Evening Star Newspaper, March 25, 1925, Page 26

SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY. MARCH 25, 1925, SPORTS. 'Griff.s Seek: Revenge Against Dadgers Today : Absent Athletes Worrying Sisler ZACH, McNAMARA, KELLEY TO PITCH AT Manager Harris Satisfied With Work of Hurlers, But Realizes Need of More in Defeat of Buffalo Internationals. BY JOHN E LEARWATER, Fla., March 25 as many defeats in Spring exl C team’s won total to more than the out of the decisive defeat the Dodgers handed the Nationals at Tampa Monday. Manager Stanley the engagement with the National League. pilot -will employ Je chary opinion that Ruether, originally sche: more benefited by a workout on Pla Harris this mo game on the windswept grounds of this town on the shore of the Gulf of Mexico. Others slated to pitch for the Na-| tionals today were Jim McNamara and Harry Kelley, youngsters getting their first trials with a major base ball organization For a time Manager Harris feared 1t would be difficult to find hurlers for h but many of the squad of fourteen carried by the Nationals now cellent fo to worry when r mengs. At pre cerned with the rather its lack of batt ness of the players in warclubs may well be gauged by the same at Palmetto yesterday, in which | they were fortunate to beat the Buf- | falo TInternationals, 2 to 1. All the world champions could glean off the collective offerings of three Bison pitchers were two safeties, both sin- gles, made in the eighth inning. Stick Work Is Disappointing. That is far from the amount of batting expected of a big league club in a game at this late s the training season, especially when the | men are facing hurlers below the major league grade. Harris is not at all satisfied with the club’s weak | clouting, naturally, but believes it will hit at a reasonable rate soon. The men are to get an abundance of bat- ting practice this week, and the man- ager expects an {mprovement before the Nationals beegin their journey | north, There will early exhibition contests, sc are in such ex- m that Bucky does not have aking mound as he gn- en is more batting, The clev handling their con- club’s or ve tp be an improve- | ment before that, probably, if there is to be any considerable improve- ment between now and the opening of the American championship cam paign. Once the club ks camp here there will be little opportunity for wand drills, except the brief pre- game affairs. Morning practice likely will be held when the club is at home, | but the schedule’this year does mot | have the Nationals in Washington for a stay of any length until June For a day or two last week the| Nationals seemed to be on the verge of a batting splurge. They met the ball well and recorded hits frequently, but the relapse into thelr former weak hitting habit came suddenly, | and since they have been unable to regain_ the punch they flashed. In their last three games the world champions have made only a dozen safeties. That total is much too low to be satisfactory to all concerned, but a much better hitting rate may | not be developed quickly. | Pitching of Higher Order. Inability to slap the ball soundly was the only flaw in the work of the Na- tionals yesterday, though their pitch- ng was of high order, each of the trio of moundsmen who performed getting along well. Joe Martina and Allen Russell, veterans, who were not supposed to be ready for any heavy duty in the exhibition series, sur- prised their manager by turning in three good innings each, while Brill- heart, although vlelding the Bisons lone tally, appeared in better form than at any other time this Spring. Martina was nicked for three hits in the first inning, two of the blows occurring in the opening round, but Joe seemed much stronger and had more speed and better dontrol than in his previous tricks of work on the hill this vear. Brillheart gave up two kits in the last of his three innings, but was employing a change of pace quite effectively most of the way. Russell used a spitball so well that not a hit was registered off his de- livery. The Nationals were called upon to face Jim Brice and Ben Auer, right- handers, and Bill Proflitt, portsider. Brice hurled in the first four frames