The Washington times., 1928-04-03
STRESSES
DAREDEVIL
RUNNING
BY Louis A. Dougher

BY Louis A. DOugner
ATLANTA, April 8. Speed
b the watchwofd Of the new
Griffs Of 1923. Gazing at his
! closest, contenders, at least on
paper Bucky Harris has found
them all sluggish on the bases
and in the field. Therefore, he
$ laying stress upon speed and
daredevil running. Opposing
catchers and pitchers will have
TO be on the alert every minute
and so will outfielders going
after safe drives. Washington
runners will keep them oc-
! Eupied.
The Yankees are admittedly the
hardest hitting gang in baseball to-
day, SAYS Manager Harris. But
they can be had, they can be had.
The As may have some great
lIitters in their line up, but they'll
need sella to get their runners
around
The Detroit Tigers have some
aver talk about speed and the
Tigers In the same breath.
.Tf has been noticeable this
spring IN all the games the
Gfrifflnen have played that their
runners have ever been eager
g squeeze out that extra base
on hits Or ahead Of hits. Zeb
MilansS instructions are also
blamed .10r the willingness Of
the Graffs TO attempt steals on
the slightest proyOcatiOn,
It Ii carefully laid plan that
Bucky Harris has to win games
this year. Looking over the catch
era. III the league he has not seen
- many airline peggers. Here
araH there, to be sure, like Luke
SeweiI. Benny sBengough and Mickey
4 COchranss are few able to cut
opn-aarfng w0uld-be thieves with
sharp, accurate pegs to bases. But
4 q majority OF the baclkstops are not
accurate by any means II and they
win have to suffer accordingly.
Ge0rge Sislerl ranks with the bBst
bass runners in the game and he.
viii have plenty OF opportunities
Of showing HIS class, once the cur.
fain rises on the campaign. he
NAV be depended upon to stretch
many . short single Into . double =
Texas League double into q triple
and hard thump for three into a
home run.
RI hold his Job In the out
field this: year, Sam Rice viii
fave 70 show return Of that
npeed that made him famous.
m he has slowed up too much.
re may find himself on the
bench watching d Iivelier lad
cut there In the Garden.
Goose GosIin. good base runner
Tor 4 big fellow, will be encouraged
- run all he wishes. He Is fast
enough to worry plenty Of opponents
when under full sail.
If he holds down that middle
berth: Sam West will be expected
) Is travel fast on the paths. West
has i world OF speed too.
while not rated as fast, Bucky
Hsrfis is heady base runner and
14nt viii take plenty OF chances, II
nSbut to disconcert the opposition.
ezeb Milan. himself former
h-lqampion base runner In the days
WREN w Cobb was in his prime,
~ coacnfng at third base now and
His Judgment Ii followed by run.
rsr6 coming into third base with
fi1a ball behind them. Milan is a
zine ds1dge Of pace and. though he
viii lose decisions now and then,
> he il also expected to bring many
~ extra base and run to the team
BY his experienced eye.
The hit.and-run play, with the
~ kase runner tearing loose for
aI his might, will be seen
frequently, too, II -BuclKy has his
way. and there is no good rea-
son why he shouldn't. But the
noinf OF all this Is. that there
will be no flat footing around
flse bases this season. Every
body will have to be up ON their
toes and going at all times and
on the slightest prOyOcatiOn.
When George sisler stole home
and. Goslin third against the Giants
At Tampa, Freddy Lindstrom came
= 4rto the bench and smilingly said:
watch your sweaters. fellers, or
aiese birds'il steal EN-"
Iindstrom didn't mean exactly
that. He was merely paying tribute
- the Griffs daring running.
american League fans should see
plenty OF 1t before the summer is
gone.
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