The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-27
KID SHOWS
PROGRESS
. DAILY
By Louis A. Dougher

By Louis A. UOugher
BOSTON. June 27.-Two more
games remain to be played here by
Bueky Harris and his little pals be
fore the Griffs go back to- Wash
tngton to battle the Philadelphia
Athletics in four games and the
Champion Yankees in one. Lizzie
Iisenbee is due to step upon the
{ rubber today against the Red Sox,
but tomorrow's choice is in doubt.
Manager Harris says he may send
Hollis Thurston back against the
Carrigan crew, the Californian hav-
ing on his game Friday in, a
rather hollow fashion, but General
Crowder is also a possibility. If
Crowder is used, Thurston will open
the series Wednesday in Washing
ton against the Athletics.
Crowder's work in Philadelphia
was disappointing to his manager.
He had won two games in a row
before that, showing unmistakable
return to that form he had last
season, and his boss believed him
good enough to stop the AS. He
didn't.
Instead he was sheIled from
the pitching peak in less than
two innings. Seven hits, in
Guiding home run and two
twO-baggers with three passes
went to the AS before CrOWder
could be derricked.
Crowder has not been overworked.
Indeed, he may need more work
which causes Manager Harris to
pause before definitely choosing
Thurston to pitch tomorrows final
game here. The latter is not big
fellow and has been given a lot
of work this season. An extra days
rest before running UP against the
AS might do him much good.
Therefore, Crowder may get the call
tomorrow.
The Griffs infield will be much
smoother with the return of Joe
Judge. Speaker, for an outfielder,
is doing as well as might be ex-
pected on first base, but he is not
an infielder. He handles thrown
balls well enough.
Indeed, he has shown unexpected
skill in handling wild heaves and
low pegs. 1t is what he fails to
do with the ball after catching 1t
that counts. Several lines he has
held the ball when plays might
have been made. This comes from
inexperience and he is not blamed
. by anybody. He is praised, on the
other hand, for what he has done
, In an emergency.
Bob Reeves is showing daily
progress. just to show what
this means, here is what he did
here last week. In the opening
game of the series Friday he
went far to his right into deep
short to grab Haney's hit with
both hands.
Coming to his feet he let the
ball drive while off balance and
the peg sailed higher over
Speakers head, sending Haney to
second. Two infield outs let Haney
score. AS the inning went, had
Reeves held the ball, the Red Sox
would not have scored. This was
explained to the young shortstop
after the game.
The first lining Saturday, with
Regain on first and two out, Todt
rolled smartly to Reeves, who made
a mess of it in his anxiety to cut
down Regain at second and end the
inning. He finally came up with the
ball as Todt was within d few strides
of first base, but this time he made
no throw. He accepted the error and
made the most of it.
"Attaboy, Bobby" barked Harris
from his position. You're learn
ing"
Reeves looks better every day. He
covers plenty of ground in all direc-
tions, works well with Harris on
double killings, and his hitting is
timely, if not exactly heavy. He is
hitting for more than 300 and pro-
duces many of his bingles when most
needed.
"Old Rough" Carrigan, as he
was called i'm the days when he
was driving his Boston teams to
remnants and world triumph. has
begun to show his cid time
methods. Believing Fred Haney,
one of his few veterans, to be
taking things 200 easy, Carrigan
has suspended his third.sacker
indefinitely.
Nobody plays for me unless he
hustles," snapped Carrigan. Were
down in the cellar. 1t we don't
hustle, wen stay there forever. l
want to get out and so everybody
must hustle. II we're beaten while
hustling that's nobody's fault. but
every man on this team must hustle
all the time if he wants to draw
any salary"
The handful OF players left behind
when the Griffs went to Washing.
ton on Saturday night were tied
to their hotel through long,
monotonous, rainy Sunday. A rainy
Sunday in Bost / equals a rainy
Sunday in Philadelphia. two weeks
of rain in Chicago, three rainy weeks
in Detroit and three and one-half
weeks of rain In New York