Evening star., 1928-05-19
TRIAL Of CASUALS
!. IS HALTED BY RAIN
Tribe Had Edge Over Lamed
Nationals as DoWnpour
Checks Contest.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

More work for the Nationals pitching
staff. PoStponement number nine came
the way of the Grifith hirelings yes
terday when a downpour halted hostil-
ttieS with the Indians after the latter
had completed their fourth turn at bat.
However, the Washington pitchers prob
ably need plenty of work. Maybe it will
round them into the proper pitching
form they have not had since the out
set of the season.
The shower lasted but 10 minutes,
and though the inflel6 was thoroughly
soaked, there was enough sun follow
ing the rain 10 eliminate the moisture
10 a considerable extent shortly after
the clouds rolled by. The Empirical
staff and Groun6keeper HaiSman stepped
onto the field about IS minutes after
the rain ceased and t3ptoed gingerlv
along the base paths. They decided that
further play was impossible and called
il a day
Fifteen minutes thereafter the field
was in fairly fine condition. However
it was Ladies day and there were few
rain checks TO be validated later. Fur
theTTnore, the Nationals are in not SO
good physical trim right now and a
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later IN the season very likely will be
better than tilt on a field of uncertain
footing.
When the rain came the Indians
were leading, l 70 o. They had gotten
their run off Irving Hadley in the Sec
ond session when they punched three
Of the four hits made of the pitcher
Joe Sewell'S and Lew Fonseca'S singles
and Urban Hooapp's double did the
e-~fsN - S,s1 1-18 -
as Hodapp hit, but was nipped at the
plate by Bob Reeves relay Of Red
Barnes throw. All the Nationals got of
Willis Huolin, who hurled for the
Tribe, was one hit. a single by Reeves
IN the third frame
GoSlin Can't Throw.
Manager Stanley Harris tried a re-
viseo lineup, with the expectation that
it would add 10 his clubs punch Had
- the team progressed at the rate it pur-
sued in the third of a game it went
through the punch would not have
knocked out a gnat The same outfit
was to be tested again today. Goose
Goslin, sent 70 left field after a long
iayof, amply demonstrated that his
throwing arm still is of no use When
Fonseca sent his single to short left
In the third inning, Joe Sewell never
hesitated about going TO third base
from first. The Goose. after fielding
the ball, could do nothing more than
make feeble heave toward the far
corner.
The employment of Reeves at short
stop for the Nationals was not decided
upon until shortly before game time.
Then Manager Harris figured that his
right hand, which had been hurt in
Thursdays engagement was in too poor
condition 70 permit him TO enter the
fray. so Jack Hayes was shifted to sec
ond base and Reeves sent to the short
feld. Bob's trick knee did not seem to
worry him. especially In the first in
ming. when he darted back 10 deep
short and scooped up with one hand |
hot drive from Carl Lind's bat The |
erStwhiie Georgia Tech athlete followed |
the startling stop with a remarkable re.
tlring throw 70 George Sisler
The same clubs we're 70 oppose this
afternoon. Afllt CASTOR was slated to
hurl for the home club. while Joe
Shsute. a pitcher Of portside persuasion.
vas likely 10 start for the Indians.
During the rainy afternoon President
Clark Griffith found time 10 sell 10 the
Louisville club Of the American Asso-
ctat1on young Foster Cancel, out1eider,
VINO burned I'D the league at the fag
end of last season with his hitting. but
VINO had been Of no use whatsoever
TO the Nationals this year. Babe went
% the Colonies outright.
Buy a button az the ball park to-
morrow" Griffith asks patriotic fans.
Ladies Of the several veterans aux
ltaTses in Washington viii have booth
al the entrance from which buttons will
be dispensed, the proceeds 10 help de-
fray the cost Of decorating the graves
OF some rs 600 soldiers buried in cene-
teries IN and about the District Presi-
dent Griffith is cooperating with the
general Memorial day committee, COM
posed Of al the veteran orders OF the
city, and the Washington ball clue has
made a generous contribution 70 the
fund IN addition 70 providing the booth
for the button sale tomorrow. A uni
formed color guard Of Spanish War
veterans viii be present al the booth
as guard OF honor 10 the stand Of
colorE. The corps of 50 women selling
buttons, under the leadership Of De-
partment President Margaret z. Burns
of the Ladies AaxlllsrieE of the Span
2sh War Veterans. wiIi wear red. vilite
and blue ribbons with the Memorial
day buttons attached.
Pitcher Lloyd Brown is nursing
very sore ieft hand. an especially an
moving hurt. as Lloyd pitches from the
port side. Lloyd neglected blister and
the paw became infected, necessitating
drainage slice yesterday. He win be-
out of action for several days