Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-11
COMING HOME WITH LIMB
in CAST; BLOW TO TEAM
Absence of Barney From Lineup at Outset of Cam
paign Will Handicap Crifmen-Burke and
COffman Show Form Against Phils.

| Like Burke, COffman had sharp
breaking curve with plenty of speed
but he did not seem to mix his de
liveries sufficiently. Although he did
not employ it yesterday, the young
Southern Association graduate is de
| ters 1t, he will make his mark in big
league circles, Manager Bucky Harris
| believes.
Not to be outdone by his younger
teammates. Garland Braxton, more
experienced hurler, strutted his stun
for the first time this season in the
last three frames and demonstrated
that he is very apt to be as valuable
to the Nationals as those in charge
of the club hoped when they procured
him from the Yankees in the deal
that put a New York uniform on
Dutch Ruether last Fall.
SOuthpaw Shows Everything.
This lefthander had about every
thing needed to make good pitcher
in his brief session on the hill. He
gave up one hit, a single in his first
round, famed three batters and had
but three of his pitches knocked be.
yond the infield. He showed curve
ball that had the Phils guessing and
his control was of high order.
w nile LIllS TITO uelu Tie HIS W
safeties, the Nationals were busy
collecting IL hits off two of the three
hurlers sent to the slab by the op.
position. Ed Taber, a bespectacled
southpaw, started for the Pills and
went through five innings. He was
reached for eight wallops and brace
of markers. Oran O'Neal, a right
handler who followed Taber, was wild
and forced a run across In the seventh
session, his last in action. Ed Baecht,
another orthodox finger, finished for
the Phils. He was nicked for three
hits and as many tallies, although a
flock of errors helped the Nationals
to their runs in the ninth.
Three of four hits made in the Sec
ond inning produced the first National
marker. With one gone, Harris and
Bluege each singled and Berger sent
the manager across with an infield
single. Two We're out in the fifth
when Speaker doubled. West, sent In
to run for iris, scampered home when
Goslin singled to center.
Tally Is Forced In.
A tumble by Thompson. Phil second
sacker who had a decided off day
afield, put Tate on the runway at the
outset of the seventh. After Myer
skied to right, Thompson made a poor
chuck when he tried for two-ply
killing following a pick up OF sam
Rice's grounder. O'Neal then passed
Goslin and Judge, forcing Tate across
the counting block.
Thompson's tumble gave Rice lift
at the beginning of the ninth and
Baecht baked Sam to second. Texas
leaguers by West and Gosiin tailed
Rice with the run that broke the
deadlock between the teams. After
Judge sacrificed, Harris famed, but er-
rors by Baecht and Thompson that fol-
lowed Melted two more markers
West and Reeves broke into the
game for q time. The former assam
ed Spoke's place in center field after
the fourth frame and took excellent
care of the two chances that came his
way. Reeves substituted for Bluege
after the seventh inning. but did not
have a chance at third base.
While the Nationals are here for a
couple Of games with the Giants, quite
a sizeable squad is getting some siren
uous drilling at Tampa. Whether RUDE
Marquard is among them was not
known by Manager Harris today. The
RUDE, although supposed to be def
nitely through with base ball. simply
could not refrain from donning a uni
form this Spring when the big league
teams came South.
The one time great southpaw pitch
ers request that he be permitted to
work out occasionally with the Nation
ais was granted by Manager Harris,
but the later declared that he has
no idea of signing the RUDE. Mar
guard probably will soon be. giving
more time to his real estate business
in st. Petersburg than to base ball