Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-10
RED BEING FITTED
FOR POST IN LEFT
Daugert and Pyle Sporting
Sore Arms as Training
Tempo Is Increased.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

Barnes, now starting his
third full season with the
Nationals, will be used in
the outfield this year should Goose
Goslin fail to come to terms with
the club, and very likely will be
used in left field, the place Goslin
filled. Manager Walter Johnson
has decided Barnes is the best
around to occupy the berth Goslin
seems bent upon vacating, and
now is grooming the young Ala
baman carefully for the work.
Barnes was sent through long hit
ting drill at yesterdays practice ses-
sion. the first on a SUNDAY in years for
the Nationals, and again today faced
the pitchers for some time. He is sting
ing the ball soundly in these drills
and johnson believes Red will blossom
into a much better batter than his .28l
average for his big league career IN
dicates.
little chance to show his wares when
he came up to the Nationals from Biz
rninoham late in the season OF 1927.
AT that. however, he got four hits IN
II times at bat. The next year, though,
Red cracked the sphere hard from the
start of campaigning and Tor many
weeks was among the leagues pest pat
tiers. He finished with an average Oh
sos, having made l27 hits IN All times
up. Last season when useo as an
emergency batter and outflelder he
slumped to 200.
Conversion May BE a Job.
Making a lefthelder of Red may be
something of a job. When nrst ne
came up to the Nationals ne was trleo
ia center field and did fairly well m
the 1928 season. But IN the same year
he also was tried In left field for 1t was
then that Goslin was having trouble
with his throwing arm. Red seemed
lost in the left pasture. He simply
could not Judge HOSTS. The angie
baff]ed him Back he went TO cenCer
field and there he made good again.
At the outset Of the 1879 season
Manager johnson sent Barnes TO rlgns
@sid instead of sam Rice. Red found
the going difficult at the outset, 'ano
was not long before he was on the
bench and the veteran Rice again IN tne
reo,sIay line-up. It looked as though
Barnes could do real outfelding only IN
the center garden. ,.o+
But washington has mighty sMee.
center fielder in Sammy West, anQ
sturdy right fielder in Rice, so Neo
T. tn break in again 1t will have 10 pc
=, tI,a left field Manager johnson mas
;,.tsr,atnd he has no idea Of bencnlng
Eice again nor does he want 70 sIi. ~
west to another spot. 30 y ~ Hs,S -
BARNES to learn the tricks OF IelS-ne ~
ing during the nearly nve weeA e. ere
naming before the Aiiaei l0'A-
fIag race starts. "a. soo,,
II Goslin does not fall into Inc sop on
and at present 1t does not seem lle
Min do so-Barnes is TO get tne oPeaA
c,,tf,eId place. Red will be carefully III, M
stY1lcted in the art of covering tne Az
Garden during the -emainoer VI ,,,IS
training in the South ana ne 80 Si him.
le ahje to give q coed account OF ni III
.sit a. the new post. His manager pc
S 1;av.s he viii and that Red also VIII ne
sele n sock the ball harder than ne olo
last year. ..at
Mcleod on the Job.
,...u.r ucTeod. young infelder
,,n,,gi,t from Little Rock Of the South
arr ASSOCIATION last year, arrived y
sa,..r shortly after noon yesterday. ~
S,,ss foo late to break into the SUNDAY
S,iI, i,a,t Mcleod jumped into UNI
Torn, this morning and went through
long drill at Biloxi stadium. Mc .oS
was 10 years old last SEPTEMBER a ua
has had little base ball expeflence;I ;ttie
craduated from high school az LlItLe
HocS where he lives, just last month,
nnt the high school there has no pass
bsiI team So Ne had to get his sport IN
fine citv league q sandlot organlIdI,o.iI
He r,iaved both infield and outnelo IA
This circuit and lag: year broke inSo Llle
pro game with the Travellers; re M r.,
used at shortstop and tnlro 49,
little Rock and played more games AZ
short than at the other position. Wnlcn
he prefers. He Is of slight buho, pus
apparently still growing. He neloe s.
we'll. but was no WOW as hlteer Will
little Rock. He socked the pan Iof
only a .252 rating.
The practice yesterday was pePpsLy
affair and was marked by the best m
Aeid drill held to date. With Joe
nudge at first, Buddy Myer az SECOND,
.Yack HAYES at short and Ossie Bluege
~ the Tar corner the inner defense olo
some snappy fielding. There was some
real throwing, too, for all except Myer
have their arms in good conoiIloh.
Hayes, although out for the nrSt tInie.
cut loose some fast ones as NE mas
been practicing at his home in Can
ton. Ala. for several weeks. Hayes,
by the way. signed his contract yealear,
dav morning after a conference Win
President Clark Grifith.
Double Drills for Two.
Eor some of the athletes there may
he two practice sessions daily while
the Nationals remain in Biloxi. Mana
ger johnson is particularly eager to get
irving Hadley, Chunky Lynn, pitcher,
and Gordon Phelps, Bouncing BOWIE
Row in trim form quickly. so these Two.
are apt to work out in the afternoons
There are two slightly sore arms IA
the pitching ranks Paul Daugert, lett
handler picked up from New. Jersey
senni-pro fields has an aching shoulder,
but trainer Mike Martin believes the
soreness will be gone within day OF
two. Herbert Pyle, drafted from Chat-
tanooga last Fall, seems to nave
much sorer arm. He complains OF
pains in shoulder and elbow and 1t Is
feared that he has touch OF neurlts.
He is unable to do much in practlce
now.
BraxtOn on the Job.
Among the newcomers that practiced
today was Garland Braxton. veteran
pitcher; Bill Bradley, recruit flrst base
man from New York, and AL PoWeH,
rookie outfielder from Takoma PARK.
Braxton is the only one Of the trio UNI
signed, but he is expected to agree TO
terms today. He stated on his arrival
yesterday that he was In no sense
holdout
Joe Cronin, regular shortshop last
year, is not expected here until Thurs
day. He did not leave his home in san
TrancigcO until late last week. Nothing