The Washington times., 1929-03-25
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"The 1929 Washington club
is better rounded than the
championship teams Of 1924
25."
This is the contention of Goose
Goslin, two time star OF those
memorable events and 1928 Ameri-
can League batting leader.
The popular sunfielder, who
generally Is conservative regarding
predictions, is willing to go the
limit on this theory.
with good pitching can't see
how we can miss coping" ne
claims. Even with fair hurting
you can bet Wen finish in the
money!"
Goslin's enthusiasm il shared
rOundly by his mates, but 1t re-
mains for the big slugger to 60
ON record with his views.
AT know a lot Of people may
think me cuckoo for ranking tne
present day Griffmen ahead OF
those pennant winning comnina. a
ton" he admits, but I'll have to
he shown before believing differently.
"Tn the first place the players
~vlll bA fighting their heads off for
Manager Walter Johnson.
1--WE have speed, punch, power,
agressiveness and youth tempered
with Just the proper amount OF
experience to balance things.
In every department save
SIamgin0 Goose considers the
Griffmen sure-fire COntenders.
There, he admits lies tine
problem.
"Our infield has no superior IN
baseball" he says, land the out
field can step along with the Amer
ican Leagues best. l look for Roy
Spencer to prove an invaluable aid
to Ruel and Tate behind the bat.
Another thing-every player no
matter what his record, must keep
hustling to hold his job. Prac'
tically every position has worth
while alternate who is constantly
before dealing with the mound
situation I'd like to settle for once
and all the doubt existing In cer'
tain quarters regarding the throw
Ing, a=ms Of Muddy Ruel and my
seif.
Il was peggins strikes from left
field during the close Of 1873 ana
therN'N be nothing to worry about
when I cut loose. I'm holding back
now as a protective measure. 42uel
IL following suit. Don't think Tor
q minute he won't be ready to
Pamble when the time comes.
"AIsO remember I've promised
myself to stay right in swing
with the, American Leagues
leading batters again this year.
I've got IL pounds more heft
than i'm 1928 and this shOuldn't :
hurt my slugging q bitv
Goose has unlimited faith in the
Singing prowess of Irving Hadley,
Sam Jones, Garland Braxton and
Fred Marberry and on Lloyd Brown
AMI Bob Burke to work the remain
ing turns.
"Liska, Of course, has promise, :"
he maintains, "but 1t would be un-
fair to expect too much from a lad
during his first year in the big
show. Brown and Burke on the
other hand, both have had sufti'
cient seasoning to develop.
Zones has another good season
coming up, while Braxton and Had
ley should experience absolutely no
difficulty winning. Then there's
Marberry! =,
"Fred's out Of, the bullp~n to
stay" Goose believes. I'm other
words, he's made himself smart
pitcher. There was a time when
all Marberry had to do was bust
'em by. Now he puts thought
behind every pitch and otherwise
conserves his energy.
"There'lI be no more to be
considered Liska, Camp
BEN or one Of several others.
Still, all i'm all, / like the six
mentioned best
Goslin declared the acquisition OF
Third Baseman Buddy Myer was a
master stroke on the part Of Man
ager Walter Johnson and Presi.
dent Griffith, even at the cost Of
five players. "Griff transferred ma.
terial he could easily spare for a
man he really needed what could
have been fairer? Goose reasons
Myer is . crack defensive man
and a hard hitter. He also adds
speed to what should be the Ameri.
can Leagues fastest" club.
ALSO his appearance on the hot
corner has given US the services of
Ossie Bluege, the greatest shortstop
ever representing this club" Goose
thinks.
"Yes, you can include Peckin.
paugh, too. Bluege can cover more
territory and handle more difficult
chances today than Roger could
in his prime. Also he's devel ,ped
into a Tar better hitter than Peck.