The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-05

Just. as an example OF now
good the Athletic outfield really
Is, we introduce you to Walter
French, q substitute outfielder
who would make most major
league gardens as q regular.
II Walter gets into the series,
which he will at one point or
another undoubtedly, the fans
will see some speed that isn't an
everyday occurrence. French
used to pick 'em up and put 'em
down for Army as q football
player and when that boy got
loose with the old football, .
touchdown was practically a GER
tainty.
French thought some last win
ter of giving up baseball, but
was prevailed on to change his
mind, and you can guess how
glad he is now that he stuck,
what with at least a $1,000 split
coming to him cut of the world
series. His baseball experience
includes Moorestown, Rutgers
and West Point, before turning
professional and joining the Ath-
letics. Besides playing football
for Army. being an all-American
halfback in 1922, French also
played basketball as well as
baseball.
While still a cadet, French
tried to transfer to the aviation
corps, but there was a hitch
somewhere, so he accepted Con-
ME Mack's offer to become a
real big Lacquer. However, he
was not Immediately ready to
stick with the Mackmen when
he stepped out of the Point.
Nay! he had to put in a year at
Williamsport and Shreveport,
1928 and 1924, hooking up per-
manently with the AS in the
spring Of 1925.
Walter is 5 feet 8 inches in
height, weighs 162 pounds,
throws righthanded, and bats
lefthanded. He is married and
has two children, Mary Frances,
aged 4, and Ann Baker, almost
2. Last winter French worked
in a sporting goods store, but
next winter he expects to be To-
Gated in Birmingham.
You don't see many of 'em
in baseball these days, but
Perez "Pat" Malone, Chicago's
crack Highlander, is one of
those "dust 'em off" twirlers
who isn't averse to shooting
that old apple right up under
the batters' chins now and
again. We wouldn't 20 50 far
as to say he has q bean ball,
but he commands plenty of re-
spect from the National League
batters, and you can guess the
reason why.
His speed approaches that of
Bob Grove, and many are pick
ing Pat to give the Mackmen
more trouble than the rest of
the Chicago pitching staff COM
bined. He has set a fast pace
in strikeouts in the National
League this season, leading the
loop the last time the records
were compiled. His sharp
breaking curve and high speed
put him in Dazzy Vance's class
when Dazzy was at his best,
and you may expect Pat to
have the Athletic batters swing
ing plenty of wand when the
series gets under way next
Tuesday.
When Malone first came to
the majors with McGraw back
in 1924, he thought baseball was
one big joy ride, but he soon
learned his mistake, and by the
spring of 1928 Pat had out
grown all those boyish ways
and was ready for some seri-
Gus baseball. Last season he
COPIED Is and lost IL games
for the Cubs, and so far this
season his record is something
like 90 and 9.
Born and raised in Altoona,
Pa, Malone doesn't happen to
be coal miner or a breaker
boy, a la Bucky Harris. His
father was a prosperous bust
ness man in Altoona and was
able to give Pat educational
and social advantages aplenty.
He used to make his home
in Milan, Ohio, when he was
first married. but by and by
little Patsy came along and the
Malones thought California
would be a better climate in
which to raise q little daugh-
ter-she might grow up to be
a movie queen.
Pat is right-handed, but hits
left handed. He's ~ years of
age, 6 feet 2 inches tall and
weighs 1876.