Evening Star Newspaper, April 2, 1929, Page 33

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O. TUESDAY. APRIL 2. 1020." Griffs Outplay. A Il Rivals in F lorida : Team Is Termed Dangerous Contender EXCEL THEIR FOES AT EVERY ANGLE Last of Players Quit Camp Tomorrow—Tampa Team Is Beaten, 7-2. BY JOHN B. KELLER. AMPA, Fla, April 2—One more day and the Nationals’ 1929 training camp here will be a thing of the past. In fact, it will be quit tonight by the main lot of the athletes, for after their tilt with the Smokers of the Southeastern League this afternoon the regulars will depart for Daytona Beach to tackle the Montreal team of the International League tomorrow. So few second- stringers will be left here that some of the coaches will be pressed into service for tomorrow’s combat with the Smokers. By tomorrow night the evacuation of the camp will be com- plete. Regular and second-string squads will join forces Thursday morning in Jacksonville for the northward barn- storming tour. If the Nationals get as much from the games to be played on this tour as they have from those in which they have engaged in Florida they should enter the American League campaign April 16 prepared to give all rivals a great tussle. It's a promising club Walter Johnson will lead out of Florida and there's no reason to believe it will break down in the two weeks remaining before the flag race gets under way. In about every way the Nationals excelled their major league rivals in the 13 games staged in the grapefruit league. They outbatted, outfielded, outpitched and generally outsmarted National League representatives they encountered. . ‘That record of 10 wins in the 13 starts against big timers is most im- pressive and the three defeats were not particularly decisive. The Braves of Boston, after taking two lickings, managed to win, 5 to 4, with a one-run rally in the ninth. The National League champion Cardinals scored two wins in filve games, the first by 7 to 6, when they counted twict in the ninth, and the second by 4 to 2. Griffs Bat for .319 Mark. In the 13 games the Nationals went to bat 458 times for 146 hits and 86 runs, whaling the ball for a club average of .319. The opposition was at bat 440 times for 118 hits and 64 runs, getting a .268 average for its stickwork. Afield the Nationals performed at a 062 pace and the opposition at .950. ‘Washington had a total of 553 chances, it made 350 putouts, 182 assists and 21 errors. The opposition had 503 chances, it registered 331 putouts, 147 assists and committed 23 errors. ‘The Nationals exccuted 22 ‘double plays, while the opposition made 15. Six stolen bases were credited to Nationals and as many to opponents. Johnsons charges sacrificed 14 times and their foes 11. Benny Tate and Joe Crcnin batted above the .500 mark in the Grapefruit League, the little catcher swatting for the amazing average of .560, while the substitute shortstop socked for .538. Averages, excluding pitchers, for the 13 engagement. Four hit in the .400 class and two in the .300 class. Grapefruit League Averages. The Grapefruit League offensive figures for all except hurlers now in the squad follow: Plaver. . AB. 25 13 35 H. RRF. Ave. 560 reB55uscurerSomn] »aBEEablonanateln HGmt B aNwe G -k] Smokers Prove Easy. After tussling for three weeks with the big leaguers, the Nationals yester- day found the Tampa Smokers some- what easy pickin's. Without extending themselves, John- son's proteges triumphed, 7 to 2, the game being no contest after the open- ing inning. DORSEY GRiEEITH- Tampa reached Arch Campbell for two runs in their first batting turn to match a brace of tallies made by the Nationals then the Southeastern lea- guers were forced to call it-a day in s0 far as run-making was concerned. Campbell pitched the first five innings and Ad Liska the last four for Wash- ington’s big timers. The first two men to face Campbell nicked him for a single and a triple. Arch fanned the third batter up, but a second run counted as the fifth man was thrown out. From then on the smokers went out in order until two were down in the ninth. Liska then hit one batter and passed another, but the game was over when Stuffy Stewart, performing at third for a change, deftly picked up & grounder and got his man. The Nationals got but seven hits, five of them off Chief Sackett, a left- hander, in the first seven innings. Four hits and two passes the chief yielded were good for five markers. In the two rounds Gus Andrews, a right- hander hurled, Johnson's crew got two tallies with two safeties and a walk. A revamped Washington team faced the Smokers. Hayes were permitted to rest, Spencer Harris going to center field and Joe Cronin to second. Cronin starred at the keystone sack. Johnson made several line-up changes before the game ended. Harris " started