Evening Star Newspaper, April 3, 1925, Page 30

o B SPORTS. Griffs’ Weak Hitti PILOT PUZZLED BY CLUB’S POOR SHOWING IN ATTACK Manager Will Continue Morning Batting Drills in the Hope That His Performers Gradually Will Improve Offensive Work. BY JOHN “\WW OR “hitting N midable Giants, pio B. KELLER. ANS, La., April 3—With the Nationals so uncertain in it probably is just as well that they are battling with minor league clubs for a few days instead of tackling the for- At times during the trai s have stepped out and unmercifully lambasted opposing pitchers, but ing campaign the world cham- to0 many of their games have been notable mainly for a weakness of waliop. In d clan of Harris was nothing to brag of, ating New Orleans, 4 to 2, yesterday, the clouting of the despite a pair of fine batting drills held by the athletes in their first two mornings here. Another drill with the willow was scheduled early today, and Man- ager Stanley Harris was looking for some improvement in his team’s stickwork when the Pelicans were faced row the Nationals will transfer their d again this afternoon. Tomor- activities to Mobile, where the Gulls will be met in a two-game series ending Sunday. The pilot of the world champions §ntends: to stage morning batting bees in the Alabama town. as he has gons here, so the Nationals may be in Dbetter trim for club swinging when they are matched with the Giants again. This batting business is causing Manager Harris no little concern He has had his troubles with the team afleld, but sluggishness in that department is remedied rather easily Wit batting, it i{s something else agaln. Frequently, a team will slump for a day or two, then regain & good hitting stride and hold to it That is to be expected in base ball Rut there has been no slump with the Nationals. They have vet to acquire 2 worth-while batting form this eeaszon. Weaknens Is tar, the days they have flashed strength at the plate have v little. Every big batting day has been followed immediately by a sad showing in the matter of hitmaking. The weakness is not con- fined 1o just a few men of the squad. ¥ivery member, regular and reserve, 35 uncertain at the plate, and Harrls is at a loss to unders why there has not been some gradual develop- ment of strength {n attack. The club mow has but 10 days in which to find ts batting eye. There must be a gudder spurt all along the line unless the Nationals are to enter the Ameri- ran League race a .270 hitting club, or worse. In scoring over the Pelicans terday, the Nationals registered seven blows for eight bases off Buzzer Blil ‘Widespre: So mome meant ve yes- [Whitaker, right-hander, who went the | for the Southern Association xeam. Six Nationals did the swatting in five innings of the fray. Several ©f the hits credited to the world champions probably would not have been wich had the Pelicans flelded smartly. Ossle Bluege left the of- fensive with a double and a single in four times up. Other safety makers were Earl McNeely, Sam Rice, Joe Judge, Roger Peckinpaugh and Bennie Tate. Joe Martina and Stanley Coveleskie did the hurling for the Nationals, and both got along fairly well. Joe, who claims this city as his residence, went four innings before the home folk, ylelding four swats and two passes, but not a run. He appeared to have more speed than he. displayed last veaT, but his control was not so good. nearly every batter that faced him making him do a deal of work. Covey Works Creditably. Coveleskie gave up four hits in five innings on the slab. He also issued three passes, one of which was con- verted'into a tally. The other Pelican marker was the result of sound swat- ting in the final frame. However, Covey performed creditably when he found himself in difficulty. Twice the Pelicans seemed to have the upper hand, but each time the spit-baller Foute Peckinpaugh, s Ruel, G........ DTN BT Y 4 looo i S NEW ORLEANS, Emery, If. Gardner, ss. Gilbert, 'ef.. Tucker, rf, ... Hoffman, 3b.. Henry, ib. 2 Carpenter, 2b.. e Srememng ¥ ol noonononosull al casomonrmamonil Bl crvnsswroaal Bl meummwsrosnul ©l nocsso~coost nl soocomoronroon Gl conoucuconod &l cosscounuosns® l cosorsesana! ol cosesccescsss!? %l ooor! *Batted for Martina in fifth inning. +Batted for Rusl in sixth inning. §Battad for Dowle in ninth insing. B. for Whitaker in ninth inning. Washington 000111600 14 New Orleans...0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1—2 Two-baso hite—Bluegs. Emery. Double plays —Hoffman to Henry, Hoffman to Carpenter to Henry, Harris to Peckinpaugh to Judge. Stolen bases—MoNeely, Goslin, Judge, Tucker. Struok out—By Martina. oveleskle, 1: by Whitaker, 1. Bases on balls—Off Martina. 