The Washington times., 1920-07-23

Today II is dnnouHceu lhd' ahoNhNi
Acosta. not related to the aforesaid
Merito, who is now with Louisville
in the American association. Is TO join
the Griffmen. He is pitcher obtain
ed from Arthur Irwin's Rochester In
ternationals. He will make the third
Cuban with the Washington club this
season. .rr..
PLAYING exhibitioh games at Tampa
last spring, Prexy Griffith saw lot
OF the Havana An-StaEs, from whom
he picked two. player Jack Calvo
and Ricardo Torres. Calyo had been
with the Washington club six or seven
years before and Griffith thought he
saw signs of Improvement He
found himself wrong, however. and
recently he sent the Cuban olNfielder
to Little Rock in the Southern asso-
citation.
Torres is a catcher with some minor
league experience. He is the pyize
bullpen performer now with the
Griffs, a quiet, earnest, self-respect-
ing young man who probably chafes
at his inability to get into regular
games.
THINKS THEM LUCKY.
Asked once why he always grabbed
Cuban player whenever possible.
Clark Griffith was quoted as saying,
They're lucky"
If Acosta. the Rochester pitcher,
can prove lucky on the hill for the
Griffs, he will have justified Griffith's
decision in picking him from Arthur
Irwins staff. Sometimes lucky pitch
ers can win more games than those
with more ability but less luck.
Acosta has played a lot Of minor
league baseball and has been given
at least one major trial He is not
big enough to suit most major league
managers, however. Indeed, Clark
Griffith must have changed his mind
about requirements in taking him,
for Griff has always looked for big
pitchers, forgetting that he himself
was a welter when at his best
Il saw Acosta at Tampa" Griff
told us the other day, land know
that he can put the ball over and
knows what to do on the rubber. A
pitcher like that can be Of consider
BILE use to me right now"
GETS AN INFIELDER.
While looking at the Rochester
club playing, Prexy Griffith decided
to take Holohan, second baseman, for
a trial in the big show. Holohan is
believed to be a shortstop or third
baseman rather than secondsacker,
but Irwin needed a second baseman
known of his ability. He may make
good and he may not. Nobody Is
cheering.
Leon Carlson has been returned to
the Griffmen by the Little Rock Club,
Kid Elberfeld having taken a violent
dislike to the youngster. The Kid
has funny idea that Carlson's feet
are too big. Glancing over the array
Of hurling talent now with the
Washington club. one is compelled to
say that Carlson doesn't begin to
equal some of the boys now with the
club here. Big feet, that is. ordinar-
lily big feet, may be an asset 70
pitcher. rather than a liability. ANY
way, Carlson has been returned by
Kid Elberfeld, who. wants another
Finger in his place.
Mollie Craft, who is coming back
to the Griffs, may be shifted to Little
Rock or to. Rochester. 1t is not
thought that he will remain with the
Griffmen long.
BROWNS DROP FIRST.
The Browns dropped their first
game of the series here and slipped
back into the second division, allow
ing Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary to
swing his mates up into fourth place
with .vi6tory. s, Il" 4't NJ
Urban Shocker, who leaped into
fame for = brief moment by whiting
Babe Ruth thrice, had a rough af-
ternoon on the hill. He lacked con-
troll and, when he did get the ball