The Washington times., 1922-03-25

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The fourth game between tho
Braves and the Griffs will be play
Cd here today. and tho American
Leaguers are most anxious to even
up the series by winning. Jezebel
Tecumseh Zachary, Frank Wood
ward and Joe Gleason have been
told to hold themselves in readi-
ness for mound service against the
Braves. Rube Marquard. the Vet
sran southpaw; Dana Filligim, the
spitball marvel, and Cyril Morgan
will probably do the twirling
against the Griffs.
As the two major league teams
games to date, there Is small
appear to be more advanced I'm
training, though. This is espe-
cislly true of the regular bats
mon, who step into the ball as
though IL we're July or August
instead OF March.
Tho pitching squads look pretty
much alike, with both managers
striving to whip five or six pitchers
into shape for the first few weeks of
the regular campaign now rapidly
coming up over the horizon.
Defeats at the hand of the Braves
cannot but aid the Griffs. Once the
National Leaguers appear to have
the Griffs on the run, that minute
Zeb Milan may be expected to crack
fha Uhyn fha pf Of
his young men who are not over.
working themselves down here.
Some are inclined to hold back for
the big league season to begin before
making every exertion. They will
wake UP with great suddenness, il
the Braves begin to show up the
Griffmen.
Slim McGrew, now that he Is per-
mitted to pitch his own way, is begin.
ming to look better and better with
every days work out. The whale
bone Texan gave the Regulars a lot
of trouble in the practice skirmish
on Plant Field yesterday. lie was
defeated to 3, but wretched support
behind him was largely responsible.
Three unearned runs were chalk
ed up against McGrew i'm the
second inning, Brewer and Bluege
contributing a couple Of punk
heaves at the wrong time. An
other unearned run came over i'm
the sixth and the run in the
seventh should never have come in.
The long lad kept getting stronger
the farther he went and Manager
Milan was well satisfied with his
work.
Brillheart. the Roanoke College
southpaw, toiled on the hill for the
regulars and had most of the Yanni-
gans eating out Of his hand. Never
theless, all three Yannigan runs were
earned and McGrew should have
huEg up victory.
Smith singled to right as a starter
and Lamotte beat out bunt to the
first baseman. Brewer drew pass.
filling the bases. and Goebel's long
0y to Rice scored Smith. Torres
passed ball scored Lamotte before
the next two Eitters expired on liners
The second frame saw the regu.
lars take the lead. Courtney mis-.
judged a drooDing fly and Harris
was credited with double. Shanks
walked and Harris stole third.
Torres hit one at Brewer, whose
peg to second was wild letting
Harris score and Shanks reach
second.
Bluege's poor return peg gave
Torres a life. A pass TO Brillheart
filled the bases. so that Judges fly
to Goebel let Sfanks score. Peck
flied to Smith and Milan got cheap
double wher Courtney failed to get
under his aerial offering. bamotte
picked up the ball and got Brillheart
at the plate for the last out.
With one gone in the fifth. Light
foot was hit by a pitched ball, went
to third on McGrew's sharp single
to center. and tailed on Smiths lot
roller to Peckinpaugh
Harris started the last Of dhc
sixth with a walk and stole Sec
ond. He advanced to third as
LaMotte was tossing out Shanl,s,
watched Torres strike out i'm
wide hook. and scored as LxMOtte
fumbled Brillheart's easy srOunder.
Judge followed with q two-baggcr
10 right, but it was wasted, .,c-
cause Brillheart perished al the
plate on the short peg from Pici.
Eich to LaMotte and back again.
Lightfoot's tumble OF Peck's pop
fly put the veteran on to open the
last of the seventh, but Milan's
vicious liner at Brewer brought 3
double play. Rice beat out a slow
bunt down the first base line and
advanced on bad peg by Brewer.
He scored on Goslin's single TO cen.
ter.
Goslin looked bad on Lightfoot's
fly in the seventh, and il went for
triple. Goslin got his feet crossed
snd he took q high dive on the grass.
Pat Charity had the nail torn off
the middle finger of his right hand
Sy foul tip from Brewers bat in
the first inning and Torres replaced
him. He got in good workout.
though, after Trainer Martin applied
first-aid.
4 number of the fishermen
among the athletes are planning
long trip out into the gulf to-
morrow and all sorts Of promises
are being made. The party motors
over to Clearwater and then goes
out in a launch. Mike Martin has
already promised TO provide all the