Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-04-19
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PL.E.ASEs. !. CONNIE
In First Full Game Of Season
Veteran Battles Washing
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Washington. Aprii 10. - There's q
new CLEAN to the light that lies in Con-
MES eyes. For seven seasons It has
been reflection Of past slories.
The gray. orbs, set far behind bushy
eyebrows Seemed to recede and grow
DINNER with each forlorn season. Now
they mirror something even beyond
hope. something that borders on reaii-
zation, ,ASsl
''It warmed my heart" he. said after
Yesterday 3 ball game. ''the way that
boy Naylor pitched. I think this year
he's going to win many more for me.
Yes, many. There's Harris and Rom.
mel and Naylor. I believe I can depend
on All three Of them. Three good pitch
ers!"f M
lie smiled a. he said it and A radiant.
contagious smile It was. He had q
right to smile and = right to laugh, for
yesterday the Joke. was on the Ma.
tionals, and huge joke 1t was.
Those As Of ours, unaccustomed as
they are to winning ways, made Wal.
pessr SSsas tpa mesc.., es sses' sna
mighty mace. swung BY the ambition
Of youth. forced the peer of pitchers
to seek the protection Of the dugoul.
The score was ridiculous one. 17.2,
and those figures just represent the
merits Of the respective clubs as they
played yesterday. Washington is wan .
dering around in a slump, and the AS
are riding high on a crest of hope.
johnson has been ailing with ma :
laria. and he hasn't recovered hts full
strength. but he's 80 good that right
now, even in his present condition. he $
the best hurler Of Milan's staff. which
isn't much Of a boost. The Senators
have been getting seedy serving.
Five innings johnson pitched. and
runs. There were only seven hits, but
they were inserted just at the correct
moment.
The Pitching Parade
After johnson came aparade
els. McGrew and Courtney, and with
each new hurler came more vicious
offensive on the part of the AS.
Eighteen safe hits shot off Mack bats
for twenty four bases. enough to win
three ordinary ball games.
While this aggressive assault was
being made on Washington mounds
men. Rollic Naylor was cutting down
the Nationals as lawn -mower sweeps
through thin blades of grass. Seven
hits were charged to his record, but
three Of them were infield boundcrs, Just
within reach, but not quick and accu .
rate throwing distance Of the Mack
athletes who guard the near pastures.
Naylor is a new pitcher this season
and he Is likely to 20 far.
Hes changed his STYLE" said Mack.
'and he's going to be effective. Last
year he was more of an overland
pitcher. Now he's throwing them side
arm and he has better change Of
pace"
Errors the Reason
The two runs made off Naylor were
spotted with taint. Both are traceable
to wild heaves by Pep Young. Both
came in the third. Three grounders
were hit beyond Doc Johnston and to
his right. On all three of them, Young
made sensational stops, but twice the
former Detroit player spoiled his good
work with wide throws.
On the third occnsion, Sam Rice. one
of the fastest men in baseball, tried 70
take advantage of Young's arm which
Is reputed to be weak. The feet SEN
ator attempted to make third on one
OF these grOunders to short right field.
Pep made perfect peg and the bali
arrived several seconds ahead of the
speedy Sam.
"Ah. it was a grand throw" said the
now -enthused Connie. "They said
Young had bad arm when Detroit
asked waivers on him, but I don't see a
flaw in him. He can hit, run the
bases. field and he can throw. He's
going to help our club lot. see
nothing but the best in him."
Besides fielding sensatiOnally ycster.
lay Young made two hits, one double,
and scored four runs. His base run
ming was remarkable,