New-York tribune., 1922-04-07

The colonel arrived in the morning
just when the players were assembling
in the hotel, and it was supposed he
had come down to talk turkey to Carl
Mays or Boss Higgins or somebody
who deserved it, but the ball nagnate
was in smiling mood and had moth
ing but kind words and good wishes for
all. He did state that he did not come
to settle this Mays squsbblc with the
manager and that anything tine man
ager did would stand.
That makes it look like Mays will
though in the heat Of the moment upon
though in the heat Of moment upon
hearing Of it he declared himself
loudly with words to the effect that
he would quit the club cold if the fine
stood and would 90 into the semi-pro
game or something. Since then Carl
seems to have thought it over care
fully and decided that heavng the ball
over the grandstand in a fit Of anger
is something out Of order and that
working for the Yanks for $4,000 or
$4,000 season would beat the semi
pro game or ploughing corn all to
smash.
Mays Is Hit Hard
Just TO prove Carl has changed his
mood, he went in to pitch to-day in the
! latter part of the game, and bumped
into another mess and still held his
temper. A couple Of errors put him in
the hole too, but he just kept on pitch
ing and swallowed his wrath. The
Brooklyn boys slammed him for four
two baggers in that round and scored
four runs, which put the game on ice,
but Carl continued to throw the ball
to the catcher instead OF over the
grandstand.
The game was called after seven and
half rounds had been fought when a
drilling rain that began in the first
inning turned into neardownpour.
No one kicked on the dismissal, either,
because the Babe had just batted, and
wasn't likely to come up again, and it
was far too cold and wet to sit out and
look at common, ordinary hitters. Or
course, the Babe was q failure again
as demonstrator of home-run hitting,
but the folks like to watch him swing
just the same. All he got to-day in
four times up was solid single to
left field. Once he famed and twice
he popped up. He hasn't poled one
since the game in San Antonio, but he
has lot of time yet to get in shape.
May 20 is some distance away.
Joe Bush did give an exhibition on
the rubber to-day that was encourag-
ing. At least it was his best showing
of the spring. He went five innings
and held the enemy TO four hits and an
undeserved run. His best stuff was in
the first inning, when, with one out,
the bases became filled on pass and
two aukey singles. In this crisis old
Joe buckled down and cut loose in his
oldtime courageous style. He famed
| Myers and Tom Griffith with great
neatness and dispatch.
In the third round nasty bounder
over a lumpy diamond skipped away
from Scott and made the opening for
| the tally. Bernie Neis came through
man in.
Mays started the sixth and at once
got into a mess when Schang heaved
one wild to first base on ball Neis
hit in front of the plate. Myers famed
and then Mays caught Neis off second.
But Tom Griffith lined double to left
center and Schmandt knocked one to
f, left Then McNally kicked one at third
base and Burt Griffith walloped a
double to left and so did Janvrin be-
fore Mays could get the side out. In
the seventh Mays got through un.
harmed and the rain saved him from
J further trouble.
Mamaux Is a Puzzle
Al Mamaux, who threatens a "come-
back" performance this season, hurled
five innings for the Robins and did il
with style and effect. The yanks
nicked for him only two blows and
never had chance to count.
Clarence Mitchell succeeded Al and
looked as if he might do the Robins
some good, too, this year. He set the
Yanks down for two rounds with no
runs, but three hits were made off his
left-handed benders. One Of the hits w IS
the Babes single in the eighth inning
AS soon as that occurred a lot cf the
dripping fans in the bleachers beat il
for home and the jumps and managers
decided that the show was over, so
cal led a halt after three men had been
retired.