Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-18

Griffith said this morning he expected
to get GoSlin into line before tn,
Dodgers are met Thursday at Clear
water in the next exhibition game OF
the Nationals schedule. But with TIT
Goose refusing to even talk terms a
present this seems doubtful.
Goslin not only is balky about thu
contract affail, but he also intends t
decide for himself when he may star
playing in the exhibition tits. At leas
that's what the Goose says Manager
Walter johnson may do the deciding
in fact. probably will, once the player
has signed.
To date, though. Goslin has had his
own way about this matter of playing
johnson wanted the Goose to get into
the battles with the Braves here Satur-
day and yesterday, but couldn't bulge
the player. Goslin has been training
daily with the squad and apparently is
trim enough for action, but he seems
determined to go on his own way.
Arm Still Questionable.
There's still some mystery about the
condition of Goslin's throwing arm
that was virtually useless to the club
b11iOusiiOub ldSt SEASON..
In the last week of the 1928 cam.
paign the Goose did make few throw.
that indicated his wing had fully re.
covered from the wrench that put Il
out of commission at training camp
last Spring. but in the present condi.
tioning campaign he has not attempted
any thrownS nor made any positive
declaration concerning his arm.
Both Griffith and Johnson believe
Goslin's arm is all right, but the Goose
still has to prove this for them as well
as for any one else.
Since the start of the training period
Goslin has done nothing more than lot
the ball in fielding drills and he has
done little of that. 1t would seem that
after Winters rest for the limb, the
Goose might be ready to test it more
thoroughly, but he's taking no chances
as yet.
Otherwise Goslin has demonstrated
that he is in fine form. He gallops
about the outfield for startling catches
OF hoists, speeds to right or left to
spear line drives and in the batting
practice pounds the ball with vigor.
The husky National who topped his
league with a .379 swatting percentage
last year is polling the ball as far as
ever. The club has nothing to worry
about in so far as Goslin'S hitting Is
concerned, but about the arm-well,
that's something else.
Until the Goose gets into the game
the left-fleld post vacated by Melbern
Simons will be cared for by Spencer
Harris. the purchase from Minneapolis
Harris went the route for the first time
yesterday, when the Nationals took q
5-to-4 beating from the Braves at Plant
Field. He had nothing to do in the
neldlng way, but he was impressive at
bat.
A left-hand swinger, Harris nicked
two left-hand pitchers for three hits
one of the blows lusty double. The
three blows were sandwiched between
foul to the first baseman, the first
time Harris batted, and a pop to the
same fielder the last time up. Johnson
was well pleaced with Harris per-
Torrance at bat and intends to employ
him frequently even after Goslin crashes
into the Grapefruit League series.
A Nip-and- Tuck Affair.
The match yesterday was another OF
the nip-and-tuck affairs, which have
marked the exhibition schedule to date
The Nationals never were ahead, bu,
twice they pulled up to even terms with
the foe only to lose the argument after
one was out in the ninth inning.
Each side made nine hits, the Braves
getting safeties off Fred Marberry an6
Garland Braxton, both on the hill fol
the first time this year, and Irving Had
ley, making his second start. The
Braves got two tallies off Marberry, ont
with a cluster of three hits and tht
other by punching two. Braxton yielded
only three safeties, but one of them wa.
backed by three passes and an error ir
the sixth to yield two markers.
The one hit off Hadley came in The
ninth following a pass and drove ovel
the decisive tally.
Marberry passed the first two batter.
to face him and was wild all the way
although he walked no more in hi.
three innings. Braxton hurled two gooC
frames then blew. He walked the frs
man up in the sixth. Then came q
bunt-single and poor chuck by Buddy
Myer that filled the bases. A force-out
at the plate and a strikeout failed tC
steady Braxton for he pushed two run:
over with successive passes.
Hadley breezed through two innings
then tired. He walked Jack Smith Al
the beginning of the ninth and Jacl
stole second as Mcguire famed. George
Sisler singled Smith home with the biz
run Of the game. The Boston pitchers
Percy Jones and Bunny Hearn, weri
much more advanced in form than tn,
Washington trio. Jones allowed fou
hits, three passes and run in his fou
innings In his first two rounds, Hear
was reached for five hits, a walk ant
three runs, then pitched to only min,
batters during the remainder Of thu
going.
Harris, Red Barnes and Hayes mad
eight Of their clubs nine hits. Barne
hit two doubles and single and Haye
a single and a homer. The four-baSe
was a drive that sent the ball unde
the fence back of right-center reall,
powerful hit. No one was on in tn
fourth when Hayes pounded for tn
circuit.
johnson Lengthens Drills.
There'll be no off-day in traininl
during the week, even though the Ma
tionals are playing Sunday games. NJ
contests are scheduled for today, to
morrow and Wednesday, but all hand
will have plenty to do at Plant Field
johnson plans to lengthen battin
drills, even though the players nov
seem to have their eyes rather cleal
This will mean much extra toll for tn
somewhat skinny pitching staff at tn
managers command.
Griffith has heard nothing from Judg
lands since the base ball commissions
wired that Simons and Guy Cantre
were no longer the property of tn
Washington club. The players are cast
ing about for new jobs Each has ha
several offers. the Braves and the Phil
lies among others, have sounded Simon:
The Cards, Phillies, White Sox an
Browns, evidently like Cantrells pitch
ing for they are dickering with him.