The Washington times., 1930-05-02
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IDEAL TYPE
Hill
By DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK, May 2.-Starting
with the assertion that "Shires is
the ideal type Of ballplayer and
I wish had more like him,
DOME Bush, making his first trip
over the wheel as manager Of the
Chicago White Sox, today set
off a series Of oral fire crackers
right in front Of the writer. II
he realized that he was calling
everything by its right name. he
gave no sign. He simply was
naming his shots and the follow
ing is the official score in runs,
hits and errors. as the case may
or may not be:
The Washington Griffmen may
be sitting on tor of the American
League but, little as he claims
to know about the league at this
time, he says he is willing to ven
ture that he knows about the
Griffmen. They simply haven't
got it. says he. ...-.
IF the Chicago Cubs win the
National League pennant again,
they will have to beat at least
one club that 49, their superior,
the Pittsburgh Pirates. and maybe
another, the New York Giants.
The Athletics ought to win
but they wOn't-unleSS they
show more ability to beat the
East. The West, said he, will
be just . series Of four tough
spots for any eastern invader,
with Cleveland and St. Louis
the toughest.
AS for C. Arthur Shires, the
open adenoid, Mr. Bush finds him
to be almost self-effacing.
Hes all right" said Mr.. Bush
with just that shade of emphasis
that meant that c. Arthur Shires
was, indeed. all right. A snappy
little IriShman. Mr.. Bush He
looks right along the barrel at
you with pair Of steady eyes and
defies you to stare him down.
There's a lurking suggestion Of
chill in those eyes. They aren't
cold-but they can be. He gets
q lot Of satisfaction out Of speak
ing his mind and so the writer
decided to let him enjoy himself.
The Cubs? They'll be lucky to
repeat, what with the way they
were going last year from Sep
TENDER on into and through the
world series.
"The Pirates are a better
club" he added. with those
young players coming through
for them, they will be hard to
lick when L. Waner and
TraynOr get back. The trad
ing of Grimes seemed to set.
tie their pennant chances,
too, but the young pitchers
have come forward in his
place. They are up there now.
They'll stay up there and may
be they will go even higher
when they get set with their
real lineup.
n tAC OA@uSO SCI PASNAAAAS1
they will be able to beat the
Cubs, too. They might even
win. McGraw has a good ball
club. In fact, If either the
Giants or Pirates had kept
ON top of the Cubs last year
they would have beaten Chi
cago in the stretch"
So much for that. How about
the Griffmen? Just as one man
guessing with another, Mr.. Bush
was willing to guess that the
Grtffs were over their heads like
the parlor ceiling.
II haven't seen them in years."
he conceded, but ought to
have an idea of what they have.
] had q lot of them down there
In washington seven years ago
and some Of those boys weren't
50 juvenile then. This isn't the
year to win with a club like That.
OF course they'll be hard for us
to beat because they all will be
hard for us to beat this year.
We're just getting started to-
gether and I'm still uncertain at
Shortstop. Jolley hasn't begun to
hit but I figure him to do at
least $50.
"They have a couple Of
real clubs in st. Louis and
Cleveland, q fact that the
Athletics will discover when
they try to repeat some Of
their western trips Of last
year. This Is no bus ride.
This race Is going to be a
race. Another thing about
the Athletics: They aren't
going to keep on beating the
Yankees forever. No club Is
going to do that. The
Athletics may win the PEN
nant but, before they do,
somebody Is going to chase
them through the door and
right on upstairs"
With which Mr.. Bush, having
spoken his piece, bowed himself
to the nearest exit. It was q
relief to hear a baseball man
tam strictly from the book. Most
Of them spend their time APP
proving Of Ruth's hitting or
Connie Mack's managing or
Groves pitching. They also have
kAen known to speak of Nc,