Evening star., 1922-06-05


lin. today is due TO get a test
the remainder OF this season. at leas
cinnati club OF the National League
Turk, a quiet, unassuming and
four years, reported to the Grittmt
weeks after the other candidates TO
remain at Johns Hopkins Cniversit
degree. He was permitted to take
has performed ycpman service in p
service against club of big league
In the Reds the juvenile finger
Will encounter an outfit that by its
recent work earned the respect Of
every team in the Heydler circuit
start which paralleled that of the
, Nationals, were mired in the cellar
for a couple Of weeks after the bar
rier was raised. then braced and by
consistently good work now top the
second section of the circuit with a
higher percentage than that boasted
by the GriffS.
Turk Has Good Form.
Turk has displayed an impressive
line of stuff in the practice sessions
with MIlanS men. Any number OF
diamond performers shape up as
world heaters in the workouts. only
To lose their stuff and prove Verl-
table busts when injected into a
battle where there is something at
stake. Whether the embryonic medico
can stand the san should be demon i
stratrd against the Reds this after
noon in the Rubber city when condi-
tions approXimaung those of cham
pIonShip contest viii obtain If he
makes Il favorable impression he un-
doUbtedly will he retained for fur
ther schooling under the eye of Ieb
Milan, in which case il is probable
Jn
both, will he sent elsewhere, as the
team already is at the legal limit
for players. with the sensational lndlan
hurlcr. Chief Albert Soungblood. 10
report shortly and J. ". Luther due
TO check in before the end of the
month.
Turks chances for sticking around
are regarded as bright by the reSu-
lars on the club. who have hstd d
chance to size up his wares carefullF
thority than Walter Johnson predicts
a bright future for the youngster,
Barney asserts that Turks form Is
far superior to that of the aVerase
rookie just breaking in and that
with the proper experience. he Shoulc
make his mark in the majors
Open in Cleveland Tomorrow.
Tomorrow the Nationals will be In
Cleveland to open a hand TO- ninu u 4
place. by way of inauGuratlng thelr
initial swing through the west. four
games being Carded for CleFeiahu'
Detroit, St Louis and Chicago IN that
order. Right now the Tribe mas 1"
edge Of one full game on the Na-
tionals as result of registering
their fourth straight victory over ine
Tygers while the Grlf1s yesteruas
were absorbing the short end OF
tally from the Red Sox in the las as
game to be played here until June %
The pitching duel between fersu-
son and Johnson yesterday was some.
what one-sided as the hts made on
the Red Sox twirler We're OF the puny
order, while those registered OIL
the Griffs' ace carried the slugSefs
trade mark. Nine safeties were
made off Walter and eight off Fersu-
son. but the SoN managed 10 ouhch
their hits in the first and 1ourth
rounds, and they proved enough. with
the reception OF Bieuge's tumble
which was not costly. both sides neio,
ed splendidly and he little third
sacker made amends for his error
with two hits. besides handling
several hot drives in clean-cut style.
The fielding of John Collins and
Memo Liebold probably saved the
Duffy clan. In pulling down the mes
of Judge and Smith in the eight IN
nings they shut off sure triples
Collins got his fly by jumping in the
air and grabbing the ball with one
hand but foot from the fence
Smith sent his low fly into right cen
ter and when LiehOld had shared IL
he was almost against the score
board Both efforts called forth un-
stinted applause. Outside of the
liners slammed at Bleuge. the chances
offered the other felders were of tfa
easy sort, although Joe judges ef-
fort in grabbing ORourke's intended
sacrifice and heading Collins off at
the plate must not be overlooked.
Sox Score in Opener.
The Red Sox made a good start by
I.eibold walked. but Menosky's best was
a fly to Rice Pratt singled to left and
Memo stopped at second. He was still
there after Smith had gathered in
Dugan's fly, but he had little trouble
scoring when Collins smashed single
to left. Johnson then famed Burns
for the third out.
Three hits were punched on johnson
in the fourth stanZa- when what proved
to be the winning tally was registered
by the Sox. Dugan started matters
with a single to left, but a good play
on Collins intended sacrifice by Picinich
10 Peck forced Joe at the second corner
Burns singled to left, Collins stopping
at second, and ORourke sent John
home with a hot single TO left. Ruei
then famed. ana, "Ten tlCiilelt iiiaue
a bluff of throwing to second after
O'Rourke. Collins was caught Off third
Bluege making a splendid stop of Val:
poor heave This ended the scoring or
the Sox, although they threatened again
in the sixth, when they hung up two
hits, with Bluege's tumble. but Joe
Judges splendid handling Of O'Rourke's s
roller saved the bacon.
The Griffs' lonesome tally was reg
istered in the fifth. Peck walked and
reached second on Johnson's out. Fer
guson to Burns. Bluege followed with
a slow bounder to O'Ranrke. The
youngsters speed enabled him to beat
the throw and Roger reached third.
Stan Harris then cracked a clean single
to left and Peck ambled home: What
the SoX fielders did to the Grfns in
the eighth has been told, and the other
three rounds were of the daffydill Or
der, very frail and punky.
To the yviseacres it looked as though
the Griffs were overconfident and fig
ured on getting to Ferguson In every
inning. The balls he served appeared
TO lack steam, but a continuous stream
of flies to the outfield was about the
best the local stickers could do.
A pretty young miss in the upper
tier cf the grandstand kept the spec
tbrouphouf the gama