Evening star., 1928-04-08
nv John n. KELLER.

"A
wv Nationals looked yesterday
to more than 5000 in CLARK
Grifith Stadium when they
nicked three Giant pitchers for
safetles, totaling 10 bases, and won Q
% /. In their first appearance this year
On the home lot after wafting pats
ftItilfv and trailing in six previous en-
counters with the New Workers. Ano
rnO6 his club will be- Manager Stanley
Harris believes, when il takes the nelo
here Tuesday against the Rex Sox ior
the opening tilt of the American League
championship campaign.
While he Still is suffering with a Sc
verely bruised left foot and Goose Cos
lin has not vet been relieved OF i;ie
soreness that has handicapped MS
throwing arm for some time. the pilot
lie fsYrsy certain that both he and the
regular left fielder will get into the
lineup for the inaugural battle OF uhe
flar chase. With the Nationals thus
reinforced il seems reasonable 10 oe-
fieve that they should prove even more
powerful than they did yesterday wnen
after losing in seven consecutive starts
they came back 10 take the measure ol
an outfit that had won Is sIaign'
times.
In licking the Giants, the Harris clan
came through with q decided form re-
versai The victory alone was a ue-
csfe6 unset. for in the past two weeks
II seemed the Nationals had enureiy
forgotten how to win over q cruz %
elass. But more surprising was tneir
sszIrdy offensive For team tnat mao
socked safely but IL times IN us Lnree
ureyiotis contests. the A-hit attack IN
the eiehtla match of the annual spring
series with the Giants was rernarkaole
tanR Vafa nlfnHTNO
uncertain as offensive factors are nkeiy
~ hecoune serious threats to opposing
pitchers
Camel, Bluege and West Hit.
Babe Camel, after his brief triai last
season regarded as . poweTlul oasss., se.-
for the first time lived up TO MS lSzf
hitting reputation this Spring when ne
slsrnrned each Of the trio Of New YORK
nitrhers he faced for a two-baSe mt
nssis Blueee. whose bat had been I'M
r,otsnt for some time. also Cleaned tnfee
rsfeties from the visiting hurIers. one
~ h,s eloarts being good for pair OF
haSes Sam West. after being con-
sidered an but hopeless as batter,
eontributed o double and triple 70
the washington offensive. IL was Ox
far the most pleasing exhioitlon o.
stickwork these three players nave sisen
since the beginning OF the uainins
period. - -.
eI,,b vas the smart pitching exhlnitlon
sts,ed bv Fred Marberry. The big iei-
low formerly held useful only IN reiief
rr,ex hsIt who aSDires 70 become start
tnr rnoundsman. proved his right 10
,nnSsSeration for the latter task oy
hoiding the heretofore pitcher PUNISH
i,,r Giants to two safetieg spread over
- mary innings. A single by rTeoos
Iindgtrou in the fourth frame ano
tvo-bagger by Lefty ODoul IN the sl.ln
were al Fred yielded IN the way Oh h'ss.
He passed but one man ano strucA o"'
two
Der of the Nationals pitching stan VINO
l,as gone O fun route. He has cone 50
fWvsee bit At Atlanta last Tuesday TOOK
an e-to-2 beating from the Giants wneh
4ns Nationals failed to launch con-
rer,srsted attack and were guilty OF
rnanv errors OF omission afieid. the
erstwilile relief hurier Is IN suoerp tIln
snd n employed as starting pitcher
ss Il seems he probably viii be. snouio
Do q deal Of winning Tor MS cruz.
New Uniforms Nebby.
The play of the club was more spirit
cd Yesterday than at any other iirne
during last week. The Eeppery Joe
.1,,6se, hack at first base. helped greatly
n keeu .he infseid on its toes all the
~sav and aisn achieved couple OF nifty
ssor1s tnst took some Ct the heart out
ff the Giants. Then TOO. the new ROAD
uniforms. worn for the FIRST time. nugnt
have snspire6 the players TO greater
sn6eavor Pine feathers make me
birds. and the 1928 u1ies are notnins
II not fine.
TIne nome habiliments will be Just az
keen booking as the road garments. TOO.
Tney are OF the lame pattern, collar
less shirts bearing A blue knitted fun
block "W@ with red LoTder on each
sleeve and trim knickers al striped
family In blue but on a white base IN
saesd Of gray. Blue caps with white
embroidered WIS" and olue stockings
having a red stripe thanked lry white
stripes In the middle viii oe worn xifn
both road and home uniforms.
The road unies are 70 be worn again
1seye to-day xhen the Nationals meet
fhe Giants In the final game OF the
Spring exhibition SEt. Play VIII start
Al o'clock and ~ the same hour On
Tuesday the American League opening
battle will get under way. but thereafter
home games of the Nationals will not
commence until 33e 1ciock. Tenn
Zachary. veteran souEnpsw. ID s'ated 70
70 10 the hrsrg line against the hew
Workers Tomorrow Manager Harris
intends 20 agse some r. his gOslngeT siah
tsent when his club tackles The Orioles
of the International League in yensble
Stadium in Esitipaore
Wells and KIozz Sold.
One NJ the pitchers snd one of ths
sAlffelceFS that have been with tine Ma
ta0nsls since the start ~ the training
period VIII not be af hand this after