without granting anything that had the appearance of a hit. Auer toed the slab for the next four rounds and held the Nationls at bay until his last inning. Proflitt was wild and fill- ed the bases in the ninth, but the world champions got nothing out of it A pass to Spencer paved the way to the Blsons’ run, made in the sixth ession, Brillheart fanned Miller, but Spencer pilfered second base while Anderson was at bat, and romped home when Andy socked the ball to left for two bases. The Nationals got thetr tallies in the eighth, white Tate opened with a single to left field, the first hit credited to the world champlons in the engagement. Russell bunted and the pitcher elected to try for Tate at second. but the throw was too late. McNeely popped to the second base- man, then Harris walked, crowding Whynot Smoke the Nationals came here today hoping to run their winning percentage above the ,500 mark at the expense of the Dodgers. Brooklyn outfit would be doubly sweet, for in addition to raising the the club that ran second to the Giants last year in Instead of sending Dutch Ruether to the slab the another left-hander. | and_Vanderbach. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP WON BY TAPIN AT 9-1 By the Associated Press. LINCOLN, England, March 25— Tapin, owned by A. Eknayan, won the Lincolnshire handf. of £1,000 mile course here today. Coomb’s Grave Fairy wi and H. Mollekl King Wiljow was third. Twenty-alx ran Tupin won by four lengths, while If length weparated Grave nd King Willow. The bet- was: Tapin, 9 to 1 againsty Grave Falry, to 1, and King Willow, 40 to 1 against. INFIELD IS BOAST OF MARYLAND A. C. Base ballers of the Maryland Ath- letic Club expect to have one of the best inflelds in sandlot ranks this season. Waler Houchen, a veteran player, will hold the first-sack job, while Sam Cherry, a'member of the 1924 team, will be seen on second. Foster, who performed with the Knicker- bockers last season, is likely to have the shortstop dutits, and Ed Frost is to be at the hot corner. Frost s was ranked among the topnotchers on the sandlots last Summer. MAKING 'EM COUNT WASHINGTON. McNeely, cof Harris, 2b... Rice, 1f S Goslin, 1f..00 Judge, 1b - Bluege, 3b.... . Peck, ss. : Tate, c.. Martina, p... Brillheart, p. Russell, p Totals. .. BUFFALO. noer, cf iller, '2b.. . Anderson, ¥i.. Kelley, 1b Murray, if. Webb. '3b Kingdon, 55 McAvoy, c. Pond, ¢ Brice, p. Auer. p.... ... Proffitt, p. *Hill 2 CLEARWATER Hitting, Demonstrated B. KELLER. —With a hibition conte: ord of six victories and ts, the world champion re A triumph over the games lost total it would take sting rning changed his pitching plans for N Harris now is of the duled to face the Dodgers, would be nt Field at Tampa than by toil in a Manager Jake Milwit of the Herzl nine is on the lookout for a practice game for 11 o'clock Sunday morning on diamond No-7, Monument Grounds. Call Franklin 4902, > L L S B R T S R e ~ {d Members of the Lafayette Athletic Club are meeting at 1002 Thirteenth street southeast tonight for an elec- tion of officers. The next pracfice will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday aft- ernoon on the Congress Heights field. ~| cococonssss! An fmportant chamge in the rules of the Departmental League allows five “outsiders” to perform with each team in the circuit S R s T R W eessrnssFiwal | seoacsrusnel B Northern Juniors will practice on the Monument grounds Sunday after- noon at 2:30 at diamond No. 3. Ottawa Midgets are scheduling games with other teams in their class. Manager Kemp may be reached at West 1037 | covwooorcoonor 5l cooranoscwed ol coorosoononoinl soorocconastt | coorconccorseal? » 8 s Totals. ... 2 *Batted for Auer in eighth inni Washington..... 0 0 0 0 0 Buffaly.. 00000100 0—1 Tuwo-bese hits—Brice, Anderson. Stolen bases—Judge. Spencer. Sacrifices—Miller, Russell. Goslin. Double plays—Bluege to Har: ris to Judge: Peck to Harris to Judge. Left on bases—Washington, 9: Buffalo, 4. First base on balls—Off Brillheart, 2: off Auer, 2; off Russell, 1; off Proffitt, 1. Hits—Of Mar. tina, 3 in'3 innings; off ‘Russell. 0 in 3 in- nings; off Auer, 2 in 4 innings; off Brillweart, 2 in 3 innings: off Brice, 0 in 4 innings; off Proffitt, 0 in 1 inning. 