Evening star., 1922-03-31

a bfS ISdSuS lSdul
from the bat of Christenbury, bat
Picinich nabbed Powelrs fly and Har-
fis took care of Kopf's offering.
Puts Game ON lee.
The Nationals put the game on ice
against Cy Morgan in the eighth.
with three runs. all cashed by a
clout for the circuit by Sam Rice. the
first homer manufactured by Griff-
man in the series with the Braves
Judge had been retired in sensational
style by Boeckle. when Peck was
plunked in the ribs and took third on
lined low one to right that South
worth could not reach and before
he could retrieve the ball Rice had
completed the circuit, Peck and Milan
scoring ahead of him.
Another error, by Goslin figured in
the second run the Braves registered
in the final frame, when they loaded
the bases with runners sufficient to
tie the score. With ono gone sGowdy
sot lucky hit on ball that bound
ed erraticaliy past Peck, Nixon going
! in to run for him. Barbara. batting for
Morgan. succumbed on strikes, but
Powell Rut Nixon on second. with
a safety to left and he scored on
kopf's rap to right. when Goslin let
the ball trickle through is fingers.
Powell reaching third and Kopf sec
| ond. SoQthworth walked to jam the
corners. and it was up to Cruise. but
his best was a roller that Harris at
tented to.
Because he was busy on the links
pa ired with couple of Washington
scribes. beating Ed Walsh and Nick
Altrock in best ball match, Griffith
ed base ball day in the festival Of
states. but the party returned In time
for Nick to act as drum major for
the band over half of the route to
the park.
Al ScIbach. whom fans of a decade
and more will remember as one of
the star outfielders of his day. be-
ing with Washington at one time,
was prominent figure at the game.
man. and makes St. Petersbur" bis
winter home He and AltrocN held a
| little reunion of their own.
distinguish himself in the second
inning. After driving ball nearly
to the distant bay. but foul by a few
feet, Pat connected for liner labeled
for three bases that Kopf leaped and
speared with his glove hand.
Brillheart, Judge and Ford were the
principals in a sensational bit of play
that developed in the fourth. The
latter hit line drive that Judge could
only knock down with one hand. He
recovered and tossed to first, to which
Brillheart and Ford were staging a
race. Brillheart dived to catch the
ball and slid over the sack in a cloud
of dust just an instant ahead of Ford.
Manager Mitchell sent a total of
fifteen athletes into the fray. None
| Of the four pinch hitters he called on
delivered.
1t was the last chance St. Peters,
burg will have this year of seeing a
| big league game and 1880 took ad-
vantage of it. The final game before
the teams go en- tour will be staged
here tomorrow.
ed today in the condition of Mrs.
Walter Johnson, but it remains doubt
full whether she will be strong enough
to travel by Sunday, when the Ma
tionals break camp.
Unless Owen Bush gets a move on
i himself. he will be out of one soft
summer job this year. The former
Tiger. who was among those absent
when the regulars assembled here for
! training and took his own sweet time
advancing an explanation for it. has
been notified by President Griffith that
he is to be indefinitely suspended for
failure to report on time, in the first
place. and. secondly, for not fulfilling
the promise he subsequently, made to
get here last week.
,Bushs belated explanation of his
non-appearance was that he had con-
tracted a cold that settled in his eye,
which was operated on this winter.
Griff evidently places little credence
in Bush's. excuse, and the latter now
faces the prospect of remaining out
of organized ball. The contract origi-
nally offered him has been withdrawn
by Griffith, and If Donie does make
peace with the boss it will be in diff
ferent terms, as. for instance. having
his earning period start with the time
he gdts into condition to play. If
Bush merely has tried to dodge the
grind of spring training he has failed