Evening star., 1923-04-10

ance against the Braves Yanigans.
Seeing ONeill now one would never
| believe that he was so desperately i'll
after the 1920 season, his first with
! the Nationals He is UP to his nor
NAL weight, his speed ana strength
have returned and he is not in the
least lacking in stamina. Billy Smith,
scout of the Nationals, who was man
ager of the Shreveport team when
Jimmy was playing such great game
for 1t before coming to Washington.
declares the infielder is in better con
I dition at present than he ever was in
his Texas League days.
La Motto Does Well mt Short.
La Motto demonstrated that he is
handy at Shortstop yesterday in fill
! ing that position for four innings. He
did not have much to do, but neither
did the other Nationals, for there was
| little to the affair after the third in
! ming. Bobby gave the home folk 4
treat by handling cleanly his three
chances, but he failed to connect with
| the ball safely in his two times
bat In his first trip. however, he
! barely missed registering a hi.
Southworth grabbing the flying
! sphere after hard run.
| There was little hitting done by
| any of the Nationals. Six clouts, all
| singles, We're credited to them and
| all came off Watson, who hurled the
| first six innings. Joe Judge and Bill
Conroy accounted for two each with
the others going to Stanley Harris
and Joey Evans. Genevich let three
innings, passing two and hitting
| another.
The Nationals got their lone run III
| the third session, the only one in
which they could cluster smashes.
After Rice had been retired. Harris
strolIed and went to third when
Judge singled past second base
| Gosiin's out to Powell in center tai
lied Harris, and Evans single moved
Judge to third, but Conroy ended the
| inning by rolling to Ford.
| Prior to this. Hollingsworth had
| been slammed for five safeties that.
mixed with his wildness, netted the
Braves four runs. In the first in
ming Powell walked and got To
second when Southworth singled
after Smith had famed. Boeckel hit
I to right for one base. scoring Powell
and putting Southworth on third.
i McInnis lofted to shoIt left, La Motto
| making the catch and doubling
| Southworth at the plate.
Bagwell opened the Braves second
| inning with d triple to left and after
Ford had fouled to Ruel came hon.
when O'Neill singled to center Wat
son and Powell were walked. fillins
| the bases. Smiths fly to Rice let
ONeill count and Southworth's double
sent Watson in. Boeckel ended the
inning by popping to the pitcher
| Thereafter Hollingsworth hurled
! in good style, permitting only five
Braves to reach first. Two of them
were walked two arrived at the ini-
tial station through fielders' choices
and another singled.
The game was marked by good
/ fielding by both teams. This was
! surprising, for the ground was poor.
| Despite the distance of the park from
| the city. more than 1000 fans saw
| the match, the best attendance of the
Nationals exhibition series.
| Joe Jackson Spectator.
| Among the visitors to the Nation
| ais headquarters yesterday was Joe
| Jackson, Savannah resident and for
| mer member of the White Sox, ousted
| from organized base ball after the
! world series scandal in 1919.