The Washington times., 1927-05-26
BOB BURKE
To FACE
TEST
By Louis A. Dougher

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NEW YORK, May 26. = Bob
Burke, whose slender southpawing
against Jack Dunn's Orioles in Bal
timore on Tuesday made q distinct
hit with his boss. Bucky Harris,
may make his first big league start
against the Red Sox next week.
s.Burke looked good to me-" says
Manager Harris" His control seems
10 be getting better and better
every time he goes to the box in
the batting drills. A left-hander
with control is always dangerous
and the lad is now about ready to
show what he can do in a real ball
game.
"The Red Sox are at the bottom
OF the ladder, that's true, but they
have some good batsmen in their
lineup and it won't be any soft team
for Burke to face. On the other
hand, it will be a tough team fight.
ing its way out of the cellar against
o youngster fighting to hold on to
his first job in the majors"
That ought to be worth see
ing, don't you think? And any
time you see q man named
Burke, you can rely on 1t that
he'll fight as hard as he can.
He won't 20 down without a
real fight"
Bump Hadley's good pitching
against the Tigers in Detroit last
Friday has earned him another
trial. It is due to come here to-
morrow, when he will share the
starting duties against the Yankees
with Lizzie Lisenbee, who is al
ready q big league success.
Hadley fought all spring against
excess poundage. That interfered
with his work on the rubber and
his dieting served to weaken him.
Today he is at his right weight
and hard as nails. He showed fine
speed in Detroit and his control
was entirely satisfactory until the
sixth inning, when he became I'M
settled after Goslin's muff of a fly
bail. Had Goslin held that ball
from Tavener's bat, the youngster
might have gone through with his
game. AS it was. he did well
enough to entitle himself to an
other start, and it will be against
the slugging Yankees, the most for
midable hitting team in the game
today.
Unless he changes his mind,
q habit of his. by the way,
Manager Harris will start HOI.
lis ThurstOn and Fred Marberry
in Saturdays dOuble-header, re-
serving Walter johnson for one
Of Mondays games in Wash
ingtOn against the Red Sox.
The Washington lea der was
pleased with Johnson's work in
Baltimore, but feels Barney should
tackle something softer than the
champion Yankees in his first big
league start Of the season. John
son returned to Washington Tues
day. but will accompany President
Griffith and Johnny Berger here at
midnight tonight. He Is anxious to
pitch here and may be disappointed
IL not used.
While President Griffith is COM
ing ostensibly to see the two double-
headers at the Yankee Stadium, he
may also do a little business, turn
ing Mickey ONeil over to the
Giants. McGraw finds himself in
need Of a catcher with experience
and O'Neil fills the bill.
With the Washington club,
O'NeiI seems unnecessary. Be
cause Of his superior swatting
Benny Tate ranks as second to
Muddy R0el, and the latter
almost never gets hurt. O'NeiI
simply helps to fill the Wash
ington bench and may be
spared.
Unless there Is a downpour to-
day. Manager Harris will have his
athletes out for batting and field
ing practice at the Yankee Stadium.
Wet grounds and q biting wind
from the ocean caused a cancel lation
of yesterdays exhibition booked for
Jersey City, and Manager Harris
does not want his team to lose so
much work Open dates and post
ponements have been all 100 fire.
quent this spring and now that his
team seems to be finding itself,
Bucky wants it to keep right on
until it is running up q string Of
victories,