The Washington times., 1929-06-07
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FOR SANS
BERTH
BY Bob Thayer


Emile Lovelee Barnes, that
red headed, freckle necked
son-of-a-gun who used to play
football with Alabama's ia
;, nous Crimson Tide, is looking
for a job!
= :. Good enough to hit better, than
y 800 last season, his first in the
. big show, the redhead is now filling
in as a reserve outfielder and pinch
batsman while awaiting his break.
Barnes started the current year
In right field but after being forced
to the bench with an injured knee,
he has since been unable to return
to the lineup, the veteran Sammy
Rices sensational work barring
whatever opportunity he may have
had of coming back.
Being born fighter. though,
Red has kept plugging away and
making most of the chances offered
him until he is now threatening to
displace Sam West, his 1928 rival,
as alternate to Ira Flagstead in
center field.
A renewal of the West.Barnes
rivalry may be expected shortly
unless Sam snaps out of a recent
slump. Both being left-hand hit
ters, the Alabama boy has shown
himself to be the more consistent
of the two though West, when in
stride, is prabably the more sensa.
tionaL. - sa,l ~
Playing the greater part Of last
season in the mid-pasture, Red was
eventually relieved by West when
pulling up with an injury. He
never returned since Sam Garrison's
finish earned him the call.
Counted a regular at the start
of the present campaign, Sam
has since proved himself an in
and-Outer with the fail and uTl-
less he takes brace shortly the
substitution Of Barnes In center
field against right handed pitch
ing would occasion little sur
prise.
The redhead boosted his stock con.
siderably yesterday when his mates
rallied in the seventh semester to
overcome an early inning lead be-
fore losing out to the Detroit Tigers,
Z to S, when an eight-inning land
slide netted three runs.
Tying their current series as a
result of this triumph, the Junga'
leers were playing under the direc-
tion of Coach George Mcbride, who
is supervising the team during the
absence of Manager "Bucky" Har-
ris. the victim of a three-day sus-
pension plastered on him as re-
sule of Wednesdays run-in with
Umpires Campbell and MCGOWAN.
Leading by 3-to-2 edge in their
games with the Griffmen so far.
the Tigers today will send either
Johnny Prudhomme or Victor Sor:-.
rell into action against E. Garland
Braxton, Walter Johnson's prize
portsider when the two combins
tions come together in the third
game of their series at the Clark
Griffith Stadium. T.
Unusually effective against the
Bengals, Braxton will be striving for
= his sixth victory of the season, be-
ing the only Washington pitcher to
boast a winning record at the pres
ent time.
Trailing 4 to | when going
into the seventh the home club
yesterday sailed into Earl White.
hill and after being raped for
another run the stubby little
sidewinder was derricked in
favor of "Lil" StOner with the
bases full and one gone.
Barnes, a southpaw swinger, then
was substituted for Flagstead and
after squaring off at the tee he
stepped into one of Stoner's speed
specialties and bolted 1t on a line to
deep center field, emptying the run
ways and placing his team one run
to the good.
Ad Liska, the young submariner,
failed to hold the opposition in check
after replacing Hadley in the eighth,
though, and the visitors reached him
for ;'ree runs while landing the de-
cision.
While the Bengals were piling UP
their early inning margin, BUDDY"
Myer was coming through with his
first home run of the season, a ter.
riiic shot to center which enabled
him to round the circuit and cross
the home plate without unduly exert.
ing himself.
Charley Gehringer, the Tigers
great S~cond sacker. delivered two
doubles to head the winning cause,
his eighth-inning two-bagget driving
over the locking count while he him.
self scored the winning run a mo.
ment later on Alexander's single to
right.