The Washington times., 1925-04-01

IOQay Will DC IAS las.
when the Griffs grab their next
New York previous TO the oper
surcease from labors and from rc
to the twenty-eight athletes wh'
ioin their twenty-ninth member,
pelicaps tomorrow. -.
Moat of the time during this
hand-to.mouth existence the SIlAA- S.L
1nan haven't known where they
~rere to lay their heads next or
from whom they would borrow
their ensuing cigarette. The strain
ia telling, as little indications OF
grouches are cropping up mere anu
there. these probably super1ndnceo
a. much by the complexity OF the
achedule as by the poor showing
made to date against the haugnty
Giants. The team pauses here three
DAYS, relaxing today and meetlns
the New Orleans Southern Associa-
ton team at their own PARK To-
morrow and next day.
Because It is his home town ana
because he has been absent from
the team for nearly q week, MAI
dina has been decided upon py
Harris te, work four or five innings
fomorrow. This community il
Justly proud OF its native sons
m1eraberstip on the world cham
pions. and the demand by local IN
fIuences to see him work is SUD.
atantiated by his real need OF
taking a turn in the pulpit.
Joe has not been idle since ne lett
here: not by any means. he mas
been taking daily workouts at the
domestic ban yard and says he's
ready to let out his arm whenever
Harris gives the word.
III this IL 30, then Martina's
name can be added 20 those o.
Zachary and MOgridge, VINO are
eupDOsed 70 be more nearly
any az the thirteen tWirlers now
mnncl.ing off this club. Mo
gridge. while touched up. In
every inning he pitched yester-
day. kent the assault scattered
and tl1e six hits he allowed only
permitted Of two Of the Giants
runs.
Gowdy field, at Fort Benning.
where the Giants whipped the
Griffmen. 8 to s, yesterday. Is 100
per cent better than the old South
Atlantic League grounds at jack.
sonville and 1t is extremely doubt
ful il either the Griffs or Giants
viii ever return to the latter field
again for game.
Outside of some snappy fielding
and McNeely's home run, the
Griffmen contributed very little 10
their most recent humbling at the
hands Of the Giants, as hitting ana
pitching are still very Important
eIemenfs in the winning Of ball
games. Sixteen bad blows were
garnered off Mogridge, Marberry
and Russell as against g measly
five scattered hits registered by
the Griffmen.
That sentence alone gives tl2
answer to what is the matter with
the champions. They are not his-
ting the major leaguers and they
are not getting the pitching work
that is calculated to help them to
another pennant.
Marberry was particularly as
aaulted in the eighth inning when
the Giant artillery got onto his
straight balls, for that is all he
was using, and nicked him for the
five runs that not only tied the
lead Washington was enjoying, but
almost obliterated it altogether.
Marberry put the ball time ana
time again in the Groove and the
Giants batters were not bashfuI
about showing how much they liked
a.
The box score today tells q
story which can't be denied, IS
figures lie the least I'm baseball
of any sport extant. III the Giants
can manhandIe the Griffs In
such fashion in the absence Of
Frisch and Lindstrom, what
might She story have been with
that pair of spark plugs in the
game?
Harris was expecting his club to
do better when they got on a good
diamond and in q little warmer
weather. Conditions yesterday were
perfect, and what his alibi Is, II
any, amounts to little as against
the fact that his club certainly
isn't coming through against the
Giants.
As an example of how the Giants
are meeting the pill and clouting
It to the far corners, that terrible
eighth is worth anybody's notice.
Kelly started the rumpus by hit
ting over the left center field
fence for a home run, thereby tie
ing the score. Wilson breezed and
Peck threw out Jackson.
Gowdy walked and Scott resumed
the fireworks by singing to center.
Groh singled to right, scoring
Gowdy and sending Scott to third.
Southworth hit over the right field
fence for a circuit, scoring Scott
and Groh head of him and five
runs had scattered across. That's
just an example Of those Giants.
The Griffmen and Giants parted
company last night at Opelika, Ala,
whence the New Workers went to
Memphis to rest three days while
the Washingtonians rest one and
work two.
This rest isn't calculated to hurt
McGraW's men and when the path
OF the two teams cross again next
week, 1t is possible that both Frisch
and Lindstrom, will be themselves
again and the gods only know
what will happen to Washington
Headquarters for Extra Pants