Evening star., 1922-03-18

tll OuSHOul tiiC S!liliiltI, ST. tildl, w
for Joe Gleason and Tom Phillips a
at least five Of Griff's rockies practie
1t was the showing Bluese made in
the victory over the Phillies at Lees
burg Thursday that settled his fate.
Milan WAS lavish in his praise of the
infield recruit from Peoria. and un-
hesitatinsly proposed Il bright future
in base bail for him.
Milan Praises Bluege.
"Eluegc already has demonstrated
to our entire sat isfaction that he cs-
sayed far above specifications as a
fielder" Milan said. "IIe has II re-
-u,arkably tine pair of hands. Judges
a bail beautifully and always seems
to be in a position to throw. This
kuack is natural with him. and. what
is more, he not only gets ball away
quickly, but has the arm to shoot it
on a line from amy distance.
The only question about him was
his hitting. but I'm thoroughly salts
fled on that point after seeing him
in action against the Philles. Wei
merit did not afford much of test, Tor
he failed TO uncover anything re-
markablc, but with Winters 1t was
different. The latter has a barrel of
stuff. with speed to burn. lie employs
n wicked side-arm delivery caicu-
lated to make the best of hitters
somewhat uneasy at the plate, but he
did not feaZc Rluegc at all.
"The youngster stood right up at
the pan without giving an inch ana
took his cuts. He is swinging now,
too, not merely slapping at the ball.
and unless ! am badly mistaken he
is going TO dcye!op into a real hitter
Eiuege looks mighty sweet to me
from every angle. I think we nave
landed a prize prospect in him. and
have already notified Grin that he
need not figure OIL sending him out
anywhere.
Rcyises Team for Today.
Milau.s views were voiced follow
ing his announcement to tho effect
that some changes in the lineup oil
the Nationals for the opening game
6fithe series with the Boston Braves
HERE today would be necessary. due
to minor injuries developed by Cos
lin and Peck; originally scheduisd ,a
for duty. G:oslin has strained Side
that prevents him from throwing.
greatly interferes with his running.
and makes swinging his bat a pam
full process. In substituting Goebcl
for Goslin, the manager observed that
"tise team probably would lose niue, u
any, strength by the change. so highly
does he rate Goebcfs all-around
worth. He further states that it was
his Intention to drill Goebel as All
understudy for himself.
"The youngster is a crackajack ball
player right now" Zeb opined. ana
he has not reached the top of his
ability yet. I'm going to stick him
in there today instead of Smith be
cause we already know what Earl
can do. and I want Goebel TO get the
benefit of all the experience and
coaching he can obtain I'm going TO
give him Il lot of practice in left
field, so, that he will be ready to step
IN at a moments notice in case any
firing happens to me.
Peck's trouble is with his throwing
hand The first joint of his little
finger is painfully bruised, and, al
though he took a full workout yes
ferday, including participation in the
infield drill, it was considered inad-
risable to have him play this after
noon for fear of further aggravating
the injury, In explanation of the fact
sub for Peck today instead of Bluege
it was explained that Bob's greater
experience in opposing big league
teams was the deciding factor. Bluege
will he the relief man for shortstop.
Milan said. adding that La Motto
around third base. as he has been def
nitely cast as understudy for Shanks.
Zachary Is Due to Start.
Unless Milan alters his plans, Jeze-
bel Tecumseh Zachary will start on
the mound for the Nationals this aft
ernoon, with Frank woodward fol-
lowing him. and either Tom Phillips
or Ray Francis finishing up, choice
between the last-named two depend
ing upon which appear sto be best
fitted for the task. No announcement
was Forthcoming from Manager
Mitchell of the Braves as to the order
In which he intended to use his pitch
ers. The teams. with the batting or
der of the Nationals changed from
that given out yesterday. were ex-