The Washington times., 1927-05-24


II don't mind saying" remarked
Manager Bucky Harris before ieav.
ing today for Baltimore, "that we're
going to do pur best to pull the
Yankees back with the rest Of us.
1t looks as If we're the only team
in the league able to give the cham.
pions q real fight. Well, we're
ready to go through with it. Hope
the AS give US lift today and to-
morrow. The Yanks haven't run
away with this pennant yet"
Thurston and Lisenbee are sure
starters in New York. The others
remain to be seen. Walter John.
son makes his initial start Of the
year today in the Baltimore exhibit
ton, hoping to go five innings at
least. If he weathers the gale and
looks the part, he may make his
first big league start of the sea-
son Saturday at New York.
Fred Marberry, who is usually
extremely effective against the
Yankees, seems likely to start
the remaining contest in the big
town. The big Texan is in fine
pitch q whole game against the
leaders.
Except for Marberry, Murray,
Braxton and Crowder, the Washing.
ton squad went to Baltimore today
to show Monumental City fans some
real stuff. The quartet named will
leave at 5 o'clock for New York,
the rest Of the gang joining them
en- route.
Tomorrow a team will trot over
to Jersey City for an exhibition
contest with the International
leaguers there. Unless he is called
upon today, Bob Burke will start
against, the Shelters Manager Has
ris is well pleased with Burke's
steady improvement and wants to
see him start game of his own.
Thursday will be an off day for
the Griffs, followed by two double.
headers in succession. 1t is planned
to have the squad hurry back to
Washington Immediately after action
ceases Saturday, though it may be
necessary to wait till midnight.
Yankee games are never speedy af-
fairs, and two games in one day
may mean six hours Of agony.
! Next Sunday the Griffs open
. long home stay, the Mackmen
coming here for one game. After
them come the Red Sox for four
games in three days, double
header being booked for the aft.
ernoon Of May 30.
The Western clubs, each playing
four games, make their appearance
on June 2, the st. Louis Browns
leading the invasion and followed
by the Indians, White Sox and
Tigers in that order.
Various rookie players ARE ex-
pected to report for trials during
the coming home stay of the team.
On June will come Buddy Dear,
star shortstop Of the Virginia Tech
team. Dick Smelling, Dayton uni
versity's brilliant pitcher -outfieider-
thirdsacker. will report on June 9
or 10. Sam Herman, of Bethany
College, may drop in about the same
time, though President Griffith has
no definite understanding with him.
Major league clubs must re-
duCe their squads to, Is active
players by June Is, and so there
will be some amputations among
the Griffmen. Neither President
Griffith nor Manager Harris will
discuss this subject, preferring
to keep the victims in suspense,
apparently.
Stanley Coveleskie, minus a couple
Of fractions nolars, is back in town
and hopes that his aches and pains
disappear with his molars. He will
begin training in a day or so, and
hopes to recover his hurting form
by next week when he will try his
luck against the Red Sox.
Though Sam Rice is hitting for
q lowly .2O2 and doing little or
nothing in the field and on the
bases, so certain is Bucky Harris
of his ultimate recovery that an
offer Of Harry HeilmaIin for the
Washington speedster has been
turned down. George Moriarty, like
Harris. thinks Rice's slump merely
temporary. and would like his speed
to mix with the Tigers terrific
clouting. Harris admits that He'll.
mann is a slugger, but believes Rice
more valuable to the Griffs. Any.
way, he declined the trade when
put up to him.