The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-01-22
ACTS
LEERY OF.
PAPERS
By KIRK MILLER

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Speculation may be said ia
be rife, il not actually ram
pant, among those who look
at baseball all summer and
talk it all winter, as to the
present status of Leon 9 Goose !"
Goslin, leading America n
League batter and Washing
ton left fielder par excellence.
Before going, to Tampa last Sat.
urday, President Griffith declared
Gbslin is not a holdopt. Some OF
those who take their baseball more
seriously are inquiring as to the
precise classification the Goose
rates, in that he has neither signed
nor returned his contract.
Apparently he Is not satisfied
with some stipulation therein or
the instrument would today be
enseOnced in the big iron safe out
at Seventh Street and Florida
oAyenue.
The question resolves itself into
a. matter of what player may
be termed who either doesn't in.
tend to sign his contract. is too
,husy building bungalows to sign
/. 1t or wishes to talk over some
of it's phases before binding him.
self to perform throughout an.
other season.
There il something quite signifi-
cant. however in Goslin's counter
TO Griff's inquiry as to why the
salem lads contract had not been
returned, Goose stood the Wash
ington president off on that query
long enough to get permission to
30 to Hot Springs at the clubs ex-
pense.
The thought has occurred to
many that any difference which
may exist between Goslin and Grit
9th might concern Icons throw.
was none too good last season,
Bobby Reeves acting as pinch.peg-
ger for Goslin during the majority
OF the season.
A two-sided proposition, having
The leagues best batter trying to
get as much money as the fraf-
fic will bear, with the Washing
ton club not inclined to bid too
high on an arm that couldn't re-
turn Ieft.fieId flies to the infieId
without the aid OF relay, II
what the Gi0slin. Griffith situation
SINNERS down to.
Goslin can't be blamed for trying
to capitalize on, his hitting feat of
1928. and 1t doesn't seem the best
business in the world to hold out too
great a. salary inducement to a
player whose inability to throw last
season permitted many an enemy run
TO score.
Consequently, If all the signs read
right, Geslin has been given pefmis.
sion TO take the Arkansas baths, so |
TO Tampa and prove his throwing |
ability right before the very eyes Of |
Griffith, Johnson. fellow.plRxers and
all who care to see. and sign for a |
little more money than originally Of.
Tered.
Otherwise, those who concern
themselves with such trivialities as
a ball player coming to terms with
his superiors ask, why hasn't Cos
lin come clean q?
Too, some thought Is being given
TO the case Of Jack Hayes, who II
an outstanding candidate for the
berth left vacant by the passing
of BucIxy Harris.
Hayes is known to be dickering
with Griffith over something-and I
you can write your own ticket as
to what that something is, While
the speedy young infielder hasn't
gone So far as to return his contract,
or 70 reject IL finally and completely,
he has written that he Is. dissatis-
fled with II. and the. matter, still
stands in abeyance.
Were there. to be- any hitch about /
either Hayes or Goslin laboring in i
uniforms this summer.
OF q monkey wrench could
be said to have been hurled into the
local machinery Tor both are being
counted on 10 fin very important
inches at one place or another.
Perhaps this fact is realized Z
both parties. each hoping to be able I
to do a,,little better for himself by
hiding his time. Meanwhile the fans
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