Evening star., 1921-04-11

nificant that in this battle the Griffs
It is not merely a question of con-
dition with the local slabmen. With
the exception of Shaw, principally.
and Courtney in a lesser degree. all
the pitchers are in good shape phys
ically. Their salary wings are
strong and they are making use of
all their stock in the way of speed
and curves. but they are having a
very notable lack of success in the
highly essential business of deceiving
opposing batsmen. The Nationals
have been guilty Of more than the
average number of early season field
ing blunders and have been playing
a strong ball club. but their hitting
has been uniformly robust, and the
reason for their almost daily defeats
at the hands of the Giants is directly
traceable to lack of class in the center
of the diamond. Almost every mem
her of the staff at some time or other
In, the past week has been hammered
at critical junctures when not being
subjected to a continuous cannonad-
ing, and the outlook now is that un-
less they are able to tighten up
considerably the team is in for con-
sistent drubbing, despite its strength
on attack.
shaw and Mogridge Impotent.
The Nationals yesterday outbatted
the Giants. but failed to time their
blows so effectively. the local box
men being found vulnerable in the
tight places. After a wabbly start
very creditable exhibition, but he was
soundly pummeled in the fourth and
Was withdrawn. Mogridge made a
most impressive beginning. but one
round was as far as he could travel
before being thumped hard and often.
al t-@ o$rraA Av,t
and the Cube worked only one inning.
Considering the frigid atmosphere,
the size of the crowd was a testimo-
nial to the popularity of base ball. the
paid attendance approximating 10000.
From a local standpoint the most
pleasing thing about the pastime was
the fact that McBride's two minor
league sluggers. Miller and Brewer. both
did bit Of slugging when injected into
the fray in the capacity Of pinch hit
ters. Brewer tore of a healthy dou-
BILE, which scored a man from first,
and Bing lived up 10 his nickname
by yslamming the ball to the farthest
rsoches Of the inclosure for three
sacks, also with pal on the runway.
jim Gets . Pounding.
Two clean. hard-hit drives netted
the Giants the first run of the game
after a pair had been retired in the
second. Brown drove one Of Shaw's
sIants on line against the left-deld
fence for two bases and scored when
Rapp promptly singled to left.
4ffh a base on balls gave the New
fourth. With one out Walker singled
and Kelly walked. Shanks shared
Browns foul. Rapp then raped a
scoop up and detected to Milan. walk
er scoring. but Kelly being held at
third. Smith shot vicious liner past
Judge to send Kelly home. Rapp pro-
vfded the third out when he was
shanks on an attempted double steal.
Washington failed to take advan-
tage of its first opportunity to score,
in the third. With one away P1cinich
walked, and after Shaw had been
called out on strikes Judge singled
Milan rolled to Bancroft
GFiHs Break the Ice.
Harris single to center in the
fourth was unsupported. The Griff-
men broke the ice in the following
frame, but it took a pinch hitter to
snn tom ss;ns sss fa aY the VIM in auss
away Picinich again walked and
completed the circuit when the Read
ing Rambler. subbing for Shaw.
cracked double to left center.
he did decide to peg 1t was too late.
Judge and Milan failed to get the
ball out of the infield.
In the sixth with a new Giant
battery. Nehf and Castor. on the
job. the Griffs threatened. but that's
all. Rice started by easily beating
out perfectly placed bunt. He was
forced at second by Lewis. Harris
then got life on a tumble by Pat
terson who followed Bancroft and
Monroe as custodian of shortfield.
but Nehf famed Shanks and
O'Rourke died aerially.
MoGfidge In Maltreated.
After retiring the Giants in order
in his first round Mogridge was NAL
treated in the sixth. when a couple
OF errors by the hurler and five safe
ties, including a home run by Kelly,
accounted for four New York taIies.
Frfsch led with double. and took
third when Mogridge fired Walkers
intended sacrifice past Judge. Kelly
then put pop fly into the right field
stands for a circuit of the bases.
Brown drilled a safety through Har-
ris. took thirl when Mogridge heaved
wildly trying to nip him, and Tailed
on Nehfs single over second. Burns
also got a safety before Patterson
grounded to Judge.
Successive singles by Judge and
wore wasted when Rice popped to
Patterson Mogridge's walk to Frisch
and Kelly's single in this session
were negatived when Brown hit into