The Washington times., 1923-03-18
BOSTON BR YES
DEFEAT GRIFFS
In EASY STYLE
Bush's Players Drop Initial
Training Contest By Score
Of "a to II at Tampa.
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sides throwing beautifully. collected
q couple Or hits.
JACKIE ConlOn. last years Har.
ward captain, booted the ball all
around the fnffeId, making four ers
rors. but he also smashed the bah
on the nose at the plate. GETTING
four hits. Bob Smith. last year
with. New Orleans, also got four
hits and looked good at third base
Tor the Braves.
Some Wild West fielding mixed
up with D couple Of infield. hits
gave the Braves two runs In the
first COnlon singled to center with
one out, going to second on Wadess
tumble. Eouthworthss scratch hit
past Harris sent him to third. F7ar-
rfs tfumbled Cruises grounder and
then hurled Il into left field, Con-
lon and SoufhW0rth scoring Henry
popped to Gagnon, but Ford
scratched q hit past Harris. Smith
took y walk filling the bases and
then Hank Gowdy ingloriOuely
famed.
Huffman. q wild souttpaw, walked
the first three Griffs and was
yanlked, BraxtCn replacing him.
G0slin popped to Henry and Wade
COnIon's return throw was wild,
Gagnor and Harris scorlng. Wade
reached second on the per and stole
third. Fisher and C0nr0y walked
and when Hargraye singled 70 left
III came Wade and Fisher. Han.
kins tanned like b regular pitcher.
with two zone Ia the second
Judge was hit BY d pitched ball
ana GosIin walked. Wadese clean
single to right brought Judge over
the plate. Fisher lined to Cruise,
ending the frame.
The Braves came hack IA the
third. With one out, Henry reached
second when Wade dropped HIS
easy ny. couple Of singles ~
Ford and Smith were followed by
Hank GoWdy'a triple 70 left center.
Hank scored on Wadess bad return
throw to Gagnon and the Braves
were Id front.
GRIFFs GO AHEAD.
The Griffs romped ahead ii their
half Of the fourth. Gagncn lived
on Conlcn's error to be forced ~
Harris. Buclxy immediately stole,
scoring when Judge poled b home
run to the race track ia right. Cos.
lin singled to center, scoring on
IVade's double to center. Fishers
single tO left brought Wade tn, but
trying FOR second Conroy and Har-
grave hit safely, but were left
when BrilIheaft tanned
The Braves then drove BrilIheart
from the hill and took the lead.
Smith walked, and GOWdy singled.
Conveys grounder hif Gowdy, retir'
ing him. Then came singles By
Nixon and Conlon ana 81 double BY
SouthWortla. a pass to Felix was
followed BY Henry's single, and IN
came Russell. Ford rolled into q
double play and the Braves had
scored five runs on six hits and
two walks.
Russell was spanked ID the sixth
for three runs. Smith opened with
q single. O,Neil flies, to Fisher.
but Coney and Nixon singled. Rus.
sell I1astened in with al wild heave
to Judge, and Con1on singled for
the third time. SOuthworth popped
to Gagnon. Felix took his third
pass, and then Conroy camped under
Henry's little. ny.
Again. in the seventh came q
flock or runs. Ford led off With q
pass, Smith sacrificing O'Neill
singled to center, and Coney
brought over two runs with q single
to center. Nixon walked. Gagnonis
error let Coney tally. Souti1worth
singled to right, Felix doubled to
left, and Henry tripled to right
center. Ford walked, but after
Smith singled, O'NeiIl rolled into q
double play. Eight runs had been
sclnallxed up for the Braves.
Chick Gagnon tripled, opening
the Griff's seventh. The next two
died and Goslin was safe on Con-
Ions low throw, Gagnon scoring.
Wade singled to right and Fisher
doubled to left, scoring Goslin.
Conroy lined to Felix ending the
inning.
Nixon got tho twenty-third tally
for the Braves in the eighth when
he singled, went up on C0nlon's
single and crossed the plate before
Conlon was run down.
Goslin's muff of an easy fly by
Felix became Boston run in the
ninth, when Smith got a single
because GOslin and Wade let his
fly fall between them.
In the final half Goslin tripled
to lead off, scoring on Wade's long
drive to Nixon.