Evening star., 1928-04-03
OUT DUE TO POOR HITTING,
CAMEL. GOING TO CENTER
Youngsters Weak Showing in 12to-1 Victory of
Giants Yesterday Influences Manager Harris.
Judge at First Base i'm Place of Sisler.

| has pounded the ball for an average of
/ only .263. But Babe appears To have
more assurance at bat and gives more
promise Of quickly developing into a
SfIgser of worth than West. So with
the Nationals needing punch Manager
Harris is willing to sacrifice bit OF
defensive strength in his outfield in an
effort to bolster his clubs attack.
The Nationals lineup was to be
changed at first base as we'll as In
center field for the game here today
with the Giants. the fourth Of the
annual Spring series between the clubs.
Joe Judge was to relieve George SiSler
of the initial sack guardianship and
may continue at the position during the
remainder of the northward training
jaunt If not longer. SlSler has been
larr1lping the horSehide. but at this
particular position Harris deems de-
fense TO be uppermost and StSler has
not been covering any too much
ground.
The defeat yesterday was the sixth
suffered by the Nationals in their last
seven Spring exhibition tits and their
second in three starts against the
Giants. They were beaten almost from
the outset of hoStilities as Horace LiSen-
bee proved easy picRin'S for the New
EAIhtAS. Nltp }AlSQ lP SAA~IO OAA
during his five innings on the hill. What
happened to Clayton Van Alstyne there
after proved of no consequence as the
Washington outfit could do nothing
against Larry Benton. who went the
route for the Giants, until the eighth in
ming when they clustered three singles
for their lone tally.
Lisenbee plainly was net himself.
After a fine first inning he was deluged
by Giant hits, 10 rafting off their bats.
Van AlStyne yielded seven hits and two
passes, one of the latter forcing a run
over the plate in the seventh when the
New Workers counted four times after
the pitcher. with a hectic heave over
second, kicked a double play that would
have gotten him out Of the inning with
out score against him.
Giants Get Three HomerS
The Giants made the afternoon more
miserable for the Washington pitchers
by socking three home runs. Larry
Benton got the first of them of Lisen-
bee, his drive TO left bounding over
Goose Gcslin's dome and rolling to the
fence. George Harper and Jack Cum
uainas reached Van Alstyne for circuit
eloHts in the eighth. Harper cannoned
the ball into the rightfield bleachers
from where ID bounded into the street
bordering the ball yard. and Cummings
lifted his homer over the centerfield
barrier.
Ten hits were registered by the Ma
tons. four being made in the round in
which they scored II was poor piece
Of base running bv Goslin that hurt
them. the Goose chasing from first to
third as Grant ellis singled and caus-
ing Sisler. who had pulled up at the
far corner to be trapped on the line
to home. Sisler. seeing no chance to
count from second on Gnlis' clout. had
wisely returned to third. but apparently
the Goose did not know what was go
ing On
Jack Hayes. ellis, Goslin and Sislef
did III the Washington hitting, the
first three mentioned getting three
safeties each. Gosiin. who drove over
the run in the eighth. almost got Hayes
home from first base with two-bagger
in the third round Big Frank Hogan,
Giant catcher. cleverly blocked the plate
then and shared the sliding National
within an inch offthe counting block.