The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-08
BY Louis "A. Dougher

y BY Louis "A. Dougher
Walter johnson in the uni
form of the Newark Beans, Of
the international League, is
expected to be seen at the
Griffith Stadium this summer.
President Griffith is now seeking
an opportunity to bring the Big
Train to the Capital at the head
OF his own team, sporting an alien
uniform for the first time since he
broke in with Joe CantiIlon's out
tit back in 1907.
The Griffs have an open date
ON duly and another on July
10. In August ara two possible
dates, the 9th and Goth. The
difficulty will be to have New
ark find similar dates.
Johnson's team is in Toronto on
July 5. opening a three-day visit.
On the 18th the Bears open q four
day visit in Rochester.
Toronto will be in Newark on
August 8. but it may be possible
70 have the Bears double up that
date and come to the Capital for
this desired exhibition. On August
20 the Bears open four-day visit
in Buffalo, so that August 8 seems
the likeliest date when Washing
ton fans may see their old hero
battling his former playmates and
wearing ''NeWark" on his shirt
front.
Joe judges light hitting recently
caused his being benched yesterday
in favor OF George Sisler and the
latter will probably remain in action
until he, too, begins to slip. Then
Judge will 20 back to the job. Any
way that's Bucky Harris idea right
now.
Grant ellis leaves Garfield
HOSPITAL today but win hardly
Be q condition to play ball for
q week. He is expected to be
nc the park TO see his mates
attempt to stop the Detroit
1ungaIeers.
Having ended their watch Of
Ralph Kress and Otis Brannon,
the sparkling kids in the Browns
indeld, washington fans today turn
their attention to couple OF kids
in Detroit uniforms, Sweeney ana
EasterIing.
The Tigers open a four-game
series at the Griffith Stadium today
and. as they are intent upon crawl.
ing over the PROSTATE bodies of the
Griffs to head the second DIVISION
they may be depended upon to be
quite scrappy.
Lu Blue was traded elong with
Heinie Manush to the Browns be-
cause George Morlarity believed
Johnny Neun Of more value to the
team. Neun had shown himself a
fine base runner, something that
tickIed Moriarity's heart. In his
day Mory was one Of the best base
runners in the big show.
Little or no attention was paid
to Sweeney. He was just rookie
first sacker, that's all. Neun was
the first sacker. But Sweeney
thought different.
As the Tigers staggered away
from the mark, MOEiarty began
growing a fine new crop Of
gray hairs. He began shifting
his lineup, and one day sent
Sweeney to first base. The
Kid wasn't o bit abashed. He
started right in as If intending
to stay. Today Neun is not the
regular first saclker. Sweeney
isn't either, but MOriarty Is
doing q lot of heavy thinking.
Easterling's story runs along
similar lines. Bob Fothergill's Mas
sillon embonpoint iuterfered with
his hitting. To the bench he went.
Easterling, also a right-handed hit
ter, hoped into the limelight by
crashing the onion up around the
400 mark.
No, neither Easterling nor Sweeney
is a Detroit regular yet. But the
veterans cannot go on forever and
both these kids may be stars Of
not so far away.
There's young battery, too, with
the Tigers that may flash some real
stuff before Moriarty takes his team
out Of town. Haskell Billings, once
with Brown University, and Mervyn
Shea, q. kid catcher from the Pacific
Coast, froze the Red Sox Sunday,
Billings giving but two hits, Buddy
Myer getting both of them.
The Tigers have q strong key
stone combination i'm Johnny
Tavener, the half pint short
fielder, and Charlie Gehringer,
second baseman. TaVener is O
rabbit around that shOrtfieId,
but Gehringer keeps pace with
4 him. They make the most diff
ficuIt shots look easy.
''Reds'' Hargrave, former master
OF Washington's bullpen, is a famil-
lar performer now with the Tigers.
Since toiling with the Griffs in 1924
he has been with the Browns and
the Toronto Leafs. The Tigers pulled
i1im out Of Toronto and he is still
hanging on.
The Griffs and Tigers are not far
apart Just now. A clean sweep II
this series for either would be sweet
music TO the winner and flat wheel
Jazz TO the loser.
Meanwhile, the Browns, running
along just ahead of the Griffs. face
plenty of trouble with the AS and
the Indians will need everything to
win much from the Yankees. As
the schedule has It. It Is not at all
impossible for the Harris gang to
leave home In the fifst division in a
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