Evening star., 1925-03-27

The pilot, naturally, is quite anxious
10 have all batting lamps well
trimmed when the Giants are en-
countered here tomorrow.
Tampa has not had much oppor-
tunity to see it's Spring base ball
representative in action during this
training season, so a good turnout is
expected at the tilt with the New
Workers and the field general of the
world champs wants his men to look
the part of world champions at bat
as we'll as afield.
The work of the pitchers tomorrow
will be viewed with an interest, for
it will be the first time out this
year for both Walter Johnson and
Vean Gregg. johnson went through
a long drill at Plant Field yesterday
and was to get another workout to-
day. He claims to be just about fit
physically, but Trainer Mike Martin
believes the pitcher needs at least
another week of conditioning before
he may be considered ready.
Tomorrow's test ought to reveal
just how much Walter has accom-
plished in his short stay at Hot
Springs and his nearly four weeks of
toll here. He is to face the Giants
in the first three innings of the fray.
according to Harris present plans.
The manager then intends to send
Fean Gregg to the hill for a trio of
rounds and have Stanley Coveleskie
hurl during the latter part of the con-
test.
Gregg Has a Sore Arm.
Although he has been working well
the past few days, Gregg may not be
SO impressive against the Giants. A
sore arm bothered him for q time
after his pitching drill yesterday
b and while Trainer Martin helped the
arm to some extent, Gregg had about
strenuous drilling today. Unlike
Johnson, Gregg has not been given
TO an arduous workout on the day
prior to the one he is to toe the
slab in a game, but the veteran had
intended to toll today, as he wanted
70 hasten his preparations for the
championship campaign. But when
the arm soreness developed he re
con sidered his plans.
There were no sore arms on the
pitchers that worked for the Ma
tionals in the game yesterday, but
all of them were not SO true in get
ting the ball to the plate. Dutch
Ruether went through the first five
innings and was treated roughly.
Ten hits were made off the south
paw, the third round being the only
one in which he was not socked by
the Bison batters.
Ruether offered his usual aSsort-
ment of surves and fast ones, but
lacked control Of them. He had little
on the ball whenever he got it over
the plate and the canny Buffalo bat
ters waited until the portsider got
the ball to them.
Puts Blame on Pitching Box.
The former Brooklyn hurler blamed
the pitching box for his Ineffective
ness. He claimed the sandy footing
made his pitching stride uncertain
and thereby hampered his delivery.
That may have been so in his case,
but the pitching box did not seem
to bother George Mogridge, who
worked from the sixth inning through
the eighth. and Fred Marberry, who
finished the game.
Mogridge only gave up one hit
five of the Bisons. Marberry yielded
a single in the eleventh after fling
ing two hitless innings.
The Nationals baeted against two
southpaws and a. right-hander and
collected Is blows. Five were regis
tered at the expense of Ernie Profit,
portsider, who pitched the first three
frames. Jim Brice was nicked for
four in the next four innings, and
Ed Leopard, another left-hander, gave
up six in his turn on the hill