Evening star., 1928-03-28
BY JOHN h. KELLER.


% AMPA, Fla, March 2s--With
Manager Stanley Harris, regu-
lar second Sacker, out Of the
line~up. the Nationals are not
al all strong around the middle
station This was especially noticeable
Yesterday when the club in the opener
nf the two-gane set with the Cardi-
nails took q 6-to-S licking. Play around
second was generally loose throughout
fhp contest. but particularly in the ftth
inning. when the Cards registered three
i their runs. ~
Thus far. Grant Gillis. now being
rroowee for the washington shorthelo
berth seems nothing more than me-
chanical performer. He makes spafklnle
SONS frequently and has sturdy arm
AZ, he Gives no sign Of doing any think
jrr about the playing Of his position.
Without the steadying Harris fanSlns'
him Grant apparently is virtually help-
lass anS 50 is Bob Reeves, who Is tIy-
Ing 10 I'll the managers shoes Wnlie Wits
Pucky is nursing badly bruiSeo ieA'
foot -. oAl. -
MACE himself properly IN the AlIlel9
sffer once the Cards batting oroef nag
eone through at the plate, nor oio
ssther seem TO have any loea VIA =.
do with the ball once ne mao lPn,,oe PloNVS
= m To make matters worse reeves
ssn into mis- former habit OF thToWhg
w.tfhout getting on target, ana ulae
haired the ST Louis outfit consloei"oiS
on several occasions.
Harris Rest Indefinite.
However. these fellows are hhely Y
have little time 70 learn SoIletli-lts
more of their positions. Ihey az ne -
Sfick in the lineup as now placeo Wy
remainder Of the week al leaS1 -, "ile ~
there is a great possibility oo'Il Wil =.
IN there IN several engagements IleAt
-oi- - Tgarris now fears his foot VIII
nj heal quickly enough to permit nun
N return 10 the game when the Giai'Ss
are encountered at Birmingham next
Monday. 49, ...o~,,,,,s
oaired the manager more than al an.
fir,e since he wTenched and oIuIseC
tbe foo. severely a week ago TO-DAY ana
v-riYe a., X-rav made here revealed no
h-nkrn bone. Bucky viii undergo an
otber examination before the cluo
strikes its camp here tonight. Inc ~.
Jury has the manager worried sIea1y
As ne fears his idleness may put MN
sat Of condition for the opening o. the
season on April 10, ..-.,.
nov have been tested under IRE. the
last cf them breaking into a game yes
terdav when Sam Jones faced the Ca!oS
lcr the first five sessions OF the en-
skapsnent Sam. who has been train
Ing slowly and carefully. sparkleo N
his aFst three rounds. then tired and
took plenty Of punishment in the next
tvo. although cieverer support by Gii!ls
and Reeves probably would have got
ten him through the fifth inning IN
better style,
sam walked q batter in the first
round vas reached for a single IN the
second and passed another man IN the
third With one gone IN the fourth,
though. Sam was sOcked for a double
hv Chick HafeY and following a sacri-
fee hy came q single. bobble by Ossle
Blueze and another one-baSe hit. This
mixture vas good for two tallies.
Jones had a Card out Of the way
IN the fifth before he ran into plenty
Of trouble Frisch singled and took
third when Bottomley sent roller by
Reeves for base knock. The throw
70 head of Frisch let Bottomley reach
second and both Cards scored as Hafey
singled past Gillis. II was not par
ticu!ariy hard tap and probably would
have been handled by the shortstop
with ease. rad he not been playing
well up III his aele
Holm erew q pass then MaranY!lle
grounded 20 Eluege and an apparently
certain eouble-play vas In sight But
Reeves after getting Holm. made &
wild relay Of RiueRe'6 throw and gave
Mancuso 9 chance 20 single horne