The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-01-05

1 know all the COLL rules ana |
never break them.
solemnly swear this is the
truth TO the best Of my knowl-
edge and belief.
(Sign here ADAM LYRE.
printed to the effect that some six
or eight clubs were bidding FOR
Frank Brewer. the homc-run king OF
the International League.
GRIEF sNAGs HIM.
Then one day Clark Grifith uuit
his ball club, leaving it to the tender
mcrcies OF George Mcbride. Eddie
Eynon and Tommy" Thompson. and
went to Reading. Grin watched
Grower in action for week and then
joined his club with the announce
ment that he had obtained Brewer.
We were in Cleveland when Grin
r"Joined his ball club. We asked him
about his new acquisition and this is
what Grin said:
We'll, he looks like real hitter.
dont know how he can field. he is
now suffering from an injured back.
but J do think he can bit. AS first
base man, I'd say he looked littlc
-
riShtful position"
Grower Joined the ball club and. in
stead OF going to first base toe
Bobby Roth's place in the outf'i
As a fielder he wasn't very niue
As a. hitter he knocked down y
fences. though Ii" did land on u
bait with considerable heft. lie va
we'll under weight, anyway aud
not too much was to be expected OF
him.
DOES BETTER Ar FIRST.
Then Grin began using Browc-
first base. He seemed more at cas-
there and his hitting picked up. H.,
finished the season with a chance Of
sticking with the Grifrm"u next year
For a while il was said that h.
would be tried out at third base. but
he failed to shin" there in practice
being rather overly tall for the hot
corner.
Now the latest ~ that BroWrr VIII
b" tried out as pitcher.
As a matter Of fact Brewer has no
place in the Washington lineup. de-
spite his timely rap, lie is too slow
and awkward in tn" outfeId. He il
too tall and slow for third base. Joe
Judge is too good a firstsack"r To be
forced off tn. cushion. 50 there re-
mains only 4 trial on the mound for
the man who ted tho international
league in hom" runs last season and
finished clos" t. the top IN his sea-
sons work with the bat. Furtl'r-
NOR. as "a Grifman. in thirlr-siN
games IA" hit for 81. Don't forget
that
MAS SAME IUI>G.
over in New York Miller Huggne,
the weo manager ot the Yankees, has
the same thing facing him in Bob
Meuscl. a hard-ridinE NATIVE son"
Just what to do with Meuscl may
never be settled satisfactorily.
Meusel was with Vernon on the
Pacific coast in 1919. IL played
ninety-siN games at third base and
fifty-six in the outfield. He amassed
a batting average of .331 for 163
games and found himself sold TO the
New York Yankees.
The Californian appeared in J10
games for the Yankees last year, get
ting batting average Of .32s. which
Is some hitting. Forty OF his wallops
weere doubles seven were triples and
eleven were for the circuit. Excpet
that hts t"ammatc, Babe Ruth, WAS
slaughtcrinS all humr-ruu records,
Meuesls long drives would have given
him marvellous reputation. As it
was Meusel stamped himself val
liable slugRer.
But where can he he played where
he will do the least damage? In forty
five games he showed himself the
worst third bascman in the league. In
sixty-four games in the outfield he
displayed about the same weaknesses
as shown by Brewer He lost more
than ono game for the Yankees by
his inability to judge a fly ball.
MAY TRADE HIM.
II Miller HugEins succeeds in trad
ing Wally Pipp-and this seems what
will be dome euscl may get a trial
at first base. though he did not ex-
actly shine there in his few chances
last season. On the other hand, Mil
Ter Higgins may offer this fine bats
man in a trade. there being several
clubs which might use him
Dode Crisis remained with the
Brow MES until II wa stoo late for
him to mako good anywhere else. He
grew heavy and sluggish and lost his
ambition. This danger faces both
M"usel and Grower.
Tho Yankees Dodc - a young man.
just having completed his first year
in tho majors. All things equal. he
should be good for ten years more of
smuggling that old apple. But he will
drift back far sooner than that IL he
IL not played regularly.
The some thing goes for TURK y"
Brewer. the GrifImcn's Dodc. tf com
PEELED to toast his heels ON the bench,
he will lose his ambition and finally
lose his evident hitting ability. Then
like Dodc Crisis OF old, he will slide
back into the tall grass.
But II is odd that two clubs in one
league nj the same time should be
facing the same pIoblcm