The Washington herald., 1921-03-28
NATIONALS HOPING
FOR GOOD SHOWING
AGAINST n. Y. CLAN
Mac, Pleased with Squad,
Figures to ''See" Hurl-
ers in Giant Series.
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Turning their backs on the gem
erous hospitality and salubrtous
climate of Tampa, where they have
been holding forth. frst and last,
for nearly month, Nthe Griffmen
have launched upon their barn
storming trip, which viii land them
in their own back yard on April
s for an exhibition game with the
New York Giants-
George Mcbride appears to be
we'll pleased with the way his men
are rounding into form The sx-
hibition games already staged have
given him q good line on his new
material, and have indicated that
his veterans will be ready to start
at a fast clip when the season
opens.
1t Is probable. however, that Mac
Is looing forward to the series OF
games with the Giants with as much
interest as the fans here at home.
Meet Tough Foe In Giants.
Romping on the crippled Phiiiies
wasn't a very; diflcuit proposition.
but, getting the upper hand In seven
engagements with the live athletes
on MeGraw's payroll Is going to be
an, entirely different proposition.
The series will give the Mats a
chance to get down to ,businessiand
show their stun before the season
begins There will be nothing at
stake in these battles but the sat-
isfaction Of winning. hut It Is a
foregone conclusion that they win
be fought with as much seriousness
and determinations as any league
games.
The GriTs and Giants join fore"
in jackson, Tenn. on April I. apd
will make a different town every
day unit, they. hit New York,
where two games will be staged.
On April they play In Knoxville; /;
on April s, in Petersburg, Va.
making the long jump in sched-
uled time by means OF a special
train: on April T.. in Norfolk. Va: !:
on April 8. in Washington. and on
April 3 and 10 at the Polo Grounds.
One thing this series will serve
to do Is to demonstrate which of
the National pitchers will be ready
to deliver his best when the OPEN
ing gong sounds on April IS. It Is
going to take good heaving to get
the better of those Giants. who not
only have hard hitting club, but
are possessed Of a pitching stan
that has been delivering In fne
style In the South .-..
MeGr.w Has Coed Heavers.
Take a squint at McGraw's array
Of boxmen. Among the veterans are
Jess Barnes, Rube Benton. Shufflin'
Phil Douglas, Pol Perritt. arthur
Nehf, Virgil Barnes, Claude Daven-
port and Slim Saliee. There are
some mighty capable performers In
this, bunch, and some who haven't
set the woods on fre. Among the
newcomers the two most promising
are Pat Shea. and Bill Ryan. Inter-
national League stars. who are ex-
pected to deliver their quota of vic
tories. These youths are rated as
among the best the minors have
turned out in several seasons.
Mcbride isn't figuring on being
weak in the box. hut his men will
have to dish up some fancy stun to
outshine their New York rivals.
Mogridge. Zachary. Acosta and
Erickson appear to be in good form.
but Courtney. Walter johnson,
Shaw, Brewer and Schacht still
have some distance to travel before
they are right"
washington's inheld will also be
up against some strong competition,
as in Kelly. Frisch. Bancroft and
'.Goldie" Rapp the Giants have a
brilliant quartet. II Judge. Harris,
O'Rourke and Ellerbe are in form.
however. the Mats will not suffer by
comparison.
In the outerworks the class now
appears to be with the Georgia ave-
nue. men. as Rice, Milan and Lewis
should be able to render better all
around service than George Burma
Ross Young. Lee King or Vernon
Spencer.
Much Interest In Clash Here.
When the rival teams deploy for
action on Georgia avenue on April
1t Is probable that a record crowd
for an exhibition game here will be
on hand. Not in many seasons has
the interest been as high over the
Nationals chances as this one. The
succession of Mcbride to the man.
agerial throne is one Of the big rea-
sons for the added enthusiasm. Mac
Is universally popular and will have
the whole hearted support of the
bugs. They have supreme faith in
his ability.
Mac will be the supreme authori-
ty on the field. with Mr.. Grifith
perched up in his box enjoying the
game from a spectators viewpoint
for the first time in his career
There will be two Presidents
boxes" one for Griff and one for
Mr.. Harding. Washington is the
only city in the country SO honored.