Evening star., 1922-04-29

as regular at tnlfu DdSc carly thiS
yesterday when the Griffmen route
consecutive victory, just about ends
weighs out of all proportion to his 81
Bush has been under discussion
to say fully 90 per cent of them fail
insisted upon holding him. When
training camp the fans took the vie
over dead one" especially IN. vi
Roger Peckinpaugh was acquired.
Grifr sensed the attitude of the base
ball going public in the capital. but
kept his own counsel. bided his time
and tenaciously clung to DOME.
Bush was ON the level with Griff
as to his reasons for not reporting at
Tampa He kept himself in condi-
tion that required very little work to
make him At as the proverbial hadie,
but continued under the care of an
occulist until he was told he couid
return to the diamond. Results have
4 magnate and player. Grif refused to
give him UP, and DOME reported III
splendid shape.
Given Credit for SHurt.
Ask any one of the Washington
players and they will tell you that
the little fellow largely Is responsi-
BILE for the recent spurt OF the WASH
other players lacked confidence in
Lamotte, but when Bush took up the
burden at third base, transforma-
tion came about that converted. the
Griffmen into a real ball cluo. In
the three games Bush participated
in at Washington and the one here
yesterday, it has been most emphat-
ically demonstrated that he IS a rich
asset.
Told that he has been playing so
well that the fans would ike 70
know just how they came to pc
fooled as to his playing ability, DOME
saidt
early last season my eyes COM
menced to worry me, and, OF course
everybody jumped to the conclusion
game. especially as I fell on In my my
batting as well as fielding. To tell
the truth, was a little disheartened
myself but I had faith in my doctor
and / really believe he mas eHec'eo
permanent cure. .;,,
"If this proves true, / think l Will
be able to stay in the game for sew
eral years yet, especially around the
hot corner where I won't have TO
cover as much ground as at shorT l l
for Griff, and am more than pieaseo
10 be in a Washington uniform
Phillips to Face Naylor.
The Griffmen are all set for this
afternoons struggle, believing that
Tom Phillips will be able to hold his
own against Naylor, whom Connie
Mack has decided to send to the rub
ber. Five straight for the Griffs is
something of feat, especially after
the disastrous showing against the
, Yankees. The -Mackmen always have
been something of a jinx outfit for
ton club can take two in a row from
them and drive the elongated Harris
from the box, they are certainly
going some. and then some more.
The weather here is almost as cold
as that experienced last week in New
York, and as result small crowd
turned out to see yesterdays tilt. 1t
looked for a few minutes as though
Mi1an's men would get away to big
lead in the first round, but Peck hit
spilling the beans. as it were,s al
though one run was registered. After
Smith had famed Harris walked, as
did Rice, and Judges timely double
along the right field foul line sent
Harris over the rubber.
A pass to Charity in the second
and a walk to Bush gave Mogridge
a chance to shove them along with
sacrifice. Smith then hit a, hard one
to Young and while he was being
tossed out at first Charity dashed
home.
The Grirs' third run developed in
the fourth stanza, when Bush bunted
perfectly, went to third on Mo-
gridge's single to right. and scored
when Young fumbled Smiths hard
grounder. In the fifth, Judge tore
of another double, reached third on
Brewers death, and scored on the
squeeze play. with Peck on the motivat-
ing end.
Bush Gets n Double.
Bush distinguished himself in the
sixth, when he slashed clean double
into left and went to third on Mo-
lowed with ringing single to center,
scoring Bush. and STAN Harris then
slammed a triple into center, sending
Smith home. Rice came through with
Harris registered. This was enough
for Pitcher Harris, and Eckert took
his place on the rubber.
In the eighth. Harris got on through
Galloway's tumble after Smith had
flied to WEIGH. and Rice also was safe
Scheer. who had taken Young's place
on second. Judge walked, filling the
bases. and on Brower's single to left
Harris scored.
In the final round Bush skied to
Miller but Mogridge did better, ham,
mering a clean double to right center.
Smiths ringing single to center sent
George over the pan with the Griffs'
ninth and final run.
Mogridge pitched good game, al
though in tight places several times.
Good fielding by Peck, Harris and
Bush helped him over the rough spots.
George hit the first two batters up.
the result of defective rubber In
the pitchers box, and after 1t had
been rectified, he started real work
Howard Shanks. indulged in bat
ting practice for the first time yes