTION B.) T & :e—Brooklan 7 el MEae oo B 5 Yoaterday's result—Mohawks, 10; Sham- Team. Garfleld. Ir.0.U.4 STANDING. Team. Park View.. Boll. Fleld. Hariem. . ¥ Brookland . 1 Dom'oLy'm 1 Shamrooks. Today's game—S8t. top M{d. 8 o'clock. SENIOR DIVISION. (SECTION A.) No game yesterday. Toda; mes—Mohawk Prep vs. Lexington, Randle fisld, .15 o'clock; Waverly vs. Roam: s, Union Fark, 5:16 o'clock. STANDING. Pot. | Team. 1.000 | Lexington.. 0 1.000 | St. Terosa.. 0 1.000 | Plaza (SECTION B.) No gamo teday. Yesterday's result—Linworth, 5; Century, 1. STANDING. T 350 | pariar Stanley... . 0 1. 'arks. Linw:\!l-h . 1 01.000 Century.. Aztecs.... 1 1 .500 | Team. W.L. w. 20 1 0 o W. L, Pot. Team. o Y000 0 2 000 JUNIOR DIVISION. (SECTION A.) ‘oday's game—Warwick Athletio Club vs. Thovsen: Howedale, 5110 o'clook Yesterday's result—Argyles, Joseph, 4. STANDING. . W.L. Pot.| Tesm. ek, 3 5 To0 | ittt Argyle..... 8 0 1.000 | 8t. Joseph. Wiaton. 1 /500 | Thomson (SECTION B.) Lutheran, Epiphany vs. Epiphan: 1§8"0a7 Fltreets sorthenst, ol o'clock. Yesterday's T ”; Epipheny Lutheran, 0. BTANDING. W. L. Pct. | _Team. 071,000 | Waverly.... 0 1.000 | Epiph.Luth. 1 500 | Langdoa (SECTION C.) Todsy's game—Warwick Prep v 15tk and C streets northeast, 8:15 Yesterday's rosult —Mount Pleasazt, Clover, 2. W. L. Bet. 1717500 0 2 .000 3 .0 2 (000 Today's Eviphany . 3 y . Firk View. 2 Slam. Jrs. 1 Blmpeon, 4 STANDING. Pot. | Team. Ther 31703 | Tremonts ° 1 St Martin, 2 Mt. Ploas't 2 Clover..... 1 000 | Simpson. ... 1500 | Wiheions..: MIDGET DIVISION. (SECTION A.) me—Emblem Reserves vs Vieo frnics Biation Piasa, 5.16 o Yesterday's result—Astec Midgets, less, 2. 7; Peer- STANDING. eam. , L. Pot. | Team. A 3817000 | Asteon Corinthian. 1 1 500 | Pecrless Bouthends.. 1 0 1.000 | Park Vie Linworth.. 1 0 1.000 | Emblems MURPHY GIVES $20,000 FOR CLYDE THE GREAT EVELAND, Ohio, June 11.—Clyde e Grent. the speedy trotter of Clyde Lammlein, Louisville, Ky. has been purchased by Thomas W. Murphy, the Syracuse horseman, for the reported m of $20,000. su.\mrpm’-. Who purchased Pearl Ben- hoe after her sensational trotting victory here In_the grand circuit races last week for $25.000, also has made an offer of $15,000 for Cupid's Albingden, another trotter, owned by C. B. Beverldge of Chicago, the ad- vices ate. 1t this dea] goes through Murphy will have spent something like $89.- 500 for five horses in the last six months. HOOVER HOPES TO ROW IN THE 1924 OLYMPIC LONDON, July 11.—Walter Hoover of Duluth, Minn., who last week lost his title fo the Diamond sculls, is quoted’ by Sporting Life as ing ihat he hopes to qualify to represent America in the Olympic sculling on the Seine in 1924. In case he is selected, Hoover as- serts that he probably will come to England next May to train, and that he will also appear in the Diamonds. BRAVES PROTEST GAME. BROOKLYN, N. Y., July 11.—The Boston Nationals have protested the second game of the doubleheader with Brooklyn at Ebbets Feld on Ju- 1y 4 on the ground that Umpire Hart erred in allowing Fournier, Dodger first baseman, a home run when his drive hit a flagpole on the right fleld wall and bounced back into the field. WAVERLEYS T0 ENTERTAIN. Waverly Athletic Club will open a lawn party and dance tonight on the clubhouse grounds, Sth and I streets northeast. ~The affair will last all this week, closing Saturday night. OUTING FOR CARDINALS. Members of the Cardinal Athletic Club of Alexandria, Va. will hold their annual moonlight excursion Monday night on the steamer St. Johns. