The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-06-12
By Louis A. Dougher

12Bucky Harris, more than
any other one man, has put
the pep and the punch into
the Griffs, changing them from
4 poor loser to 4 scrappy WIN
ner,
WashinRton'a manager VINO 80
been on the bench with seVsre
injuries most Of the season, mas
nievaa ti1a last four games and
now. He has made q machine OUT
81. the infield quartet by his sure
atea 5iness around the keystone
corner. His hitting while not
heavv has been good. His tieldsaR
has bordere0 on the brilliant.
harris has been to bat IA times
r.gSfria1Iv. aa has scored two runs
1T mafelv four times Tor q total OF
Even bases and has driven in three.
runs In addition he has had three
sacrifices. walked twice and been
hIt once. In those four games ne
has hit for $50. which y enough
FOR him.
There ia considerable differ
ence between BuclW Harris ~
the lineup and Buclky Harris on
che bench. He shows MS real
leadership only when n there
doing his bit
Then. ana only then, he seems
I'd have eyes ia the hack OF ms
head. Nothing eludes him. re
new every move Of the enemy
and Of his own players.
when out OF action Harris seems
ssflsareic. This spirit spreads TO his
nlavers rapidly and soOn eVeryb BODY
- faIking q nap. Furthermore, MS
AVN Judgment does not seem 80
rood when he Il loafing. He neeos
the fire of the fray to bring OUT Ms
own qualities At their highest
Thanks to their present nttie
winning streak, the GriI1s nave
begun dreaming Of everlasting tne
ANacknnen. Ten days ago they were.
cOTlfented % be in the league. Now
they are showing their Teeth qliu
00ling for victims.
Unless bad weather causes
Observation-Disclosures here and IN
fletroit. IL ii fair for the Gritfs
- exnect three out Of four
! wins ia each city before head-
Ing for the Capital next sun
day night.
Beginning next Tuesday ne
f,riffa win have eleven games Win
tlsa Red Sox and seven Win -
MacEmen in twelve playsng oAsg :.
Washington's manager q tAlAlLas 81
.st.a+ into account when he preolcLs
(, 80 NEEDY betterment Of his teams
D ..,,.,sa .,,,aa.Io il manning out all
,r,<yl.f for l,s.'' says Manager Harris.
ssvVe catch the Indians and the
1,irers going bad ana then nave
inc Red Eox and AS to toy with
for 4 week or more. Wen be rign1
I'm there when New York comes
- washington on July 2.
harris saws his injured left foot
has no pain in it now. He runs on
h AZ we'll as ever. Unless ne
wrenches 1t again, he doesn't expect
8 Be bothered by 1t any more. Ills
Fractured finger has healed COM
gpiefalv no he Ii likely to be In the
lineup for d while, keeping the team
travelling much faster than 1t has
been doing.
Little ssPack" Kenna, the rookie |
catcher whose timely tap won yes
terday's victory here, is hitting for
.s5S since joining the Griffs. He
has caught three games. Showing
,fnnistakal1le class behind the bat
and in pegging to bases.
Counting yesterdays pinch
hitting, Kenna has been TO bat
III times, scored one run ON six
hits with. = total Of eight bases,
has driven In three runs and
his batting average OF .55S
n1akea him worthy Of notice.
He seems well worth the price
paid for him.
Manager Harris was not at all
pleased with HadIey's failure TO-
show more effectiveness against
the Indians They hit him hard
and only good support saved him
on several occasions He rapidly
lost strength In the fifth and sixth
innings and CASTOR had to relieve
him with the score tied, one out
and one on in the sixth.
Gaston, who has been loafing for
many, many days, looked fine for
two frames, but took a sound whip
pfng in the ninth. This, too. made
no hit with the manager. The
tariffs had scored in the ninth and
CASTOR had q victory in his grasp,
only to be hammered out OF the
box when Luke SeWelI doubled and
Jameson and Lind connected for
singles.
CASTOR, Lisenbee, Marberry and
T4adley have not lived up to expec-
Tations whatever this season to date.
III Is probably that. all OF them need
more steady work than they have
been able to get in such cold, rainy
spring
However, q lot Of double-head-
ers are facing the Griffmen. and
these pitchers are certain Of get
ting plenty OF work handed out
Ia them before the hot weather
realty strives.
Ed AIoFgati who has not played an
inffnld pOeition since he was at Fu-
iama University. tried his hand at
third yekfehday. He was lucky he
maaiasE killed. but he did, get away
with II. Morgan Is nputfielder by
rade, but may remain at third until
Johnny Hodapp's weak knee per-
1ifs his return to ction. Ed Mon
agafe ts fancy f1eider. but lighter
han air at the bat