Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1928, Page 34

34 TRIO OF GRIFFS DISPLAY In Three-Inning Shifts Against Boston CGlub, Mar- : Bingle and Van Alstyne Two. BY JOHN B. KELI berry Holds Foe Hitless AMPA, Fla., March 14.—So far os victory was concerned. the N tionals an_unprofital trip ye: to St. Petersbury for all that came out of th nine-inning exhibition with the Brav was an_0-to-0 score. But Manager Stanley Harris and all others attend- ing the contest certainly learned tha the Washington ball clubd has in proce of conditioning three mighty fine-loo! tng pitchers. So some good came out of | the struegle at that. | Messrs. Marberry, Gaston and Van Alstyne, who adorned the mound in the order mentioned for the American League entry in the fray at Water Front Park in the Sunshine City, each did a nifty bit of flinging for a three- innine term. Should Horace Lisenbee Ed Wells and Clarence Griffin, the trio slated to toil against the Dodg .3 Clearwater tomorrow afternoon. do anv- thing similar to the hurling their mates of the mound staT did against the Hub company. the Nationals ought to break into the winning column at the expense of Uncle Wilbert's forces. *Twas hinted about the training camp yesterday before the club embarked for St Pete that Fred Marberry was in fine fettle and 1eady to astonish the nativ with his pitching prowess. The big boy. who in past seasons was slow in round- ing into form. was reputed to be in the est ever at this stage of the condition- ing campaign. All his mates insisted he | was about ready. and even Fred was not too modest to admit that he was aching for a chance to prove i Fred Shows His Fitness. Before leaving Tampa for the scene of battle Fred was so eager to reveal his ical condition that he stepped on ckboard raised about 2 inches above | the cement floor of the clubhouse and without bending his knees leaned and | laid the palms of both hands fiat on the floor 10 times in succession. And that's a real smart stunt for a persoa of rather slight stature, to say nothing of its being quite a feat for one of 193 pounds heft as is Marberry. ‘When he got on the hill at St. Peters- burg this Marberry person came throu; with an cxcellent demonstration of his | present physical trim and pitching capa- | bilities. He breezed through the first| three frames of the contest without al lowing any solid socking of the ball by the Bostonians. So much swift did| Fred have that he pitched to only 10 batters in the three rounds. He passed the first one and walked another after one was gone in the third inning, but each time he had a three-and-two count before putting the Hubman on the initial sack. Only two of the Boston men drove | the ball beyond the infield while Fred | was on the hill. Andy High, second up in the opening frame. lofted to Sam Rice in short right, and in the next ses- sion Eddie Moore repeated this stunt. All the great Rogers Hornsby could do against Pred’s hurling in the first frame was drive into a side-retiring double- play. Marberry stopped two batters by strikeouts, setting down Eddie Farrell in this manner in the second round and Bunnie Hearn in the third. Marberry started with a great burst of speed and maintained the terrific pace throughout his pitching term. So swift was be that it is doubtful if the Boston men with little batting experi- ence behind them at this stage of the training season knew much of what they were attempting to hit. Apparent- 1y, when they connected with the ball it was simply through blind luck. Fred certainly appeared in the pink to say the least, and if he continues to progress as he has since striking this camp he ought to be one of the wonders of the American League this year. Mates Do Well, Too. Neither Milton Gaston nor Clayton ! before the Braves | ticularly , Gaston Yiclds But One jtrol and with a dandy curve that he threw just often enough to let the Braves keep them puessing. Gaston br throush the fourth and fifih innings, his first two on the hill. He walked Taylor at the outsat of the sixth inning that turned out to be the only frame in which scormg was threaten>d. Pep- loskey. pinch batting for Hearn. sacri- ficed, but Smith popped to Reeves. | Then came the bir play of the day. Hich cracked a single down the right- field line and the ambitious