'Hit by pitched ball— By Proffitt (McNeely). Struck out—By Mar- tina, 1; by_Brillheart, 2; by Russell, 3; by Brice, 1. Winning pitcher—Russell. ~ Losing pitcher—Aue: mpires—Messrs. Rowla: Time of game—1 hour and Agricultural Junlors, who have the use of diamond No. 10, Monument grounds, on Thursday afternodns at o'clock, are booking games. Call Raymond Jones, Lincoln 1478. B * * 0 o—2 o MISS RIGGIN IMPROVED, Miss Aileen Riggins, champion girl swimmer, who suffered a slight at- tack of appendicitis at her home in Brooklyn, N. Y. is still confined to her bed, but physicians report that her condition has improved. TENNIS STAR ARRIVES. . Jean Borotra, a leader in European tenuis, arrived from France last night to participate in the national indoor championships, in New York, starting Saturday. 40 minutes. single to left scored Tate, and ell got home from third after the Bison center- fieldet caught Goslin's loft the path Pitehers. Brillkeart, James B Dudley, Clise E Gregg, Jean.... A Coveleskie, Stanley . Johnson, Walter P... Kelley, Harry. ...... Marberry, Fred Martina, Joweph. Mogridge, George ogd, Ruether, Walter H. Russell, Allen. .. Zachary, Jezebel T.. cNamara, Jame: Played with in 1924, Rickmond, Va.... Minneapolls, A. A Seattle, P. C. L..... Indians . Nationals ..... Memphis, S. A. Nasdonals Nationals . Nationaln Nationals Brooklym Nationals Nationals Wichita, W G. a5 15 45 37 30 L Catehers. Hargrave, William H Ruel, Harold.... Tate, Bennett. .. Infielders. Adams, Spencer D... Bluege, Oswald L... Harrix, Stanley R. Judge, Joweph 1. MeNally, Michael J... Peckiapaugh, Roger, T. Shirley, Ed R..... Outfielders. Carlyle, Roy. Goxlin, Leon. Leibold, Harry.. Matthews, Wid C. MeNeely, Rice, Edgar C Nationals ... Nationals .... Nationals ®ER Oakland, . C, L... Nationals Nationals Nationaly Yankees ... Natlonals . Nationals . EETR TREE .368 344 293 Memphis, S. A. Nationals Nationals Nationals Natlonals Nationals NI\FHHH 334 - Clark C. Grifiith, president; William M. Richardson, vice presiden Eyuon, secretary; Stanley Harrls, manager; Nick Altrock and Al Sci coaches. Tampa, Fla., training camp. 1924 record. Finished first, winning the first pennant for Wasl since their entrance into the American League, winning 92 and losing 62 games for a percentage of .597. (Copyright, 1825. Every Day More Men Smoke John Ruskin Cigars. At 8c. JOHN RUSKIN was wonderful value — now at 5c. JOHN RUSKIN is forging to the front as the world’s fastest selling cigar. Smoke a few and learn how m:l a cigar you can buy at 5c. g5, Same Quality Same Size |11 Leéwis Cigar Mfg. Co., Makers, Newark, N. 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Buffalo will be met again tomor- row by the Nationals, but on n.p[ training fleld of the lattef. After the game with the Bisons, the Na- tionals will have but one more at Tampa—that with their world series rivals. & Bucky Harris had a Palmetto Nine chances came his way at second base and most of them were diffioult to handle, too, but he had a perfect record. Judge made the only error charged against the Nationals when he muffed a catch of Pond’s foul in the vesterday. busy time at | tiancy MRS. COOLIDGE TO GET AMERICAN LEAGUE PASS CHICAGO, March 25.—A 19 base ball pass to nll Amerfean Lengue parks, embodied In a pin seal cnvelope purse with gold monogram, for presentation 1o Mrx. Calvin Coolidge, Ix being pre- pared, it has been learned from President B. B. Johnson of the American League. Mrs. Coolidge ix one of the most enthusiastic baxe ball fans in Washington. The passes for President Cool- idge and Vice Prexident Dawes will be of the ordimary folder variety except for their monvgrams. CENTRAL HIGH NINE PLAYS GAME TODAY Central High was scheduled to meet the Epiphany Athletic Association team at the stadlum this afternoon ctice game. Epiphany line-up includes a of former Central players, Phipps, the leading moundsman of the team, having been the Blue and White ace last season. Boerner, a sandlotter, also was expected to pitch for the churchmen, and Robeson, for- mer Blue and White catcher, was to be seen behind the plate number Track and fleld athletes of Bastern, Gonzaga, Devitt Prep, Alexandria High