Evening star., 1932-03-29
MARBERRY, BROWN
TO FACE DODGERS
Friedrich Slated to Travel
Full Route Against
Baltimore Today.

ILOXI, Miss, March 90
X Uncle Clark's Nationals get
IL their first taste of big
league competition Friday
afternoon, when the Brooklyn
Balminess Boys, who have become
the very dignified Brooklyn Ma
tional League Base Ball Club, Inc
under Manager Max Carey, stop
of here for one game.
Fred Marberry and Lloyd Brown, two
OF the Nationals big three, will do the
shooting against the Dodgers and, in
cidentally, it will be the first test for
them this Spring. Marberry has worked
only three innings in regular game,
while Brown has four innings to his
credit.
Manager Johnson had planned to
work Crowder in this game, letting him
go the full nine innings. However, with
the General called home because of the
Illness of his wife, johnson has had to
make new pitching plans and will split
the assignment.
rTiudy 70 ne Dig Day.
Friday will be big day here in Biloxi
for both the Nationals and the natives.
The local Chamber of Commerce under
the guidance Of Tony RaguSin, secretary
extraordinary, has made plans for well
coming back one of its most-favored
adopted sonS-CaSey Stengel Casey
now is coach with the Dodgers, but
when Biloxi first made his acquaintance
he was manager of the Toledo team
the first base ball club to train here
Hence Stengel is held partly responsible
for washington coming to this garden
of the Gulf Coast, as G-iff selected the
spot after listening to a hearty recon-
mendation from Casey
The Boys Band of Biloxi, fully re-
covered from its noble efforts at the
opening game, will be out in full force
to give Casey loud and, it is hoped,
melodious welcome. Further the band
- will be equipped with one new selection
never before heard in these precincts to
supplement the program it usually puts
on on such occasions. There will posi-
lively Be no speeches. and the affair
will be unique in that Stengel will not
be presented with travelling bag by
his adnliring friends in Biloxi.
Test for Friedrich Today.
bOD JIle VIII yOuIlB man
from Holy Cross, gets his test today
when the Nationals travel over to Gulf
port for still another game wi h Balti-
more. Friedrich is to start the game,
and, if he feels capable of going the
full route, will be allowed to travel the
entire distance without assistance from
any of the other pitchers
Friedrich has shown up particularly
well in some respects, but he has one
failing that may keep him out of the
big leagues this season-wildness. He
walked six men in one inning during
a game with Louisville week ago, and
has shown many signs OF unsteadiness
In his sundry appearances in the line
up. In his favor, he has a good as
sortment of stuff, he can field his po-
sition well, and he can hit much better
than the average pitcher.
Manager johnson regards Friedrich
as one of the most promising youngsters
he has picked up in several years,
and would prefer to farm him out for
another season before giving him a
only part OF one season in professional
ball after getting out of Holy Cross
last June. Another year with Chat
tanooga would make far better big
league prospect out of him.
Griffith Is in Reserve.
In the event Friedrich finds the going
a bit too rocky. Lynn Griffith will be
called in to stop the Orioles.
Alvin Crowder, determined to keep
in condition despite his absence from
camp has wired Griffith that he will
try to workout every day.
Joe Kuhel still is doing little except
run around the park half a dozen times
to keep his legs and wind in shape
Trainer Mike Martin declares that Joe's
injured hand is coming along fine, and
that he will be ready to get back into
action toward the latter part of the
week
Bobby Burke still has a sore arm,
but it has caused little excitement or
concern among the club officials SO
far