The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-07-27
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JOHNSON
By Bob Thaysr

By bod. AnAysE
In i desperate effort to get
his Washington Griffmen into
. winning stride Manager
Walter johnson has ordered 2
series Of morning practices to
be inaugurated at the Georgia
Avenue ball park today.
waiter also has specified that no
one will be excused from these
drills. veterans amA cookies alike
being instructed to turn out. DIS
pleased with the inability OF MS
combination to click he INTENDS
taking drastic measures to bring II
around.
These morning sessions. he be.
lieyes, may correct some OF the
flaws detected in the work OF mis-
plavers recently. In, any event
nlenty OF labor will be lined up for
every man on the roster and heads
III, tactics will he imperative
throughout each practice.
1--WE always objected to morning
drills in midsummer" Walter ad-
n1itted last night, 'but something
has rot TO be done about this ball
cIub. We've been losing q lot more
games than we have any right to
and until my players start winning
It's up to them to do double duty.
'aTEere's no excuse for some
Of the games we've kicked away.
AIibis can 20 just 50 far N any
profession. What 1 want ~ re.
suits and I'm ready TO 30 20
the limit to get them.
johnson il frankly disappointed
IN the poor showing Of his athletes
af late ard, with no Improvement In
sight. il striving in every conceivable
manner to create a reversal OF form.
Normally good.natured he Ii one
who viii go just so far with his
men AT the present time he Is
convinced that his players, on the
whole, are capable OF playing better
ball and intends seeing that they
do It. 4 i IA e, .s-.4ak.. I. 49, I.
Experience has taught Walter
to take the proper steps at the
phychOlOgical moment, and.
disciplinary action is necessary,
there is little question but what
he will 60 through with It.
While his players as q whole un.
doubtedIy have been giving their
best, several obviously thoughtless
plays have hampered the chances
OF the Griffmen In recent games,s
and these, coupled with the failure
OF erstwhiIe dependables to come
through, have hurt.
johnson, who himself is a thor
ough student of baseball, has not
been blind to these faults and is
prepared to do everything he can to
far, tlough--the rest is up TO the
player.
Much attention, Walter declared,
while making this announcement,
viii be stressed on the offense,
which has been woefully weak OF
late. Left handed pitchers win be
worked overtime in an attempt to
more thoroughly familiarize his hit
tiers with southpaw slants.
The inability OF the Griffs to
connect with the pOrtsiders has
resulted largely In their sorry
record and realizing as much
Manager Johnson Is attempting
10 correct this shOrtcOnlng.
Not since June rs have they
beaten an un.orthodox man. Fred
Hein1ach losing out in the second
game Of Il double-header while
occupying the slab for the New
York Yankees on that date.
Since then the Griffmen have
taken the count on no less than
eight consecutive occasions before
fork-handers, showing little or no
potency while opposed to that brand
Of singing.
Sam West, brilliant center fielder,
already is being brushed up on
stance calculated to improve his
clubbing against the left.handers
and several others also will be put
through their PAGES once the grind
Il started today.
There is no doubt but that John
son ii prepared to demand results
from his players and rightly So
He deserves every ounce of energy
and hustle in their makeup and,
unless they come to life soon, he
may be expected to plan more
radical steps.