Taylor en- deavored to get home from the middle station. The veteran Rice, though. ot the ball handily and heaved plate- ward. The throw s short, but Me- Mullen went down the line to ge th. sphere, then turned for a slide that put him at the counting block just in time to tag out the onrushing Taylor. Tt was really & mids~ason performance and one deserving the gencrous hand accorded it by the crowd Van Alstyne. although po: good curve and plenty pended main] essing a of swift, de- change of pace vaffle the Braves. And baffle them he did. despite the two hit and a pass ned off his delivery The first of the singles off Van came afler one was down in the seventh Brown socked it. but he was an e: victim of Tate's arm when t pilfer second after two were out. Tate. | who had relieved McMullen behind the plate after the sixth session. never lost A moment in getting the ball to Harris to_kead off the hustling Hubman. Two were out in the eighth frame | made any more | trouble. Tavlor started it nélm by | drawing a pass and moved to third when | | Arthur Delancy, pitcher, surprised by slamming a single to right. But Jack Smith pushed the ball toward Sisler| and a heave to Reeves snuffed out De- | laney at second. The Braves were par- | easy for Van Alstyne in the | ninth, Hornsby making the ‘second out of this frame by bounding to the pitcher to make it a hitless day. Nats Weak Offensively. | Defensively, the Nationals performed well, checking in with one double play and handling the sphere in good man ner on all occasions. Offensively, how- | ever, little can be said of them. They | faced the southpaw pitching of Bunny | | Hearn for six innings and got four | singles and three passes. In the three | innings against the right-handed Ar- thur Delaney they got two hits and a | pass. Rice. Harris, Barnes, Bluege and | Gaston did the swatting, Bluege con- tributing & double and a single to the attack. | In the sixth, Hearn's last inning, the | Nationals had the bases filled with two out. Gaston single, Harris' stroll and an intentional pass to Goslin did the | trick. But Barnes' best was a bounder to Hornsby. Bluege's double opened the seventh. but Ossie got no farther than second base. There were Nationals on first and | second in the eighth frame when Barnes | skied to Smith in right. Bluege got as | far as second base with one down in | Lhe ninth, only to watch Tate and Van Alstyne pop to Hornsby. The Nationals were not 5o hot in the- batting line. Bobby Reeves had plenty to do in his season’s debut at sl top and did that plenty well. His one stop was a cork- er and two of the three catches he made in short left were of good order. He also functioned perfectly at the pivot in the Nationals' lone double play. Bob, though, in his three legal turns at | bat—he sacrificed the last time up— | twice failed to get the ball through the | infield and his loft was nothing to| ;wnu home about. | [ now that he had it simply to xed | & CUP NET DATES SET. | GENOA, March 13 (®.—Davis Cup competition between the Australian and Van Alstyne proved a welcome rellef after Marberry, in so far as the Braves ‘were concerned. Showing splendid con- ALWAYS THE SAME! Italian teams has been definitely fixed for May I, { and 7 here. | 'I‘HI‘I/EVER NG _STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (. \VEI’)NESDA\'.-T_\L\I.?(‘H 14, 1928 ALL FOR NAUGHT ROSTON, Richhours. " of. slsssszsszzas, uls-sssss- -lsesssssss-s zlzous 0 in sixth Inninz. *Batted for Bosto Wash Boston Bruins, 2; Detroit Cougars, Montreal Canadians, 1; New ¥ rkl Rangers, 1. i Toronto Mapleleafs, 1; Ottawa Sen- ators, 0 (overtime). Montreal Mareons, 3; Americans. Kansas City, New York | 2 St Paul, 1. \ VETERAN NEWCOMER, WHO 1S TRAINING WELL WITH GRIFFS This former Red Sox. Yankee and Brown pitcher reported to the Nationals in fine shape and Is conceded to have a good chance of earning a regular berth with Bucky Harris’ team. et s | ROBINS OBTAIN BRESSLER, | OUTFIELDER, FROM REDS By the Asociated Press, LEARWATER, Fla.. March 14.