Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1925, Page 28

28 S Harris Making Full Use of Lefthanders : Mack Has a Classy Set of Flychasers PORTS. WILL PIT SOUTHPAW TRIO AGAINST GIANTS SATURDAY| Zachary, Ruether and Mogridge to Oppose New ' Yorkers at Sarasota Tomorrow—Rookies Work Well in Defeating Indianapolis. BY JOHN AMPA, F| ly for pitching in the Spring ’5 to 2, at Plant City w Stanley Harris plans to Mogridge, in the order ment During their 1924 campaign to register gl Nor did th of ports ntioned, agair the ee when southpaws stepped to the slab for the opposition. y particularly enjoy the presence of one Jez Zachary in that . KELLER. arch 20.—Left-handers are being called upon frequent- exhibition games of the Nationals. Two of the three hurlers used yesterday to subdue Indianapo de persuasion, and tomorrow Manager use Jez Zachary, Dutch Ruether and George the Giants at Sarasota. tional League the Giants fa ighly dramatic classic staged in Washington and New York last Fall. Zach was the pitching hero of two of the Nationals’ four victories in the recent series for the world base ball championship, and, as he is in superb form at present, the Giants may not get along so well when he faces them for the third time. Ruether has been improving rapidly since his debut last Saturda Mogridge uppears to be performance oven m than that at St. Petersby So far as pitching fs Nationals seem to have to register a victory Yorkers in the third littie world serfes. Herold Ruel will be beh the outset of hostilities at a- sota and probably the Natlonals' first string receiver will stick to his task the greater part of the route. Sup- porting Muddy and the lot of south- paw s will_be the same cast that represented Washington in the first game of the 1924 world cham- pionship struggle. The team facing the Giants tomor- row will be a far better one than that which faced them in the two games on the east coast of Florida last week. For a time after those contests, the Nationals developed slowly, but in the past two days they have made great strides and yester- day at Plant City played real cham- pionship base ball. Glants Also Improved. The Giants, too, probably have bet- tered themselves considerably since | last they met their former world series opponents, but it Is doubtful | if they have advanced more than | Bucky Harris' aggregation. Victories | 80 far have been few for the Harri men, but they have perfected their lay in many ways and their pitchers | generally are as far advanced as| ought to be expected at this stage | of the training season. i In preparation for tomorrew’s game, the Nationals were to get a lengthy workout today. There being no con- | test scheduled, Manager Harrls had | planned th orning to hold two | drills, devoting most the time in each to much batting practice. The | Athletes have had their swatting| optics cleared to a great extent in the past two engagements, but Harris desires better res of ‘course, and | will continue to pay much atten: to_wand drilling. Yesterday was a two-drill day for most of the squad. All of those who journeyed to Plant City in the after- noon to tackle the American Associa- tion, went through a morning work- out in the fleld here. There was a long clouting practice for every one and an unusually long flelding ses- sion for outfielders Wid ‘Matthews and Roy Carlyle. Manager Harris had expected t start Matthews in a game or two thi week, but changed his mind. On second thought, he decided it would be better to employ his regular outer garden combination as much as pos- sible and test Matthews and Carlyle at other times. The veteran Nemo Liebold, belng a known quantity, causes Harris no concers. Johnwon's Injury Is Trivial, Tt developed last night that one casualty resulted from the morning practice. Walter Johnson, while jog- ging around the practice field track, after finishing his workout on the dia- mond, stepped into a depression and hurt his left leg. He did not report the accident to Trainer Mike Martin until after the latter had returned from Plant City. After a thorough exami- nation, Trainer