The Washington times., 1921-03-17
II LOOKING 'EM OVER
fBy - 1900 LOUIS 4. DOIJGHFP1

in the third on Marhafka's error
that put Peters On Baugartner
famed and Leboureau led. bu:
Parkinson crashed a double to cen
ter. scoring Peters.
TIED 1T UP IN FOURTH.
The Griffs tied 1t up in the fourth.
With one down Shanks beat one out,
slow one to right stone and hen
pulled a delayed steal. going to
to centerneld. Brewer put one up
to Enzmann in right. but Foss
brought Shanks over with a single
to left
The second and last tally for the
American Leasuers came in the
Eighth when Shanks started of
with a double to left He went TO
third on Brewers infeld out and
walked homo on Foss long ny to
Parkinson.
The whole town was on hand to
see yesterdays game and Nick Al
trock's announcement that he would
be out again today and might pitch,
might, he said, should bring out an
other goodsised throng today. The
little stand was packed TO the limit
and small boys decorated the roof
Of the press coop, swinging their
pdie ucSIS just dDONc INC idCeS Ol lie
scribes. You get used to many
strange things when forced.
LOOKED LIKE AUTO SHOW.
The field was surrounded with mo-
tor, cars, each filled with fans OF both
sexes and IL was noticeable that
whenever good plays were seen on
either side, the motor car horns
blared applause. The attitude of the
fans was eminently fair. though the
Phillies were looked upon as being
the home team
Jose Acosta's weak ankle bothered
him yesterday. finally driving him to
the bench. 1t Is not sprained, bu:
is sore from where Brewer hit him
with a bat over at Tampa last week
The little Cuban is in fine condition
and really doesn't need II uch work
himself, but his absence from the
pitching squad will compel others to
work harder to feed the batsmen who
will be out knocking their heads off
in the daily practice sessions. Unless
the Cuban is better, he will not ap-
pear in either of the remaining
games to be played here.
The rockies. most of whom are
from the north, greatly enjoyed
themselves here last night with a
visit to the tin can club. This is a
small city composed Of tourists from
the north who come to Dixie each
year by motor cars, II one of those
funny little cars can be so termed.
living in tents and leantos. Tt Is
something on the order of a gypsy
settlement, though no ponies or for
tune tellers are to be seen. The tin
can jubilee, or carnival, Is now here,
with side shows and circuses. The
rockies are having the time of their
young lives.
of rockies, judging from what they
showed yesterday. "Bevo' Leborveau
Is the only outfielder in the squad,
and, with Art Fletcher out of the
infield, II is a cinch that he will never
do anything with the collection he
Is now leading. unless the National
League has slowed up considerably
in the past year or so.
President Griffith says that he
wants his rockies to show all they
have against the PhHlies here, be-
cause beginning with Saturdays
game at Tampa, the regulars wifi get
the call.
Saturday, no matter how these
games here end, in will go tho reg
ulars," says Griff. after that the
only chances these kids will have will
be as relief players, or course. Foss
will get a chance to show what he
can do with the rest of tho infield,
and 1t Is possible that both Miller
and Goebel may play now and then.
However. the regulars will play all
the exhibition games beginning Sat-
urday."
Yesterdays score by innings,
r.. II. E.
Nationals. o o 10 o o 01 % 10 4
Phillies.. 20 / o 0 o o 0 2-3 o 1
Batteries-Zachary, Acosta, Erick-
son and Picinich. Baumgartner,
Smith and Peters. Witherow.