Evening star., 1932-03-16
WEAVER, DELANEY
ON HILL TODAY, TOO
Friedrich, RagIand and Cronin
Shine in GriffS' 5-to-4
Win in Opener.
BY TOM DOERER.

C6soSl ully pOCh6G6u, WdiGC4
Johnson's band of Nationals ar
rived here early this afternoon tC
engage in the second of the seven
listed encounters with the Balti-
more Orioles, this time right
smack up on the latter's own
front lawn.
Today both clubs were scheduled to
throw in smarter pitching, tighten UP
their hne-ups notch or two an6
point both barrels at the target.
Following pow-wow between CLARK
Griffith and Walter johnson last night
the chieftains agreed that the best was
none too good to pop up cannon crack
ers to the Monumental City nine, sc
Carl Fisher, your rejuvenated fork
listed pea shooter, was nominated tc
fling at the Orioles, by way of three
inning start.
Back of the enthusiastic Carl will
come Mike Delaney, the boy from Chi
cago, who has been right-handing him.
self into fine shape back there ir
Biloxi.
Weaver to Finish Up.
II Baltimore thinks that spells trou-
bic, the worst will come in the final
three innings of the afternoon, when
Monte Weaver, the reformed college
professor, serves to his former team
mates the brand of shooting which
nearly won for them an International
League gonfalon last semester.
Carl Reynolds, whose mighty right
hand smacktng was not mighty down
at Biloxi yesterday, and Heine Manush
who got himself hit in the same
combat, Will await the arrival of the
team back home. Joe Judge, too, who
for some reason or another failed to
get into action yesterday will snooze
1t out this afternoon, according to the
best and latest advices from the front.
Roy Spencer, also, will sit among the
cushions, while the rookie catchers,
Howard Maple and Cliff Bolton, do the
work.
From the other side of the lines
comes the information that Fritz
Maizel, Oriole leader, will counter with
the best he has in stock. The little
barrl-shaped Baltimorean will toss none
other than Beryl Richmond, his prize
package, at the Nationals In the first
third of the tussle, and come back with
Holloway and one of his many prom
Using rocks
All hands were pleased with yester-
days showing against Baltimore, in
cluding the rookie hurler, Lynn Grit
nth, who sped one in neck high to
Hefner, the Oriole second baSeman. 1t
went rocketing for q rcur-pIy visit
around the bags.
Grif and johnson Pleased.
Both Grif and Johnson were pleased
with the reaction of the game. They
liked the rookie pitchers after-game
attitude and both were pleased with
the showing Of youngsters, Griffith,
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lot OF praise for Ralph Boyle, the
rock outfielder who nipped one off his
shoes in the ninth
"Ragland Is steady youngster with
a lot of poise for kid; Griffith was a
little befuddled and Friedrich has a
world of stuff. The latter Is a wonder
fui prospect, and he showed, under fire,
the things I thought he would" said
Walter
Lynn Crifflth, the big lefthander Tex
an, drew beating in his portion of the
nine-inning scuffle, which finally went
to Washington, 5-4. Lynn was pelted
for runs and of the 10 hits made by
Baltimore in the fifth, his second inning
in the combat.
Griffith took the first hurdle like a
champion, but went into the fifth in
ming to get raped for two singles be-
fore he could hitch his trousers. With
two on, Heffner, Baltimore's slight but
punchy second sacker, hoisted the onion
far into centerfield for a run around
the sacks and tallies. Two more hits
were SHARED of Griffith, but he frightened
the rest Of the way, and came out of
the sixth with only another hit tackled
upon him.
That was the most disastrous inning
to the Nationals. Baltimore had scored
one run of Friedrich in the second
giving the Orioles a AZ lead over the
American Leaguers at that point.
Griffs Stage Big Inning.
But a big inning in the seventh
brought the Nationals up to a tie, when
Cronin, who achieved triple, a double
and single to his credit for five times
up, belted his three-bagger to score Sam
Rice. A whack by Boyle followed, and
Joe came tearing in with the tying run
In the ninth, with the score still dead
locked, Joe sent West home with the
winning run on his double.
It was Mr.. CroninS day as well as the
rookie pitchers. But Mr.. Cronin has
been in the habit of doing things like
this so long that it is not as newSy as
the achievements of the kids.
Friedrich's tenure on the mound was
an interesting one. He is spectacular
Ol IIIc LS1Ly SlONC IgPGy ONkA Al4AAE
them over, with the addition of lot OF
funny breaking shoots. His bag OF
tricks seems unlimited. Buzz Arlett,
the former Philadelphia National, play
ing left field for the visitors, barged
into a two-base clout in the second
stanza. Heine Sands smack, little
later, sent the Buzzard tearing into
home. But the resourceful Bob smoked
over fast ones to McKenna, the catcher,
and Gumbert, the pitcher, to fan them
and end his ticklish inning.
In his third and final inning Fried
rich showed more staple stuff, retiring
the top of the batting order in one-two-
three fashion. Bob is by far the most
spectacular pitching prospect to ccme to
camp in recent years. according to those
who have been following the Nationals
While he has had the least experience
of the three youngsters on duty yester-
day, he has color, flash and determine
ton. johnson is more than keen over
him.
Ragland Makes Good.
But Rags Ragland, the Mississippi
boy who made good in his home State
was the more cool and deliberate o.
the flock of kids. The Ragman bore
down at times, but never lost contro
OF the situation, and as result, not
an enemy crossed home plate, while
but two hits were scored against him
He used fast, short breaking curve Il
great extent, mixing it with a fas
one that was low or high, as he wanted
A timely peg from the outfield savee
the peninsula boy from dificulty in tht
ninth, when Jordan pelted the onior
Tor two bases with a runner percheC
on nrSt. spectacular catch by Ralph
Boyle, the outfielder, again saved
Frank. retiring the side and ending thu
ball game so far as the Orioles were
concerned.
Everybody but Griff and Walter
johnson seemed to be in the game