Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-19
GRFF SLAB CORPS
IS OUT OF keller
Colds, Sore Arms Affecting
hurIers-RalIy In Ninth.
Beats Colonies.
BY TOM DOERER.

IVA may turn loose all Of that
pitching punch he has
been threatening to show this
afternoon against the Louisville
Colonies, when your Nationals
and the team they whipped yes
terday collide here in 'Bama this
afternoon.
The General has been r'aring
to get up in the saddle since the
first day this outfit gathered as a
force.
Crowder has been stalking the foot
steps of Manager Walter johnson until
the pilot threatened to don a beard of
Spanish moss to keep the winston
Salem farmer from catching him I'M
awares
But between this moment and the
time when the whistle blows a lot of
things may happen. Weaver may be
shot at the Colonies, Delaney given
chance and possibly Fischer may be
is the nomination as the boys arrive
here.
. If the pitching situation next week
Is as acute as 1t is now, there is going
to be a lot Of worrying in your Ma
t!ona1S' camp. Funny what few days
will do to a pitching cast. A week ago
the hurting outfit was snarling for &C
ton. But, at this writing, Lloyd Brown,
Bobby Burke and Fred Marberry not
only are hors du combat, but worse than
that. They are aching and ailing, fret
ting with colds and sore dippers.
And when you begin to look around
for some one to go up on the hill for
Clark Griffiths once proud outfit, you
have to begin by telling the bat boy
not to move too far away.
n AGLAND, Friedrich and Griffith
N pitched yesterday. Weaver's right
flipper is not exactly as he wants
It. There still is twing or two left
from that battle over at Gulfport the
other afternoon.
A week ago Marberry was threaten
ing to have the law on Johnson for not
allowing him to get up on the hill and
throw at Baltimore in the initial game.
Today he sits upon the Biloxi Hotel sofa
as forlorn as though he had lost his
final friend.
WHEN the bus reached Mobile at
w noon today it carried Myer, Ma
nush, West, Cronin, Rice, Griffith,
Kuhel, Crowder, Bolton, Maple, Delaney,
Fischer, Bluege, Weaver, Coaches Char
rity, Ainsmith, Altrock, Schacht; Trainer
Martin, Friedrich, Secretary Bill Smith
and Manager johnson.
Judge, Harris, Kerr, Ragland. Rey-
nolds, Ralph Boyle and the sick and
bruised are back at the Biloxi camp.
Tomorrow the Biloxi stay-at-homes
are scheduled to play the Biloxi Bakers.
AS result of the casualty list, several
players participating in the fracas here
this afternoon will return tonight to
Biloxi to get into the game there. Just
who will be used here tomorrow is a
puzzle, unless Altrock and Schacht
pitch.
IA TRICKY little ninth-inning rally
, "A broke up tie yesterday afternoon
at Biloxi with the Nationals Scor-
ing 8 to z over the Colonies for their
third exhibition game victory In row.
With the score deadlocked Reynolds
rif1ed a shot through Pitcher McKain's
glove for single. Judge walked,
Bluege singled and Reynolds tore down
to third. A smack by Maple started
Reynolds home and he beat the play
at the plate niftily. Carl can slide,
make no mistake about that.
As encouraging as Ragland's hurl-
ing, was Judges fielding. The veteran
accepted 10 chances at his position,
playing the entire game. One of the
chances was a fly In the eighth, which
saved the Ragman from serious trouble.
At bat Joe was charged with two
official visits. He did not hit, but he
got run two free tickets and was hit
on the arm by McKain. 1t was a nice
afternoon for the fellow who is trying
to get his job back. Kuhel, who had
been playing the position, came up in
a pinch for Griffith, and popped up to
Brown, the Colonies first baseman.
Rags allowed two hits and one run
during his three innings on the hill.
Griffith allowed four hits and three
runs in three innings, while Bob Fried
rich, who took the mound first, gave
up three runs and six hits
Cronin's bat again gave the kid
pitchers some help, Joe mailing three
hits out of five times up. He, Bluege
and Rice have been big help to the
young hurlers.