Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-22


Milan has decided the Yankees will
set no more lefthanders from him to
bat all over the lot. He says the
orthodox stickers have been doing the
clouting for the Yanks and he is going
to call on the same brand of tossers
whenever the two teams clash hereafter.
In line with this policy he has NOM
mated Joe Gleason for mound duty
this afternoon. Manager Higgins plans
to call on either Joe Bush OF Waite
Hoyt.
Washington's new pilot is keeping a
stiff upper lip. despite the poor showing
of his charges. Instead of fguratively
tossing up the sponge, he is endeavoring
to eliminate the flaws and has insti-
tuted daily team conferences to aid in
this endeavor.
Daily Confabs Instituted.
AS a rule. when on the road nothing
is required of the players except to re-
port on time at the ball park N the
afternoon and observe training rules,
including checking in at reasonable
hour at night. In the mornings the,
athletes who don't care to sleep late
gather in the hotel lobby and swap
yarns or read.
milan tnlS morning sprung an lhno-
walton by ordering everybody up to his
room for skull practice, and announcing
it would be part Of the daily routine
while en- tour. At these sessions plans
to rectify faults developed on the field
are discussed and tactics for contests
ahead discussed. In this instance the
slump of the team and the reasons for
it was the principal topic. What trans
pired behind the closed doors was not
divulged, but it was learned in round
ID-t y-,-,t e.. Ntsad
the center of the stage and gave the
boys verbal ripping that should prove
effective. Pat is hard loser, always
fights for everything in sight and sees
to 1t that no one else shirks.
La Notes Heave Costly.
A wild heave by Bob La Motto,
youthful understudy for Hank Shanks
ut third base, gave the Yankees their
lone run in the first round of the con-
test yesterday and weird decision
by Umpire Connolly in the ninth pre-
vented the Griffmen from at least
tieing the score. La Motto has been
playing such a bang-up game at the
far corner in the absence of Shanks,
with steady throwing a feature, that
his heave over Judges head came as
a surprise to everybody.
Connolly's 'bull' brought boos from
the stands as well as protests from
the players. With one down in the
finIn fIlCe IdCeu q nice SiHSlc IHto
right and Smith followed with an
other hot one in the same direction
that Ward got in front of and gath
cred in Knowing Rice's speed. Con-
molly dashed over toward first. evil
IDENTIFY thinking the ball would be
thrown there. Ward snapped the ball
to Scott and Rice beat the throw by
at least a step. Without seeing the
play at second. Connolly being faced
toward first. he called Rice out and
blooey went all chance of tying up
the game.
A correct decision would have put
two on with one out, instead of two
out and a runner on first. SO that
Peck's Intentional pass would have
filled the bags. This inning was
about the only one in which the
Griffs looked dangerous. as Shawkey
fooling the batters with a wide curve
that carried speed with it.
Fewster paved the way for New
York's tally in the opener by slam
side. and t. vent for two bases.
Fewster 6axAcd to third as Harris
tossed QUE .a:,er. Mcmillan then hit
a hard one at La Motto that he gath
cred in nicely. Bob had plenty of
time to flag Mcmillan. but his throw
of course, walked home. The run
didn't look so big at the time, but as
SEawkey and Phillips continued to
pitch gilt-edge ball, the size of the
tally gradually assumed gigantic
proportions.
Weather Has Been Worse.
The boys were tanning over the
cold weather this morning when
Mike Martin chimed in with the re-
mark that the present spell was
nothing remarkable. Mike said that
back in 1905. when Grif had the New
York team, Cy Young held the High
1anders to one hit, beating Chesbro,
5. to 0. and that it was showing
throughout the contest.
Stan Harris pulled off one of the
greatest stops seen at the Polo
Grounds for several seasons in the
fifth inning. With one down, Scott
doubled to left and took third as
Phillips tossed out Schang. Shawkey
Followed with a screening grounder
toward center that was foot to the
right of the second bag. Harris
Z dashed over, speared the ball with
his gloved hand, turned backward
and then make long but accurate
throw to Judge. nipping, shawkey
and preventing a run: the specta,
tors cheered the play for several
minutes and raade Stan doff his cap
as he came into the dugout.
Eddie Charity finally has found his
true throwing form. The clever way
he cut down the speedy Fewster, try.
ing to steal in the second, stopped
the Yankees from taking any liber-
80, ~ Eddie for the rest or the