Evening star., 1932-03-21
ALS STILL AFFECT
SEVERAL PLAYERS
Spencer Suffers Malaria At.
tack-Griffs Win, Lose
In Exhibitions.
BY TOM DOERER.

- tionals' fifth week Of alb
sorbing Spring training, it
should be the time for Clark C..
Griffith, the gray pilot, and Walter
Perry Johnson, director afield, to
come right out and say:
''The boys are in splendid shape.
If condition means pennant, we'll
win the pennant by mile"
But they were hardly able to make
such confidential assertions this morn
ing after looking over the squad.
Sir Walter called Attention" and
began counting noses. All there? No.
No. Where's Spencer? Spencer? He's
sick Can't get into uniform today.
Doctors order
Well, the rest Of 'em are here. Mar
berry still looking little shaky and
white after his touch of grippe and
bit Of stomach trouble; Brown Is pres
ent, but must be careful Of that old
soup bone. Just run around a lot,
Brownie. Let the arm go for a few
days.
Spencer's trouble was diagnosed as
malaria early yesterday morning by
slocal physician, awakened from sound
sSlunlber.
Saturday night he ran temperature
Of 102 and had not improved at 2
O'Clock in the morning. So the M. D.
was hurriedly summoned. Roy has been
put on qufnine diet and must take
90 grains daily to ward of the dreaded
illness.
The star catcher Is up and about the
hotel, but apparently Is very weak.
"But" says he, I've had it before and
It didn't even dent my shell"
!, Nevertheless, President Grifnth was
worried greatly this morning when the
boys turned out to start their fifth
week Of training at Biloxi Stadium.
M! OF! What pasting those Louis
~ vile Colonels gave our Bob Fried
: rich at Mobile yesterday. Six runs
tn the first inning, and all the trouble
can be laid to Bob himself. The final
Ecore? Twas 7-6.
Friedrich kept pumping 'em in there
with his trusty right, but he couldn't
get 'em over. The Colonels simply
walked to victory, Just leisurely stroll
through the tulips. When the twelfth
batter had finally lofted to Sammy West
to end the lining, check-up revealed
that Bob had walked six, half the
number that came to bat in the disas-
trous stanza. Two more had hit safely,
q single and a double, while Johnsons
q wild one past First Baseman Joe
Kuhel to help the cause Of Louisville.
The Colonels In three innings col
iected six hits off Friedrich before he
retired in favor Of Lefty Griffith. Lynn
coughed I'D three hits in three frames.
Frank Ragland was used In the seventh
and eighth. He was too tight to donate
q thing to our hosts.
While all Of this was happening the
Nationals were scoring pair OF tallies
in the. fifth and q quartet In the
seventh. But, of course, 1t wasn't quite
enough. Washington collected hits
compared to 10 for Louisville.
THINK Raggetty Ragland, the semi
/ bald herman from Mississippi. VIII
be of value to Walter johnson this
season. He appears to be getting
stronger every time he works. Some
see in Ragland another Fred Marberry
TO step in there as rescue man with
an assortment Of shoots and worlds OF
push" push" meaning steam"
'steam"-but wait, this could 60 on for
days.
Uncle Billy Smith, that mysterious
parsonage with the black bag. was srnli-
ing contentedly TINS morning. OFeF III
Mobile with the first team Saturday
and yesterday, Uncle Billy returned last
night to find out that the second team,
PLAYING the Biloxi Bakers, had drawn
500 fans into Biloxi Stadium.
This number is quite number more
than turned out to see the regulars
tussle with their first two Springtime
foes.
CHERIFF DAVE HARRIS, the Greens
y boro sleuth, was another smiler
He smiled happily because ne
caught hold of two slants tossed by the
semi-pro opposition pitcher and parked
'em in the far areas Of the park. Eacn
time the Sheriff did this he raced all
around the bases and made what Is
officially called home run.
The score, by the way, OF this crowd.
pleasing spectacle was 1875 in favor OF
,Tohnson's athletes. Bud Thomas, the
District sandlotter, and Bobby Burke,
the no-hit, no-run cartoonlst, neaVeo
for the little Nationals.