The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-07-07
MORTAR Y
IS NEXT
TOGO
By Louis a. DOugheE

d6OTR6 M4UL A04 W -
- he the second American
League manager to tender his
resignation before the present
campaign closes.
Cracker" Schalk, veteran catcher
nrd leader Of the Chicago WHITE
Say was the first. He tired OF the
lncessant suuabbling surrounding
fne task of trying to satisfy the
fans. Charlie Comiskey ana haii
: dozen other assistant presl-
dents connected with the chicago
club. -. c,,c.
ceeding ny Cobb, who was niam 1ss
for mishandling good pan cluD.
he has found it quite imposslple 70
do any better, II as Wen. me Lan ns
have been grumbling all season anu
Moriarty is now said TO nave Pc
come com e. sour on his task Of salts.
flying everybody.
In a sense the New York
Yankees are responsible Tor the
I,,, s,a..,s- around the American
Teague. They have blanketed
All opposition, snothered all OPP
ponents.
Tor while this spring Shibe
Park saw anywhere from 2O.OOO 70
10000 fans out to watch CONNIE
Mack's veterans, but last Week tns
Yankees themselves could not a.
tract 20, 900 there. The fans knew
what to expect.
Up in Boston Bob Quinn smiles
broadly whenever he can count
HI
mark. The Yankees alone pun out
more than that number. The GIFTS
cnuldn,t do it with double.headers
last week.
The Yankees are playing to some
Ok O00 fans at home on most week
dava with SO, 900 turning out Tor
sunday games, On the road they
are the one club to attract capacity
houses. AS an example, the GritLs
,,la,ad To fewer than 1000 in 81.
f.oI,is. The Yankees then came
aIonr a week or SO later and drew
$4,000, the limit Of space.
The AS made money In the
spring, but they are mot dong
much better now than the
15riffa. who are setting no at-
Tendance records this year.
for no other reason than q want
0f cash. Connie Mack will have
10 release his high-priced
veterans before next season rolls
along.
Teams occupying lowly positions
IN the race are having dllIlculI
times. The fans are staying away
from the parks and wreaklng tneI.
vengeance upon the managers anu
certain players. A winning Leai.i
makes heroes of the players. a
losing outfit makes q hell for the
manager.
thourht he could make something
of the Detroit Tigers, but he has
failed niserably, work hard though
he has on his job. His winter >
trade of Manush and Blue for
Harry Rice and Vangilder has
turned out a flop from a Detroit
angle and the fans are yelling Tor
HIS scalp. Friends of his say he
will turn In his resignation before
the campaign ends.
For the benefit Of Sunday fans 1t
NAV be announced that the White
Sox are here tomorrow, the Browns
a week later and the Tigers on July
%. If the Griffs can begin climbing
I'M into the first division, these
games should be well attended.
Goose Goslin is plunging in the
ocean waves at Ocean City, Nd, to-
day, beginning weeks vacation.
President Griffith ordered him to
take this rest cure, believing that his
dead" arm may derive some benetlt.
GosIin's arm provides the big
mystery in the major leagues.
One morning at Tampa he dis
covered It sore. It had been all
right the day before, but it has
never been any good since. he
has submitted to dozens OF ex-
aminations and tests, but with
out avail. Now he Is giving 1t q
real rest.
It is probable that the smuggling
gardener will blossom forth as a
lefthander next spring unless there
is a return of strength to his right
arm. He has already been trying
his left arm and throws fairly we'll
Of course he lacks power and ac-
curacy but that will come with prac-
tice and, If his right arm is gone
absolutely, he will have to switch
around or quit baseball, something
he does not care to consider.
Sam West will replace Goslin in
left field and it is possible that he
may remain in the lineup for the
rest of the season. Goslin may. be
used only as a pinch hitter, Il his
arm continues to bother him.