Evening star., 1926-03-29

And it will be impossible for them
to leave the Tampa training camp
with a winning percentage exceeding
.454. as they have scheduled here but
two more games with big timers,
those with the Giants today and to-
morrow.
Figures for the Nationals batting
in the nine major contests read: Al
bat, 309; hits, SO. Against this opposi-
tion has this record: At bat, 325; hits,
105.
The Nationals have outbatted only
one of their five opponents. In the
two games with the Giants Bucky
Harris athletes made 19 hits in 6S
times at bat for a batting average of
.279. The best the Giants could do in
the contests was II safeties in "a
legal trials for a rating of 1866.
The Braves far outclaSSed the Ma
tionals at clubbing in the two games
played between these teams. Davey
BanCroft's men pasted the ball for an
average of .319. getting % hits in 50
times at bat. The Harrismen's record
was ii hits in IS times at bat for
.215.
In two games the Phillies, although
getting only an even break in vic
tories, outswatted the Nationals by
Ga points. Fletcher's club hit for 353,
with 80 bingles in So trials. Bucky's
bunch registered .2S9, with % smacks
in 76 efforts.
0uthit by Robins and Reds.
In getting their $3.50 break in a
pair Of games, TIE Dodgers outhit
the American League champions by
43 points. They made &c hits in 76
times at bat for a .342 rating, while
the Nationals made 20 hits in 81 times
at bat for .299 rating.
There was a difference of 81 points
In the Reds favor when the Cincin-
natl crowd played the Harrismen. The
opposition got 10 hits in 81 times at
bat, for 1928. while the Nationals got
hits in 33 times at bat, for PAP.
Oddly, tive members of the tenta-
lively regular National lineup, eX-
elusive of batterymen, are whacking
the ball at G. clip better than 800.
They are Roger Peckinpaugh, Joe
Harris, Bucky Harris, Sam Rice and
Joe Judge, and they rank in batting
proWess in the order mentioned
1t seems at first consideration that
the work of these SWatting StalwartS
should give the team a higher bat
ting percentage for the nine games,
but it must be recalled that Johnny
Tobin, whose failing mark is of low
VI QGIs was III IIlOSL OIL the games III
stead of Joe Harris, and that Goose
Goslin and Ossie Bluege have made
an unusually low number of safeties.
Their weakness with the war club,
as well as the failure of batterymen
TO hit, has held down the teams bat
ting mark.
Peck is batting king of the club on
the returns of the nine games, but
he participated in only three of them
TO get his average of 500, with hits
in times up. Joe Harris participated
in seven games, going the route in a
few of them, to get a rating of .421,
with safeties in 19 times at bat.
Bucky Harris and Rice, who were
In all the game, made 13 hits each,
but Bucky batted only 35 times and
got an average of .371, while Rice
batted SO times for an average of
.342. Judge in eight games made 10
bingles in 80 turns, for 1888.
GosIin and Bluege Shy.
Goslin and Bluege did not do so
well although the latter hit the ball
on the nose frequently. A deal Of
sensational fielding held down his per-
centage figures. In the nine games
Goslin got hits in 33 times up, for
.212. Bluege got hits in 80 times at
bat for 1888
OF the substitutes, Buddy Myer did
the best work. He was played regu-
larly for a time, and hit at fast clip,
but faltered when used in only a few
innings after Peck resumed his short
stopping job. Myer managed to get
into each of the nine trays, and made
hits in q times at bat for an aver
age of 1888.
Tohin, who cavorted about the right
garden before the management
switched to Joe Harris, did little while
q regular anu little as a pinch batter
lie was in the lineup eight times,
getting hits in 80 times at bat, for
.167.
Other Outfielders to break into the
games were Maurice Archdeacon,
Earl McNeely and Tex Jeanes, and
not one of them got a bingle. Arch.
deacon failed in three batting turns
and McNeely in two turns. Jeanes
saved his bacon by drawing a pass in
his lone trip to the plate. Johnny
Stewart, substitute second sacker,
took a single batting turn without
getting anything.
Benny Tate set the pace for the
trio of catchers. He was in the line
up times and got 5 hits in Is
turns for 1913. Muddy Ruel, who
took part in of the games, got
blows in Is efforts for 1873. Hank
SEVERED, used in two of the con.
tests, was legally at bat three times
without producing.
OF all the pitchers employed in the
nine engagements, only one got q
hit. That distinction went to recruit
Willard Morrell His single in the
tenth inning that beat the Phillies at
bradenton was the lone wallop made
by hurlers in IS trials.
Pilot Bucky Is Optimistic.
Manager Harris, optimistic despite
the showing of the team to date, was
looking for better pitching and batting
by his club today and tomorrow. He
had planned to send Dutch Ruether,
Curly Ogden and Fred Marberry
against the Giants this afternoon
while the task of pitching to the Ma
tional leaguers in the last game of the
season here between big league out
fits will be handled by Stan Cove
leskie, Joe Bush and one Of the young
moundsmen.
Hank SEVERED will accompany the
club on it's transforming tour instead
of returning to Washington with
Walter johnson next Thursday. Man.
ager Harris now figures he will need
three receivers for the battles with
the Giants. The only other change
in the plans for the trip has to do
with the last stage of the journey
from Norfolk to Washington. Ma
fionals and Giants will cover that
mart of the route by boat instead of