Martin declared the injury not at all serious, and sald Walter would be ready for today's practice. The veteran pitcher also is com- plaining of a slight soreness in his salary wing, but neither he nor Trainer Martin is worrying about it Both assert that it is a natural con- sequence from the greater effort Johnson has been putting into his practice the past few days, and that it will soon disappear. Walter's left arm is troubling him more than anything else. When struck on that limb by a ball from Carlyle's bat during clouting practice the Gther day, the pitcher was bruised more severely than at first thought. There is considerable swelling about the point where the ball hit and that part of the arm is black from the blow. The remainder of the arm, from the wrist to elbow, is badly discolored and quite sore to the touch. For that reason Johnson is flelding as little as possible. Martin, though, hopes to have the limb in good condition within a week Easlly Defeat Bush's Team. The Nationals breezed along in fine style in disposing of Indianapolis yes- terday. Although a minor league out- | fit, Donie Bush’s club has beaten the | Indians twice and the Giants once| this Spring and was quite At to make a deal of trouble for the world cham- pions, but the champions went about their work in almost midseason form at bat and afield, and thelr three voung pitchers gave good accounts of themselves Jim McNamara and J. Benson Brill- heart, southpaws, and Harry Kelley,| right-hander, did the hurling, with the first mentioned toiling in the initial block of Innings. McNamara, although sald to have a sore arm, pitched excellently.’ He was reached for a hit an inning, but was quite steady and remarkably effective with men on the bases. Kelley was inclined to be wild in the second block of three innings, but when he did get the ball across the American Assoclation batters found it difficult to hit safely. Brillheart, who finished the game, was hit freely in the last two rounds, but most of the time he was using a fast ball that seemed just to the liking of the op- position, His curve ball, which has been so effective, was as much 8o as ever yesterday, but Manager Harris ordered him to use It sparingly. The Nationals got the bulk of their runs off Carman Hill, a big right- hander, who pitched the first four frames for Indianapolis. In the sec- ond round, Goslin walked and was doubled to third by Judge. McNally's retirement scored Goslin and sent Judge to the far corner. Joe could not score after Center Fielder Clarke TROUSERS or a | ore ous a fine chance over the New game of the the bat | o | 1and DONIE'S DAUBERS DOWN WASHINGTON. MoNeely, of...... Harris, b, Rice, ©f. Goslin, if. Judge. 1. McNaily, 3] Peokinpaugh, s Adams, ss. Ruel, c..... Tate, o..... MoNamara, p Carlyles ... Kolley, p. .. Matthewst .. ....... Briltheart, p........ Total..... v INDIANAPOLIS, Chris'besyy, rf.... Yoter, tf Sicking, 2b. Hodapp, 3b... Rehg, If..... orocoonoso~~owol - ] Susewd 5w %l cocommnesce coronwsatronod > ormpronesspnl Bl omommmunnasnenel | coomoonprnacop S| monocccoss~rmoonal | cooorwonnuoont Nl sBatt Sracses i al RSy s tss TREscH !l 00o0omo000000!! ul cosos0000000000! Batted for MoNamara {n fourth inning. {Batted for Kelley in seventh inning. IBuatted for Thompson in ninth inning. Washirgton. 02020010 0% Indiznapolis...". 0 © 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Two-base hits—Judge. Florencs, Sohreiber (2). Sacrifice—McNally, Stolen base— Schmandt. —Double plays—Schreiber to Si ing to Bchmandt: Clarke to Sioking; Peckt push to Harris to Judge: Hill to Schretber to ioking to Schmandt; Brillheart to Judgs to MoNally to Adams to Harris. Struck out—By Keiley, 2; by Brillheart, 2; by Hill, 1; by Shemanske. 1. First base on balls—Of Kelley, 3: off Briilheart, 1: off Hill, 2; off Thomp. son. 2. Hit by pitched ball_By Hill (Peck- inpaugh). by Thompson (Goslin). ~Wild pitch —Kollez. Umpires—Messrs. Olark and Row. Time of game—2 hours and 20 minutes. 