The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-24

tween the st. Louis Cardinals and
quaint Florida city have flared AM
week, each showing the incomp
hammering q home run or a triple
The Griffs today bring to an end
season began. The clash with the
fifth since Monday last. Next wee
for them and by that time manag'
sort Of q ball club he will have this
Chick 0agnon's unsteady play
The former Holy Gross star looks
one considerably easier five MINI
are perfect, but if he has plenty {
Il over the first sacker's head as il
It 10 this unsteadiness winch il
likely to lose him his chance oi
making the big league this year
Manager Bush insists, though, that
he il not done by any means when
Il comes to looking over the can
didates for jobs here.
Right now it looks as If Gagnon
would be given intensive drills daily
in the hopes Of brushing off the
rough places in his play. The same
thing goes for Fisher, Bluege and
Mcnamara.
Roger Peckinpaugh and Muddy
Ruel, the two gentlemen with ban
dREed digits. are expected to be back
Ia the lineup for Mondays game
with the Cardinals at 3radentown
Joe Judge may be another invalid
90 get back into the harness. He
reports his injured knee as being
much better today and he never
likes to loaf any longer than abso.
luteiy necessary.
with Peck and Judge back in
the lineup, the fight In the inner
circle win be for the third base
Job. Bill COnrOy has been hold
ing down first base In Judges alb
sence and doing very well, too.
Il might be said, but he is
third basenlam by trade, and It is
60 third base that he is devoting
N his attention.
Joey Evans IL making good with
the bat in the practice sessions here
and, from his known record, he
should be q good hitter and a bet
ter base runner when the season is
under way. But there 10 some
doubt that he viii be able to field
90 well as Conroy found the hot
corner. That is where the silent
metropolitan has the edge on the
former Cleveland Indian.
Manager Bush declines absolutely
60 name any lineup which may rep
resent the Capital at Philadelphia
on Apsu Is. ne says ne - SUI UNI IN
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utsie tnsna8sr counts FL the oene1
men - DaIlllnS TOT oeIlns.
H should oe salo tna5 roger Peck.
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showers.
In the games played thus far
with the National League teams
the Griffs have not looked any too
Of last spring when they stepped
cut and cleaned mp the Boston
Braves.
However, washington fans well
remember how they went to pieces
a. soon az the season was under
this year that q reverse will bring
victories rather than defeats at
time when victories will be all the
more desirable.
when the ao-calJed regular iufield
An workinr. the team looks good
Judge. Harris. Peck and Conrov
shape up like the best infieId Of ali
the Combinations tried here The
outfieId, no matter who plays center.
seems well able tn handle itself
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iss ma yns nan seeks minor
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