2; off Coveleskie, 3; off Whitaker, 3. tightened and got himself out of trouble. It was the longest work- out under fire this season for each pitcher, and each came out of the contest apparently fresh enough to continue his task. The Nationals piled up three scores before the Pelicans counted. Rice, after singling in the fourth, got to second, following Gilbert's catch of Goslin's fly to deep center, and tal- lied when Judge singled. In the fifth inning, Peck singled, but was forced out by Ruel. The retire- ment of Leibold, who batted for Mar- tina, put Muddy at second base, and hortstop Gardner's wild heave after fielding McNeely's roller let Muddy ore. slin’s stroll and theft and Bluege's two-bagger manufactured a run in the sixth. The Pelicans first dented the plate in the sixth round. A hit and two passes off Coveleskie filled the bases with none out, and Hoffman reg- istered at the block as Dowie rolled into a double play. Each club scored in the ninth. Sin- gles by Bluege and Tate, with a re- tirement between, accounted for the Nationals’ tally. Pinch Batter Lapan's single and Emery’'s two-base blow made a mark- er for the Pelicans. Walter Johnson Fit to Start On Mound in Exhibition Today EW ORLEAM N , La., April 3—A big turnout at Heineman Park, where the Pelicans hold forth, was expected today, with Walter Johnson pitching for the Nationals. The veteran hurler never has performed here. The slight leg injury that bothered Walter Wednesday was not noticeable in the Nationals’ practice yesterday, and Trainer Martin declares the hurler is quite ready to start the exhibition game. Tumor about this town has it that Por Martina is slated for a berth with g Pacific Coast League team, if the Pelicans will cancel the option they %old on him as a National. But both President Griffith and Manager Harris dery that the removal of Martina from the world champions now is gontemplated. A meat double play Stopped the N. tional rally in the fourth inning yes- terday after a run had been scored. fhird Baseman Hoffman made a bril- liant etop of Bluege's hot grounder, touched out Judge coming up from #econd and with a lightning throw mipped Ossie at first base. When Wartina came up to bat for the firrt time, & jazz band greeted him with es, We Have No Bananas,' &nd Joe in the oyster business, too. Joe got a great hand from the crowd. He is quite a favorite with New ©rleans fans. Pete Lapam, Who wore a Washing- fon uniform for a time during the Bush regime, probably would not have been credited with a single had Goslin not interfered with Peck. Roger was practically camped under Pete's loft to short left when the Goose came rushing up and barely uissed a one-hand grab. Tate ram agalnst the grandstand back of first base in the ninth to spear Gardner's foul. It was eparkling catch. HA RLEY- DAVIDSON Now is the time to place your order for your new motor cycle Howard A. French Co. 424 9th St. N.W. TUsed Motors and Repairing a i GEORGETOWN NINE LISTS CLASH FOR TOMORROW Georgetown has arranged a base ball game with Mount St. Mdry's to be played tomorrow afternoon on the Hilltop Field. The game is an addition to the schedule an- mounced some time ago. Mount St. Mary's is boasting of the best diamo; aggregation it has had in years and Blue and Gray outfit doubtless will have its hands full. The Emmitts- burg, Md., team already has scored over a couple of strong collegiate mines thisx season. KELLY OF GIANTS SHOWS HE IS GOOD ANY PLACE George Kelly, fence-wrecking first baseman, has clinched his right to the sobriquet of champion minute man for John MeGraw. With Infielders Frisch and ' Lind- strom incapacitated through injurles, Kelly vesterday guarded the key- stone station as brilliantly as he covered the outfield last year when the Giants needed emergency strength in the outer gardens. India Tires Economy — Safety Freedom from Trouble —that is the sort of