The Washington times., 1919-12-30

Washington fans today are chat.
tering about the latest baseball trade
involving three former Griffmen and
two Red sox players. In exchange
for Mike Menosky, outfielder; Harry
Harper. pitcher. and Eddie Foster.
third baseman, the Washington Stub
obtains from the Boston Red Sox
Bobby Roth. outfielder. and Maurice
Shannon. second baseman.
shannon is good hitter" ex-
plains President Griffith. He II q
fair fielder. too, but It's his hitting
that like most. He got . mark Of
.263 last year in 10 games. the same
average Foster made in 120 games.
bu, he's q conner. and l look for him
to hit harder next summer.
Leonard Gets Chance.
"Joe Leonard came fast at the end
of last season. and ! shall give him
complete trial at third base. He's
all right rs a fielder over there, and
his hitting was hard and timely. but
his weakness in tagging a runner IL
bothersome. For some reason. he was
spike-shy. II he can overcome that
weakness. he may be the regular
third baseman.
If Shannon makes good at second
base I've got p'enty of youngsters
TO try at short and third. Harris had
a broken finger last year, SO l didn't
ee him at his best. Ellerbe played
third base for Binghamton before
jumping in at short for me.
Frank Isbell tells me that Wash
burn, the big rookie coming here for
and might make good at third. Isbell
says he has fine pair of hands and
a good arm. I'll probably take q
peek at him as a third baseman be-
fore reaching any decision in the
matter"
Witt May Go Over.
With Foster. a seasoned third
sacker, joining the Red Sox, Oscar
Witt may go over to second base
Manager Barrow wasn't wholly salts
fed with his work at the hot corner
last summer. Now that Foster has
been obtained. Witt may be tried at
the midway.
Harry Harper has long wanted to
pitch in cooler weather than blesses
Washington during the baseball sea-
son, thinking he would have better
luck. He now has his chance. II
Harper makes good, Barrow will be
.ati: fed. even If the other two play
ers in the deal fall down.
Mike Menosky Is expected to be
played in center field. When he re-
ported to the Washington club. he
n nd
looked better there than he ever did
in left field. 1t is possible that he
may develop rapidly with the Red
Sox, as he is young and ambitious.
Turned Down shanks.
Barrow was offered his choice be-
tween Hank Shanks and Mike Me-
nosky. He turned down Shanks, pre-
ferr.ng to take younger player.
Now unless some other club wants
him, Shanks will probably act as
utility outfielder with the Griffin, n,
though there is no certainty that he
will be member of the club by the
time the boys go to Tampa.
Foster. though aging. is still a nne
major league player. He lacks ag-
gressiveness. but in all else he meas
ures up to the highest standards. He
seemed to 10 Q interest in things last
season and shoul% fash to the front
now that he has a new berth.
President Griffith announced today
that In the future the Washington
club would control all it's privil g s
at the ball park. Every effort &ill
be made to provide first class service
In the way of score cards, peanuts
etc. So. II you get flock of little
peanuts In tho bag next June. howl to
riff. He'll swap big peanuts for lit