the National's run- making by beating out a bunt to the Tampa third-sacker. Buddy Myer's single and sacrifice lofts by Goose Gos=- lin and Red Barnes got Harris home. Mpyer swiped second and counted as Ossie Bluege hit for a base. Tampans Tie It Up. ‘The Tampans got these runs back before Campbell settled to his stride in the first inning, but the pitcher put HEILMANN 15 BACK INTIGERS' LINE-UP Fields Faultlessly and Makes Extra-Base Hit—Ruth Is Hitting to Left. to good standing yesterday by By the Assoclated Press. BEAUMONT. ‘Tex., April 2—Harry playing first base in faultless style and accounting for the Heilmann signalized his return only extra base hit off Malone and Root Cubs. Sam West and Jack | of the The Cub hurlers showed Stanley Har- ris’ athletes some mid-season pitching, gergug.lxl\g only four hits while winning y . MOBILE, Ala., April 2 (#).—Babe Ruth seems to be preparing a surprise for the American League outfielders when the season starts. There was enough amazement displayed early in the training grind when the Babe start- ed hitting toward left field instead of taking his usual wallop that ball over toward the right-field bleach~ ers, but he has kept his new stunt up. He gave another exhibition of it yes- terday with three Mobile pitchers as his victims. Ruth nicked each of them- for a single, and every -drive went to left the Nationals ahead agaifi to stay in the second session. Joe Judge walked and went to second when Sackett also walked Cronin. ‘Spencer’s long out to right let Judge go to third. Then Campbell made it three runs for the round by driving a homer under the fence back of right field. Stewart’s Texas League double, a wild chuck by the pitcher and Barnes’ sac- rifice fly accounted for a Washington score in the eighth. Another run came after two were ovt in the ninth from Benny Tate'’s stroll and Liska's three- bagger. Coach Milan will be manager of the team that will face the Smokers to- morrow in the wind-up of the schedule at the training base. He also will play in the outfield. first base, Stewart at second, Gooch at shortstop and Gharrity at. third. In the outfield with Milan will be Jones DIAMOND DEMON. Willie Keeler, one of base ball'’s im- mortals, made 200 or more safe hits for eight straight seasons, hit safely in “ tive games and scored 199 field. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 2 (P). The ankle injuries suffered by Outfiel edr:y Mccown: ;Jn‘\;w Manush t:‘ ycmr‘-l 's game al na were diagnose as only slight hurts by the St. Louis Browns’ trainer, Tommy Bramwell, and Manush will probably be in today's g‘um ':x.m'e. McGowan may draw a day Tes 7 Capt JOE CHAMPA- Industrial Base Ball League Will Open Campaign April 29 P ebening date ot Hay in the o of play e Industrial Base Ball League. ‘The schedule will continue to September 2, one month longer than usual. Six teams will make u'p-'be league— Seaman Gunners, who plan to open their diamond campaign April 18, would like to list an unlimited class opponent for that date. The Gunners have the use of a dlamond Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Manager Fox Western Electric Co., Washington Gas | 534 Light Co., Loffler’s, Judd & Detweiler, Chestnut Farms Dairy and Thompson’s Dairy. All games will be on South Ellipse diamond, with ’Crook as umpire. Western Electric. Co. and Washington Gas Light Co. will face in the opening game. Bill Flester has been re-elected presi- dent of the league with I. Zimmerman, secretary, and John Ernst, treasurer. TODAY’S SCHEDULE. By the Assoclated Press. At Miami, Fla—Brooklyn (N.) vs. Boston (N.L.). e At New Orleans—Cleveland (A.) vs. New York (N.). At Belu)l{nonc, ‘Tex.—Detroit (A.) vs. ulled the | Chicag 0 (N.). At Houston, Tex.—New York (A.) vs. Pittsburgh (N.). At Bradenton, Fla—Boston (A.) vs. Buffalo (I.). At Winter Haven, Fla.—Philadelphia (N.) vs. Columbus (A.A.). At Jacksonville, Fla.—St. Louls (N.) vs. Jacksonville (S.E.). At Tampa, Fla.—Washington (A.) vs. Tampa (S.E.). At Btrmln!hlnz.sil:.—st. Louls (A) vs. Columbia (S.AL). 3 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. At Miami, Fla—Boston. (N.), $; umon! X AV Detroit (A.), 1. ) At Bradenton, Fla—Boston (A.), 14; Buffalo (L), 6. Fla.—Montreal (x’.), 16; ¢ '3 St Fouts (A, 10 eight " 10 (elght, tnnin ‘At Lakeland, Fla—hiladelphia ine, y (NA)Q' 3; Newark (!.).FllA % i @) 5 Jnh;‘nvniaw(s.i;. g ‘Tampa, Fla.—Washington 3 Tampa (S.E), 2. (891 At Mobile, 'Ala.