service you have a right to expect from your tires—it's the kind INDIA users get. Easy Credit Terms Potomac Tire Co. 28th & M Sts. N, | | susta, THE EVENING PALUSO HAS BATTLE BEFORE COMING HERE Lew Paluso of Salt Lake City, who will ight Goldie Ahearn at the Wash- ington Auditorium Monday, is mix- ing it for 12 rounds with Loayza, Chilean lightweight, who recently won the South American title, in New York tomorrow night. As in his recent battle with Terris, Paluso, & legitimate feather, is gi ing weight. Paluso’s opponent in the next show of the National Capital Sporting Club is not remaining idle in the mean- time, however. Ahearn is working out daily at the Y. M. C. A. with the hard-hitting Tony Cortez. He is let- ting Tony extend himself and is tak- ing all the punches to harden himself for Paluso, who is sald to pack one of the biggest wallops possessed by any of the little fellows. Cortez, on the other hand, is get- ting well schooled for his session with Luis Guglimini, Both of the Italian boys are real sluggers and are expected to give the fans a pleasing exhibition. Slim Pavese makes his inaugural bow before a local audience Monday night when he mixes for eight rounds with Nick Bass of Baltimore. Sammy Hogan meets Billy West of Clinton, Iowa, in a six-round appetizer. Membership in the National Capi- tal Sporting Club may be obtained at room 631, Bond Bullding. STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. CINCINNATI REDS’ ROSTER FOR 1925 Throws, mEz@aEraa EEEEEE LR ELL] R Catchers. Blott, Jack L. Hargrave, Wingo, Ivy B. === maz almuel A...... Breasler, Raymond B. Caveney, James .... EEREEEE L] EEEEEEELE] Outfielders. Reush, Ed J.. N Played with in 1994, Redn ... Semi-Pro . Uticn, N. Y.-Pa...... San Antonie, Tex... Reds ...° Reds .. Cellege Reds . Reds biEb BRbe i TR LR TR 5 2 . 1 business mamager; Hendricks, manager; Oriando, Fla, training camj 1924 record: Finixhed fourth in National League race, winning 53 and losing 75 games for a percemtage of .542. FOUR RECRUITS ARE CUT LOOSE BY DETROIT CLUB D George Artus, catcher, have ETRCIT, April 3—Johnny Walker and Bill Johnson, pitchers, and been released outright by Manager Ty Cobb of the Detroit Tygers. Cleo Carlyle, 19-year-old outfielder, was sent to the Toronto club of the International League on option. No more will be dropped, it is turn to Detroit. The Bengals were scheduled today to meet the Cincinnati Reds at Au- Ga., in the first game of the season in which the Cobbmen have | met a major league team. Browns Served Shat-out. ST. LOUIS. April 3.—The St. Louis Browns recorded their third consecu- tive loss yesterday at Birmingham, Ala., when they were held scoreless, 2 to 0, by the Southern Association club of that city. The game proved that “Bullet” Joe Bush, former Yankee, is in condition to hurl nine innings. Of the 5 hits he gave, only 2 were out of the infield. One of the others was a scratch over the mound and two were bunts. Some good pitching was also ex- hibited by the Cardinals, who won, 8 to 0, from the Seals at San Fran- cisco. Charles “Flint” Rhem produced what was conaldered the best twirling of the Cards’ training trip. The lanky recruit allowed only 4 singles and set the opposition down in order for 6 innings. Indians on Batting Spree. CLEVELAND, Ohio., April 3.— While Ben Karr and Sherry Smith were holding Atlanta to 5 hits, the Cleveland Indians gathered 19 for 31 bases and defeated the Southern Assocfation team, 15 to 2, in eight innings at Atlanta yesterday. Only nine men faced Smith in the three innings he pitched. Bob Knode, playing first instead of George Burns, who is suffering a sore arm, led in the attack with a triple, double and single in 5 times up. Of the 9 other doubles, Karr and Smith each got two. The Indians were scheduled with Mobile at Montgomery today. Red Sox Are Defeated. BOSTON, April 3.—Having conquered the Bears of Mobile, Ala., last Wednes- day in that city, the Boston Red Sox had a change of luck yesterday and lost to the Bruins, 5 to 4. George Murray, a former Boston American player, held his one-time teammates runless for the first five innings, when he was repiaced. The Red Sox left Mobile at mid- night for Nashville, Tenn., to play that club today. At St. Petersburg, Fla, the Braves enjoyed a day of rest by order of Manager Bancroft, and fishing trips, bathing and golf took up the Indians’ leisure. Today they will play the St. Pete Saints again. Macks Get 19 Hits. PHILADELPHIA, April 3.