The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-09

sacrifice bunt to Mogr1dge In
staged against. the smiling southI
with a neat lead over his rival.
the. ordinary to do in bhe field
McInnis is with a National l.
time in his life. He broke in wit
rs a member of the famous "hunC
Finally he passed to the Boston
Red Sox for a couple OF seasons
Last spring he was with thu
Cleveland Indians, who gave hin
his unconditional release a few
months ago. greatly to the surprise
of the baseball world.
The famous Stuffy reported late
at st. Petersburg, but the blazing
Florida sun has taken off most OF
his excess weight and he is play
ing a smart game around that
first corner for Fred Mitchell
Braves. He is reaching all around
the diamond in his customary fash
ion and is certain to prove OF grea;
value.
While both were in the John
sonian circuit, Judge and McInnis
fought hard for top hOnors in
fielding. Last year they finished
with the same identical average,
.996. However, Judge Is general
" given the edge over McAnnlS
because he played 148 games for
the Griffs while McInnis was
playiug I4O for the Indians.
Judge had 1873. putouts. two
more than his rival The Griff-
man handled 1O1 assists to 70 for
McInnis and his six errors were
one more than charged to Mclnnls.
Judge was unfortunate enough
IN wrench his right knee at Clear
water, Fla. on March IS, the same
day that Roger Peckinpaugh broke
his index finger on his throwing
hand. but he has now recovered
entirely and nothing should inter
fere with his work on this trip
opening here today.
Following the brilliant Gandll,
Joe Judge had a hard fight before
proying to Washington fans they
had a real first sacker. Today,
though, he is acclaimed as one or
the three or four best first base
men in the major leagues.
He is a hard worker, never quits
in the face of difficulties, and is
as popular among his team mates
as he is with the fans !.
McInnis. slightly older than
Judge and with q longer record
III fast company, is approaching
the end of his career. He mis-
sbcut as heavily as does judge,
hit he lacks Judges speed. The
IG
baserunner, something MclnnIs
never has been.
Shifting over to the National
League is expected to add to Nc
Innis' tenure to make good in the
pinches against American League
pitching. He will be a new man
10 the National League hurlerS and
should be correspondingly more
dangerous with the bat.
Il figure we were fortunate in
picking up McInnis.' says Fred
Mitchell. manager of the Braves.
81 have a youngster. Henry, last
year with New Orleans, but. Nc
Innis will play as long as he can.
Henry can learn q whole lot about
playing first base merely by sitting
on the bench and looking at
Stuffy."
McInnis has another value with
the Braves. He belongs in Glouces-
ter Mass, a short distance from
Boston, and is considered by Hub
Fans as a local boy with talent.
Where outside ownership and
management has almost killed all
interest i'm the Red SOx, the
Braves are caShing in on boosting
home talent. Stuffy attracted
many fans to Fenway Park when
he was with the Red SOx. He
is expected to draw them out to
Braves Field this year.
Il ought to have a good year, "
says McInnis. 1T was merely bust.
ness that caused Cleveland to drop
me. Ny contract was heavy, too
heavy for the Indians TO carry
that's all. I'll be playing rigbt at
home IN Boston and shall do my
best to keep in shape and delive.
the goods
Today the Braves and Griffs
open their seven-game series out.
SIDE or Florida. Bobby LaMotte's
home is here in Savannah and the
smiling Bobby will try to play a
while, though suffering from a
severe Charleyhorse in his left thigh.
This will be his first chance to
show the home folks how he looks
in q major league lineup. Three
games have been staged by these
two clubs. The Braves have won
two of them played at Tampa.
The Griffs COPIED before a capa.
city crowd at st. Peterburg.
This is the second CONSECUTIVE
tour for the Braves and Griffs anC
the best feeling is displayed be
tween the two squads. The games
are for blood. but no scraps sucf
as marked the Griff-Giants series
are expected.
Red" Ormsby the new American
League umpire, and Finneran, @
tie National League, are travelini
with the teams. All the games ar
being played under the jurisdiction
Of Judge Lands, who is backing II;
$he umpires just as they ara sur
ported during the regular season
The tourists leave tonight TO
Charleston where tomorrow's gam
will be played.
St. Joseph's Win.
The st. Joseph's A. c. baseba
team held a 6-to-3 lead over tn
Rambler team yesterday when tn
game was called on account of raj
in the sixth inning.