Evening star., 1928-04-12

OSION. Aprll lZ,--WHNn Man
l. ager Stanley Harris in the early
days of the Nationals training
H. camp in Florida announced he
intended to make starting
pitcher of Fred Marberry this year
many base bail wiSeacres ventured to
declare the Big Texan never would do
in such q role. They contendcd that
Marberry never had been successful In
any way other than as relif hurler
that he was not capable of becoming
@ consistent nine-inning toiler and that
he had nothing more than speed to use
against barterS.
Marberry, though, is setting out this
Spring to prove that Harris had the
right idea and that the sharps OF the
game we're all wrong in rating his capa-
bilitles prior 70 the start of the Anieri-
can League campaign. He twice went
the full route against the Giants 10 an
even break and in his win over them
yielded but two safeties. And yester-
day III his first championship season
Start he easily hreeEed through nine
innings to all S-to-4 victory over the
Red Sox in the opener Of the Hub
schedule.
Shows More Than Speed.
Against the Giants, Marberry demon
Strated he had much more than mere
speed with which to batfie opposing bats
men and he did so again when he faced
the Carrigan crew and hurled his club
to a 500 rating in the American League
race, He pitched with excellent control.
keen judgment and coolly He flashed
q change Of pace that frequently dis
concerted the Red Sox and showed him.
self to be In fine trim physically. for
at the finish Of the engagement he was
virtually as fresh as at the outset.
And Marherry gave this exhibition
under fearfully trying weather condi-
tons Throughout the game, the
mercury in the thermometer hovered
just above the freezing point and to
make 1t more uncomfortable for the
hurler q biting gale roared across the
playing field in Fenway Park. Yet the
Low temperature and the wind appeared
TO have no effect upon the rangy Texan
other than to keep him on edge all the
way.
Fred may not be so effective when
the whiting days of Summer roll around.
for he has shown in other seasons when
employed in relief roles that heat an
noys him no little. but during the FIRST
and last thirds Of the nag fight he
Washington outfit.
He granted the Red Sox eight safetieS
In the base ball inaugural here and the
only trace Of wildness he displayed was
In the fifth inning when one OF his
pitches landed on the left hand of Bill
Rcgan. automatically putting the batter
on first base.
This incident did not unpoise Fred in
MwR @n~ San 80 a..
order. tanning two Of the next three
men to step to the plate. All told, Mar
berry struck out eight, making strike
out victims OF two Red Sox in the sew
enth session ana again IN the ninth. as
well as IN the round in which he pinked
Regan.
Fred Stingy at Start.
During the first five frames Fred
Eofmann and Ken williams were the
only Hubmen able to solve Fred's de-
liver Hoffnann singled In the third.
only to be forced out In q side-retiring
play, and in the fifth Ken williams
cracked . double after two we're out.
1t was Ken, by the way, who gave
Marberry the most trouble during the
fray. He drove In all Of the runs cred
tied to tn. Red Eox. In the sixth round,
with Ira Fiagstead on first, after fore
ing out PHI Tcdt, who had singled, VIII
nauls shot q liner into the right-neid
stand that appeared foul by yards TO all
except the unpires and the Red Sox
team.
Head Umpire Geisel ruled the hit
fair. 6espite Manager Harris vigorous
profess. 50 Ken was credited with a
home run and the home team with two
t&IiaeE
williams was responsible for sending
two more scores over the counting block
In the eighth, In which the Red Eox
clustered three hits. Russell Rollings
and Jack Rcthrock then singled In sue
ceSsion, but II seemed they would Ian
guash on the runway, when Phil Todt
watched q third strike whizz past and
Flaggy hoisted TO Sam West. Williams
though, got his third successive hit, .
double down the left field line that tai
lied his teammates.
The only other damage 70 MArberry's
pitching came in the ninth when Char
ley Berry. pinch-batting for Hofmann
singled after Goose Goslin had made a
whitfield RoliingS, though, for the sec
ond cut Of the round and Rothrock
forced out Berry 70 end the game and
. fine days work by the Washington
huraeT.
CriHs Hit -Four Pitchers.
The Nationals got all but one o!
their runs before the Red Eox broke
into the scoring business. They nicked
four Boston mOundEmen. ight-handeTG
all. for 10 Saieties. getting four Of them
OF JACK Russell, who started, IN round
three for trio Of tallies and three on
70 Norris. whc hurled part OF the
fourth frame, for another trio Of marx.
ers. Jack Wilson then came on and
toiled through the eighth inning. He
gave up tao hits and as many runs.
Frank Bennett. on the slab for the
ninth. escaped with only q single reg.
istered against him. A total Of 10
passes granted by the first three pitch
eYs paved tne way 70 i've runs.
Rice gas the speaEnesd Of the Wasn'
ingtoa offensive. getting two singles
ard = double IN four legal times at bal
ard driving home two Funs. West
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