—Connie Mack's Athletics went on a batting rampage yesterday in_their exhibi- tion game against the Richmond, Va., League Club at Richmond, collecting 19 hits for a total of 38 bases and defeating the Southermers, 12 to 1. Included In the Athletics' hits were four home runs, a triple and five doubles. The Athletics play Portsmouth to- day and leave that city tonight on the last lap of their homeward journey from their Florida training camp. The Phillies planned to work out today on their home grounds in final preparation for the opening of the city championship series with the Athletics Saturday. Manager Flet- cher's squad arrived in Philadelphia yesterday from Bradentown, Fla. Ruth Falls to Shine. NEW YORK, April §.—Babe Ruth muffed a chance to add to his heroic proportions yesterday when a thou- sand enthusiastic kid fans, all orphans, crowded the stands at Nashville, Tenn., to see the Yankees play the Brooklyn Robins. Four times Ruth approached the plate determined to keep his promise to hit a homer and each time fate intervened. Twice he grounded out, once he got a single and the last BRUCEWOOD EARL & WILSON COLLARS Lown ith styl ~a dfqfi zjg'oin f'z?:e?l balanced ooIlar All four were recruits. thought, until after the Tygers re- time he fanned ingloriously, retiring sadly from the game. The Dodgers by defeating the Yankess, 9 to 8, tied thelr exhibition season series at 4 even. Sam Jones and Urban Shocker, pitching for the Yankees, yielded 18 hits, while Brooklyn used three pitchers who gave 10 hits. The Giants spent an easy afternoon at Memphis, Tenn., at the expense of the Memphis Chicks, whom they de- feated, 14 to 4. Guy Morton, the Cleveland Indian who helped beat the Yankees out of a pennant in 1920, pitched for the local team, while “Yam” Yaryan, once a catcher on the Chicago White Sox, caught for four innings. CHICAGO, April 3—Curfew will not ring for aspiring Chicago Cublets un- til after the club reaches Kansas City on the homeward journey next week, Manager Bill Killefer announced yes- terday in Oakland. Because of recent casualties, he has decided to hold on to every one until some signs of re- covery are evident. . The Cubs won 2 nip-and-tuck con- test from the Oakland club yesterday by a 4-to-3 score, 0 men partcipat- ing. Meanwhile, Chicago headquar- ters of the club were informed that Clark Pittenger, Dayton (Ohio) re- cruit, who refused to go to the Los Angeles team, to whom he had been traded, has changed his mind and is practicing with his new mates. Joubert Davenport, White Sox twirl- er, who hurt his arm a week ago, was back in the box against the Louistana State University boys at Baton Rouge, La. He was wild. but the American Leaguers won, 18 to 7. Pirates Win Tight Game. PITTSBURGH, Pa.. April 3.—Kiki Cuyler, the Pirates' left fielder, won his team's game with the Angels, at Los Angeles yesterday, by playing the kind of base ‘ball that is characteristic of “Scoops” Carey, the Corsalr captain. With the score 1-1 in the last in- ning, Kiki was hit by a pitched ball. He stole second, scurried to third on 4 wild toss and sprinted home on a weak fiy. It was a fast game that required less than an hour and a half in the playing, and each team got only four hits. Babe Adams began the pitching for the East- erners and opened o efficiently that tans picked him for the honor of opening the league season. George Grantham, who substituted for Skeeter Bigbes, when the Skester injured his leg in the first inning, scored the Pirates’ first run, and Beck tallled for the Angels with a home run off Johnny Morrison. ARENAS MORE PLENTIFUL THAN ATTRACTIVE BOUTS NEW YORK, April 3.—Four open- air parks with apparently insufficient talent to make one useful on a “part- time” basis is the way fistiana sizes up the approaching outdoor boxing situation. First blood in the schamble of the promoters for the few choice cards was scored for the Polo Grounds by Jimmy De Forest, when he grabbed the Tunney-Gibbons party. No other match worthy of classifi- cation In the parlance of the pro- moter as a “natural” looms now for the two parks of Tex Rickard and the new arena under construction by Charles S. Henderson. EXHIBITION BASE BALL Brookiyn (K. New York ( trell, Osborne, Roberts Bhocker and Schang. At Atlant Cleveland (. Atianta (8.). Karr, Smith and L. Bewell, Myatt; mey, Clarke, Kinsere and Jenkins. Ga.