Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-24
HITTER
IS SHOWING CLASS
TreadaWay Improves at Bat,
but Is Not at Home on
Third Base.
By JOHN B. KELLER.

IN OSTON, Mass, September "A.
TX Dave Harris, procured
IL from the White Sox in ex-
change for Red Barnes last
June, may prove to be the right
hand hitting outfielder the Ma
tionals so long have sought.
Performing regularly since Sam
West hurt his throwing arm, Har-
ris has given a fine account Of
himself af1eld and has stung the
ball with surprising regularity.
For a time when employed in
emergencies Dave was not so good
in the garden, but recently he has
played in every way like a big
Lacquer.
If used regularly in the outfield
| Harris place undoubtedly Is center
| field, he had been tried in both right
and left since joining the Nationals,
but did not appear to advantage in
either Of these pastures. Harris admits
| 1t Is difficult for him to break for the
ball as 1t leaves the bat and this handt-
| caps him when playing anywhere but
| center.
AS a middle gardener, however, Dave
| can play deep and have q better chance
to get under HOSTS to either side. And
he Is particularly clever at coming in
for loopers falling just beyond the in
can cover a deal Of ground. Only
his inability to judge q drive ct the
crack of the bat prevents him being
q sparkling all around outfielder.
Dave can hit. He has demonstrated
his strength with the bat in no mean
way since he succeeded West In center.
| The North Carolina cop has boosted
his swatting average handsomely the
last few weeks. Dave hits both kinds
Of pitching, but seems more effective
against the southpaws than the pitchers
of orthodox persuasion. When he first
| Joined the Nationals he was baffled by
q right-hander'S curve ball but lately
Dave has been overcoming this trouble.
He takes q good cut at the curve now
and often meets 1t with plenty power.
With the Nationals possessing 80
| little outf1eld talent and Harris making
| such q fine impression now In all hkeli-
hood he will be seriously considered
as q contender for q regular berth with
| the club when 1t swings into its 1881
| conditioning campaign at Biloxi m
February. Quite a pickup. this Harris,
the Nationals long have needed solid
seeking right-hander in the outer de-
| tense.
I'D Az TREADWAY, purchased from
n. Chattanooga not so long ago and
| who reported to the Nationals in
Cleveland during the last Western trip,
Is beginning to look better at bat, than
he did in the two series against the
Tigers and the Indians, but he shows
al AfNaH
not seem ct home around third base,
where he has been playing only a short
time. He Is quite weak on drives directly
at him and does not go to his left Sny
too well.
In the outfield In the exhibition game
/ at Montreal Monday. though, Ray
looked rather good. He made several
Manush's place in left and showed q
strong and true throwing arm, too.
Treadway played in the outfleld the
| greater part Of the season with Chat
tanooga, not moving to third until after
Charley Gooch was sold to Kansas City
In July. He may do as an outfielder
but Ray will probably find it diff1cult
to make third-backer Of himself.
IN their exhibition at Hartford yester-
/ i day the Nationals found 1t easy to
get runs on Hal WATERWAYS, right
handler who beat the Athletics not long
ago, but the picked team from the East
ern League also found 1t easy to clout
Harry Child. AS q result the johnson
band was licked to in o game called
after the eighth inning that the big
leaguers might grab q train for this
town.
Child pitched the first four rounds
and had nothing that baffled the East
ern League bunch. He was wild and
allowed nine hits, one q homer that
cleared filled bases In the fourth inning.
The Nationals, who got dozen safeties,
rallied twice after Child was so soundly
raped and at the end of the seventh
had the score tied at SAIL Burke
though, after three good rounds yielded
a brace OF safeties IN the eighth end
they were good for the decisive tally.
Hargrave was the leader of the Wash
ington attack with q single and q
homer. His two safetieS accounted for
five of the Washington markers