The Washington times., 1920-06-06


untn Bill Snyder signed with the
Washington ball club, he had never
played professional ball. He was
just big fellow with plenty or speed
a fair curve ball and desire for OUT
door life, as represented by basepail'
He was getting by all right, was mar
ried and happy. But when the oppo''
tunity came. he took II.
Snyder Joined the Washington club
last fall, did his stunt in the bull pen
end finally, on September H. iaccu
the Detroit Tigers In the ninth inning
The Tigers were winning, to l. OUT
that didn't stop Snyder from forcing
Ainsmith and Ehmke to roll 10 snort
and Donle Bush TO fan the breeZes
thrice. That was Snyder's big league
debut.
Gets His First start.
A week later, against the Cleveland
Indians, Snyder made his first start
in fast company. He lasted seven IN
nings and gave Speakers bunch four
runs II was seen that, whiie a"E'
ward and green the rookie had a
world OF promise and Clark DFihi'h
decided TO develop him.
This spring Snyder reported In Sood
condition and Immediately set out TO
learn all he could about the fine art
of flinsinE. He didn't think he knew
IL all, was ever ready 10 receive ad-
vice and gradually rounded TO.
When Courtney was shclled from
the peak BY the Mackmcn on May .,
Bill Snyder climbed the hill ana heio
tho enemy to one run in seven ana
one.third innings. Four days later he
started against the New YORK sanS
OF siuggers and lasted six innings. In
that time the youngster allowed four
funs, succumbing to an eartquake IN
tho seventh. Even then, had he been
more experienced, he would have oeen
permitted to remain. Griffith did not
want to risk losing the game through
this greenness. and so sent in Erick-
son. who held the Ianks safely In
check.
( Faces White Sox Here.
On May II. here. snyder went to the
relief OF Al Schacht against the cham
pion Chicago White Sox and held them
to three hits in four innings Because
tho Griffs staged batting rally in
their half of the sixth, Snyder was
lifted.
Last week. facing the Yankees in
one OF their dangerous batting moods,
this Young giant from Akron made
good. even down to the very end OF
the game when he walked Babe
Ruth amid the jecrs of thousands and
forced the next man to end the game
with a fly to Milan. 1t was his eN-
hibition Of gameness and real mound
skill that day which convinced Presi-
dent Griffith that he had the maklngs
OF a major league star this year, not
the next.
Today snyder is the choice OF his
boss to oppose the Boston Red SoX
in the final game OF the series here
He may not win. but he will be very
much in evidence unless all his his
tory with the Washington club means
nothing. t.-
Mike Kahoe Will Chuckie.
And IL tomorrow morning Mike
Kahoe picks up his newspaper ana
sees in the box score OF the Red SoN
Washington game that line snyder.
D." Is on the winning side. he will
chucklc, for it will be proof to him
that he has found another capable
young man to bring out in fast COM
pany. Mike has found many others,
too. Bill Snyder's just one Of them.
Following today's contest at
Georgia avenue. both the Griffs and
Red Sox will depart with great sud-
denness. The Griffs will be on their
way to st, Louis, the Red SoX off
for Chicago, the convention city for
the first invasion OF the West in the