— Court- Birmingham, Als. (A.). Ash, Davempert, Mangum Price,” Dorsey, Gravenburg and McDuff, Swan: At Memphis, Tenn.. R A New York (N s i X6 A8 Memphis (8.).....] o & 3@ Huntsinger, Maun and Snider: Morton, Riel and Colbecker, Yaryai At San Francisco— St Louis (N.).......ccooecueeen 8 San Francisco (P, C1)....0 Rhem and Gonzales, Schmidt ett and Ritchie. 3 " E B e e e | Grifin, Crock- At Los Angeles— R A Pittaburgh (4.) 5 s Los Angeles (P. C. SN s Morrison and Gooch; Payme, Myers iberg. At Savannah— Cineinnati (N.). Rochester (1.). e Rixey, Brady. B. Milier and sett, Horne aud Lake. Hea: At Oskiand, Calif.— Chicago (A. ¢ Oakland (P. ') Jacobs and Harnet Read and Baker. At Deland, Fla.— Buffalo (1.). Toledo (A. A} Reddy, Williams. Gordr and MeAvoy; Casa. van, Frey, Johnson and Vigeroust. o oo At Greenville, 8. C— i Paltimore (1) L 1 Greenvilie (S S = Egbert. Harwood, Earnshar z ter.” Wiitale, " Andérson ant hocsoe s DU Marshall At Mobile, Ala.— Boston '(A.). Mobile (8)! Ehmke, ' Ferguson, Quian and Murray. Joliff and Devormer, Ducote. At Greenwood, §. Toronto (I.). Syracuse (1. Smith and asd Niebergall. H E Piclntch S8 12 4 Minnery, Long . At Greenaboro, n Newark (1) v Greensboro " (Piedmont P Elifs, Murray and Eilioc, Alberts: Lowder, Williams and Dayton, Scho U. OF M. FROSH NINE BOOKS 13 CONTESTS Maryland University freshmen, who open their base ball season on April 15 against Alexandria High School, will meet teams from each of the flve Washington high schools and the Cathollc University yearlings during the course of the 13-game campaign. Naval Academy plebes will be met at Annapolis on May 16, while a home-and-home arrangement with University of Virginla carries the Maryland frosh to Charlottesville on May 13 and brings the Virginians to College Park earller in the season on April 25, Coach LeRoy Mackert has a large squad working out for positions on the Maryland nine and at present is engaged in weeding out the incapables. Several former District high school stars are showing up welt in the practice sessions. The schedule: April 15, Alexandria High; High, at Eastern: 25, Virginia Preshmen: 30, Waslilagton and Lee Preshmen. May 4, Tech . Catholic University’ Freshmen: 9, Highy 11, Western Hign: 13, Vieginia Cuarlottesvilie: 18, Plebes, 21, Huatington High; 22, Cen: Kastern High. H. 18 4 8 Buzgy, 5. 18. Eastern YOUR GOOD WILL Our used cars are sold with full knowledge and appreciation of the fact that the customer’s good will is at stake. Consequently our.-prices are reasonable and our cars are right.’ fSEMME MOTOR COMPANY Used Car Dept. 1707 14th St. N. W. Open Evenings and Sundays mmmmmmmfi Cars FRIDAY, APRIL 3, " | good, if not & winning, showing with 1925.° MUNN BALKS AFTER LEWIS GETS IN LINE CHICAGO, April 3.—One-half of the eignatures necessary for a world heavyweight wrestling champlonship match between Ed (Strangler) Lewis, former champion, and Wayne (Big) Munn, title holder, are on paper. Bllly Sandow, Lewis’ manager, yes- terday signed an agreement with Floyd Fitzsimmons for a match with Munn in the Michigan City, Ind., open-air arena May 30 for a purse of $60,000. But Gabe Kaufman, Munn's man- ger, at Kansas City, said it was just another offer” and if there would be a match he would be pro- moting it himself in Kansas City. Hope that Kaufman could be in- duced to change his mind at a con- ference here Monday was expressed by Fitzsimmons. The Michigan City promoter posted $30,000 in cash with a Chicago bank and agreed to post an additional $10,000 the 1st of May when the wrestlers would start training and the remaining $20,000 24 hours before the match. In addition to the guarantee, Fitz- simmons' proposal stipulated that the wrestlers should have the privilege of accepting 60 per cent of the re- celpts and that the purse or per- centage should be divided in accord- ance with any agreement reached by them. With prices ranging from $3 to $15, Fitzsimmons figured the match would draw around -$350,000. A Lewis-Munn match has been