Evening star., 1919-04-04
RET|RES
S|XREGS IN ORDER
Pitches Two Impressive In
nings for Yanns, Who Are
Defeated by 3 to !.
STRIKES OUT THREE MEN
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

ton Of Harry Thompson's abi,it" as :;
pitcher was furnished yesterday l.
the fieeting glimpse Obtained OF h!ha
in the ; to l victory the Re2ula'+
were credited With. Thompson haN
but one day of preparation after an
absence of nearly 4 week from train
ing camp, but. judged h% his work IL
the short time he was OH exhibition
he suffered little by the law-of. Pit
ted against the Regulars, the diminu-
tive southpaw worked only two IL
nings. but in that time made nor
impressive showing than any othe
hurier who has appeared TO date
The six men who faced him were
sent back to the bench as fast as they
cane up. but it was not SO much what
ne did as the way he did it that inn
pressed. Zeb Milan. the first man to
face him. struck out with much gusto.
and after Sam Rice had lifted an easy
fly to center Joe Shannon fell a vic
tim to strikes. Thompson hooking this
third one over the center of the plate
while Shannon stood like statue
with his bat on his shoulder. In the
following session Shanks and Picinich
popped to Rightfielder Craft and
young Davis was victimized on
non.
Thompson showed more in the Wa.
of deceptive twisters than has bee
on exhibition here yet and the cas-
with which he located the plate bear
out the reputation that preceded M
| Of possessing excellent control. H'
will be prepared with view l.
strengthening his whip TO go Ii
| route and will be called upon for
lot OF work against the Phillies an'
! Giants in the series of exhibition
opening a week from today. To wha
! extent he can prove successful i
| fooling major league batsmen WI
be determined by what he acio:n
i plishes when stacked up against th'
| National Leaguers.
The game was an abbreviated at.
fair of five and one-half innings. cur
tailed because of a dearth of pitciiH
material Ed Hovlik was excuse,
from duty before it got under va!
to doctor an attack of indigestion an'
Harry Harper was rendered hors a'
combat within one minute of the
opening of .hostilities by being hit by
A batted ball. Joe Judge raped the
first ball pitched and it struck Harr!
on the left shin. The big fork hande
hobb,ed after the pill and manased
toss Joe out at frst, then hoppen
After Dr Martin had cast his critica
on the "elt TdloCu W
Harper limped of to movie sho"
and Ayers took his place.
j Yancey paved the way for the mrs
run he allowed by walking roster
who stole second oR Charity. hoVet
y rn on Milan's out and scored Whe1
y Rice beat out a grounder 10 snoi ,
4 Run No developed in the thlro
Y when Judge opened with single
Y took third on Fosters Texas league
< rircnif the lat
i ter was forced at second on Milan
D bounder to Ellerbe. Ayers wildnes
q was responsible for the third am
final tally in the fourth. He Waike'
Shanks who stole second and wa
s. wild pitched to third. Davis ais
q drew a pass, and when Agnew llneo
q single over second the run was II
g Thompson held the Regs sa1e the re
8 8 mainder of the way.
81 Flaherty. despite half a dozen er
81 rors behind him. was found for but
Isl single tally in the four rounds h
al performed for the Regulars. and IN
az game was called without the Yam
q getting a chance to bat in the sixtl
ISL owing to a lame arm complained {
s. by Lynch, the only other avaiiabl
81 rloundsman. Flaherty showed sui
81 prising amount Of stun and out 1e
[S faulty support nary a Yam Woui
e have reached second base on him.
g nave -,
It. Leonard's leaping stab of hie
bounding drive by Judge in the fourt
with two Regs on the bases. was u
. only performance Of note in. a feldir
way.
Manager Griffith has announce
there will be but one game d:
hereafter. He believes better resui
can be obtained by devoting q
.s4Is rt N
lowed by a contest in the afternoo
He was not much in evidence aroul
the ball park yesterday. 1t is suspec
ed he is practicing for the golf mat
next Sunday
Hal Janvrin is expected to put in I
appearance some time today. He W
be merely spectator at the traini
sessions at the outset. but proba
will get into a suit and do some lig
work within the course Of II
days.
III Manager Griffith hopes to lea
something favorable today in rega
to the Robertson deal. He made a
rangements by wire last night
the long distance telephone wi
Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsour
club and Branch Hickey of the
Louis Cardinals. Owner Phil b
Of the ST. Louis American league cl
already has agreed to waive
uLavan and with the expected const
of President Mitchell to give
claim to Robertson. Dreyfuss alo
will be in the position of blocki
the deal after Hickey is convint
that the reported injury to Law
will not prevent him from playi
this wear. Pressure will be brout
to bear on Dreyfuss and it is
pected he will yield when convin'