The Washington times., 1928-03-14
~ BY Louis A. Dougher

TAMPA. March 14.-This Clar.
ence Griffin, called "Stubby ny
the bows because of lack OF 1ncheS'
seems likely to hang around WITH
the Griffmen for quite Whlle yen
ana ali because of the stuIr ne
shows against the batsmen:
an some ways. he REMINDS you
~ ! aeft-handed Dicky Kerr, says
Rrcl,v Harris. But / think NM
hetter than Kerr ever was. nj
aeaTnst Kerr more than once any
eo know something about nin'
have also hit against GRIMM ~, -
ought to be able to compaI.ss Eriff,y
"Id saw right here that II S1rl --Ln
had been pitching for the famous
White Sox he would never nave
lost az many games as Kerr olu.
civilian didn't have much Oh 3
team i'm Memphis in the last
two years, yet this little IeiIoW
stained out and won 4S games
IA two seasons for Milan. he
didn't 10 il all with his ARM
understand, He had to have
good noodle to win games for
4 weak team. Yet. he won n
games last year and 22 the year
before"
Griffin is sturdy little cnap
from GAINESVILLE, Tex, home OF Ae1
Milan. He weighs 80 POUNDS anu
stands about five feet eight inches.
He has a. good pair of shoulders
and Is generally well put together.
Also and this is most important, ne
Is serious little chap. There is
nothing of the cuckoo stuff ex-
pected from a left-hander. Griffln
is the most serious and settled llttle
eouthpaW ever seen in a big league
training camp.
IT was watching Griffin warm up
the other day" continued Manager
Harris. s'and / asked him to show
me his curve BALL You may not
believe it. but it's true that ne
showed me four different kinds OF
4. curve. one right after the other.
To say I was surprised is putting It
mildly.
sT shall have .AltrOck and
Braxton get together with him
and show him few tricks ne
doesn't know yet. Then ne
should be one OF the n1uesG
little pitchers anywhere. he
may not be big as house, DuG
he's no weakling. AT that, ne
"a heavy as either BraxtOn or
RnrIxe. They are taller by .
good deal, but he's stronger.
Milan. who was instrumental in
having the Washington club give
Griffin a trial, is delighted with the
Youngsters showing here and -
liberal with his boosts.
Griffin is big little man, the
biggest little man you ever saw out
IN that box" says Milan. "He's rot
too little for the big leagues. He
has all he needs in the way or
curves and speed and, in addition,
he uses his head every minute Oh
the time he's on that rubber"
The little Memphis left-hander Is
sure to receive several workouts
against the New York Giants on the
way home, and, unless all goes
wrong with the dope, he should De
In uniform at the Griffith Stadium
on April 10 and see President Cool-
idge toss out the first bali OF the
year.
The Griffs seem certain to
have plenty of good sOuthpaw1ng
10 send against the enemy this
year. BraxtOn, expert rellet
: pitcher, Is sure OF his berth right
now. Tom Zachary is another
virtually certain of taking his
turn on the hill. Both these Lads
have experience in the big show.
Bob Burke, though no heavier than
a year ago, appears to have more
speed. and his control is quite all the
doctor ordered. 1t should be a
hard task separating him from a pay
check in the Capital.
Ed Wells impresses everybody
with his improvement. even in the
few weeks he has been in training
here. His fielding weaknesses are
known and are being provided for In
the hope Of making him a finished
hurler.
Not much is known of Lloyd
Brown, who was touted to the skies
all winter. He was too ambitious the
first week in camp and pulled up
with a sore arm that stubbornly de-
cIines to get better. The youngster
naturally cannot show his real class
and spends most of his time fielding
hunts and running around the track
at Plant Field. This is unfortunate
for hi.a, with so much good lett"
hsnded competition.
oRl0INAToRS OF