Evening star., 1921-04-04

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this when the opportunity is pre-
sented of staging game in town
which never before has seen two
major league clubs perform. This is
the reason for the booking advanced
by Secretary OBrien of the Giants.
pectation of making a killing at the
gate. With good weather a tremen-
dous crowd may be expected, pos
sibly as many as one thousand.
Should Be Real Battles.
But whether in hick towns or on
COW pasture diamonds the games be-
tween the clans of the two Macs.
real battles in every sense of the
term. Those who saw the tilts be-
tween the Giants and Griffmen while
en- route north couple of years ago
will attest to that. That spring the
Griffs came off victorious on one lone
occasion out of a full week of games
and thanks to the efforts of Bill
Brennan. The private umpire toted
around by McGraw. they had lot
of trouble doing that. Brennan still
test of Clark Griffith and his threat
to call off the series if this arbitrator
Is employed to run the game, but 1t
Is far different and much stronger
gang of performers who are repre-
senting Washington this year and the
will cop majority of the set in
handy fashion.
Eric George Erickson and Jezebel
Tecumseh Zachary are due to divide
the hurling burden this afternoon
and they will be supported by the
strongest lineup the Griffs can pre-
sent.
Giants May Be Handicapped.
The Giants also can be relied on
to play on the field their most for
midable array, although three Of their
regulars" recently have been idle
for a period through accident and ILL
ness. Frank Frisch. the Fordham
Larry Doyle at second base. only re-
Gently recovered from a sprained
ankle incurred at the training camp
at San Antonio. Goldie Rapp, the
high priced and sensational recruit
from the American Association, whose
acquisition caused Frisch to be trans
ferred from third base, now is re-
cuperating from an attack Of influ-
enza, and Dave Bancroft, the former
Phil who has been inserted in the
post at short. long and capably filed
by Art Fletcher, has just recovered
from an operation for the removal of
his tonsils.
The New York pitchers, as a whole.
are reported to be in excellent condi-
ton II the Griffmen can take the
measure Of the Giants. regarded as GER
tain to be in the money in the National
League race and picked by many au-
thorities as favorites for the PEN
nant, the Griffith-McBride machine
will firmly establish its claim to seri-
Gus consideration as a contender for
top honors in Ban Johnson's circuit.
Gri6men Are Hard Pressed.
For the first time since they started
playing exhibitions this spring the
Grinmen yesterday were hard press
ed. nosing out 5-4 victory over Chat
tanooga, although outbatted, outpitch-
ed and generally outplayed. They put
up a ragged exhibition in the field,
O'Rouke being the worst offender.
with Foss. Rice and Mogridge also
penalized for misplays.
Confronted with pitching Of a higher
order than most of them have been
called upon to face, they failed to
maintain their record for double
figures in the hit column and but for
the fact that both of the errors
at critical junctures they would have
suffered the humiliation of a defeai.
for the earned run count was 81 in
favor Of the Southern Leaguers
Due to a hearty pasting GeorNe
Mogridge was subjected to in the first
inning Chattanooga got away to a
three-run lead. which was maintained
until the fifth. In this session the
score was tied by the tourists. who
went into the van in the seventh. only
to have the home crowd knot 1t up
again and make necessary the manu-
facture Of another tally in the eighth
to get the decision.
Contest Is Interesting.
Notwithstanding sloppy defensive
work on both sides, the contest
Interesting one to watch and held the
close attention of a noisy crowd Of
about 1000 from start to finish. 1t
was further enlivened by near clash
in the fifth between the umpire and
one Of McBride's athletes. Miller had
lust produced the bingle that evened
the score when he essayed to steal
and was waved out. Judge took
violent objection to the ruling and
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