5 3 caught Peck’s loft, but came in when Ruel singled Two more National runs were reg- istered the fourth frame. Goslin singled, Judge walked and the bases were filled when the pitcher, after lding McNally's bunt, failed“to get slin at third. HIIl hit Peck, fore- g Goose across the plate. Judge tallied while Peck and Ruel were be- |ing erased in a double play. Buck Schemanske, a right-hander. who was tried by the Nationals two years ago, faced the world champions from the fifth through the seventh innings, and in his last round was found for a run. Matthews, pinch- batting for Kelley, singled and got home when Harris doubled to right- center. Indianapolis staged a Brillheart's expense in the ninth to get all its runs. Schmandt opened the inning with a single and pilfered second. Clarke flied to Rice, but Schreiber and Florence each doubled to right. Then Brillheart fanned Pinch-batter Krueger and Yeter. rally at THE EVENING S ‘With this earnest youngster, a brilllant fielder and a dangerous man at bat, particularly against left-hand pitchers, the Nationals are well fortified at the initial xack in case of accident to Joe Judge, their regular guardian of the initial station. Garry Herrmann of the Reds Host at a Base Ball Dinner T giving a dinner to base ball notabl Griffith is to pinch-hit for the enfire Washington party Herrmann, owner of the Red %hcrc tonight. President C in the speechmaking. He was up early this morning trying to decide which one of his 10 base ball dinner speeches to use. After taking a mean biow on the mouth from a bounding ball in fielding practice at Plent City, Ossie Bluege was kept out of the Indianapolie game and Mike McNally sent to third base. But Ossie will be back in the line-up for the encounter with the Giants. Donle Bush found a lot of big pitch- ers to send agalnst the Nationals, all six-footers. Carman Hill, who started the fray, is one of the few deague hurl- ers who wears spectacles. Hippo Thompson, southpaw, who finished the game, weighs only 225 pound: Had Second Baseman Sicking been wide awake in the seventh the Nationals probably would not have tallied in that round. With Matthews on first, Mc- Neely attempted to sacrifice, but pop- bunted. First Basaman Schmandt muffed the ball, but managed to get it in time to toss it to Sicking who covered first, just &head of McNeely's arrival at the bag. Matty had stepped off the base, but jumped back almost immediately, fearing a fiy catch. Sicking touched both Nationals and the umpire waved his hand for an out. Both Nationals stepped off the sack, but Matty suddenly realized that McNeely was the only one retired in the play and hopped back to safety with Sicking holding the bail, calmly looking on. Because two Indianapolis players with first names of Walter were on the bases at the same time in the eighth Inning, the Nationals were able to complete an odd double play. BASE BALL UNIFORMS Consisting of SHIRT, PANTS, CAP, BELT, STOCKINGS IMMEDIATE DELIVERY "Big League” Cut Perfect Fit Durable Special Discounts — 10 Teams. §*® To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN’S, 7th & F, 1338 G St N.W., Washington When Walter Rehg was trapped off first base by a throw from Brillheart to Judge, Walter Hodapp tried to g0 from second to third. But, with th entire infield closing in, Hodapp was forced to return to the middle sack. Rehg, too, was there and Harris touched both runners. “You're out, Wailter,” said Umpire Rowland, mean- ing Rehg, not knowing Hodapp's first name, but Hodapp stepped off the bag apd was retired promptly by Harris. Manager Harris liked Bush's pitch- ing talent. He got two singles and a two-bagger in five trips to the plate. Hodapp, with thres blows in four trials, led the Indianapolis batters. Paul Florence, former Georgetown University athlete, caught for In- diznapolis. He was unable to hit as hard as he used to hit for the Blue and Gray. AP, 7 e L RN MANILA, March 20.—Pancho Villa, fiyweight champion, has announced that he will sall for the United States May 6. EXHIBITION BASE BALL At Winterhaven, Fli R H E Cleveland (A.)..... 3 e Columbus (A~ Alj.. g o 9 Batteries—Clark, Roy and Miller, Myatt; Adamson, Ambrose, Poit and Bird, Cady. At Fort Mrers. Fla.