Evening star., 1918-04-11

With a similar f1ne regard for the
eternal fitness Of things. Molly Craft.
the Portsmouth boy, is booked to do
the hurting tomorrow in Norfolk. but
the Boston Braves, who. until the sea-
son opens, at least must be accounted
members of the National League. will
oppose the Griffmen there. So Manager
Griffith has with much forethought and
insight directed that Earl Yingling be
on hand and ready to step into the
breach in case the Hub outfit renders
the going too rough for Molly.
REGARDLESS Of the size of the crowd
which turns out for the contest this
afternoon. there will be seven less
spectators than would have been the
case had Griffith not decided to SEND
squad of his men on to Wasn1nsto
ahead of the main bunch. work IN
connection with arranging details for
the opening game Of the season has In
fuenced the pilot himself to desert his
team at this stage of the training trip
and continue right on home. with Jonn-
son. Harper. Ayers, Du Mont. Ainsmith
and Schultz accompanying him. Ayers
will stop over for a day at his home at
Hillsville, but the the others will con-
tinue right on to the capital to pre-
pare for the start of the championship
campaign. George MCbTlQe Will pilol
the team in Griff's absence.
Jim Shaw's rapid strides toward fit
ness have caused the pilot to SHIFT MS
plans in regard to the exhibitions for
next Saturday and Sunday, ne naSths ing
Braves in Washington the last day OF
this week, and send Du Mont to Column
bus, Ohio, to work against Joe Tinker's
American Association club on the Sab
rrA
Shaw will get into the fourth game of
the opening series with the Yankees.
instead of Du Mont. after johnson. Har-
per and Ayers have been started on
successive days. In case Shaw Is ad-
judged not quite ready, Du Mont still
could be used week from today. as
three days would be sufficient time for
him to recuperate from his labors In
the middle west and take on Miller
Huggins' crew.
The Griffmen STAYED of second
straight defeat at the hands OF the
Phillies In Greenville yesterday, but
after twice assuming the lead they
in the last furlong with the result that
the race ended In dead heat, with the
figures to 5.
The ball park was a little bandbox
affair. with the fences SO short that any
ball hit to right was accounted single
by agreement and in no other direction
was the distance long enough to pre-
vent even an average batsman from
boosting the ball out of the lot if he
connected fairly. Five home runs were
the result. of which three were manu-
factured by the enemy and two by Grif-
fithian talent. Bert Shotton hit the
first ball pitched OF Ben lineup for the
circuit. and the Phillies tied the score
in their half on Bancrofts double, a
passed ball and an infield out, all at
the expense of johnson. Walter re-
tired, after Cravath and Luderus also
had obtained singles without result, in
this opening frame. Judges bad hop.
inducing an infield single, in the second
followed by an error on Morgan. La
vans sacrifice and Ainsmith's single
produced two more Washington runs in
the second; but again the Phillies came
back and tied 1t UP. Wheat Cakes"
Burns double and Tincup's homer pro-
ducing pair at the expense of Harry
Harper.
Meusel's circuit clout gave the Phil