Evening star., 1924-03-15

Without having had any great amount
NJ practice against real curve ball pitch
ing. the trio of Nationals dubbed in
i style that would be credit to the
batter in mid-Season. Tommy Long,
pride OF the Southern Association last
year; Rube Yarrisou, drafted from
Portland and Dutch Henry, an Ameri-
can League transfer, who did the
serving for the Dodgers, put plenty
on the ball. but it came back at them
much quicker than they threw it
toward the plate. Rice, Goslin and
Judge apparently We're ready to wal
i1p any moundsman sent against
them.
Rice Gets Four BinsIes.
All indulged in the h"me-run orgy
that featured the engagement. Rice,
who got four blows in five trips TO
The plate, inserted his four-baser be-
tween his first and second singles.
tioslin strolled the first time he went
to the plate, then banged Il homer
ana two singles in order the next
three times up. Judge got two hits
IN three legal trials, the first of the
Waliops going for the circuit. Another
National round-trip slam was regis
tered by McGrew. while Zack Wheat
grabbed 4 four-baser for the Dodgers
All OF the circuit clouts were lifts
over the right field fence. McGrew's s
vas the longest hit.
Slim, by the way, was much better
1T bat than on the mound. He work ed
the f1rSt three innings and was nick ed
Tor quartet of hits and Il trio of
runs by the Brooklyn clan. McGrew
uncorked wild pitch. Perhaps the
unusually cool weather bothered
Slim. for he is keen about the swell
asrlns days that most folk do not
not bother the Brooklyn batters
When he tried to put something or
the ball he lost control. and when he
taSed trifie to better locate the plate
ms pitches We're nan-handied unmer-
clIuliy. But it really was not a fair
trlal for Slim, nor for any of the 9TH
er hurlers in the fray considering
the poor weather conditions.
AZ that. Roe. one of the Nationals
southpaw rockies. did d good piece OF
pitching in the fifth frame, when the
dodgers had men on first and third.
with one out. klugman found il i'm
possible to hit the ball out Of the in
field and after Bailey walked to fiji
the bases. the best Simpson, a pinch
hitter, could get off Roc was a weak
pop to Judge Joyce stabbed the last
rhree innings and yielded only one
Satety-W heats homer.
GriGfs DO Well AfieId.
Afield the Nationals did we'll De-
spite the high wind that swept across
the park the outer ga deners took care
OF everything that came their way
The two errors charged against the
!nneld were entirely eXcusable. Peck
i1lsaush lad a mark set against his
name when he overran a slow roller.
while Harris, in throwing around a
runner, tossed wildly past Judge.
Gc1l'n and Tate contributed the
brightest bit of fielding. a double
play in the fourth inning. Goslin
made a great catch of a high fly and
an equally great throw to the plate
tc mir! Neis. The Dodger slid into
nome in Il way calculated TO worry a
catcher as --oung as Tate. but the re-
cruit from Memphis never fiinched.
Perhaps the Nationals will have
need of their batting eyes this after
noon when the Boston Braves are en-
tertained here. I:umor from the
Braves camp at St Petersburg, across
fite bay has 1t that Joe Genevich and
Johnny Coon.y will do most of the
hurling for The visitors. If these
rHound$nen ''go" today and they have
- ss~s niseh as they showed in the Ma
tfohar Lea~ue last year. there will be
faM shomarS clnIted st Plant Field.