Evening star., 1924-06-15

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If Harris crew would invade Phila-
delphia next Friday in fourth place or
better it will have to look to is
laurels in the Windy City. The pitch
ers of the National corps have been
given to such freakish form reversals
this season that Harris has had to do
deal of experimenting to determine
upon a string of four men to be used
generally in regular order on hte slab.
The young pilot last week had
about decided to employ Walter
Johnson. Jeb Zachary. Walter Nc
now only the first two mentioned are
on the new squad he has planned
McGrew-has returned to the minors
and Ogden has sore shoulder. Now
are with the select four Against the
Browns here Wednesday Zahniser did
so we'll that Harris is of the opinion
the pitcher procured from Memphis is
quite ready to hurl the kind of ball
he was thought capable of hurting
when he Joined the club last year.
In all likelihood Zahniser will open
fire against the White Sox in the SUM-
day game. while Johnson will be sent
against them Monday. Zachary. who
against the White Sox, probably will
go to the mound Tuesday and Mo-
gridge will ascend the hill Wednes-
day. This procedure would make
next Friday and Saturday the two
righthanders. Harris is not so keen
about sending southpaws against the
Athletics.
McGrew's Failure Dfmppoints.
McGrew's failure to make the big
league pitching grade this season,
when he was given his third trial
with the Nationals, is sore disap-
pointment to the club. In former
tests McGrew was handicapped by
an unfortunate temperament but this
year at the Tampa training camp his
changed attitude toward the world
in general place him high in the
esteem of all connected with the Ma
tionals. Slim, too, was much strong
er physically than in the past two
seasons, having added more than
thirty pounds to send his weight up
to 215, and his impressive record with
Memphis in 1923 indicated that he
was about ready for a real try at the
major game.
MoGrew was slow in rounding into
form during the training campaign,
but Harris still had faith in his abil-
ity and carefully nursed the big fell
low along through the early part of
the championship race. Slim was
and at times flashed remarkable
pitching ability. Warming up in Bos-
ton May 81 McGraw appeared so good
that Harris planned to use him
against thea Athletics in the game
in Washington June 1. Rain inter
ferred with that plan, but at De-
troit Slim continued his good work
outs and was pitted against the
Tigers. Slim lasted soven innings
in that game and but for wild
streak developed in the last round
might have carried on to victory
He gave up Ave hits. one a homer
and another a double clustered in
the second frame, and as many
passes, two of them being converted
into runs in the seventh inning.
Then came another trial at Cleve-
land and McGrew seemed helpless
He pitched to seven Indians in the
first frame. Three hit him, one get
ting a double; two were walked and
the others were retired by good out
field catches. Four runs resulted and
Harris decided that MeGrew would
not do for that game nor for any
other as a National.
Grtn Discovers Carlyle.
When President Griffith's trip
through the Southern Association un-
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