— R Philladelphia (A.)....... %28 163 Hhw Fock (). :oisrmomensniiss 8 29 & Batteries—Baumgartner, Gray_and Perkins; Scott, Hyan, Mana, Dean acd Hartley At St. Petersburg, F R. H. E. Ciacinnati (N i i New York (A1) o es—Rizey. May and Wingo; Shocker, & H. E At Tarpon Springs Brooklyn (N.). St. Louls (A.) Batterles—Schwartz, Russ, Greene and Tay- lor. De Berry: Blaeholoer, ‘Girard, Bush and Dizon, Severeld, Rego. At Sacramento, Calif.— _ Louis (N.) Secramento (C. Batteries—Haines, Hughes, Brow and At Btockton, C Oakland (C, Lo). 8t. Louis (N.). Batteries—Rochler, Rhem and Holm. Delaney SETS SWIMMING RECORD. PRINCETON, N. J., March 20—John Hawkins of Syracuse N. last right established a new national col- legiate record of 2:23 7-10 in the 220- yard swim. The former record of was held by Sinclair of the( AVOID THE GROUCH “Give out a grouch and you get it back with in- terest, grim, grum and jinxlike,” somebody once said. There’snoeasierway in the world to give a man a perpetual grouch than to sell him a troublesome used car. We wouldn’t knowingly sell such a car at any price. Semmes Motor Company Used Car Dept. 1707 14th St. N.W. Main 6660 Open Evenings and Sunday AR, WASHINGTON, D. / C., FRIDAY, SHORTSTOP: 1—NEED O DE position N working infield machine. If you are loose-jointed, so that ahead of the ball, you have much i speed, and, in a final ana where a ball is likely to be hit, nimbleness afoot without such talent Furthermore, you will need a strong | arm if you fill the position of short- stop. Frequently have long throws to make to first base from your deep territory. A weak arm is a damaging handicap on such play Unless you can whip the ball across thediamond fast and true wou will miss many men who ought to be re- | tired. | In this connection T would advise all youngsters to learn to throw ac curately to all bases, and par to first. A fast peg that doesn't go true to the mark is oftentimes more damaging than a slow throw that misses the runner. If your throw is wild, remember, a runner, or run- ners, will likely take an extra base A ‘steady, sure throw is the thing for which to strive. Try to time th peg so that the ball will beat the runner just a stride. That margin is plehty big enough. Bear in mind that it is better take your time and make the play this way than it is to hustle the ball toward first to nafl the runner by a wide margi and perhaps make a wild throw. Good shortstops rarely ever retire the runner by more than a stride. They realize that it is better to make the play slow and gure than to hurry and miss the runner altogether .wo or three times out of five. Shortstops like Peckinpaugh, Scott and Bancroft always make the throw this way. Playing against such men. a runner often thinks that if he had put on just a bit more speed Le would have been safe. But a good shortstop judges the pace of the man going down, the speed at which the ball comes to him, and knows just how much time he has to spare. He keeps the margin slight, but safa. The shortstop has to be a more accurate thrower than the second or third baseman. If either of the lat- ter makes a bad throw to first the man covering that position still has |a chance to take the ball and get back to the bag to retire the runner. But 1f the shortstop pulls the first sacker off the base, the play is g:n- erally so close that the runner is safe. This is invarfably true of throws from deep short. you MARCH 20 1925. Plotos By CARCTITRIINES. HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL By Stanley (Bucky) Harri ED QUALIFICATIONS. INITE specifications on size will apply to the shortstop's e tias ] : games at he player between second and third can be small or | rangy, so long as he has the ability to cover a lot of ground. Un- less he is able to patrol a wide territory he will never fit into a smooth you can get a quick break and keep your favor. Some might call this f you have the real instinct as to d you in better stead than away fast and true. If youngsters will take thelr time in making throws when it is possible for them to do =0 with safety they will find that they Instinctively get the range after a time. ‘Then, when they have to, they can eut icose and still make an accurate throw. The point I am trying to make for beginners especially is this: Never| hurry a throw unless you have to.