Evening star., 1928-03-22
RECRUITS TO|DLE
! IN ALL BIG GAMES
Griffin's Showing Against
Robins May Earn Him lob.
Hopkins Is Wild.
BY JOHN n. KELLER.

-Sts,1ley Harris announced this morning
that the combination. with the eXcep-
efioya OF the battery that has been start
in. in the exhibition engagements thus
fa- this week viii open against the
New Workers and continue in action
throughout the trays unless an emerg-
encv neceSSitates change.
The plan Of substituting recruits for
tentative regulars that prevailed yes
te~6ay when the Nationals took an s.
to-S GTubbing from the Dodgers and
was 70 be employed today in the game
scheduled with the Reading Interna-
tsonal League club will be resumed.
however. for the clashes With the
Cardinals on Plant field and with the
jacksonville and Birmingham outfits
4Siuring the noTthward journey next
week
... When The Giants are encountered
again at Birmingham on April ., Har-
ris viii return 10 the scheme of keeping
his regular lineup IN the fight as long
as possible He looks forward to the
trip toward home during the final week
of the training season as a general
funing-up affair for the Washington
team that is 70 step into the Amer
lean League championship fight on
April 10, and not as q trial tour for
rookie material The pilot will COM
plete the scanning Of his extras this
month.
Griffin ImpreSSeS Harris.
While his club was taking its drlb-
hilg yesterday, Harris Just about de-
cided to cling to Clarence Griffin, de-
spite the pitchers lack of height. The
little fellow. who is somewhat less than
S feet inches tall and weighs around
! IS pounds. breezed through five innings
against the Dodgers in such splendid
fashion that he now is virtually as
Sured Of being carried over into the
pennant campaign by the Nationals.
For a time K was thought Grifin's
snsallasSs would force him right back
10 the minors, but the short Southpaw
has revealed enough of the pitching
ability that made him a star at
Memphis last year TO earn a chance
n the big show
In his term on the hill against the
Brooklyns, Griffin yielded two hits and
as many passes without being nicked
for a run. Both Of the hits were made
n the first inning after he had famed
Tyson. Brooklyn lead-off batter, and it
was only due 10 Bancrofts failure TO
nag q base while dart3ng tow rd home
= this session that the Dodge.s Gid not
register a. leas; one tally.
Thereafter, though, Griffin had the
&enior circuit team at his mercy until
the fifth frame, when brace of passes
and his poor chuck TO a base filled the
sacks with two out. But this did not
Fzzlae him, for he disposed Of the man
a. the plate with ease.
Bancroft and Hendrick did the only
hitting al the little southpaw's ex-
pense. Banny got sound wallop. driv-
ing the ball past Goslin in left center
for two bases. Hendrick skidded the
oam over second at a rapid clip and
Bancroft raced TO the plate. but on his
way he neglected 20 touch third. and
when the ball was relayed to that sta
Ion he was ruled plJE While the
sourth Dodeer &as up. Hefdrick at
aenpted 70 swfpe second. only TO be
ash5ed-
Escapes Another Jam.
In In the fifth Griffin walked the
,irgs batter, Eissonette, and. after the
aext hitter fouled out. heaved too Wild
: 70 second 20 achieve force play,
Glowing his pickup Of Rtconda'S
oszn6ey FTetgau's retirement ad-
anced both runners. Then Henline's
ak jammed the cushions. Doak's
est. though. was q foul loft 70 Bluege
his finished q fine exhibition by the
tile n1Oundsnan. Griffin pitched can
] tly throughout his term. wasting few
1yowK, and. despite the passes he is
! led In his last inning appeared quite
81 70 carry On
. Wnile the Dodgers were held score
IS II the first five frames, the Ma
onals did al their counting Of the
anae They vent out N order in the
rgt three innings while Douglas Nc
! ieeny was on the h3l, but reached the
. y3t-o&l pitching OF the veteran Bill
: oak IL the next two rounds for five
4etseS and received one pass, while
se Dodgers kicked In with an error,
. o9 which nettec three tallieg.
n the fourth inning. with Rice out
tire way, Harris singled and 50 did
Ser. Eendrick. VINO felded the sec
6 b8ngle pegged perfectly 10 FYeigau
third 70 head o. Harris. but the far
rraer guardian dropped the sphere,
q the Nationals p;loI slid in safely.
1Elln pushed q run over With a one
Sc knock: then, after West whitfield.
s forced out by Biuege.
ellis rag1n1ed q triple by Hendrick
open the fifth frame and watched
Z Mullen roll cut before Pinch Batter
5ge walled. single By Rice counted
lis anc moved Judge 70 third. Joe
5ase6 Is Harris pgt down sacriflcIal
- 10 ElSSonette. Sister could not aid
- 2e, loftang 10 Tyson.
- Hopkins IL Very Wild.
n the next inning Paul Hopkins took
fins place on the slab, and the re-
III r1gnt-hancer promptly proceeded
hand ts2s game 70 the Dodgers on D.
geg platter He walked the first
ee men " face MIN and one scored
II E4ssonette socksd long fy 70
81. Then Herman lined homer
r 1ne Flg1t-flel6 fence 10 chalk three
re Brooklyn runs Hopkins passed
more batters, Dut a double play
hin out Of the inning
sald was ~lIe again Ia the seventh
the Dodgers nit their way around
paths when Ia desperation the re-
81 hea YE6 the ball with no deceptive
= right over The heart o4 the plate
tumble by Eiuege pat the first batter
oa6s TIE faezt singled aid The third
F3flcec. When Hopkins bTaeec and
l2eo Hendrix u seemed he might
oUI of tf0l1Dle, bat q pass ~ Bis
rite aoacec the sacks double by
FnARn pushed thYee runs across and
1gE4cs 8 single drove oYer the fourth
rker u tte frame Hopkins ended
heetn session by whiting FTeigaU.
n al likelihood Hopkins VIII be-
med ~ some minor club 9Dor Harris
q believes Paul promising pitcher
Il ieast year shy u being ma jor
CUE timber. Lloyd Brown left
rdeF. followed HOPKINS for two in
ags, allowing three passes and q hit.
but one o. the passes being punched
fsAe ninth
There we're Two out. though, when
own, with brace # walks. crowded
stations. and ali the last batter got
MIN NaS weak lOft 10 Ganzki Ia
mt lge NaS much better than IL bis
eySous appearance.
Tie Nationals batte6 against Watson
ARK, q left-handeT, iT their last three
rms he was wild and walked three
III bgt no4 q Dibgls vas made on b!A