The Washington times., 1929-03-02
GR|FF DOG
SURE OF
GOOSE
BY B. b. Thomas

by y. ~ 4nUinas
TAMPA, Fla, March p.
Washington baseball fans per
turbed over the highly valued
throwing apparatus Of Goose
Goslin, wrecked last year, will
find solace in an opinion rem
dered today by Mike Martin,
the Griffmen's s trainer.
'fAt one time said Martin, who
for more than rs years has been a
distinguished conditioner of athletes,
''it was thought that Goslin was
about through. He had an injury
that Is rare in baseball. had never
seen Ii before. The outside tissue OF
the muscles in back of the shoulder
blade was torn and hemorrhages re-
suited
His trouble was a. puzzle. All
sorts Of diagnoses were made by a
number and variety of practitioners.
Several treatments were applied
without result. but finally the
trouble was located and corrected
and toward the end Of last season
GosIin was throwing about as well
as ever.
II remember one throw he
slatle-in ChicagO-that well
nigh proved he was completely
recovered. He pegged strike
from g distance which was ap-
prOximateIy that from the right
field wall Of our park to the
plate. And that's some throw.
You can take my word for it
that this season he will be the same
Goose Goslin whose arm was
feared by every base.runner in the
ts1erican League until he was hurt. :"
Mikes chatter about Goslin was
part of a discussion among the
Griffmen concerning their prospects
for the coming campaign, 1t having
been suggested by rookie that a
recurrence of the Goose's ailment
would be extremely detrimental to
the clubs success.
tits almost sure thing that
Goslin will be as big q help as
ever" continued Mike, and I'll tell
you something about another chap
who'll be valuable. That's Bump
Hadley.
Bump is getting into great shape.
Excepting the scar, there is no sign
of the appendicitis operation he had
last spring and he's working like
d trojan. He has a tendency to
fatten. but he kept his weight down
this winter and now has only q few
pounds to take off. His best pitch.
ing weight is about 122. Last year
he reported more than 90 pounds
heavy. This time he has a lot less
A6 Sb ~ IaaVs lar 70 50
Bump has everything
pitcher needs. believe. His
fast ball and curve are pips. and
his change Of pace is extraOr.
Glinary. And that hoy really
knows how to use what he's
gOt.s Bump has said he'll win
~ games this year.
Martin has given more attention
to Hadley than any other member
OF the Griffs' squad. When all the
others have knocked off for the
day Bump carries on. taking set
ting. up exercises in the clubhouse
before the studious gaze of Mike.
The Griffs' trainer says it has
been many season since his
charges have had so few muscular
sioN XhuAId66E OOuHSOH =
order the players have taken things
exceptionally easy with regard to
throwing,
Ad Liska is the only pitcher, who
has been allowed to throw to a
catcher. This youngster reported
In tip-tDp condition. Lloyd Brown,
who came here a month or more
before the others, is thoroughly
primed in a general physical way,
but has been handling a baseball
for only a week He confined his
early training to track work.
This pleased the Big Train.
II have a notion that ballplayers
should spend the first two weeks in
training camp doing nothing hut
running" says he. :"There's moth
ing quite like it for improving the
wind and exercising all muscles.
However, Walter has ordered
track work only i'm moderation
for the squad, though he goes In
heavily for II himself. He runs
and jog-trOts at least two miles
day. He accepts gOOd-na-
turedly q kidding about excess
weight about the hips.
Sam Rice, who drove new auto
here from the Pacific coast in seven
days. has a slightly stiff neck as q
result. He is expected to start Sc
rious training today. Yesterday
dressed in civyies, he welded a bal
for half an hour in the pepper drill
and later hied himself to a goli
course. Rice's rs was the Lowest
score made by Griffman at Tampa
this trip Standing on the first tee
with Hadley and Col. Billie Smith
Sam announced to stroke the score
he would shoot.
Clark Griffith, boasting OF the
spirit of his club, points out thai
Rice and Ruel reported ahead ol
schedule and predicts that other
regulars win show up earlier thar
ordered
Buddy Myer wired yester
day that he was ON the way
from EIlisyille, Miss.
The youngest member OF tbs
club, 2O.year,old Cliff Bolton, who
was due early this week. continues
TO, be a mysterious absentee. Man
ager johnson may ask him some
embarrassing questions when oI
n he does arrive. The last re
port Of him was that he had lefi
his home near High Point, N. c.
last Sunday, Tampa bound.