— The Brooklyn Robins today were assured of additional hit- ting punch. They are acquir- ing Rube Bressler, Cincinnati outfielder. While Bressler batted at only .291 last season, he played in only 120 games and was not at his best due to an operation. During the 1924- 5-26 campaigns he averaged about the | 350 mark. Bressler, who is a right-handed bat- ter, secured his release from the Reds yesterday and wired Manager Robinson he would report at camp tomorrow. He is expected to land an outfleld post with the flock, possibly alternating with Hendrick. He is 34 years old and has been with Cincinnati for 11 years. Reds Will Keep Pipp. ORLANDO. Fla., March 14 (#).—The release of Rube Bressler to Brooklyn probably will mean that Wally Pipp will be retained by the Cincinnat! Reds. Two days ago Manager Jack Hendricks announced Pipp would not be held this year, as he had decided on George Kelly as the regular first baseman, with Bressler as relief if needed. Now that Bressler has gone, Pipp will be kept for that duty. it is believed. McGraw Fools Giants. AUGUSTA, Ga., March 14 (#).—Al- though John McGraw was not seen dur- ing the recent exhibition games of the Giants in Florida, he has supplied a mystery for the players by rehearsing ! their shortcomings. His skull practice drill has been chiefly concerned with trapping run- ners between second and third. Roush has soft mitts, To ward off the impact when he bangs at the ball | he has a sponge taped to the handle of | his bat. Il An exhibition game between the Uni- | versity of Georgia and a Glant team fs | carded for tomorrow at Athens, Ga. Cubs Have Costly Hurlers. AVALON, Catalina Island, Callf., March 14 (#).—About $200,000 worth of pitching talent, as estim ated Manager McCarth; paraded before Tobaccos . ....Blend.....Taste..... Wj STATE it as our honest belief that the tobaccos used in Chesterfield cigarettes rer qquality und hence of better taste than in any other cigurette at the price. are of Lavesis & CIGARENT and yet they \ SATISFY the Catalina Island base ball experts yesterday when the Chicago Cubs won from the Goofs, or second team. 4 to 3 Charlie Root and Art Nehf, on the one hand. and Hal Carlson and Sherifl Fred Blake on the other, pitched uni- | ~ formly well, but some rough spots in | felding were observed on both teams. | After a morning workout today the club was to go to the mainland for | four days of exhibiting. Buc Recruits Win Again. | PASO ROBLES, Calif., March 14 (#).—The rookies of the Pittsburgh Pirates made it four straight yesterday when they won the intra-club game from t-e regulars, 9 to 4. The regulars have yet to take a practice game. The slugging was practically con- fined to the first three innings, when the youngsters piled up eight runs to the first squad's four. Jones, recruit second baseman, was the heavy hitter, | getting a two-bagger and two singles. Joe Harris, playing first base for the recrufts, was held hitless, Cardinals Are Disgusted. AVON PARK, Fla., March 14 (#) the St. Louls Cardinals were disgusted with Jupiter Pluvius and wondered what that god of rain would do with | their exhibition game with the Boston Braves at St: Petersburg today. As Rogers Hornsby, former Cardinal | manager. s with the Braves there, the game was anticipated with unusual interest. Today also marked the sea- son’s introductory appearance of Grov r Cleveland Alexander, the 41-year-old pitching ace of the Cardinals, Phils Are Unlucky. WINTER HAVEN, Fla., March 14 () Official Northeast i R Speedometer Service We Repair All Makes Carhuretor, Speedometer, Motor CREEL BROS. -17 14th St. N.W. Myaus Tuosaio Co. ES Nationals Weak on Attack, But Show Tight Defense in 0 to 0 Tt | thing they have has resulted in turn- |ing up one bright spot for the Boston | S0 far as the Phillies are concerned | it Is stlil a case of nothing to do until | i tomorrow. ‘They have had three days | i of lelsure now because two days of rain, | ! after an idle sabbath, washed away a pair of scheduled practice games with the St. Louis Cardinals. Tomorrow a bout is on tap with the St Browns. N | Johnny Schulte, holdout catcher, has | worth arrived at the training base and signed| ,, o, & contract, making the Phillles’ roster |3 "I, complete. Cinein By the A wociated Press. Chi ‘Louts | Ghica 0000211 Arre600 Bers <0 ot Connally and Jackson do. Fla.— W00000000—0 ati’. . S 00200000x— Wright and Manion. O'Neill: Luaue. and Wingo, Hargrave. t. Lo.— Be: Edwards Braves Near Vietory. AL Shresen ST. PETERSBURG. Fla, March 14 (#.