The Washington times., 1922-03-18


Peckinpaugh will sit in the stand
when the Griffs and Braves collide
in the first of their thirteen contests
booked for this spring. Peck was un-
fortunate enough Thursday to stop q
! bounding hopper with the end of his
little finger on his right hand.
Peckinpaugh is chagrined at his
early injury. He wanted to make
his start In Washington uniform
just - soon as possible and has
been working faithfully every day
with that hope ever before him. A
wicked wind swept Plant field
Thursday and he rnisjudged . k.d
bOundor from Gharrity's bat In the
fielding drill closing the days
work.
Though the former Yankee field
captain took his hitting drill yester-
day in customary fashion. he was
extremely careful when 1t came to
fielding lest he hurt the finger again.
He hardly threw half a dozen balls
before quitting.
II Hope Peck will not be laid UP
long with that bunged finger" said
Manager, Milan. I'VE will need
him in there every day SO as to
perfect our infield play. Martin
says the injury Is slight. but one
never can tell much about broken
nail. Sometimes 1t bothers q payer
for weeks"
Lamotte n manifestly pleased
q the possibility Of breaking into
the regular lineup against the
Braves. The Savannah lad knows
that 10 VIII be almost impossible
70 Gust Peckinpaugh from the
lineup, once the regular season is
under way, and SO he wants to
have q chance to prove to his
bbss that he Is worth keeping.
AZ q matter of fact, both La
motto and Bluege, the kid inflieder.
made excellent impressions upon
Milan by their antics over at Lees
burg against the Phillies. Lamotte
handled three fairly difficult field
Ing chances at third In fine style
and hammered out clean single in
four tries.
Ossie Bloege covered lot of
ground at short and one put out
and six assists without error indi-
Gates his fielding worth against the
Philiies. Manager Milan admits
that both Lamotte and Bluege look
good to him.
II may change my mind later"
says Zeb, but right now I can't
see how I can let either of these
kids get away. Accidents or sick
ness may come any minute and
they look ready to step right In.
This Bluedge looks ike a fielding
fool to me II you want to know"
Today Is the big day at Plant
Field, with Judge Kenesaw
Mountain Lands, baseball commits
sioner, ushering i'm the spring
exhibition series between the
Washington Griffmen and the
Boston Braves. Judge Lands was
chief guest Of honor at st. Peters
burg last night at 2 dinner tend
dent Griffith was also present and
made an address.
This morning the Boston con-
tingent escorted Judge Landis over
In special boat chartered for the
trip. Manager Mitchell had the st.
Petersburg City fathers in his gang
and Judge Lands had to promise to
divide his sympathies during today's
contest.
President Griffith motored back
from st. Petersburg last night. and
led the Washington players to the
wharf to greet Judge Lands and
the Braves. Oh, Mardi Gras and
Gasparilla had nothing On the big
leaguers. The big noise Of baseball
was a luncheon guest OF the Wash.
ington Club at he'Tampa Bay Hotel
before adjourning to the ball park,
which is within three minutes walk
OF the hotel.
Fred Harveycutter, leading his
team Of trained alllgators, and
Trainer Martin, bossing his aug.
ynented troupe Of diamond mani
diamond. making IL as near per-
feet a. II can be. Big Ed Walsh,
the newest American League UNI
pire, realizing he was TO work
his first game under the eye Of
the big noise, spent two hours in
the hotel barber shop. He looked
Hike a youth Of twenty when he
escaped from the talking machine
instead Of veteran Of forty.
Fred Mitchell, who bosses the
Braves. admitted that he expected
TO win a majority Of the games he
played with the Griffs. He thinks
his pitchers have sufficient class to
stop the best of the Griffmen and !
that the rest will be as simple as
rolling off a log. That's what he
says. anyway,
Zeb Milan. who bosses the Griffs.
admitted that he expected to win
q majority of the games to be played
with, the Braves. He thinks his
pitchers have sufficient class to
stop the best of the Braves. and
that the rest will be as simple as
rolling off a log.
One Of these gents Is I'm for n I
eerrible shock by the time the last
man perishes In the last inning Mt
Georgia avenue on April 0. Freddy
Harveycutfer, director Of the team !
Of trained alligators, says he has a
bet down on one team or the |
other, hut he wouldn't say which.
Dick Richards doubts that Fred /
die has enough money left TO make
n bet, unless II happens TO be
with the head porter, and thoy
are all mind bets.