agitated since Munn won the title last January In Kansas City. Lewis disputed the victory and has been biding his time for a return match. CHASE TO BE MANAGER. - DOUGLAS, Ariz. April Hal Chase, outlawed from organized base ball because of his alleged participa- tion in the 1919 world series Scan- dal, will pilot the Douglas team In the Tri-State Cactus League this sea- son. The league includes, besides Douglas, - the cities of EI Paso, Juarez, Mexico and Fort Bayard, N M THE ATTACK: IV—T TEALING bases is one of the who hope to get ahcad og th S practice in sliding, so that they, can in a close play. You don't necessarily have to pos- sess great spead to be a successful base runner. The main thing is to have a natural ability to get a quick break when you are going down. 1If | you have this, or acquire it, and then | study the moves of the various pitch- ers until you know pretty well when they are going to deliver the ball to the batter, you will gain great suc- cess as a base runner. Winring teams need to have several | good base runners. Sluggish men on the bases prevent a team from mak- ing the most of its opportunities They will frequently spoil an othe wise good attack by their inabilit to advance to & position from which it will be possible to score them with a hit or long ny. Unless a club possesses great siug- ging ability it will be at a tremen- dous disadvantage without good base runness. Oftentimes a stolen base, when'followed by a hit, will mesn the game. A worthwhile running attack will elways enable & team to make a | the minimum number of hits. The youngster who is planning to steal a base will have to keep his wits about him. He may get the sign to stcal as soon as he reaches first. But it Is not necessary for him to go down on the next ball thrown by the pitcher. In fact. a runner should never steal unless he gets the jump on the play. Tt is very foolish to attempt to steal just to be running. Unless you fecl the percentage is in your favor you are not doing the right thing by yoyr team in breaking for the advanced base. You have to wse your head all the time in order to have the ad- vantage over the catcher when you are going down to second or from sec- ond to third. Never try to steal with none out Such an attempt might result in a putout and prevent the staging of a lucrative Latting rally. Know what tife count is on the batter. You will always have a good chance down on the steal if the hit-and-run is passed up. when the batter has the pitcher in a hole where he has to put the next ball over. to connect you will have the jump on the catcher. He will have to do some fast shifting and hurrled throwing to gét the ball to second. The player who can steal third is almost three times as valuable to a team as the one who successfully steals second. The youngster who learns to advance from second to third on the play puts his team in a po- sition_where a long fly will score a run. When second is stolen it means that a hit will be necessary to bring the player home. Try to steal third as often as you can.” If you succeed once you will be of just as much help to your team as the fellow who takes second on the play four or five times. Of course, 18 A WEEK All You Have to Pay For Guaranteed - Standard Mo’ CORD TIRES 30x314,%9.50 Haverford Cycle Sales Co. Automobile. Division HOW TO PLAY BASE BALL By Stanley (Bucky) Harri: smart when on the base paths. to go| If the batter fails | ng Worries Harris : Team Still Merits Confidence of Fans SHOWING AGAINST GIANTS NOT TRUE LINE ON CLASS Nationals Face Harder Task to Win Pennant Than Last Year, But Result of Exhibitions to Date Should Not Discourage The! Followers. