Evening star., 1927-04-16
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor. The Star.

Sports EdItoT The Star.
7 WAVING warmed up with tht
the Red Sox, whom they licked
again yesterday in hollow
i 4 style to record a clean sweeT
of the three game series, the
Nationals this afternoon were 10
plunge into a set of frolics with the
Athletics that promises to provide
base ball as fast and featureful as
that produced with the Crimson Hose
was slow and colorless.
Cornelius McGillicuddy and his ag-
gregation of high priced old-timers in
vaded the Capital today from New
York, where they were so roughly han
died by the Yankees that they now
are sharing the cellar berth with the
Boston band As a result of he indiE
mites heaped on them in Their initial
series of the seq son the Outnt most
generally favored TO gaIIop off with
the American League banner is in "A
VenGeful mood, and fireworks aplenty
may be expected when they clash
head.on with the gang Bucky Harris
IS bossing from a seat ON the berch
due 10 physical disabilities,
r. Strong on Paper.
Cobb Collins. Wheat, Branom end
Boley, the athletes who have been
added 10 the roster of the As AT "A
cost OF a couple of hundred thousand
dollars, more or less, in addition 10
such recognized stars as CochTane
Simmons and Lamar, not to mention
a whole constellation of pitching lu-
mlnaries, represent paper strength Of
almost unlimited possibilities.
To date they have failed signally
TO make good on the promise and
whether they are to justify the
encomiums that have been handed
them or prove q monumental bust is
something that fans of the Capital
viii be on hand In droves to judge
for themselves today and for the sue
ceeding three afternoons.
The Griffs are impressed moi at all
by the price tags attached to the visit
ors. They are convinced that the Ath-
letics, for all the jack they represent
are just a ball club, after all, and
therefore far from invulnerable. and
hope to demonstrate that fact to the
satisfaction of as many cash Gus
toners as recognize a deiectable base
ball tidbit when it's offered.
Harris Taking a Chance.
Pilot Harris, like most good field
generals a shrewd gambler, is taking
a chance today by sending George
Murray against the Mackmen. With
a rather restricted list of hurlers avail
able for starting purposes at this
stage, Harris is banking on the big
Tarheel to come through in the be-
lief that the AS as now constituted
are similar in many respects to the
Yanks, against whom the smiler
usually has been effective
In doing this bp will have Garland
BraXton available for the Sabbath
setto tomorrow and give Stan Coveles-
kie an extra day TO fortify himself for
the mound assignment Monday. How
well his program pans out remains
TO be seen. but with F'irpo Marberry
ready to rush into the breach in case
his initial choices falter Bucky be-
heves his gang will give the AS ali
they can assimilate during their So
3ourn here.
Sox UnraveIed Again.
Carrigan's caravan hit the trail to
New York last night with nothing but
trio of horse collars in the "won"
column to show for their ~~iourn in
the Capital Their latest endeavCr on
the diamond went the way of its
predecessors. and for much the same
reason, with the slight difference that
TIE score in this instance was to !
and that there were new actors in the
cast.
Yesterday Harold Wiltse. Fred
Haney and Paul Wanninger emulated
the previous examples of Harris5 and
Regan in enacting the roles of villain,
and SO well did they succeed the
established daily quota of three Bos-
ton bungles was boosted to four. all
OF which figured in the run-making
activities of the Nationals.
Alvin CroWder. in making his 1927
debut, was so successful in exhibiting
his line Of pitching material that the
Hose achieved but a handful Of
safeties at his expense, and, save for
one round, the second, with Flagstead
and Todt teamed up in an offensive
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