The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-26
ZEB GRINS
SLLOYD
WINS
BY Louis A. DOughsr

BY Louis A. Dougher
There's one gentleman in a
Washington uniform who is
grinning widely today, and he
isn't Lloyd Brown or Bucky
Harris or Clark Griffith. He 5
just old Zeb Milan, that $
what.
zeb's playing days, spent with the
Washington club have gone into
the discard. but he wanted to send
his old team q real player as he
joined It himself in the capacity
OF coach and assistant manager.
A year earlier he had recon-.
Inended Lizzie Lisenbee and chuckled
many a day as he read of Lizzie s
triumphs especially against the
New York Yankees. This past fall
he suggested Lloyd Brown and
.Stubby'' Griffin, southpaws. and
they duly arrived at Tampa.
Brown was so anxious to
make D good showing that he
early incurred q sore arm.
Griffin, on the other hand, made
an excellent impression and got
into many Of the Florida exhi-
billions.
Brown, however, had the greater
etamina and, once able to take
his turn on the rubber. began forg-
ing to the front. Griffin's lack of
strength forced his return to the
Memphis club.
IF Brown can show enough con-
troll, he'll be q winner, mark me,
said Zeb to this writer more than
once in Tampa. He has plenty
Of speed and y fine curve. All he
needs is confidence in himself to
make the grade.
Today Zeb just grins and grlns
and grins. He has succeeded in turn
ing over to his club one of the most
promising young lefthanders in the
league.
Browns work against the As
was almost flawIess. He did hit
Dykes for i starter and only
great support kept runs away
when he passed B0ley and Or.
vol TN the third inning, but
generally he was moving down
the enemy like veritable gren-
adler.
Jimmy Foxx, with q brutal homer
into the centerfieId seats and a
.Iean single to right, was tile one
dackman able to do much with him.
Dykes got his teams other hit. The
.ZF 5k1.Iaxhf1aeg HN ma
child in right field. were helpless
before Browns sweeping hook and
his quick breaking fast ball.
On the strength of yesterdays
moving Brown is going TO start
again in q few days, the Griffs
Opening q busy four days tomor-
row, and old Zeb Milan, who man
aged him in Memphis in '26 and IT.
win be right there to encourage
him.
After today's lone clash with the
AS, there won't be any more big
league stuff here until next Sunday
when "Old Rough Carrigan brings
his Boston Red Sox to town for the
day. The ,Griffs leave tonight for
Boston where they have three
doubleheaders booked for three
days. Ouch!
At least six starting pitchers win
be needed and the Washington
club has only nine in all. Be-
cause of his strength. Fred Mar
berry will he available for relief
duty in all three, though he can
hardly be expected TO pitch eight
innings tomorrow and come back
with Eight the following after
noon. Sometimes one more straw
will break the camers back.
The Red Sex are a scrappy
aggregation these days. They
are not a sJnOOth-running ma
chine, by any means, hut they
have = way Of upSettiRg an
opponent on the slightest pro-
! vocation. One has to ne ever
4 lastingly awake to overcome
4 the Red Sox with any con-
etstency.
Saturday the Griffs will battle
che AS at Shibe- Park, hurrying
home Immediately after the game.
Thus, they will play seven games
in four days away from home.
Beginning next Sunday, the Griffs
will be at home for three weeks.
The Yankees came here July 2 for
four games in three days and will
not again be seen tin August 80.
Next Wednesday, July 4, two games
will be played and should pack the
Griffith Stadium.
Following the Yankees come the
white Sox, Indians, Browns and
g'igers in that order, each booked
for four-day stops. The seaso1 IS
nearly the halfway mark, with in
kerest tagging everywhere because
Of the long and unlnter"upt ID lead
held by the New York club.
Bob Reeves knocked or Tom
Zachary right out of his pitching
kurn yesterday. Bob came through
with one Of his patented. blown-in-
khe-giass, drawn from the wood wild
J heaves and it landed on Zach's left
swing. That's the one he uses in
his business and so he isn't ex-
pected to do any hurting today
Thought it's his turn. The Griffs
bench IL almost as safe a. the
Argcnne with Reeves going at fun
speed.
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