and Hyattsville High will com- pete at the new Eastern Stadium on May 1. Tennix teamw of Georgetown Prep, St. John's, Devitt Prep and St. Alban's have arranged an interprep school schedule of a dozen matches, start- ing on April 19. The schedule April 19, St. Johu's Colleze va. Georgetown v, at ¢ Park; 21, Devitt Prep ve. St ai's School for Hoys, at St. Alban's: 21, St. Johin's, at St Devitt Prep, John's at Devitt Mar 1. St Garrett Park John's ift Prep s, at St ban's, at St a' Prep John's vs. [ Alban's va. Georgetown Prep, at Devitt Prep ve. St. Joho's, at St i Prep. at 10, v Kt Jobu' Bt. John's ve. St AL &t Alban's: 15, Devitt v e at Garrett Park; 19, Georgetown Alban’s, at St. Alban's: 22, St. vitt Prep, at Devitt HOPPETIN REVERSAL, WINS OVER SCHAEFER Willis Hoppe played billiards in his old-time form inst Jake Schaefer yesterday afternoon and last night at the Grand Central and as a result ran away with hibitions. In the two previous games of 300 points Schaefer led Hoppe, 600 to 349, This handicap was overcome through Hoppe's deft nursing of the ivories and the fin: re was 49 to 840, red to be off his fternoon and Hoppe finished up 300 to 167. In the vening Jake continued his listless work while Hoppe played with & bril- at called forth almost con- tinuous applause. Tn his third inning Hoppe clicked off a run fo 221 and it took all the life out of Schaefer, the result being 300 to The usual three-cush carem zames of 15 points were played after the main exhibitions and Hoppe cap- tured both, 15-8 and 15-13 cores by innings: game Schaefer inning. out a minute later Two mifty double pl tered by the world champions. Bluege started one and Peck the other, with Harris and Judge figuring in both Spencer, the Bisons' was Jept on his toes tionals. He had to do a deal of run- ning to take care of six chances. In the xixth Inning, Anderson of the Bisons tried to score from second on a single that Harris fielded in s were regis- center-fielder, by the Na- nth short right. The Buffalo man was |an easy victim of Bucky's throw. | Tate made a snappy play in the | third frame when he fielded Spencer's {bunt and tossed to get Brice coming up from the middle station WISE FRENCHMAN once re- marked that most rich men are poor. 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Imag do not r¢ do not report eam at Sanford camp because he hasn't 1e a ball player declining to sign a contract ing all the way to Florida to be near when the bell calls has_pushed the button yet and “Baby Doll” Bill may be getting a anxious. McManus is somewhere in the Middle West. Noth heard from him in camp, and it is reported thag he is in love By no means is it a bad team which Sister will ma will be a fighting team, and there is the rub It will have to be a fighting team, | board at because all of the Browns are not|whenever ‘the ot 80 young as they were and they must | them.’ enter the campaign with every ounce | Under novel of steam on the boiler that it will|tions Owner Phil Ball hold. There are some wicked fighters | those j in this year's American League, and they are beginning to sharpen their spikes already 1 have never enjoved a Spring| training trip more in my life,” Sisler | told the writer. “It is a wonderful training climate. Our old fellows are as frisky as colts and we have to put halters on the voungsters to keep| them from running away.” | The Browns have picked up a very clever catcher in Dixon, who was with | St. Paul, and it is probable that Dixon will be in the line-up all year ‘ That is one good find Srowns’ signed score such training cond Wi team will rec win a pennanf now and then (Copyright, 192 DOG AT 132 ST. P! TO 1 WINS STERSBURG, T —Honest Abe, 1 feature event Kennell Club races iard a Promising Pitcher. The regular pitchers of the Browns will be Joe Bush, formerly a Yauker, | whose laugh is as hearty and infec- tious as ever; Gaston, also once a Yankee; Vangilder, Wingard, Dan-| forth and Giard. The latter is & uthpaw who was taken from | vledo by the Yankees in order that | he might be traded to the Browns.| Watch him grow. He has an odd name, but he throws a left-hand ball with great fluency. 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