The Washington times., 1930-06-18
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An entirely different Wash
ington ball club comes home
late today than left here on
the evening Of Sunday, June
1, when the. Griffs started on
their first western invasion.
Undoubtedly Griffith Stad-
iurn tomorrow win be throneed
with eager fans who wish to be
on hand to see Heinie Manush
play left field in a washington
uniform for his first time at Q
local park. They may also
see Art The Great" Shires
wearing the same habiliments,
with tn. possibility, Of course,
of watching Alvin Crowder in
.ction against the White Sox.
It is not unlikely, either,
that Dave Harris, the rookie
risht-hand hitting outfielder.
might get into tomorrow'S
game against his former team
mates in the capacity Of, q
pinch hitter, he being better
than average at the business Of
relief ;lugging.
In the trades pulled off by
Clark Griffith, trades he at
tributes to Walter Johnson, by
the way, Washington fans can
see the earnestneSs with which
the local club owner is trying
to ge- into the world series coin
this fan.
Well, if he's going to get
money, he's got to send money
after it, and we believe Griff
has sent plenty within the past
few days. Back in 1925 Col.
Jacob Rupert proved to the
baseball world that pennan1s
could be bought by wise and
/, judicial spending of money at
the proper time.
Phil Ball, according to St.
Louis papers, told Griffith be.
fore the GoSlin-Manush- -Crowder
deal that If he, Griffith, had
any 'guts," he'd make that
trade and get himself into the
world series. Pardon that word,
but that's the word used and
1t means plenty in the sport
world. The money Griff sent
after Earl McNeely In 1924 was
well gambled and we all hope
Griff'S 1890 investments will
be as profitable, both to his
bank roll and to the civic
pride Of Washington, as was
the McNeely money.
OF course, it may be that
Griff didn't send St. Louis any
money in that trade. It may, be
he promised Phil Ball the equiv
alent in money in the form Of
q choice Of players later on in
the year when and if Washing
ton is ''in" in so far as the
pennant is concerned. There
are many ways to balance up
trades months after they have
apparently been consummate@,
and Criff is among the wisest
of these traders.
Win Ballou has at last ar
rived as a pitcher. With the
Los Angeles Angels. and UNI
der the tutelage of Manager
Jack Leliyelt, Ballou has round
ed into one of the shining
lights Of the Pacific Coast
League.
Patience with Ballou's Wild
ness and confidence in his
ability to develop properly have
brought Lelivelt a "phenom."
Early in the season, Ballou
bore no Semblance to the good
pitcher he is. He spent all OF
last year on the bench for
Brooklyn and as result was
wild and ineffective this season
when he first wore an Angel
uniform. His reputed fast
breaking curve was nothing but
a fast ball.
Lelivelt. however, went
through this ordeal with Ballou,
once before. In 1928. while
Lelivelt was managing the Mil
waukee club, he had Ballou
and the latter was just a
bust" until early in June,
when he reached his peak.
From June until october, 1928,
Ballou pitched only two games
that he figured to lose. The
rest was brilliant efforts on his
part. He won something like
is games in the last half Of the
season. Brooklyn thought
enough Of him to take him by
draft.
Lelivelt knew what to expect.
He thought he'd be off color
from lack Of work. He was, but
in his last two starts he has
IprnNed that he is no cousin"
foE the hitters.
\ Twice last week against
HollXztood, Ballou turned back
the stars in great shape. His
fast ball is said to have been
the best shown this season at
Wrigley Field and his curve
ball was breaking nicely over
the corners.
Lelivelt doesn't think his
discovery" Is right even yet
and expects that he'll be one Of
the circuits outstanding ath-
Ietes before the SsesOn ends.
! Another manager might hav
turned Ballou loose for his fai
ure to develop rapidly, but Il
livelt, patient. knew what wa
4 coming and just waited for tn
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