—1f the Boston Braves look as well when the scason gets under way as| they did yesterday when they held | Washington to a scoreless tie, they won't even get within hailing distance of their accustomed quarters in the cellar. apiciteniach, Bo ; Y i s Stantman Pleffer Huntsinger. 3 erlenst that is what thelr Joyal root- | Autei Sy, Ficer, ks ‘ Zack Taylor will have to take a few | T | lessons from his fellow Boston athlete.| NELSON HAND BALL WINNER.| Lloyd Hahn, however, if the Braves are { to win in the tight places. . Zack's| CLEVELAND. March 14 (#).—George | slowness in reaching the plate from Nelson of Baltimore, defending his| second on Andy High's single to right | singles title in the national A. A. U.| dashed the Braves' hopes to win. Zack | hand ball tourney here, went through | almost made it and was the only man | the second round in easy fashion, de- on either side to get anywhere near | feating Oscar Johnson of Cleveland. | the home sack. 211, 219 Wilson Thombson Boiton. Ferrell | Tralning camp routine was the order | warned frequently to ease un in his| | farmed out for another season. | Most ot | ning twice and doing little in the field. SPORTS." i HUGGINS LEAVES HOYT’S SALARY UP TC RUPPERT ated Press. I. PETERSBURG, Fla., March Hv[ —Walte Hoyt's tiff th loped out a homer that was good for | three runs. the| Cleero is a righthander, who can Yankees over an increase I- | send them out to right field when he ary was at a standstill tod: h ; wants, and that, Carrigan thinks, is Col. Jacob Ruppert, president and | going to make him a formidable owner of the club, endeavoring to bLring | youngster. about a settlement. | Hoyt is said to be asking annum for two years. M SAN ANTONIO, Tex., March 14 (#). gins has dropped bickerinz with *he | _part of Detroit’s surplus inficid and pitching star and the problem now is | outficld material may be bartered for up _to Ruppert. pitchers, the management has indi- The latest honor to come to Babe | cated. Ruth s a bright brass hadge denoting | The team has two men of marked he s a special deputy sheriff of Lack- | ability for each infield and outfield awanna County, Pa. berth, but the raw pitching material - |in camp has been a disappointment. { Of the nine recruit pitchers who r { ported for training none have exhibited |form that would warrant first-class | ranking. Tigers Want Pitchers. A’s Make Good Advance. FORT MYERS, Fla., March 14 (//).— at the Athletics' base today, with all ” Siia hands facing a long workovt nder the | Ul |anagement indicated octemots watehful eye of Manager Connie Mack. | Tt soasensq. piicho: . The squad is rounding into form sat- | = isfactorily, Mack said, though ’rrI.-\“ Speaker, veteran fly chaser has to he | N CLEVELAND, March 14 (#).—Smart- ing from their first trimming of the exhibition scason, the Cleveland In- o " | dians intend to present something ap- ook, Powers. pitcher, probably vl be | proaching the regular line-up for ths Sy and Lobeurvean pogamatelt t- {first time in tomorrow’s return encoun= any 8 o e ader, I BC | ter with the Toledo Mudhens at New Or;enn;.h ’ itk d oe Shaute. southpaw twirler, furn- Chisox Rookies Shine. {ished the Indians what solace they SHREVEPORT. La. March 14 (%).— | could find in yesterday's 19-to-8 lacing Manager Ray Schalk’s tyro| from Toledo at Biloxi, Miss. He al- talent secking places on the Chicago | lowed two hits and was never in trowle White Sox line-up are showing promise | in the three innings he hurled. Heidel- as_the squad continues its training. | bach. Bolton and Ferrell, recruit pitch- In yesterday's victory over Shreveport, | ers, were pounded for 19 runs. 9 to 6. Schalk was pleased with the work | of George Redfern at sccond base. His | firlding "wasperfect and his hitting, ime| conditioning work. Specker is one of | the hardest workers in camp. Browns Need Victory. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. Marca 14 (P).—It was up to the Browns fo Clsscll, the $123.000 prize package i today if they wanted to break even drawn by the Comiskey Club during the | 11", 12055 f they wapted fo break even Winter rehabllitation period, didn't look | ¢ 1h¢, ‘Qir 8ame serics with the Cin: like that much money yesterday, fan- tight fracas. 2 to 0, at Orlando yester- day. The Reds have taken two games |to the Browns' one. 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