Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-12
DOZEN FROM DIXIE
WEAR GR|FF UN|ES
College Group Also Boosted
by Rookie-Tribe Takes
Tense 81 TuSSle.
BY JOHN Il. KELLER.

ID. II.
Dixie's big league club That's thu
Washington team today. With IL Of q
players on the roster Mailing from tn;
Southland, the Nationals have more
from that section of the country thar
any other outfit in the majors.
The Dixie group was raised to ar
even dozen yesterday by the arrival oi
Harley Boss. l9-year-o first Sacker re-
Gently purchased from Little Rock OF
the Southern Association. Boss was
born in JoneSboro, La. November 10
1893, and made his home there ever
since.
with two exceptions, the SouthernerS
with the Nationals are youngsters and
mostly of the recruit class. Several OF
the youngsters. though, have revealed
exceptional base ball ability and some
are performing regularly for the club.
The elders" Of the lot are the fork
handed pitchers, Tom Zachary and Gar
land Braxton. Both are Tarheels, zach's
home being at Snow Camp, N. C., and
Braxtoa's at Saxapahaw. N. G.
Alabama and Texas are well repre-
Sente0 among the Nationals. Jack Hayes
Of Clanton. Red Barnes of Suggsvllle,
and Fred Sheridan are 'Bama boys.
Texas has sent to the club two pitchers,
Fred Narberry and Lloyd Brown, and an
outfielder. Sammy West. Maroerry is
from Streetman and West from Roch-
ester. Brown has been listed as an
Tn6ianian in base ball. but heS no
soosier The southpaw hurler was
born in Texas and still makes MS
residence there.
Bob Reeves and Ed Crowley, the
Georgia Tech products, come fSon
Dixie Reeves is a Tennessee boy ana
CROWLEY halls from Georgia. Benny
sTate. stocky member of the catching
department, now has his home in south
err Illinois. but he's from Tennessee.
He was born at Whitwen IN that state
and for nearly 20 years lived and played
base ball IN Tennessee and Alabama
College Group Also Grows.
The acquisition of Boss also gives
The Nationals quite group OF COZ
legians. Ten of the Washington Ciuo
have attended the higher institutions
of learning. Muddy Ruel holds q de-
gree in law from washington University
Of ST. Louis. OF the pitchers. Zachary
claims Guilford College as his alma
mater, Sheridan went to Alabama Poly
and Irving Hadley attended Brown
University.
Barnes is the only coIlegian of the
outfield lot He is a graduate OF the
University of Alabama. The m1elo
group. though, boasts Of flve- college
men. In addition 10 Reeves and Crowley
OF Georgia Tech there are with the Ma
ttonaIS at present, Hayes another Uni
versity of Alabama product, and Ray
Stevens. a graduate Of Rhode Island
State College.
Boss is the latest Of the collegians.
Although only in his twentieth year. he
has little more than q han-year OF
studying TO do to get degree IN cleo
tricas engineering from Louisiana Poly
fechnic Institute. A precocious youth,
Boss finished high school when but IA
years old and year later entered the
school at Ruston.
He played on the nine at Louisiana
Tech for three seasons and this year
left school to enter the professional
game. Nearly six feet tall and weigh
ing more than $50 pounds. the young
fellow showed so much class as q flFst-
sacker when he joined the Travellers OF
Little Rock in March that ne was ex-
pected to hold regular berth with the
club from the start. However, he was
severely injured when struck IN the
faoe hy O batted bah during practice
ana not until May was he able 70 return
60 the game. Then he made good with
q vengeance and was the regular frst-
Sacker Of the Travellers until sold 70
the Nationals.
Boss Promising Recruit.
The rangy youngster went through
the batting and fielding drills with the
Nationals yesterday and was impressive
IN both. He socked the PAL sounoly
and revealed good playing action
around the initial station. In fact, his
efforts we're so impressive that Boss Is
likely TO be kept around the club the
remainder of the season instead OF
being farnned for further experience.
He needs much polishing, but both
President Clark Grifhkh and Manager
Stanley Harris believe he can acquire
it In workouts with the Nationals as
well as anywhere else.
This afternoon the Nationals were TO
tackle the Indians for the fourth time
In the series, needing victory to ciinch
the set and once more raise them TO a
tie with their foes in the American
League standings. Beaten, 2 TO /, yes
terday, IN gruelltng struggle, the
Washington club dropped to sixth posi-
ton in the league, notch behind the
White Eox, who got an even break with
the Athletics In double header, and
two places behind the Tribe.
The third meeting Of the clubs In
the series resulted In mound duel be-
IMEEu AV21x f1dQlCJ dA1Q WlAA4b 1AAAAAAs
with the latter winning mainly because
he was better supported than the Wash
ington pitcher Three times Nationals
gtyoye TO reach the plate, but two were
cut down at that station. The Indians
made good with both their scoring shots
when their efforts were abetted By the
erratic play Of Bob Reeves. local short
fielder. The Nationals outhit the In
dams, eight Eafetteg TO seven, and Hud-
lin issued six passes against three given
out by Hadley. Two of the three errors
made by Reeves, though, hurt consider
ably.
Fight to the Finish.
There was no scoring until the eighth
inning Before that, Hadley allowed the
Indians but two hits and not one OF
the visitors passed first base. The Ma
tionals missed fire with scoring chance
In the sixth. With Joe Judge on first
Barnes on third and two out, the former
started to steal second. He was turned
back by Hudlin'g throw, and as he
lodged along the runway Barnes head
ed for home. George Burns throw u
Luke Seweli beat Red 70 the counting
block.
Homer summa opened the Indians
eighth with slam % left center thai
Auto Bodies, Radiators. Tenders
Repaired
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