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. l against the Giants, but they w sume that the team has gone back. The Nationals as a team have a they had in 1924. The work of the sights of the base ball season; the co: HE fans of the Capital City naturally are depressed with the poor showing the world champs have been making in their Spring series ill be ‘making a mistake if they as s much the championship aspect a infield will be one of the sterl mbination of Judge, Harris, Pecki paugh and Bluege is a poem in four stanzas at $5.000 a line. Th is as good as it was, with no signs of frittering away. The cat as good. The pitchers may all show as well or better, To win the championship again than it had last year. Tt will have to battle with three teams which will give it better than they gave last season, and that, of itself, is enough harder fight without taking up the battle with the others. Chicago, Cleveland and Philadelphia will play the Nationals harder this year. The Yanks will never knuckle to them until they are compelled to do so, and Detroit can outhit them. It the Detroit team plays ball in all ways as it can with its bats, the se- ries between the Tygers and the Na- tionals this season will be one of thrille. These two teams are as sure- Iy contenders in the coming race as the passing of planets, unless one or the other suffers injuries to players of the kind that will upset all pre- gictions. Need Right-Hand Slugger. The Nationals need powerful right-hand hitter more than any- thing else at this moment. It is a left-hand team—too much so. M Neely, Bluege and Harris are right- hand hitters, but not one of them is a swatter. Suppose Washington had a HE RUNNING GAME. fine arts of the game. Youngsters e diamond should learn how to be They should also take plenty of take advantage of any opportunity never try to steal third with two out. | The time to make the try is when one batter has been retired If there are.two men out you will have just as good a chance to score from second as you would from third. | In either event it will take a clean | hit to bring you in. A long fly wouldn't serve the purpose. For this reason the place to make the attempt to steal third is when there is one out. The double steal play. Youngsters should be sure they know what they are doing before | they attempt it. This is a play which requires plenty of practice. It must always be smooth and executed with- out a hitch in order to be successful. There is no set way of working the double steal successfully. If the players who are making the attempt erstand each other and the part h i3 to play the task will be sim- plified. Bach person involved in the play has not only himself to look out for, but the other fellow as well. With Tunners on first and second it is necessary that both start together and go straight through with the play. This requires co-operation of the highest order. If there is a hitch in the break the whole play may be gummed up. When the play is attempted with a | runner on first and another on third | it is often wise for the player on the | far corner of the diamond to bluff his | run home in order to help his mate | on first get a good break for secund Then, it he sees the runner will beat the play at the midstation he can set sail for home. is a complicated | Blue Ridge | collegians, | saw , Washington faces a harder task such a right-hand hitter as sel or Harry Heilman or who could be slipped into the battl order in third or fourth position What a difference it would make! would make the attack of the tionals the devil's own to beat, be cause of alternating batters who could raise Cain with pitcher from St. Louis to Boston In the box Washington has noth- ing to worry about, with five good left-handers and four lass right-handers, not to mer. a kid or two. There are so many teams which do mot like left-hand pitching that the combination of Ruether. Gregg Brillheart, Mogridge and may stand them on their any { the quintet gets to going r Attitude of Giants Explained. The Glants, having disposed of the Senators rather easily in five of tna six games they have played with them this Spring. do not think Wass- ington will repeat. But that is the natural criticism of a team whicn still is smarting under its world se dies defeat, and esp of a team like the Giants, which never is beaten as long as it can talk and kick No one is competent to say at this early date that Washington will re peat or that it will not repeat. But don't put it down that the Nationais will repeat simply because they ar a championship team. They will have have to keep digz! (Cop; QUANTICO MARINES WIN FROM BLUE RIDGE NINE Quantico Marines to thi straight game terduy when t College base ball t was defeated, 4 to 2, un the Leather necks' field. Phillips. the Marine the visitors to three hits. 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