| Fractice constantly at getting a true | range on first from all positions in| your territory. When you achleve this you will be less likely to make bad throws when you have to get the ball away fast. The youngster shortstop will do throwing the ball from all sorts of positions. These will seem very awkward when he breaks in. But he must stick to his job If he Is to suc- ceed. The shortstop, in reality, is the circus thrower, so to speak, of & ball team. ‘He is called upon to make any plays when in and out of posi- starting to play well to practice This ne of the chief reasons why a loose-jointed youngster has a de- clded advantage over a stiff-legged youth when they are both candidates for the place between second and third bases. He can get after balls better and get down to them easier. What s even more important, he will cover a lot more ground. You may have plenty of speed and still not make a good showing as a more loose-jointed rival. Unless a shortstop knows how to use his speed it will prove more of a liability than an asset. There is such a thing as rushing a ball too much. Speed has to be checked according to the play. A loose-jointed youth has the fac- ulty of pulling up quickly as well as making a fast break. Tomorrow: “What Fielding Means to the Shortstop.” (Copyright, 1625, by Current News Features, e, RED S0X BmLEK SPARTANBURG, S. C.,, March 20— Sale of Fulton Woods, former West On such plays, of course, the short- stop hasn't much time to deliberate. It is then that he must get the ball 'WHY Not Smoke the Finest?” —Dunhill Cigarettes. By Appointment to H.R.H. Prince of ‘Wales—and at that, they’reonlyaQuarter for Twenty! Virginia pitcher, to the Boston Amer- jcans has been announced by the Spartanburg clul “Why not Smoke the Finest?” SPORTS. MILLER, SIMMONS, LAMAR SLATED FOR THE OUTFIELD Latter, After Several Previous Big League Trials, Said to Finally Have Found Himself and Should Strengthen Athletic BY JOHN B. FOSTER. ORT MYERS, Fla, March 20.—If Connie F ter-balanced infield thi Athletics’ $100,000 Mc also has an outfield vihich is giving that has played for him in three Miller, Simmons and 1 of being successful. pute. Simmons is Mack ha 1 he has had since ar th s-Collins-Bar him ‘more peace a young man who ju the Athletics and made good. Lamar has had p perience, but he never seemed quite to have It may be that Lamar has reached the where he will be able to give the Philadelph One reason why he did not get on as fast as he trials in the big show was that b ot DEPARTMENTAL LOOP |*.*". TO MEET ON MONDAY Teams of the are meeting on Monday 1 ding's store for an el and organization of the Managers of riculture, Treasury. Printers, Bureau of isters, Veterans' Bureau Office and Naval Hospital cially requested to attend terested in joinin league welcomed Lamar fo! | American Assc [of time Departments gt fdent of the Governme Ball League. W. R. Hen named, | nt and rett secretary and t B will have As the practice game witl American ton, scheduled for day 1 has been canceled, the Herzl bas team will go h a w the Monument grounds. om De Nell, Echo nine, ha unday morn in the Montgor Kanawhas limited rani tice at Seven day morning ing the squad Reds Schafer is Manager Givens of the Washingtor Barracks _slug s Main Branch 1 | Former ball team | Alliso son is bocking members of the Lehigh Games with the Bl gets may be arranged | Candidates have been cal meeting at 22 Adams str > average Bishop Is Fit ight. | i This Year. WESTERN BOWLERS ARE HOLDING SWAY BUFFALO, N. Y., March 20.—West- ern bowlers will predominate on the tournament alleys for five-man games of the Americ Bowling here tomght, there being “hicago, | Wauk nosha, Bowling yesterday the single perfor Herman of Detroit, place with a score of A five-man team among the 10 high, t ville, Ky, sc | ptns. 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