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. PRESE TS (g Fertig g ¢, 8; Winston-Salem, 1. APPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Johnson City, 10; Bristol, 9. Horrittewn s, Hingrper o room oxville, §; WAVERLYS AND ROAMERS, DEADLY FOES, TO BATTLE tion A of the senior divi R OAMERS and the Waverly Athletic Club, two deadly foes in sec- n, will clash today at 5:15 at Union Park. Sandlot followers in northeast, from where the two com- binations hail, are expected to turn out in great numbers for today's fray. Both won thelr initial engagements in the sandlot series. The Waverlys trounced the Lexingtons, 8 to 2, while the Roamers swamped the Plaza tossers, 15 to 0. A pitchers _duel mack of the Waverlys and Goodman of the Roamers is expected. Music will be an added feature. Mohawks won thelr most impor- tant fray in section B of the un- limited division yesterday, when they took the measure of the Shamrocks, 10 to 9. The Indians got away to a 9 to 2 lead in the second inning, through @ series of errors and elght hits. “When Forest Thompson was knocked from the mound in the fourth, allowing three safeties and as many runs, thé Shamrocks threw a 000 | scare Into the ranks of the Mohawks. McCarthy led the winners at bat, collecting four wallops in as many attempts. Milan tossers uncorked a surprise In section C of the uniimited division, Wwhen they took the measure of the St. Joseph club, 6 to 3. Century Athletie Club dropped f the cellar in section B of the senlor divislon when it fell before Linworth, 5 to 1. Kines. on the mound for Lin- worth, held the losers to four hits. Argyle Preps won thelir second straight with the St. Joseph Juniors, 6 to 4. The winners now stand as one of the strongest contenders In section A of the junlor division. One of the best games in section C of the junior division was waged between the Mount Pleasant Athletic Club and the Clover team, the former winning, 4 to 2. A weries of drives :n the sixth accounted for the vic- ory. Manders of the Waverly Juniors hurled a one-hit game against the Epiphany Lutheran team, his nine winning in section B of the junior division, 17 to 0. Eleven blows were made by the winners, two of which were homers by Foley and Homan. Astee Athletic Club continued its winning streak in section A of the midget division, downing the Peer- less nine, 7 to 2. Jonker and Roman batted well for the winners. The defeat placed Peerless in the csllar. Wylee allowed Aztec but five hits, but his team gave poor support. LEGION SLAMS BALL IN WINNING EASILY Slamming the slants of three Com- missioners hurlers for eleven bingles, American Legion tossers took the long end of the score, 17 to 5. Ostendorf and Doleman each poled a homer for the losers. District Firemen's mine will hook up with the Washington Barracks team tomorrow at 3:15 o'clock on the latter's diamond. Tremon the Juniors swamped Thomson Juniors, 13 to Schwartz, Jon the mound for Tremont, allowed but two wallops. Boyds mine, one of the strongest teams in the Montgomery County League, would like some action in the unlimited class. Get in touch with Army Pollock, in care of Spaldings. National Capital Post nine, V. F. W., is anxious to book a Sunday. Telephone challen; J. Harrington, North 9871, him at 1708 1lst street. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. b il ‘!‘E,':'“;,V Barahardt tories—] Miljus, Keonan aad MoAvoy. Newark (first gume). Syracuse . Batterios—ramph. ' 8u Groonae; Ward, Mekee Newark (second game). Syracuse ‘Batterios— I and Neibergall. Vinoent. Reading (second game). ‘oronto it Hill. Baltimore i Styles: Lepard, Fisher and Urban, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Match Your Oddb Coats With Qur Special 605-607 7th St. N.W. BATTERIES 4. stitute at any price for an Exide Battery except another Exide. There’s an Exide Service Station near you. Make use of it. ‘Washington Branch, 1823-33 L St. N.W. between MoCor- | REFORMATION TEAM WINS LEAGUE GAME Two ecircult drives by Fletcher of the Reformation Church team enabled his nine to swamp Mount Vernon tossers, 10 to 2, in the Sunday School League. Dye, on the mound for the winners, allowed but three hits. Government Aécounting Ofice took the measure of Government Printing Office, 8 to 4, In the Government series. Ford of the losérs connected for a homer, one of his team's four wallops. In the War Department’ circuit, Finance routed Quartermaster, 12 to 1. Hottel smacked a homer. Thirteen hits enabled Annex No. 1 to defeat Annex No. 2, 14 to 4, in the Treasury Interbureau League. Lud- wig held the losers to seven hits. Summers hit a homer. Tossers from Navy Yard easily van- quished Register of Treasury, 15 to 10, fn the Colored Departmental cir- cuit. Adams, Burke, Frazier and Jackson each collected a homer. