The Washington times., 1930-06-14
WILL OPPOSE
GR|FFN|EN
NGAN|E
TODAY
Most CoIorful Slugger Goes
In Exchange for HeInie Ma
nush and General croWder
BY KIRK MILLER
times Sports Editor
Goose" Goslin Is gone-to the

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Goose" Goslin is gone-to the
Et. Louis Browns.
He was the most colorful ball
player who ever wore a Washing.
ton uniform.
He has been chered more and
jeered more than any miIlion Of
the national pastime identified
with the Griffrlen.
He Is the nearest approach this
city has ever had to Babe Ruth
or probably ever viii have for q
long, long time.
The fans delighted either to
see him knock out a home rum
or to see him swing and fan
down at the plate. !.
Two Players In Return
| In 1929 Goslin lead the Arneri.
can League in batting with m
average Df .379. Heiriie ManuEh.
lleftfieIder of the Browns, who hi66
E.35e the year CiUsIif lead the
league, comes 10 washington In
trade for Goose, along with
Pitcher Alvin CrOWder, former
Griffmcn righthander, who led
| the league in games won and lost
with 81 defeats and five defeats
| in 1928, his first full season In
st. Louis after he left washing
ton.
Goslin win play left field for
the Browns today.
Manusf1 win play left field to-
day for the Griffmen and bat in
third position, the spot in which
Goose has batted for q long time.
Alvin Crowder win pitch against
the st. Louis Browns in their
Sunday game at Sportslnar1's
Park, st. Louis, tomorrow.
Last season, GoSlil1 hit .28S,
the worst year he's had at the
bat since he became our regular
left fielder. GoSlin's lifetime bat
ting average is 1924. Manush's
hit for .355 last season and his
lifetime batting average is .334.
CrOwder Won 10 Games
Crowder won 10 and lost Is
games in 1929 for an earned run
average Of 3.91 runs per day.
His lifetime earned run average
is 4.O0 compiling 56 victories and
43 defeats the while, for an aver.
age Of $3.50.
GoSlin never has worn any but
q Washington uniform. insofar as
the majors are concerned. He
was bought from the Columbia
team, Of the South Atlantic
League, for 5000 In 1921, after
having but two years In the
minors. He was recommended to
Clark Griffith by Umpire Bill Me-
GoWal1. who was then working In
the South Atlantic League. Griff
secuted GoSlin personally and
was immediately sold on him.
! In the two world series which
washington played with the
Giants and Pirates In 1924 and
1895 respectively. oslin played In
all IA games, going to the bat So
times, getting 10 runs. 10 hits and
no stolen bases. His hitting mark
IN the 1924 series was .344e and
in the 1925 series .3O8.
In 1924 series. oSlin drove In
runs. In one game, on October Z,
the fourth game between the
Giants and Griffmen. he drove
In runs and he shares that
record with Elmer Smith, Babe
Ruth, Lester Bell and Al
Simmons.
Manush With Detroit
Manush has never been In q
world series, but may break this
record this fall, should today's
trade prove beneficial to Wash
ington. Manusn was formerly
with Detroit, being traded to st.
Louis with Lou Blue December 81
1927, for Harry Rice. Elam Van
Glider and Chick Galloway. He
went 20 Detroit from Omaha IN
1928, and previously has q year
in Edmonton.
Clark Griffith, president Of the
Washington ball club, in annouiic.
ing the trade today, said 1t was
Walter Johnson's trade. This
newspaper announced last No
vember that such q trade, not IN
cluding the Crowder angle. was
on the fire. and later Griffith
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