The Washington herald., 1921-01-02
LEWIS TOPLAY "a
LEFT FOR GRIFFS
And MILAN RleM
Duffy's Speciality Is Sun
Field; Zeb Is More
10y
Versatile. I~sq
BY JACK NYE.

Uniform down In Miami next sprIhG.
it will probably be moving. day.afef
the veteran Zeb Milan.
The Tennessee Flyer viii say
goodbye to the sun field and str6n
over to right, the recent habitsts 81
the peppery Bobby Roth. Thsfehs
is expected TO make himself ioozsl
Portable and hang out a sign N hass
Will read something like this ,:Yikit
Is in Our New Home. Always oPeh !
for Business 7Has0
That's the program Of ClsrksGrifs
nth at this stage Of the Esmes-~
Yes, I think I'll play Duffy IN
the sun field next ssssoh.- said CIR
nth yesterday, "IIe-s been III thst
position 50 long that ! don't lshfrs
ne could handle any other.
milan Goe. TO Right
Milan has played right before
and can take care Of Il in fine 'Etyle. |
In fact, he can play any ogtty4e
position. ] am now piEnninFsete
shift him over TO right, though m +
will have 70 be worked out In sbrtng
raining" ~ 49,
Needless 10 say sam Rice wHtsoss
iinue TO snag en- IN ctutef,. N71ert
accepted last season &c -eaa3
There is one factor -tfsR aSses
cause Grin TO alter his present plsft
for the outfeld. That is BInf fHrf-
Ter, the star home tun hitter fre<A
Little Rock. 'No =
Bihg May Land Berth, -
At present Blng is more 80 lsss
bird in the bush. HIS case is,.1ss-
To- 4
20 his ownership is expected ySaax-
II be Is awarded to Vas sLas LSs-
as Grin predicts he Wil bs--b s~sul
be given eyeCy chance TO win. s--lesT
ular oUtheld berth. Should hs yRste
the grade he might grab OF A-rGss
Ilar berth.
But that's all In the range Of
speculation and Grin Is fEuri ss'1on
what he's got now. not whstsPt
thinks he may have. So
TrHdes Please EverybOdyH va.s
One OF the peculiar things sBoSsps
trade is that nobody ever Icses
Take the one OF Rom FOR ssessaz
and Mogridge for instance. - TX
Both parties arc rtekted 70 sS~ssss
Grin thinks he has strengtHstus
his team q lot by the dea E1ErrTst
he Yankee owners are orowirasSssser
landing such a star as Rothsssoan
would almost think the New s.uEk-
ers had secured another Ruth from
he way they ialk.
The chief thing the Ysnks -llke
about Bobby is bis speed II
piled up - stolen bases =. ltss.t
season. which should make hlT5S =
second sam Rice az The loio
Grounds where the HuEme9 -. &
team only totaled g. 1t y fJ..be
noted that The whole YAhkee ,IG4rr
compiled just two more stOleb "a ~
than did Sam Rice alone . Def F-latE
was their speed demon. He piTLStos
Is times -
Fiat foot has become so prevail nt
among the New Workers that EobB
should look like blue stresly
them. -
Roth says Hc's No aN'et.s -
Though Roth has been dfitinS
lround the league for a HUrpbsfr o
years. he Is by no means an .oid
timer. His age is 70 Snd,-he
ought to be good for quite a fss1
years -
II there's one thing thai ri
Bobby it's TO refer TO him, as, .
veteran. -
They call me a veteraE - s-iIe
snorted last SEASON. but 1, don
see how they get it. I'm n5C .
aarned old and hope ! donIrA0oA
like NethuseIsh's second cousif-sII
De playing ball when a lpt OF 1hesS
guys who call me n--0ld .SineylaFd
n their graveS.' o.. -.s--
Perhaps Bobby may. o. hsip,t.lhs
Yanks a bit, Il he is able sLa--sIc
along with Miller HuEgins. - 80
bis own sake, for he r. Ilksa,slT
s"llPw in spite Of his whims- Il aEss
hoping he docs. L.
rratt Worrics France.
Speaking of DerrHl Pratt. fac- Nra.
the Red S0N guessing a. -sr
FraZee Gays he has aCrstsS 20
terms for neu season aad PrS1
-tves out a statement thst 4sS 90
GUit the game and coach IN ess4Is'h
lEHn basketball tesr TIE osnI,
conclusion 10 be drawn Is thst II
y going to cost the Red SoNes wssc
Of kSle-to get his signature S-ifri
they will probably do Cvcntus4iEs
"GrRnny" wOos the Muse.
Granny" worch, the demon SucH
pin bhenom Of the Herald tc{xl- n
also a literary youth When u XEl
announced that Roth had ,-bsc1
traded, he went into a trance a IA
emerged thercfrom in one ksgf,rs ID
twenty minutes with the fol oWlns
epic on his brain. .s.s..- 60
Tough on Nr. RSu, - -
The time has come. said Ejtf-
Roth H.
To- shed a bitter tear: 49,
The cruel Grin has swapppd 49,
To New York town. ? hearS-Fzs
And'Yet, almost hope the Yanks
Grab on the rag next year.
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