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Dowle; Lang and Heaving, Honry. Birmingham Atiasta .. aeattertes—Whitehill dad” Vana) Nashville oo s ttarios ham Il; Bmith. o Others rot scheduled, AMERICAN LEAGUE. JOE JACKSON PLAYING UNDER ASSUMED NAME SHREVEPORT, La., July 11—Joe Jackuon, former member of the Chicago Amerfean League Base Ball Ch and barred from or- ganized ball after the 1919 world series scandal, ix playing with the Bastrop, La., Indcpendent team under the mame of Joe Johmsonm, according to information avafla- ble here. Jackson ix wald to have played about thirty-five gamen before his sensational _hitting and playing led to his identity being rewealed. The manager of the Bastrop club, over the long distance telephone, #nid Jackson signed at a nominal salary so that he might keep in condition. Last week he filled with Commis- sloner Landis a 'w appeal for re- instatement. ADMITS HE SCORED | LEAGUE PRESIDENT ST. PAUL, Minn., July 11.—The re- cent Interview in a local mewspaper | in which Mike Kelley, manager of | the St. Paul American Clup eriti-| cised Thomas J. Hickey. president of | the league, was correBt -except for one word, Kelley sald in a telegram to Hickey. The message was in reply to one from the league head in which the latter asked Kelley as to the au- thenticity of the interview. In the interview.the St. Paul mana- ger attacked Hickey's action in de- laying for four days before suspend- ing four St. Paul players for pre- cipitating a riot. Usually Kelley con- tended, such actlon should be taken the next day. Only one suspension was justified, according to Kelley. The four players have been re- instated. i BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. Martinsburg, 10, rstown, 2. Sitover, o rraonials B EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE. Dover. 11; Pocomoke. 10. Sinibridgs, 8 Satisbu Parksley, 7; Milfor 1 RIGK 8O Soswaas b Washington .| 4 3 8 P eI B TR Pittsburgh Cincianati | R8S2828S eszagas I Games_Lost... 23,86/87,3638 3¢ GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Weah'ton at 6t. Louis. Wash'ten at St. Louls, Phila_ at Cloveland. ~ Phila. at Cleveland. New York at Chicage. New York at Chicage. Boston at Detroft, Bosten at Detroit. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. 8t Louts, 9 Wi m.nl.;a B Bostor at Decrolt (ratm). | GAMES TODAY. 8t. Louls at Boston. Cincinnati at Phil: GAMES TOMORROW. St. Louis at Boston. Cincinnati at Phila, Chicago at Brookl Chicago at rooklyn. Pittsburgh at N. ¥, Pittsburgh N. Y. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. St. Louls, 11-8; Boston, 1-3. Clncinnati, 7; Phila,, '8 (10 innings) N. Y, 9: Phtta, (10 innl “Brookiys, 8; Chicago, | Any White o the Giants with a great reputation | hits. jcame a O’CONNELL IS SUPPLANTED BY “OLD CASEY” STENGEL Player From Pacific Coast Has Been Hitting Only 275 for Giants—May Come Through in Time, But He Is Not Ready Now. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, July 11.—Jimmy O'Connell, the $75,000 California young- ster, has found the championship pace too keen for legs that have not reached their full growth. As O'Connel steps out of the Giants’ line-up as a regular Stengel, who drove home the winning run in at least fifte 1922, steps in again. Candidly, it never looked as if O “Old Casey” en games in 'Connell were really in. He came i 5 W 2 ¢ as a batter, and with the sweet singers of California raising praises to the skies about him. He hit over .300 out there. GIANTS SHOW PUNCH IN BEATING PIRATES The New York Giants today are in the van by four and onechalf Bames as a result of their vietory over the Pittsburgh Pirates yester- day, in the first game of the most important midseason series. Just to show the visiting Pirates that they hiad not lost their punch, five of the Glants kicked in with home runs, Kelly