Show How Do Veterans Look Billy Evans Gives Views By BILLY EVANS TAMPA Pta Fit March Clark 26 St Clark Griffith noW new largest owner also presIdent of ot the th Washington club ot or the th American Amei league leane still retains the superstitions superstition ot of o his days as ss a ball bail player Inthe As a mal matter tel ot of fact tact I doubt It U there ther Is ls a greater eater hunch bunch player In the American league Several years yeara ago to when was wInning its first rat pennant pen pen- pennant nant nant I noticed one on day that Griffith was waa alt alt- lt- lt TOURING boxa ting far down iown In to the left led field fl ld pavilion his hl box a HJ being deserted TRAINING When I queried him about taking a seat CAMPS so BO far removed from play he h replied This Is a lucky seat f at Ever sInce line I have hav been sitting down here the club has been wIn win- winning win nine ning consistently I am going to continue to sit here until smUt I 1 weir wear out the charm Washington won the th pennant that year ear and Gritt will Till tell you he held down the thi same sam seat all aU season PICKS HIS LUCKY UMPIRE ton Last season after winning two consecutive pennants pennant Washing ton failed ailed to make alce It Jt three thre In a row when the th pitching sagged and the club went down with It lt That Is It the th reason why Griffith has started playing layIng hunches earlY this spring J dS y ay f I In mI 1924 Washington y won a a- a flag fits and world series The Th spring sprine I ot of that year Emmet Ormsby mak mak-i mak log Ine his debut as an American league umpire umpires handled the games for or the lh Washington club It will be noted that Ormsby Is 15 in charge chare ot the exhibition games camelIn In the th south this year y ar Ormsby was good rood luck to us the tb year w we won our first pennant so I am playIng a hunch In selecting him as u our umpIre this year for forthe forthe the exhibition tour Dont Don't forget that Griffith Is sincere sincero in the tb belief bell I and hope hop that the tho good rood luck Ormsby first l brought him will repeat rep nt HOW DOES THIS SOUND Then I commented on the tho fact act that the th Nationals ought to make plenty ot of money In the th aeries of ot games came scheduled on the th way ay north with the tin New York Giants Olanta Griffith admItted th the possibility then laughed as he remarked Aside A ld from front the chances of making some money I also played playe l a hunch when I arranged the tho games eams with New York I really believe bellev the th series of ot games we w played with the GIants In the th spring sprine of o 1925 was wa responsIble for the th winnIng of ot our second pennAnt I asked him to explain what seemed to bo be a conundrum sInce sine I could see soe no connection between exhIbItion games eames and the th American league pennant HISTORY ASKED TO REPEAT You will recall ho hI continued that we beat the Giants for the th world championship In 1924 1121 A lot or of o folks saId laid we w were lucky but we wo won A sprIng serIes for lor 1925 was arranged with the Giants It was hinted McGraws McGraw's club intended to show us up tip prove we were lucky When New York won five dye of o 1 L the tb first six sli games ames It began to toV look that way However It sim- sim simply ply aim ply the lIghting fighting spIrit in our club bud and we went out and won on five dye of ot the th next six The Tb series ended all even 7 T LIke all McGraw teams the tb Giants had battled to the th limit for every game Ilmo The Th serIes provo proved 11 a great reat real conditioner and out nut Washing Washing- Washington ton on edge edt for Cor or a second pennant I I 1 ho hope hop hIstory repeats repeat this year |