Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-12

other spring will see an entirely diff
,erent program in force for the Ma
Iionals. President Griffith is consid-
ering the establishment of a perma-
nent spring training base at some
point in Florida. possibly Palm Beach
or Daytona. where he plans to lay
out base ball grounds and erect a
clubhouse and small hotel combined
Tor use as winter home for himself
and to accommodate the players dur
ing their preseason conditioning.
short Exhibition Series.
His idea is TO play series OF
games with other clubs training in
Florida and have the road dates en-
route north cover only one week from
the time camp is broken until the
players reach their home base for
couple of days of rest before the cam
paign gets under way.
President Griffith realizes as we'll as
any one else that a transforming trip
of such length as that undertaken by
the Reds and Nationals this spring IL
inadvisable under any consideration and
justified from no angle, not even that
of making money.
Neither the Cincinnati nor Washing
ton club profited financially from the
long tour. If they had been able to
play week ago yesterday in Washing
ton. and il the weather in Cincinnati
had been mild enough to insure large
story, but as it was each club finished
from two to three thousand dollars to
the bad on the spring jaunt.
In Good Condition.
Despite the many long lay-offs ne
cessitated by bad weather and the in
suficiency of the practice INDUCED in
when practice was possible in the past
fortnight, the Nationals are in more
than fair condition to inaugurate the
season. Grin has two or three pitch
In fhon 10 oh n
his players as a whole are in pretty
good condition. with only a cold here
and there to make up the dispensary
list The players all need a lot Of
too much of that, but otherwise they
are about ready. and should be able
TO give good account Of themselves
1n the early games, considering that
the teams they will be called upon to
face have had much the same diff
culties as the Nationals.
Griffs crew finished up the long
stretch Of exhibitions with the Moran
re sa s!o az Victory over ,a tR s
champions in ten innings. making the
game count for the entire thirteen
contests Washington. 8; Cincinnati. 5.
The. Nationals proved heavy on the
hoof and slow in the bean, but used
their war clubs with telling effect.
and 1t was to this that their triumph
in tho only extra inning battle of the
Transforming jaunt was due.
knotted at Pail. Shaw started an Of
fensive by plunking to left for his
second safety. Judge poled another
short blow to the same territory that
was good for two sacks. but slow
cans toss to Groh. Milan sent Judge
ito third with a sacrifice. The wis
dom of this was not apparent until
Rice, by sprinting as only Sam can,
beat out q bounder to Kopf. while
Judge crossed the plate with what
proved to be the winning run. Rice
was erased trying to pull delayed
steal. The Reds were too smart to
be caught mapping on such trick.
but it mattered little. as sufficient
damage already had been done.
Early Lead for Cribs.
Washington got away to an early
lead, chasing pair OF tallies over
the rubber in the opener. Judge
walked and sprinted around to third
past Meyer at first, Feb going to sec
ond. Rice's line single to right
scored Judge. Milan made no effort
to tally and Rice pulled up at first
safety first" base ball in both in
stances Roth walked. filling the
bases. and Milan Tailed on Gharrity's
long ny to Duncan, on which Rice
third. after Shannon had popped foul
to Groh.
The Reds got one Of them back in
their half. thanks to tumble by Rice
of Kopf's single. after Shannon had
speared Rath's line drive. This mis-
play enabled Kopf to reach third. from
where he beat Roth's throw to the
plate. after Bobby clutched Grohs fly
in foul territory
Some spectacular feats afeld pre-
ing the rubber in the second. O'Neill
led off with a long double over Dun
cans head to the fence in left, but, on
Harris rap to Ring. O'Neill was
trapped in on the base lines. Jimmy
started back to second TO dodge around
md enable Harris to reach the midway
but kopf took Groh's toss and tagged
Harris and then shot the ball to Ring.
Mt third. in time to efface O'Neill and
complete a double play. This was
smart work and was costly to the Ma
tionals, as Johnson followed with a
single over second. Roush then further
Eummed the game for the Griffs by rae
1ng back into centerffeld to haul down
Judges line smash Rice reached the
midway, with one gone. in the third on
his second single. and theft. but was
Jeff when Roth famed and Shannon
popped.
Circus Catch by O'NeilI.
- ->Siil contributed sensational play
to snuff an incipient rally by the
Reds in the third Wingo had singled
over second when Ring in bunting
lifted a short fly that OEeill dived
for and caught off the grass, turning
somersault and coming up to COM
plete double play by tossing to
Judge.
The Reds tied it up in the fourth
when ONeill permitted himself TO be
Soxed my Ed Roush, a crafty base
runner. as well a sensational field
er and bruising batter. With two out
Ro,ish singled and set sail to steal
Gharfity's throw was perfect and ar
rived two yards ahead of Roush, but
the later Slid wide of the bag, evad-
3ng OSeiils tag and scrambling
BACK before jim could stab him again.
Du.can then shot a single to right
that scored him, and he reached sec
ond on Roths throw to the plate.
wkereupon Johnson famed Neale and
retired from the box in favor of
Shaw. In the NTH Milan singled and
died trying to pull delayed steal
and in the sixth Rice was left on the
far corner, reached via his third
ttr.tght hit, Roth's sacrifice and
shonnon's death, when Charity skied
TO Duncan.
Shaw disposed Of the Reds in order
IN his first round in the fifth. He got
IN some trouble in the following