Evening star., 1922-05-04

the most finished receiver in the bus
worker and always keeps the players
case of charley-horse III Philadelphi
mild attack. But Eddie has been
fear OF mourning permanent injury,
slaughter administered by the Red
that Picinich was to do the catchi
before taking the field.
When recruit pitchers ascend the
rubber for a big league game they
need an experienced catcher of ability
behind the bat to coach them and
keep them on their toes. This point
was aptly illustrated in the initial
game of the series here yesterday, as
Tom Phillips, whose one big asset
walked the first two men up. and
blooie went the ball game from the
defensive end. Phillips was allowed
to waste two balls each on Lelboid
and Foster. always hard men to pitch
to on account of their size. and then
when he tried to get them over was
unable to do so. With Charity be-
hind the bat this situation would not
have developed. as Pat would have
had Big Tom pitching strikes from
the start and both batters hitting at
the ball or being called out.
Team Now In Hole.
President Griffith has known of his
lack of protection back of the bat,
but has taken chances on Charity
escaping injury, and as result his
team now is in a hole. If Manager
Milan had a veteran pitching StaH
the situation would not be so bad. as
Picinich can work mechanically well
behind Mogridge, Zachary. Erickson
and johnson. but up to the present
time Phillips and Gleason have shown
enough to warrant them pitching
regularly, and it will surely work a
hardship if they are shelved until
Charity comes back in the game.
been after additional catching
strength for some time, but receivers,
with good arms and without solid
ivory heads are not to be picked up
and pad talent was not added to the
team this spring. Charity may re-
turn to the game today, but it will
be big risk to take. as he may be
thrown out of play for weeks or
months If his injury is aggravated.
Gleason is carded to work this af-
ternoon in the second game of the
series with the Red SoX, but Zachary
may be decided upon at the last min
ute if Charity still is unable to play.
Pennock is Manager Duffy's One best
bet, with karr or Myers in reserve.
Francis Uses His Head.
This young Francis. who came to
the Grfff's s from the coast, is queer
sort of chap, but he certainly looks
the goods in the pitchers box. He is
quite dandified in his dress, and the
rest of the players poke fun at him
at every opportunity. A few minutes
conversation with Francis will quick
ly convince any one that he is no
body's fool. in all that, concerns
the pitching game. however. Regard
ing Tuesdays slaughter in Philadel-
phia, Francis was reminded that he
did well after his bad start of hitting
a man, then walking one and pulling
a wild pitch for good measure. Il
pitched exactly as / wanted to to
the first two men, and that was a
passed ball not wild pitch" Francis
said. 'Those Mack batters had been
going up there and getting toe holds
To slam the ball into the lbleachers.
tend to hit the first man UP. but he
was choking the plate and I tried to
dust him off. The second one walked
as / wanted to give them the impress
sion l was wild. I had good control
and nice speed and you doubtless
noticed that they stopped taking toe
holds and crowding the plate.
Learned Trick on Coast.
"That trick of stopping a batting
bee was taught me last year by one
of the cieverest old pitchers on the
coast, and 1 never had any trouble
checking a batting rally thereafter.
They get so used to SET Mg that ball
sail up there nicely oveArthe plate
that they can't help meeting Tr,-5ut
one or two fast ones around the
noodle and they change their tactics
completely"
When Francis went in as a relief
in Washington. he didn't get a very
lack speed. In Tuesdays game he
put the ball over the plate like a
rifle shot. His work was of such high
order that Manager Milan declares he
has lifted a big load off his mind and
that now when he reaches the fourth
and Gleason working in turn, he
won't have to do any more guessing
as to the fourth man of his pitching
staff.
Quinn Subjugates GrinmeR.
Jack Quinn was on his good be-
havior yesterday and the Griffs were
unable to connect with his spitters
when hits meant runs and as a re-
suit the Red SoX had an easy time
winning. In addition. the Sox got
off to four-run lead in the first
inning and from that point it was
only a question as to how much the
home team would win by.
bases is fairly good stick work. but
they fail to tell the Griffs' story, as
they could not connect with men on
the bags. Frank Brewer came up
twice with two men on, but in each
instance was an easy third out.
Joe Judge made remarkable one
handed catch of line fly from
Quinn's bat that was only a few
inches off the ground and foul by a
foot, the first baseman dashing over,
sticking out his gloved hand and hold
ing on to the sphere.
A double play missed by Picinich
in that first round proved costly. Lei
bold and Foster walked. the former
scoring on Pratt's single to center.
Elmer Smith was hit by a pitched
ball, filling the corners. Dugan then
hit to Phillips and Tom made a fast
play to Picinich. and Val dropped the
ball, but managed to regain it in
time to force out Foster.
In the sixth, with Joe Harris on
third, Walters hit to Bush and Joe
was caught between home and third
and chased back toward the bag Pi-
cinich held the ball too long and
then made a wide toss to Peck that