The Washington times., 1926-04-19

Urban Shocker. for years tough
nut for the Griffmen to crack, is
expected to do the Yankee pitch.
ing. at least for a while. Shocker
"A not now the star he was. but he
knows how to work out there on
the hill and, the champions are
not looking for anything soft.
The Griffs close their first home
stay tomorrow. They leave Wednes-
day morning at o'clock for Phila-
Selplia where the AS open their
Aome season in the afternoon Four
games in Philadelphia is the pro-
gram for the champions, who re
turn home Saturday night.
With johnson starting today.
STANLEY Coveleslde viii be shot
into the fray tomorrow in the final
slirInish with the YanIxs. That
means Dutch Ruether for
Wednesdays contest at Shibe
Park.
Bullet" Joe Bush may be unable
to take his turn on the rubber for
a while. He stopped one of Earl
Combs wicked grounders yesterday
with bis leg and was today walk
ing stiff.1egged. The drive struck
MIN intense pain. He tried to re-
main in the game but had to leave
with the score tied.
With Bush nut of the running,
either Curly Ogden or Alex Fergu-
con will start against the AS in
Philadelphia. AS following hurlers.
both were touched up freely last
Friday by the Mackmen, but start
ing might make a difference. Not
everybody can be a successful re-
lief finger.
Next Sunday come the Boston
Red Sox for four games in the
Capital. It is almost a certainty
that Howard Ehmke win start one
OF those games. He let down tie
Mackmen with two hits Saturday
and appears to be travelling fast.
Paul Zahniser and Fred Wingfield,
former members OF the Washington
Club. are also in good condition
and likely starters for the visitors.
The Griffs' initial trip to New
York finds them opening a three
day stay on Thursday, April %.
Sunday, May 2: the champions
viii be here for a lone contest
with the Mackmen. hopping up
to Boston that night to open q
three-game series.
Hating in New York for a single
game with the Yankees on Thurs.
day. May s. the Grif6s viii open a
lengthy home stay on May z, meet
ing all the Western clubs and the
Mackmen and Red Sox. This long
stay will be broken only by three
days late next month in Philadel-
haR l.
weather will be here by that time.
what easily might have been a
banner baseball day. Snow and
rain up to 1 o'clock threatened to
prevent any playing. but at 2
o'clock it was decided to make the
effort and Washington Eskimos
and polar bears turned out to the
number of some 5000.
The girls. having more sense than
the men, were generally absent, but
the fans sat and shivered inside Of
their overcoats and motor robes.
The stand was damp and the wind
chilling to an extreme. Only those
players actually playing were com.
Portable and the outfielders did a
little shivering. at that. Looking at
ball games with the thermometer at
40 degrees is not what might be
desired.
Babe Ruth has hit for .222 In
the two games here but his ex.
pected rival, Tony Lazzeri, has
done absolutely nothing. Up eight
times, he has not hit safely yet.
When Bush nailed him on a
called third strike yesterday the
young Pacific Coast Lacquer
seemed peevish and inclined to
dispute with Umpire GeiseI's de-
cisiOn.
Twice Fred Marberry has de-
Hyered the goods within the first