The Washington times., 1930-10-06


turnout is the regular seasonal
showing Of the Red Birds, who
drew fewer 1880 paid admissions
than did the sixth place Boston
Braves.
Not until the Cardinals put
on their Garrison finish did 4
the fans wake up. Then, as
is their quaint old custom,
st. LOuisans cut loose with
sirens, cOw-bells, cheers and
bank-rOlls.
Yesterdays crowd, those pres
ent contend, was the most en-
thusiastic ever seen at a world
series. Stimulated by the come
from behind tactics of the Street
men, those present cheered their
favorites to the echo, turning
loose with a particularly loud
demonstration when old Jess
Haines shuffled to bat his last
time up.
Four individual American
League leaders have been pro
duced by the Washington
Club during the past three
years. Although two Of these
pace-setters have possessed
titles Of a somewhat synthetic
stripe, they nevertheless have
headed their circuit.
In 1928 Outfielder Goose Cos.
lin, now with st. Louis, beat out
our own Heine ManuSh in a sensa-
tional duel for hitting honors.
Only a fractional point separated d
the pair.
Garland Braxton, who was
traded to Chicago last June, led
his league in effectiveness the
same year.
Only last season, Whataman
Altr0ck, sometimes known as
Nick, entered the final game
of WashingtOn'S schedule as a
pinch hitter. And in one time
at bat he connected safely for
q 1000 average. His perform
ance was made official. and
Nick, not Lew FOnseca, showed
the way to the batSmen.
In similar sense Charles vii
liam Fischer, or plain Carl, if you
prefer it, was outstanding among
American League pitchers this
season.
The youthful Iefthander,
semi.Official statistics show,
was officially credited with
one win and failed to ac-
knowledge defeat.
Fischer, who has plenty on his
fast one, succeeded in lowering
the Red Sox late in the season.
putting on a typical Altrock burst
of speed to cop his leagues lead
ership.
While some may discredit the
Altrock- Fischer performances, the
fact remains-they carried on
where Goslin and Braxton left
off. Which, after all, is some
thing.
While WaShingtOnians are
still buzzing over the player
deals that made their club a
1880 pennant contender, it is
interesting to note that the
clubs involved in the other
end Of the transactions also
benefited.
Probably the shrewdest deal
pulled by the opposition should
be credited President Bob Quinn
of the Red Sox. In a straight
away trade early in the season
Boston traded Outfielder Bob
Barrett. a right hand hitter, for
Earl webb, who was acquired by
Washington from Cincinnati on
waivers.
Barrett's stay with Wash
ingtOn was short lived. Fail
ing to show the necessary
goods he was sold to Mime
apOIis after a brief trial.
Webb, on the other hand, not
only remained with the Red Sox
but, showing in a regular right
field capacity, batted .327 in 1877
games. He got himself 146 hits
in 447 times at bat, including
many extra distance cloutS
among his base blows.
Outfielder Goose GoSlin, a
central figure in the swap for
Heine Manush and Alvin Crowder,
also showed a reversal of form
after a disastrous 1929 campaign.
When Goslin left Washington,
June Is last, he was hitting
around .288. He wound up with
a 1903 average.
The Goose connected 1870
- times in 585 batting tries
and accounted for 81 home
runs while driving over 1877
tallies.
Another player who figured in
the bargaining, catcher Harold
Bennett Tate, played 81 games
with the Chicago White Sox. He