Evening star., 1923-04-11

Lefty Warlnoth showed much IN
his pitching in the final thsee IN
ported probably would have yielded
but one run.
While these left-handers were dis
posing of the Bostonians the Wash
ington batsmen maltreated three
hurlers.
Joe Oeschger, veteran right handler
failed to last an inning. yielding three
hits and five runs before he retired.
ToN BraXton, southpaw. finished
the spasm and was nicked for three
safetieS and 4 quartet of tallieS.
Jimmy Cooney. another portSlder
got his in lunches in the Nationals
last three turns at bat All told
Bushs men walloped safely twenty
one times for a total of thirty bases
The fourth was the only INNING that
no clouts were credited to the club.
Stanley Harris was the big noise
of the batting melee getting two
singles and as many doubles in five
legal times at bat and once drawing
pass. Joe Judge contributed to the
gayety of the occasion by SlammfnS
the bail over the right-field fence
In the eighth inning. scoring two
runners ahead. Bagwell duplicated
this feat for the Braves in the ninth
session.
Hit by Pitched Ball.
Goose Goslin had to leave the
game in the fifth inning after taking
one of Cooney's fast pitches on the
right arm. The ball struck directly
on the crazy bone" causing intense
pain. the National outfelder, when
he went TO the bench following a
force-out at second, tainted. but was
went into left field after Goose was
hurt, or Joey Evans will be used
until the regulars injury heals.
From now on. the Nationals pitch
ers will be sent through full games.
II Coach George Gibson is to have
that every member of the mound staff
is fit to travel nine innings and
should go the route in the exhibit
tlon engagements. even if getting a
trouncing. Dad Hankfns did quite
we'll when he went over the whole
distance last week, his eighth inning
difficulties in the contest with the
Tampans being more result of some
Indifferent fielding by recruit players
than of any weakness on his part.
In the tilt at savannah Monday.
Jonkheer Baskerville Hollingswo
appeared to gather strength as the
game progressed and during the last
three innings gave as excellent a
demonstration of hurling as could be
desired. Hollingsworth has been
working carefully under. the direc-
tton of coaches Gibson and Altrock
and seems likely to become one of
The mainStayS of the Nationals fling
ing staff.
True Overland Pitcher.
Jack probably is the only true
overland pitcher in the big leagues
today. His throwing arm is raised
straight above his head just before
the ball is released and he delivers
the sphere with a swift down swing
that brings the arm directly in front
..F tIn.,t II L.,
and. in addition. most deceptive
curve.
Hollingsworth has been troubled
by lack of control at times, but is
gradually overcoming this. His
Wildness is not of the ordinary varf-
ETY. that causes a pitcher to toss well
wide 'of his mark. Hollingsworth
seems to be just d trifie off target
when losing control. the ball being
too high, too low or too wide appar-
i. emily by just an inch or two.
All of the umpires who have work.
ed behind the bat while Hollings-
worth has been pitching this season
have commented on this feature of
his work. They assert that he is one
of the most difficult moundsmen to
call balls and strikes against. Even
those who have had experience in
ruling on his pitches have to be 'eX-
fremely careful when they are work
ing behind him again. Bill Finner
National League and now is with the
american Association. one of the UNI
pires with Nationals Braves party
Knows much of Hollingsworth's ten
dcncy to be just Il trifie shy of
strike in many of his pitches for he
frequently was chief umpire in con-
tests In which the hurler worked in
the Hickory circuit last season.
Hard to Gauge Jacks shoots.
1T is difficult enough for an UNI
pire to properly rule on all pitches
that cross the plate at the required
height" said Finneran today in dis
cussing some of the many troubles
encountered by base ball arbitrator
so when you get behind pitcher who
rarely is more than an inch out of the.
way with his throws, you are in for
hard game. One has to watch close
enough when pitchers who get them
fairly across none too often. are
working, but with a pitcher of the
type of Hollingsworth, who general