Evening star., 1927-04-13
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor. The Star.

WHETHER the Grlnmen aTe
n to win the pennant, merely
NM approximate the fourth
place gait they Travelled a!
last season or be relegateo
to the second division, few OF the gen
erous throng who saw them make thelf
1927 how can be induced to admit any
thing other than that they look
good" ,,,u x,,;t,,
Having been regaled for weeks WIN
depressing yarns of athletes on 'ls
shelf from one cause or another' VI
,,erulars falling to function properly
at their designated posts ana Oh & uls
tressingly low state of morale 1olioM'
ing a succession of beatlngs from tmle m
Giants in Spring exhibitions 4olioW, wv
ers of the Nationals were prepared 1ot
tha yorst when they parked them
selves in Clark Griffith Stadium yes
terday. But due to the 6-2 victory
,epistered over Boston, they fled out
of the Enclosure with distinctly Ia
vorable impression of the outnt lndt
ia to represent Washington IN tne
American League pennant scraihoIe
this year.
No Weakness Apparent.
Thev saw Bucky Harris disport HIM
self as of wore at the keystone sack
desuite a tight bandage on the lnue1 \
finger of his throwing hand' WlGnesseu
iris Speaker perform with an ms dc'
custonned aplomb on his initial appear
ance in a local uniform, whlle crach,
ino o,,t a pair of bingles; observed
Ruddv Myer perform in the most ap'
Droved fashion in his berth at snort
and. in short, we'll rounded eXhlol,
tion. denoting smart direction ano
smooth coordination on the part or an
outfit that was pictured as pelllS
rather we'll shot to pieces.
More than few of the assemblage
took a keen interest in the alien angle
of the imbroglio, due to the fact that
il marked William +. Carrlgan's nfsl
crack at big league leadership after a
decade in cold storage. HIS Initial
comeback effort as pilot LETT CON
siderable to be desired in view OF the
final figures, but it wasn't Bills fault.
Carrigan's Comeback MarTed.
From his vantage point in the coach
ine, hox at third base, which is as
close as advancing years permit him
to get to the scene of action, he ex-
horted, wheedled, commanded. coaxed.
bullied and pleaded over period OF
more than two hours with the athletes
who have been willed to him. Across
the diamond stood Charles Henry
Wagner, aiding and abetting his boss
TO the best of his vocal ability, but all
TO no avail. -,
Neither Bill nor Heinie could pitch
bat run nor throw for the red-hosed
performers, and as the latter failed
to display any more native ablllty IN
any Of these base ball essentials than
was their custom under the Fohl re-
sime the first citizen of Lewiston, Me-,
found his evening meal fat and taste
less.
Aside from a natural desire to OBJ
tain a good start on his return to
! base ball, Carrigan had additional In
centive to victory in the presence,
among more than $4,000 other fans, of
! another distinguished son OF New Eng
land-Calvin Coolidge-who graced the
occasion by enacting the time-honored
stunt of tossing out the first ball, but
as young Danny MacFayden is the
only active on the roster with Down
East accent, sectional pride in the i'm
portance of the opportunity was
negligible.
Nationals Are Outbatted.
So far as figures in the hit column
are concerned the Crimson stockinged
brigade outdid the Nationals both in
number of safeties and distance OBJ
tained from them, but they failed to
exhibit the same precision OF placing,
displayed a certain lack of skill me-
chanically afield and suffered in com
parison with their opponents in the
brand of hurting presented.
It was this latter consideration that
proved the greatest factor in the vic
tory achieved by the Griffs with Bryan
Harriss enacting the role of Santa
Claus. The lean one who was wont
to weave a spell over the Nationals
when he wore the livery Of c. McGilli
cuddy left his magic wand at the
hotel, or some place, with the result
that when he departed from the scene
At the end Of four innings q check-uI