The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-07-09

Ih6re ~ one coBSnl reason LOFS
his wish to try Zachary. The
veteran .southpaw is said to be
toting a lame wing. making him
almost useless in the box. He
warmed up yesterday and for a.
time seemed on the point of re-
lieving Thurston. However, at the
last moment Manager Harris
called upon Marberry and so Uncle
Tom sought shady seat in the
left field bull pen. He is still I'M
tried.
YES, my arm did bother me this
spring. explains Zachary. But
It's all right now. Over in st.
Louis they didn't seem to like me
much. I'll admit j wasn't win.
ming often enough to suit Howley.
Not that Pm knocking him.
He knows his 0Wn business. !
suppose. He ought To; he's
the manager. If pitcher
can't win for a team, sup
pose he ought to be dropped.
was always able to look
pretty good when with Wash
ingtOn before and haven't
lost my stuff. l can win for
Harris again.
When the Browns visited
Washington early in June Manager
Howley announced that Zachary
would not face his old teammates,
blaming his sore arm. Zachary had
caught cold pitching in a small
snow storm in Chicago. However,
in the final game on June Uncle
Tom swung and swayed out there
on the Hill and came through with
q victory, to L. he let the
Griffs down with six hits, Goslin's
triple and Speakers infield hit ac'
counting for the only run In the
sixth inning.
There's q whole lot to pitching
that doesn't show on the surface"
explains Zachary. II think ] know
how to pitch. Yet / might do bet
ter for one club than for another.
/ think / can win games for Har-
ris. especially in Washington where
the climate suits me and the park
suits me, Fluke home runs are
hard to get there. 1t isn't that
way in St. Louis, if ! do say SO.
Zachary refuses to worry
about rumOrs that he IS
through as a big league win.
ner. smiling that slow smile OF
his that Washington fans all
know. He welcomes a test
and may get It today.
Because President Griffith 10
convinced his team has an excel
lent chance of overhauhng the
Yankees, just now we'll out IN
front, he is doing his utmost 10
strengthen his pitching staff. he
IL satisfied with every department
beside that. He has landed Zacn.
arv at the expense Of Generai
Crowder and today Dick Coffman.
the tall, young blonde hurler, blew
in from Jersey City. where he mas
been defeating all kinds Of opposi.
tion. He is likely to see action at
an early date.
prasident Griffith is watching
the race in the Southern Assocla-
ton closely. Birmingham has
fancy lead and. If it becomes wider
he may endeavor to pull back Gay,
ton Van Alstyne from the Barons
for service in the big show. Just
now Birmingham refuses to part
with its winning pitcher, needing
him in the pennant race in Dixie.
In hammering the Indians
twice i'm one day Bucly Harris
had to use four pitchers. Had
lev and ThurstOn were the start
ers, but BraxtOn and Marberry
were the finishers. Hadley
pitched fair ball all the way
until he yielded to Braxt0n in
the eighth inning of the open.
Ing game.
Tnurston yielded more hits than
did his rival. Joe Shaute. but he
was crafty individual when , in
tight places and quite likely would
have won out had he STAYED to the
end AS it was when Myatt
opened the ninth with single Mar
berry came in and retired the next
three in order. thus leaving the
Griffs winners by a, lone run. Both
victories went IN the stu V-firw nftch.