—N i o oty Aia—New York (A); t Coca Cola Seniors, after being absent from sandlots here for three seasons, will again be in the field. They are reorganize tonight at a meeting at the home of Manager Hart, 714 D street southwest, at o'clock. Hartford Senior base ballers will ma; their base ball campaign at a meeting tonight at French's Sport Store, 721 Fourteenth street, at 7:30 o'clock. The team will enter the Capital City League. Hartfords have done well for several seasons in various classes. Wonder Bakers, unlimited class base ballers, have the use of diamond No. 3 of the Monument lot every Saturday this month from 1 to 3 o'clock and are after opponents. Write W. W. Poole, secretary of the team, 1124 Mbntello avenue northeast. . Poole also is receiving challenges for Wonder Boys Club, insect diamonders, who have the use of diamond No. 4 of the Monument grounds every Saturday this month from 1 to 3 o'clock. Aztee A. C. base ballers, who were to drill this afternoon on the Monument grounds at 5 o'clock, are after a match for Saturday with an unlimited class n!n:. having a ond. Call Lincoln 862 H » A practice game for Sunday is sought bywmumv':nnxnewimmlmumlud e o esaers. Mea one or, two 3 ch ' can ‘:drnehed at Cleveland 9, between 5 and 6 p.m. class CHISOX N REVOLT AGAINST MANAGER Shires, Deposed Captain, Is Leader of Rebel Attack on Blackburne. — i, may be reached at Lincoln 1360, branch |. 10| By the Associated Press. DALLAS, Tex., April 2.—Revolution has broken out in the ranks of the White Sox because of the training D | methods and disciplinary measures en- forced by Manager “Lena” Blackburne. Blackburne, the rebels charged, had wounded their pride by “snooping” on thelr actions off the diamond. Further- ing run g Tun forced to. play fourth-rate teams on precarious diamonds without any pos- sibility of-learning any base ball, ° Despite recent warnings from the Chicago headquarters and his three-day benching and the loss of his captaincy for breaking a training rule, Art Shires, rookie first baseman, dictated & state- 5 minwhmhhznveventw eelings. “I didn’t want to come to this club in the first place,” the Texan said, “and I didn't ask them for the cap- taincy. If they don’t want me to play first base for them, all right, too. If plenty of clubs that can use me.” Several other players, who were’ not o HALE PROVES HANDS ARE NOT SO SMALL By the Assoclated Press. COLUMBIA, 8. C., April 2.—Sammy Hale, third baseman for the Philadel- phia Athletics, has exploded the myth about his supposedly small hands. Hale was pretty wild the other day when he picked up a Western news- paper that resurrected the story about his hands being so small that his third basing was handicapped. He stormed into a doctor’s office to have his hands measured and emerged smiling. They were pronounced a trifle smaller than the average, but not unusually under- sized. Hale compared the measure- ments with some of the other Athletics and learned that his hands are as big as those of Cy Perkins, Mule Haas,' Jack Quinn and Joe Hassler. The examination revealed that the little finger on Hale’s left hand is somewhat squashed and can bend va- rious ways, which may account for the occasions when the ball fails to stick in the glove, especially when the ball strikes near the end of the finger. ONLY PLAYER LEFT. Reg. Noble, of the Detroit Cougars, is the only hockey player left in big league competition among those who fought for the Stanley Cup Champion- ship in 1917 as members of the Cana- diens and Seattle clubs. o B i | — | /// 7 ) ) / i ) RATED WITH MACKS 1S YANKEE MENACE Johnson Is Credited With| Having One of Snappiest Clubs in Training. BY JOHN B FOSTER. AMPA, Fla.,, April 2—Washing- ton has one of the widest awake, snappiest and best handled teams training in Florida. Other teams had better be warned not to give this nine the least opportunity in this year’s championship race in the American League, because Wuhmgwfl plays base ball all of the time. It does not wait for the right moment to begin. In faet the team has no favorite moments. It takes the chances as they come and howls for more. There is no murderers’ 1ow to distract fielders and pitchers, but there is a constant tattoo like a box barrage. Such hitting will garner in the next inning what it fails to get in this. The team much resembles that with which Washington won- its first pen- nant. In those days the team had Walter Johnson to pitch. He is with s e greatest pitchers of base ball, but as a manager who found out a lot in his orie season with Newark and is handling the Senators with sagacity and good judgment. He has the confidence of every player. In the outfield are Sammy West, Goose Goslin and Emil Barnes. The latter was with Washington in 1928, but was not firmly fixed there. One day he was good and the next all to the bad. But this season it has been discovered that he can play and that his position is pretty well assured. West is a better outfielder than he was in 1928. Rice Available, Too. So the outfield is settled and, in case of necessity, Sam Rice, the veteran, can handle one of three lots in fine style. No need to say anything of Goslin, except