Evening star., 1921-04-23

OLly lulI ulIcQuculiS
There will be occasional deviati
seems expedient. Such was the us
southpaw always has been more t
Red Sox. and Mac believes his taller
club such as the Tigers are this year
Acosta will be called on to start az
spell he held over the White Sox la:
team Kid Gleason has been compelle
Cancellation of yesterdays frolic
upset Macs plans. but if the final of
the series with Hugh Duffy's clan
here materializes it is his present in
tention to call on Walter Johnson
this afternoon. send Olaf Erick-
son against the Yankees tomorrow in
Washington, shoot AL Schacht at them
day, call on Jezebel Zachary for toll
Tuesday and then start with Johnson
again and keep these four rotating
Best Fitted for Work Now.
For the time being this quartet is
adjudged best fitted for regular as
signments, with Mogridge and Acosta
any of them should falter. Accidents
may make revision of schedule i'm
perative, otherwise it seems assured
that for the present Shaw and Court
ney will devote most of their energy
to providing targets for the batting
drills
There has been a marked improve
ment in both these backward fingers
recently. however. Shaw displayed
lot of stuff in the two rounds he
worked against the Red Sox week
ago today. and if he continues to ad
vance may shortly displace one of
the present regulars"-Schacht. for
instance. This spring. since Bone
setter Reese tinkered with his shoul-
der. the Bronxman has been quite
wild, an unusual thing for AL whose
ability to place the ball with exact
ness always has been one Of his chief
hurting assets. Schacht's only ex-
PLANTATION is that with the kink of
several years standing removed, his
arm is so much stronger and freer in
movement that his former standards
of gauging deliveries no longer apply.
Courtney is making good progress
toward fitting himself for box work.
The lameness in his shoulder which
developed shortly after he reported
for spring training has entirely dis
appeared. With constant work his
wing gradually has become sound and
strong. his principal drawback now
being decided tendency to wildness.
He has shown great improvement in
this respect the past week, however.
and when he finally reaches the point
where he can hurl without walking or
manning all the opposing batsmen he
stock of benders is decidedly effective
when he can control them.
shanks to Stay at Third.
Mcbride is fully aware of the hos
tility of many ysWashington. fans to
the use of Howard Shanks at third
base and knows his Judgment is be-
ing questioned in many quarters. but
intends. to keep Hank at the no,
corner indefinitely. The manager is
convinced that Shanks is the best
man available for the job. now that
the team is stronger. taking every
thing into consideration. than with
either Ellerbe or Foss on the job.
He contends that Shanks is a bet
ter fielder than either of the other
aspirants for the position. possesses
more ginger and far greater expert
although far from speedy, base run
nef. He considers that thus far
Shanks has held up his end in hitting
in an acceptable manner. and it is
unlikely he will make change-te
avoid breaking up a winning combi-
nation. if for no other reason-unless
Howard should fall into a decided
slump with the stick.
Ellerbe has demonstrated to the
satisfaction of everybody that he can
ability. but the Governor has showed
weaknesses in base running and han
ding bunts, while Foss. whose expe-
rience has been limited to a couple of
Years in a Glass D league. is shy on
polish.
Has Faith in Lewis.
Mac has not been deaf to murmurs
of dissatisfaction in the stands in re-
gard to- the work of Duffy Lewis.
either. buf believes the fans will learn
10 appreciate the sterling worth of
this veteran picket man. Neither Mil
Ter nor Brewer is in a class with
Lewis as fly chaser. nor can either
approach his ability in pegging. Duffy
always has been a winning type of
athlete money player. Mac cites
the fact that Lewis always has been
a slow starter and that he has not
hit his stride yet, but asserts that the
runs-barted-in column of the Ma
tionahs' averages Will prove that he
has held up his end on the defense
10 dNte.
The action of Judge Lands in re-
instating Frank Baker in organized
base ball will be applauded by all who
know this clean. square athlete. AL
though Ward has been installed in
his Job at third base for the Yankees
and Baker seems slated for pinch hit
ting roles. there is little likelihood
that he could be coaxed away from
I!IgRins. 1t is known. however, that
-
S3O,o06 for the former home run king.
The Washington management is
planning an exhibition game for the
benefit of the family of Joe Leonard,
the Washington inf1elder. who died of
Appendicitis early last season IT.
win be played in Milwaukee against
the American Association club Nay
os. an OF day in the schedule. if the
BrewerS dates can be arranged to
permit it
Frank Euerbe had a brief fstic en-
counter with Secretary Larry Graver
Of the Red Sox, following a misun
dentanding between Grayer and a
former schoolmate of Ellerbe's. who
was a guest at the park. The Governor
took several punches at the Boston
club official, but there were no serious
casualties.
Tho Red Sox have sent Frank Tai
cott, former Yale pitcher. 40 the To-
ronto club of the International
League.
New League Is Organized.