The Washington times., 1921-06-28

Because at least three of his
pitchers require four Instead of three
days rest between games In order
TO do their best work. Manager Nc
s Bride has announced q new pitching
echedule for the hot months. Fur
thermore. he believes II will work
so well that Washington, will pro-
duce the best pitching in the league
through the latter half of the cam
paisn-
NEED EXTRA REST.
johnson. MoGridge and Zachary
all do better with four days be-
tween games than with three" sx-
plains the manager.
1T is easily understood In the
cases of Johnson and Mosridse. who
are veterans. They need the extra
days rest before they can come
hack.
IT can't understand Zachary,
though. He Is young and strong,
but he can't pitch out of turn and
be worth a nickle. He can work
! with three days rest. but especially
in hot weather he BENEFITS greatly
from that extra day on the bench.
! BY giving johnson. Mogridge and
Zachary four days I have Ave regu-
; lars to work in turn instead of four.
/ Acosta, Courtney and Erickson, with
schacht now and then. will hll out
the regular staff.
Courtney will probably start in
turn. but the others will be picked
to face certain clubs against which
they do their best work." So long
as no game requires more than one
pitcher, McBride's plan may prove
successful, but 1t will hardly re-
ceive it's real test until the coming
western trip.
HARD SERIES AHEAD.
Tho series in Boston next week
should rip wide holes in the WASH
ington staff. A double header and two
overtime games in Philadelphia just
about knocked II galley west. Acosta
and Courtney were burned up the frst
day, Mogridge and Erickson were
; used up in the fftsen-inning game
on Tuesday. Zachary got his on
wednesday. schacht had to be as
! sisted by Acosta on Thursday. In ad-
dition, Johnson and Shaw saw service
against the Mackmen. In other words,
eight pitchers worked in Ave games in
four days.
Beginning tomorrow, those same
hard-hitting Mackmen will oppose the
Griffs for nve days. This means a
bitter test for the Mcbride Ringers,
1t will be fortunate for the manager
IL he can have at least two of his stan
20 the route.
Sunday night the Griffs leave for
Boston. There comes the hardest test
of all for the pitchers. Monday, July
4. will see two games, morning and
afternoon Tuesday and Wednesday
there will be double-headers, making
six games in three days. The pitcher
opening the series in st. Louis July 8
will be lucky II he has had three
days rest. one of which will have been
spent ON the train.
Therefore, II will be impossible TO
get a line on McBride's scheme until
the team settles down on it's second
Western tour wh Il no double-headers
will interfere.
BEST NOT so GOOD.
Mcbride is confident his staff will
stand up under the banging and como
through with flying colors just when
needed most.
sour pitchers may not be world
beaters," says George, but show ms
any team this year without exception;
II seems to me one big scramble this
season, and our pitchers are as good
as the others"
Showers may interfere with today's
game. 1t rained at game time yes
terday. and more is promised for to-
day. Every effort will be made to
play, however, as neither club Is
eager to pile up double-headers
Blackie O'Rourke's wounded thumb
Is mending rapidly, and he may play
today.
Bing Miller's biliousness Is disap-
pearing and he Is expected back in
the lineup.