The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-03-12
JOHNSON TO USE
HIS SUBMARINE
DELIVERY AGAIN
Griff Expects His Star to
Shine as Brightly as
Ever in His Life
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH,
]. ". s. Sporting Editor.

TAMPA, Fla. March 1.-THE
class today will kindly turn to page
362 and there observe the Sears
Roebuck figure OF a man attired in
the travelling gray of the Washing
ton ball club. lie has a round ball
In his right hand, A round ball. my
children, Is so called TO distinguish
II from all other balls.
Tho man is comparatively well
known as Walter johnson and were
he 20 step out of that picture and
right at this moment throw that
round ball he would use an under
hand delivery after the manner OF
Carl Mays, the popular New York
HEAVIER.
And now you know as much as we
do, disagreeable way of putting
it,, we grant you. Walter Johnson
is to use an underhanf delivery this
year. Further than that, he always
! has used one, according to unim-
peachable authority of Mr.. Clark
| Griffith, who might be deemed a
person OF some acquaintance with
the subject.
Always "submariner."
Yes, sir" quoteth Mr.. Griffith.
son always delivered the ball from
below his knee, Except" he
amended hastily, last season. It
was perhaps the worst lie has had
in the big leagues and I know the
answer. lie was throwing them
from the shoulder, which is not his
natural delivery. Therefore, his
| fast one lacked the old zip.
They have been counting john
son out as a dead one. Nothing
/ could be more absurd. lie injured
tg In hn -
| Ing an exhibition game at Roanoke,
/ Va, on cold day. He wasn't
much use to us that year and last
season he started pitching overland
| so his arm would not be subjected
to the snap OF the side arm de-
livery.
"You saw how he went in the
| late season. He had returned to
| the old style by that time and he
/ was beating them all. Make no mis-
/ take. johnson will be there this
| year. He is only % and everyone
/ knows how long Cy Young and Mat
~ lasted. They didn't take any bet
| ter care OF themselves than Walter
| does
The comeback, II true. makes
/ Washington look very sweet, in
/ deed, in the American league race.
/ Mr.. Griffith, IL harried beyond en-
/ duranCe, Will make a clean breast
| OF the belief that he has a real ball
| club.
Il gave Joe Dugan for him." he
| said. That was merely an Incl
| dent. / would have given two Du-
/ gans II had en-
The lack OF a good shortstop was
/ the only thing that kept Mr.. Grif-
| fifth from finishing one, two, three
| last year. lie doesn't mean to have
| II happen again. lie had the speed
with such men as Rice, Judge. Mi
| Ian and Harris burning up the right
| of-way. The club hit with the best
| OF them and the pitchers did we'll
| enough, particularly Mogridge, who
/ developed into one of the best left
| hanGers in the league. The ball
/ games bade goodnight to Mr.. Grif-
| fifth through the left side OF his in
| field.
Just at the moment. Clyde Milan
is devoting much OF his attention to
/ the recruits. who are many and
| promising. Recruits are always
/ promising, somehow.
The Case of MIR. GOsIin.
Until last night they nad been
setting great store by young man
named Leon Goslin. who played =