and Frisch making their sec- ond circult clouts in as many days. Manager McGraw, by turning in a| victory over Pittsburgh, not only helped his own position but aided an old friend, Pat Moran, whose Reds | defeated the lowly Phillles. Tie re- | sult brought Moran's team within one game of the second place Pirates. “Dutch” Henry, a southpaw who | was not geod enough for other major | league clubs, pitched his second game for Brooklyn, scoring a 9-to-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs. Recollections of Jos McGinnity and the days when he carned the sobri- quet of “Iron Man” by pitching the New York Glants to two victories in an afternoon, were brought to| mind in Boston when the St. Louis | Gardinala went John Stuart, former | o State University pitcher, aguinst i the Braves. The former collegian |0 have shown no indication of play- toyed with President ~Nattys" tonm | iNE ball a bit less effectively in 1923 in the first game of a double-header, | thaN he did in 1922. Why Keep such holding the Boston boys to three|& P!ayer on the bench? "That ques- The Cardinals won handily, | tIon Seems to have forced itself to 11 to 1. And then Stuart went back | Lhe attention of the Glants' manager, In the second game and aithough | ¥ho 18 not noted for overiooking hit more freely, the Cardinals won,|5°0d Points in base ball. 6 to 3. The participation of the New York| Over in Brooklya there {s another Yankees in the next world series|0ld ball playver who has come little closer to being more | through. He was dropped out of the than conjecture when the Hugmen |fiEht which the St. Louis Cardinals captured a 3-to-2 pitching duel from | Were making last year, because the Chicago White Sox. | Rickey sald the pace was too fast for Cleveland, present runner-up to the | the old-timer's legs, Fournier is the Yankees, maintained Jts position by |man. Before the Frenchman jolned taking Connie Mack's rejuvenated | them in the late spring the Brooklyn Athletics Into camp by a count of | team looked like a scrambled dish of Stoa | codfish. Now they look like a_real ‘Washington fell an easy victim to ball club. Sing all the young blood the St. Louls Browns. The Boston | chantevs you like about base ball, but Red Sox and Detroit were obliged by | don't forget that the old geezers oc- Toln to make 1t 5 Retaey: 1maxomuy push their way back to e SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. e, = FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. Charlotts, 5. Columbia. 1 | 8t Potersburg, 11: Daytons, Spartenbirg. 5 Macon. 3. | Other” games ratn). 2 If O'Connell coutd do no better than that in the Pacifis Coast Leagus it was fuggested that he could not hit a whale lot in the National, as it has been regarded safe usually to trim coast percentages down by 25 to 50 points when th, i eal n their players move Too Crude for Majors. O'Connell fs now batting about 275, & figure which was predicted wculd be about his mormal gaft im the National League. In the south last spring O'Connell eppeared to b too crude for the world champions, with their great desire to capture a third league peinant and a third world series in a row. Cunningham, who had previously been taken by the Glanta from Seattle, had It al over Jimmy, both as & fielder and as a batter. But even though it has been nec- essary to bench O'Connell for the time being, it does not imply that he {18 a failure for a lifetime. He is 8im- ply not ready. Casey Stengel got Into the game last season just fn time to save the Giants. If Casey redivivus not been welting the ball third best of all the National League batters maybe New York would not have finished first best of all the teams. Plays Great Ball. | _They called him “old Casey” in 1922 | when he started, yet he hit the ball +for only .368, which is something that 98 per cent of all ball players cannet do. He flelded .969, which is not a high mark for an outfielder, but it is better than half of the National League outfielders could do. 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