Evening star., 1930-06-15


"I believe ManuSh will prove juSt
the pennant. We have a good bS
little more punch We'll have
Manush to provide that extra pun
Why, look where we are now
Right at the heels of the tor
team and there without having
had a strong batter in the third
place in the hitting order. Con-
slider that and you can realize
how strong the Nationals must be
as a club. Here we are in the
thick Of the fight and the man we
have been batting third hitting at
only .270 rate. Imagine where
we might be now had the third
batter in our order hit around
.325-four or five games out in
front, I should say.
'I always have admired Manush as q
fielder and batter, particularly as q
batter. He is a consistent hitter. He
has had slumps. All batters have
of short duration. He hits sharply and
often and is a mighty dangerous man
in pinch. He is a clever fielder, too
His arm may not be as strong as those
Of some other outfielders in the league,
but in left field where he win play the
strongest arm isn't needed. That be-
longs in right field where the throw to
prevent runners going from first base to
ct am confident the Washington club
made a fine deal when it got Manush
and Crowder for Goslin.'
ttHow about Crowder," Walter was
i L asked. "You know he hasn't
such q fine record this season. "
afVac fhaffS fyITo - fhH rnanooar va
piled, but don't think that Crowder is
through as a pitcher. I consider him
as good now as he was two seasons ago
when he went great guns for the
Browns. Remember was with the Ma
tionals when Crowder first came up
from Birmingham and I liked him as
a prospect then. He pitched a few
good games for Washington that year,
but did not seem in particularly good
health. That he did not pitch better
then, though, perhaps was due more to
inexperience than poor health. Pitchers
aren't made IN a season.
That half year Of right steady work
he had with the Browns in 1927 helped
him lot, think. That experience, !
believe, made him so effective the next
two seasons. And he has not been as
poor as his record seems to indicate this
season. He has pitched pretty good
ball, IN fact, and recently has done
some fine work in the box. Remember
he has not had very strong team back
OF him and no matter how much 9
pitcher tries or how well he performs
he doesn't get far unless he has capable
backing. He can't be the whole team
always.
Don't count Crowder as on the way
out. He's a good pitcher and I expect
him TO prove mighty valuable to the
Nationals.
- A NYwAY It is considered, I hgurv
IA the Washington club got tht
better of the deal" is Johnsont
opinion. I'VE get a good hitting out.
fielder in Manush and a clever pitcher
in Crowder for Goslin. an outfielder
who hasn't hit well since 1928 anC
hasn't flelded at all well this season.
don't see how we can lose in the trade
Now, do not regard the Goose a.
through. Not by a long shot. But h
was through so far as the Washington
swing into a good batting stride thi
season, but he couldn't make 1t. I
seemed everything he did was wronl
and he was becoming terribly depressed
AS things were going, it was up to US {,
help ourselves and we took advantage o
the best offer made"
CONSIDERATION Of the deal lead
~ the average base ball follower Il
believe that Phil Ball, owner O
the Browns, Is first cousin to SAINT,
Claus. What generous present he ha
made the Nationals, it seems. Her
washington gets an outfielder who ha
a batting average of 1888 for his sevel
years in the big show and a ptiche
who the past two seasons was amon
the topnotchers Of the American
League IN exchange for an outfelde
who has batting average Of .33l 70
his eight years in the circuit, but VIII
has done no good hitting since 292;
when he won the American League bat
Nng championship with rating of .37s
Crowder seems to be gift, pure an
simple. Ball is a kindly soul, at tha
Each Of the players involved in tn
deal Is a round 20 years old Crowde
reached that age in January. Manus
will reach it next month and Goslin /
October. Just a stand-of on the az
basis.
AHANUSH and Crowder both al
1S1 quite tickled by the change Ma
urally for they are dof1lng the un
form of weak second division QUIT
and donning that of one among Il
base ball elite.
Great" says Manush. IT am conf
dent ! will perform well enough
prevent the Washington club regrettir
4he tra6e. What's more believe We
mean my new club-have a fl
chance to cop the flag this year, ar
every one may be assured I'll do all
can to help cop it."
Back to the old crowd again." sa,
Crowder. That's what the trade do
for me. Well, didn't do so well whit
I was with Washington before, but
think the fans in Washington nc
know that all lacked at that time W
experience. l have gained that sin
and feel l will pitch winning ball
the Nationals this time"
"A LTHOUGH Goslin was a faithf
IA worker with the Nationals, h,
ready to give his best to Z
Browns. That's professional base ba
Hhe player plays for his club.
IT realize I was not particularly va
uable to the Nationals this season,
I was trying to be- Goose assert
today 'I simply could not swing ir
my proper batting stride. Well, I 9
ready to start again with the Brow
and am sure / will come back in a
order. You know, this st. Louis pa
Is my pet batting park. I always ha
hit strongly here and am confident
will continue to do So"
Bill KiIlefer, manager Of the Brow
looks upon the acquisition of Cos
as a boost 10 the Browns. "Manush
a fine hitter, and Crowder is far bet
Is q pitcher than he has been with