The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-12

REX Is IN line pnyStCd1 COIlul
campaign just as he finished the
he ever has played in his long ms
E During that swatfest at Charles
ton Peck collected four hits, all
4 singles of the hard-driving kind
3 out of the reach of any of the
& fielders. His first went to center,
4 the second to left center, the third
j to left. and the fourth to left
center! He was hitting, that's all,
and there seemed no way to stop
him.
Yesterday at Portsmouth he failed
! to hit safely in three trials, taking
4 one walk as his total for the day
I at the plate. But his fielding was
3 brilliant.
Peck's finest play yesterday was
off Stuffy McInnis. 1t came in
the fourth inning with two ouG
McInnis banged bounIler
headed for center field. 1t was
about to hop over the bag into
the garden when Peck arrived
on the spot. Down went his
glOVed paw, enclosing the ball
! Up he came with a perfect peg
TO Judge and McInnis was a dead
bird. Had it come in mid
season, that one stop would have
earned Peck headlines.
The Griffs' veteran short fielder
carries his injured index finger in
bandage even now, but he expects
to do away with that by the time
. the flag goes up next Wednesday
His throwing seems entirely strong
and accurate and the light bandage
does not interfere with his Hitting.
. Joey Evans fine playing in the
garden. together with his Gle Jer
bunting and speedy base running,
is giving Dick Wade cause for
worry these days With the return
of Goose Goslin to the lineup.
Evans wants to be in there evSry
day. 1t is likely that Rice will
be benched, but Wade may have to
share his work in center field with
the former Indian.
I Against the Braves at Ports
mouth, Evans played left field
and did it better than GOsIin ever
could have done. He was all
! over the garden, taking flies out
toward the wall and again I'm
close to the infi:Id. Evans is not
afraid to call for a ball and
twice yesterday Peckinpaugh
backed up to let Evans get under
flies.
Peck remembered FIAT he broke
his finger taking a pop fly and SO
he was willing to let Evans grab
them.
Evans went to the plate four
times at Portsmouth. He walked
In the first frame. In the third
he hunted. catching both O'Neill
and Booked flatfooted. In the fifth
he splashed clean single to center
and died stretching it. McNamara's
curve ball, a beautiful thing to
watch, fooled him in the eighth,
the third strike sailing across the
plate gnmolested.-
Goose Goslin is not with the
team here. He went home direct
from Charleston to have x-ray pic
lures taken of his injured right
elbow where Cooney landed one
OF his fast curves.
II is not believed that GOsIin
suffered fracture, but Joey
Evans advised x-ray pictures.
Evans is practicing physician
in Cleveland his advice was
taken.
Manager Bush hopes nothing
serious is wr0;g with GosIin as
the smuggling outfielder is needed
badly for the opening of the season.
He has been fielding better than
ever before and his hitting has
been Of the savage type, the fences
always being in danger when he is
at bat.
Today the Griffmen meet the
Braves here and tomorrow at Rich
mOnd, ending the brief tour along
the. coast. Yesterdays 4-to-3 victory
for the Griffs brought the series 10
an even break. each team now haV-
Ing three victories over its rival.
George MOgridge went home
after his brilliant showing at Ports
mouth yesterday, and will be in
shape for the ringing of the bell
at Philadelphia. The long left
handler pitched six innings against
the Braves, holding them 10 one
. hit. a single by Horace Ford. He
struck out nobody, but his control
was perfect, not a latter walking
III the whole six frames.
Jack .Hollingworth has vet to
prove himself capable of going nine
innings against major league hit
: ting. but he will have another trial
/ before the flag goes UP. Manager
Bush is counting on Mogridge, Zach
airy, Warmoth and HollingsWorth TO
be ready for the grind starting next
Z Wednesday. All four have looked
good i'm their recent brief trials, but
. the fact remains that Hankins is the
one hurler on the staff who has
gone the distance.
The tourists will remain here to-
night, going to Richmond early to.
morrow morning. They will depart
& for Washington tomorrow night, be.
4 ing due shortly before midnight
+ The Boston players will go to the
Arlington Hotel. while the Washing.
ton athletes will go out to the Ward
man Park.
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