The Washington times., 1926-04-16
POISONOUS
S.P|A|TE
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER

s3 1MSANA%
They dragged out old Joe Pate
yesterday at the Griffith stadium.
He slnelled strongly OF moth balls
and the odor, waited toward the
plate on the chill breeze, simply
paralysed the Griffs. They are
spHightly youngsters, those Gniffs,
and quite unacquainted with moth
balls.
- Old Joe Pate ii fresh from Texas.
For years and years he has sci7-
tillated In the box for Fort Worth
and other towns down near the Rio
GraTides Frequently efforts have
been made to coax him to take. IL
major league berth, but always he
kicked He simply would not leave
that dear Texas, down BY the RiO
Grande.
knowing he needed i cool. caphs
bic relief hurler to assist such
youngsters as Jack Quinn, Ed Rom
ME Mack sent an erflissary into the
EWIlds Of Texas for aconference with
old Joe Pate. The agent painted
the gIories Of Chestnut street in So
brilliant fashion that old Joe near
IlY Wept as he thought oE all he had
missed for so many years.
So the upshot Of IL all was that
old Joe packed his suitcase, climbed
into his flivver with the good wife
and drove all the way from Texas
to Fort Myers. Fla, where the
Mackmen were training. He also
brought his arm along, neatly done
up in moth balls. He shook off the
moth balls yesterday in stte third
inning and ambfed out to the relief
OF that kid. Stan Baungartner, who
was with the PElillies 10 years ago.
Until old joe entered the
scramble the GriffS, while on the
short end, looked to have n chance
Of winning the game. However,
he nut the snIlffer upon them
then and there. They just could
not endure that meth ball OdOr
and hit the onion. TO make mat
tiers worse Ferguson and Ogden,
who followed doe Bush to the box,
ing TO- the rubber. They couldn't
baffIe the Zoe. not with that moth
ball stuff III around them.
Bullet Joe Bush left his bullets
In the clubhouse. He was Wild, and
he was not invincible. a pass. two
infieid outs and Simmons' single
gave the As q run In the first.
Doubles by Dykes and Bishop add
ed another In the second. "A hit, a.
pass and Dykes double brougflk two
more in the third. The As were
leading, 4 to o, when the Griffmen
came in for their raps In the third
Bush singled to center and gave
way to Johnny Tobin on the paths.
Rice took a, walk and a passed ball
advanced both OF them. Bucky
Harris flied to French and Tobin
counted. Goslin walloped g. double
to the right field wall, scoring Rice.
and Joe Harris brought over Goslin
with a three Dagger to right center.
Baumgartner WIS yanked out OF
there in hurry and In came old
Joe Pate.
Joe Harris, never left that third
corner cushion. Old Joe did pass
Bluege. but he effectuaIly stopped
the wild hitting OF the Griffs. For
the next four innings not one OF
them hit safely, going out in order.
GosIin singled with one out In
the eighth and Bluege singled
opening the ninth. Those two
hits were all old Joe allowed, and
the moth ball .OdOr could be de.
tecfed as far away as Rhode Isl.
and Avenue and Seventh Street.
It was positively OyerpOWermg.
Don't believe it? Ask any Of the
Griffs.
Meanwhile, Alex Ferguson took
the hill in the fourth and battled
that moth ball stuff for four frames
during which the Mackmen tapped
him for seven hits and four runs.
taking all the competition out OF the
thing.
Lamar's double, French's single