Evening star., 1932-03-25
LEFTY TO TRY ARM
IN BALTIMORE TILT
Declares Soreness Is Gone
From Limb-Mixed Griffs
Scale Spring Hill.
BY TOM DOERER.

4AS<A4S V44oo., N1dlS11 GO.-
X Lloyd Andrew Brown, whose
- good left arm should repre-
sent at least IS victories fo1
your Nationals this season, gets
his first test tomorrow, when he
does part of the throwing against
Baltimore in Biloxi stadium.
Thus far, the most serious
work done by Brown in the train
ing camp has consisted of elbow
bending exercises, taken three
times a day in the Hotel Biloxi
dining room, with M. Clarke, head
waiter, overseeing the workouts.
Lloyd contracted a sore arm early in
the Spring, and, whether it was a real
ailment, as Brown contends, or largely
mental, is still moot question.
However, Brownie has been cutting
loose in workouts during the week, and
declares to all who can stay awake long
enough to listen that the soreness has
entirely disappeared and that he will be
ready to make a bid for the opening
game assignment when the Nationals
face the Red Sox in Griffith Stadium
April II.
Carl Fischer and Monte Weaver will
split up the assignment with Brownie.
So far the Orioles have played Wash
ington three times and have been de-
feated three times.
The Nationals will play two games
Sf1nGaU vvhay1 "A e. cY,fF
port for still another tussle with Bal
timore, while the Irregulars remain in
Biloxi Stadium to defend the honor of
the Nationals from another assault by
the Biloxi Bakers, a group of hard
working young men who make better
pies than they do putouts, assists and
base hits.
IITALTER JOHNSON'S players yes
Wv terday broke training in the form
of q side show alleged in some
quarters to have been a base bah game
The IrTegulars. with an an-star cast
walloped the Spring Hi College base
ballers. 12-1I. with 8 ninth-inning rally
and thus spoiled the week end for the
coilegiGns.
It seems that Spring Hill had been
promised a day OF If the S. Il. nine
gave them big leaguers their come
uppsnce"
While the contest didn't develop any,
thing that even family resembled base
ball II brought out a promising recruit
1U the ranks OF major league umpires.
This young man, who answers rather
sharply to the name Of Mr. Mabry. was
pressed into service as a base umpire
20 assist Roy Van Grafan, who pre-
ferred to stay behind the plate and
guess at the balls and strikes
Friends, Mabry has everything that
i takes TO make big league umpire
Color, an over-stuffed voice, a set of
Safe-and-Out gestures that are entirely
his own and a temper that flames into
action faster than tfree-alarm fire
DAVE HARRIS, who was having
~ trouble enough playing second base,
brought down the wrath Of Mr..
Mabry when he attempted to remon-
strate mildly on decision at the middle
sack
IF you'n forgive me saying so, Mr.
Umpire" Harris is quoted as saying. Il
think you kicked that one. While I
don't like to question your decision, I
feel that / was in a better position to
see the play-and the man did not
touch the bag"
Really, Mr. Harris" the umpire is
said to have answered out of the corner
OF MS mouth, tnlnk tnaL you are
speaking out of your regular turn and
unless you see fit to button up your lip
I shall be forced to ask you to retire
from the scene Of action"
Well, one word led to another and,
after Mr.. Van Grafin had been ap-
H pealed to for final decision, Mr. Ma
NJ bry dramatically pointed to the club
house and spoke thus:
Get thee thence, you big rowdy!"
Mr.. Harris got
MICK ALTROCK, who was drafted
IN to play first, supplied the big kick
of the game in the ninth when
he came through with a beautiful in
field single that eventually resulted in
the winning run crossing the plate.
Nick teased one to the shortstop, who
finally ran the ball down. decided that
Altrock had the ball beat and then
threw to third to try to get Sammy
Rice.
The third baseman was trying to
figure out his batting average for the
season and didn't see the ball, so Rice
kept right on going.
The collegians, however, violated the
true spirit when they failed to get to-
gether in huddle following the game
to give the Mats a big cheer.