The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-04-02
BOBBY LAMOTTE SCINTnLATES
AS MATS WIN BY S-TO-4 SCORE.
Youngster Accepts Twelve Chances Without
- Error and Crashes Out Three Hits
By RAY HELoEsEN.

e TAMPA, Fla. April 1.-RoDert T.
LaMotte celebrated Bobby La
Motto Day" here today by starting
In the last game OF the Florida
spring series between the Braves and
the Nationals. which the latter won
by an s-to-4 score. LaAIotte ac-
cepted twelve chances in the short
field clearly and took part In a
quartet of double killings
Despite the fact that by all the
books IL should have been jinS
day for him. the pride of Tampa,
failed to err once. Furthermore, he
collected a trio OF hits out OF fouf
trips to the plate. Peckinpaugh
sat in the stands while his proteg,
performed in the shortfield. Rajah
was never missed.
Eight double plays were COM
g pleted by the two teams. each out
Mt being responsible for four. The
Griffs collected fifteen hits off two
pitchers, Dick Rudolph and Rube
NSrquard. while the Braves were
let down with eight safeties, fouI
. of Mogridge and a like number on
Joe GLEASON. The Braves erred
three times while Gosiin's miscue
on a. ground ball in the third wa:
the only error chdlked against the
Nationals
Today's victory gives the Grin:
five wins out of seven games
against the broad-A-hopefuls.
Rudolph Treated Har.hIy.
Dick Rudolph, OF 1914 fame. at
tempted to stage a comeback this
afternoon. but was treated rudely by
the Griffs and after Milan's men hao
collected nine hits of his delivers
and scored five runs in four in.
to the showers and sent In tie wrY-
necked Marquard.
Rudolph's erJrt t>dsy was hi.
first in two years. Since 1919 Dick
has been acting as each with thS
Boston club. but has done virtually
no hurting. Mitchn'l, however. 4:
badly In need o: barriers and Ru-
dolph's attempt today was more CT
r less of an experiment. 1t turned
out badly as thu Midget had little
more than a six-ineh curve and q
sfx-word prayer. The FRS: didn't
deceive Milan's demon clouter.
while the last wasn't answered.
Mogridge went fve innings for
the Griffs and while he didn't have
the stuff which he flashed last Tues.
day. still he wouldn't have beer
scored upon but for Goslin's mex
eusable blunder on Southworth's hi
to right. The ball was hit on 9
line and Goslin had no chance Il
get It. He played IT on the roll
but II trickled through his legs and
rolled to the fence for a two-bast
error. Southworth going to third
and Rudolph. who had doubled
previously. and Kopf. who had
walked. scored easily.
Gleason shows well.
Gleason took up the burden
where Mogridge left of in the
sixth. Joe made a good showing
rookie who has yer worked with
heart. Four hits. three Of then
triples. were collected off his de.
livery, but only one run was scored
Gleason was cool with men or
bases and If his showing today
counts for anything in the final
reckoning. he will be one OF the
youngsters retained Wnen May 10
the pruning date, romps around
Gleason also crashed a three-bast
hit off the slender Marquard and
eventually scored when Kopf threw
wild to third on the relay from
center.
Goebel took Milan's place In left
in the fourth. He was up twice
being thrown out by Boeckel on his
FIRST trip and walking on the Sec
ond- He had only two chances in
the field. but handled them both
perfectly. The hardest one was a
ground ball out of LaMotte's reach
Eddie fielded IL like an infielder.
George Mogridge was. up only
stwice. Each time he surprised him.
self and the rest of the squad by
delivering a hit. He's got his quota
for the season now. Probably he
won't get another until spring
training begins next year.
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