that he still bats to the corner and keeps opposing outfielders sitting on_the fences. The infield has resolved itself into: Buddy Myer at third, Ossie Bluege at shortstop; Minter Hayes at second, and Joe Judge at first. That is a high class infield, Myer was a fine acquisition for ‘Washington. Bluege is as good at double plays as was Roger Peckinpaugh. Hayes carries his responsibilities ably. Stewart can fill in at second and Joe Cronin at shortstop. Cronin, inci- dentally, is on his way to become one of the best infielders in the American League. Washington’s gain is Pitts- burgh’s loss in this instance. Muddy Ruel and Bennett Tate are the catchers. And they seem to be of the necessary caliber. So one of the owners was not so far off when he said that all Washington needs this year is good work from its pitchers in order to win a pennant. ‘There is a great deal of discussion in the Senator camp about Ad Liska, a pitcher who came from Minneapolis. There is reason for it, too. Liska is an underhand pitcher. They are a novelty. But_unlike most noveities, underhand pitchers have great value, when they are good, and Liska is good. He is strictly underhand in his de- livery. He can sail the ball and he can throw a sinker. It is all new to him. His surroundings are strange, his team mates strangers, and sometimes he has not been too sure of the location of the plate. He has only a short time to get acquainted with the batting characters of the batters in the American League. Yet he is to be one of the regulars for ‘Washington and that is sufficient. It shows he has passed the first test. RETURN OF WRIGHT ELATES BRODKLYN Plays Five Innings and Arm Appears 0. K.—Cardinals Show Tight Defense. IAMI, Fla., April 2 (#).—Even another defeat by the Braves can’t entirely spoil the good spirits of. Brooklyn's Robins. A ball game is just a ball game, but to have Glenn Wright back on the job and playing as nothing wrong with his arm i5 considerably more im- portant. The heavy hitting second baseman appeared in yesterday's clash with the Braves and played five good innings. During that time he handled five chances perfectly, one of them as the pivot in a double play, completed with a snappy side-arm throw. At bat he gleaned one hit in two chances, and at the end he reported his damaged arm was good as new. JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 2 (#).— A sterling defense which turned in two rapid-fire double plays displayed the St. Louis Cardinals to their best ad- vantage in Spring training season yes- terday. Both bits of snappy fielding killed run chances for the Newark Bears at St. Augustine. The rookies, Delker and Gelbert, showed to'good advantage. NEW ORLEANS, La.. April 2 (#).— John McGraw's New York Giants fol- lowed him into town today for a two- game series with the Cleveland Indians. McGraw chose his young southpaw, Bill Walker, to start today’s game and said he would use one other pitcher, either Benton or Hubbell. BEAUMONT, Tex., April 2 (#).— Texas sunshine thawed the kinks from Cub pitching arms. In" the three games the Cubs have played since striking Texas only one run has been scored against them. Kansas City was blanked Saturday and Sunday, and yesterday the Cubs de- feated Detroit for the seventh time in eight starts, 6 to 1, Pat Malone and Charlie Root held the Tigers to four hits. WINTER HAVEN, Fla., April 2 (#).— The Philadelphia Nationals were busy packing today preparatory to leaving for home. They break camp tomorrow and will go direct to Philadelphia for a few days’ workout before opening the city series against the Athletics. Manager Shotton said he was well satisfied with the condition of his men. SHREVEPORT, La., April 2 (#).— Although he never has played a game for the Giants, Pat Crawford has found his experience as coach at Guilford College is enough to get him ahead n his career with the National Leaguers. Apparently deciding that is enough to qualify him for running a ball team, Manager McGraw has assigned Craw- ford to take charge of the seccnd squad, which is touring through a different part of the State from the regulars’ cout may be as a pitcher in time. He is well built, has speed and a very deceitful delivery. Fred Marberry is as good as_ever. Garland Braxton is better. Hadley seems to be able to hit the gait that has been expected of him. Lloyd Brown shows great fimprovement. Robert Burke and Archie Campbell also are good pitchers. So, summing up, it seems that the Senators, as they are playing now, are as dangerous to the peace of mind of the American League as the Athletics, and that seems to ensure the Yankees more trouble as time passes between ‘The next is to prove just how great he | rasdos CVatever our Price-| | this date and October 1. 1 /4 A San Telice is Your Cigar ( ! llllllnm'.f!!’