Evening star., 1921-04-01

are billed to perform tomorrow and
Sunday, low temperatures and stiff
breeZeS may be looked for. and wealth
ef conditions from then on. at Jack
sonville, Knoxville, Petersburg and Nor
folk, are gamble, with the pessi-
mistically inclined willing to give
odds that their worst fears will ma
terialize.
Long Trips Are Nightmares.
But chill winds and wretched play
ing fields are not the only counts in
the indictment against transforming
trips, such as this. Long railroad
jumps involving sleepleSS nights in
PullmanS, are a factor. One of these
nightmares was the trip from Jack
sonville here. the squad not being
due to arrive until early afternoon,
following a sixteen-hour jaunt on
Southern train.
Another equally bad hop is in pros
pect, from Knoxville to Petersburg.
next week, it having been necessary
to arrange for a special train to get
the club out of Knoxville Immediate
ly after the game Tuesday in time to
reach the Virginia city for a contest
the following afternoon.
1t is to be hoped that the appre-
tensions of the calamity howlers in
regard TO the weather in the imme-
diate future will prove urfounded. 1t
would, indeed. be a shame to have the
players. who attained such excellent
physical condition at Tampa. reach
home with colds. stih muscles and
aching joints, and for this reason lose
ground which they never could re-
cover by getting off to poor start
in the pennant chase.
President Griffith wisely is taking
no chances in regard to Walter john
son, his star hurler. accompanied by
Torres, Goebel and Marhafka, and
cSdaperoned by Fred Harveycutter,
hving left Jacksonville last night for
tie capital. where they will be Joined
by Bob La Motto. who was granted a
furlough of one day to spend with his
pArents at Savannah, Ga Schacht.
heving recovered from his illness, Will
stay with the main squad and take
daily workouts
:; Applied to Other Clubs.
-La Notes injured leg has been
stpw rounding into shape and he VIII
do light work at American League
Park with the others pending the
arrival of President Griffith. Man
al.er Mcbride and the main squad 1t
develops that this youngster, VINO
viii act as Frank ORourke's under
expected ultimately to make name
fer himself in fast company when
Id develops sufficiently in hitting,
tried unsuccessfully to obtain trial
with two other big league clubs.
I'm thy sSsng Of 1878 - ne saSsonni1,e sho%sa ny
and worried out with the players there
uhtil Miller Huggins canned him out
Of the park for Quitting in" on the
battings prae4ice of the regulars and
he then Moved on to Tampa. where
the Red Sox were training. and was
poIiteiy, but firmly. advised by Ed
BARROW TO make himself scarce.
He84lAeeqed around Tampa. how
and subsequently caught on
visA-sarstzte League team: from
tionaIs last season. Before going
niayed for the Triton. Ga. club of
he Dixie League. This was his first
pHofessional experisnce. with "A
Notte on this team, Of which an
decla6d was Foss. and. oddly
enouehs Deeby then was a shortstop
And Bob played third. Justthe- re-
Verse of the positions they now oc-
4apy.93.o-E
4 ZACHARY to Pitch Today.
hJexebiIsrecumseh Zachary is booke:
u d host of the fiinginK So the Ma
6ona1s against the Birmingham out
HI today southpaw will not be
Gnt the entire route, Erickson or
Shaw being likely nominees for the
task of toiling the last three or four
POUNDS.
HWAats there was of the game in
AdckSQ0Sllle ySSlCTudy thC
hon by score Of 2-l, this being the
Sount at the end Of the first inning,
When young cloudburst converted
the field into a swamp OF oozy SAND
and clay. Johnson occupied the box
for the Nationals. He showed lot Of
speed in his brief tenure and used
some hooks, and the fact that he was
scored on cannot be charged against
him, nothing that resembled hit
being made by the four Phils who
faced him.
Z The tally really was a present from
Frank ORourke, who heaved Neale' s
slow roller over Judges head, Greasy
being sacrificed to third by Rawlings
and scoring on Williams fly to Rice.
A good throw would have nipped him,
but Sans return to Picinich was far
wide of the mark Walter had diff
Guilty with his control and walked
Meusel. but the latter died stealing oil
FaPs fine peg to Harris.
This advantage was wiped out in a
hurry by the Nationals. After Judge
had rolled weakly to Jimmy Ring. Bill
Donovan's nominee for mound work
Milan bounced a safety over Wright
stones head, as il started to rain
Rice singled to left and Lewis dropped
aTexas Lacquer in right. Harris
worked Ring for a pass, forcing in the
tieing run, and Foss delivered with 3
long fly to Williams which scored
Milan from third and put Washington
in the van. ORourke then lofted Il
MeuseL by which time the downpoul
had increased to such proportions tina
play was suspended.