The Washington times., 1930-07-29
ART GOES To
OUTFIELD
FOR GOOD
Sb Knuoes Scott TO Earn Septenber Bout Wth CapolO
Nv Joe HOLMAN

Art SlnreS is TO go TO Lne QUE
field exclusively.
Shires, in time, is expected 70.
develop into a capable gardener
But Scout Joe Engel has been
instructed by President Clark
Griffith to make connections
with a rookie pastureman' at. the
earliest possible moment
At present the Griffmen have
virtually no outfield Protection.
When Dave Harris spfained his
left ankle in the Chicago game
Sunday, the washington clubs
garden talent was exhausted.
Should an emergency arise
during the next few days
Shires and rookie Alvin Pow
ell will be ready to fit into
the hneNp. That Shires
would get first call in such
an emergency was learned
today.
Art was outfitted with sun
glasses and glove this morning
and sent through a light work
out at Griffith Stadium.
1t is probable that the Great
Art will make his outfield debut
in one end of the New York
Yankees doubleheader at Yankee
Stadium Saturday. Washing
tonians may see him in one-half
of the twin bill with Heine Wag-
ner'S Red Sox at Griffith Stadium
Sunday.
"I expect to hear some
thing from Engel within the
next 4S hours" President
Griffith declared today. "I've
tried to make connections
with a seasoned Outfielder.
But now it seems that my
only chance is to turn to the
minors.
"We're after young, right
hand hitter who can get off
long base waIlOpS. With a
player of this type on hand 1
think we can coast along
smoothly until Art gets his bear
ingS,"
Shires' clouting, more than any
thing else, has resulted in this
shift. Manager Walter johnson
is reluctant to pass up the brand
of hitting and spirit flashed by
the youthful Texan so far this
season.
Had well rounded emergency
man of the Bob Fothergill type
been available during the Wash
ington clubs recent Western swing
the veteran Sammy Rice would
have been spared plenty of ply
sical punishment.
The intense heat got Sammy
In Cleveland but he fought back
gamely and rallied in st. Louis.
Then he suffered a similar lapse
in the Chicago set and is about
down now.
While the temporary lay
off prior to tOmOrrOw'S game
may freshen Rice somewhat,
a few days Of rest would prob
ably do him more good than
anything else. It so happens
that, with. the Philadelphia
Athletic series due tomorrow,
Sammy can hardly be spared.
There is every reason to believe
that he will be relieved in one
game each of the Saturday and
Sunday doubleheaders with the
New York and Boston clubs. re-
spectively. even if Whataman
Shires has to be installed in
position unfamiliar to him.
General Alvin Crowder will 60
into the firing pit tomorrow when
Walter JohnSon's Griffmen and
the league leading AS lock up in
the first Of a two game series at
American League Park.
The Washington Club, now six
and a half games behind the
pace-setters, will be entering the
most crucial portion of its Sched-
ule when this abbreviated get
together is launched.
In their next 10 starts the
Griffmen are to oppose the
Athletics and New York
Yankees eight times.
Concluding hoStilitieS with
Connie Mack'S AS, Walter John
sons warriors are to rest Friday.
Saturday they will hike fore New
York to take on Bob Shawkey'S
Yankees in a doubleheader.
After returning to the Capital
for a twin bill with the Boston
Red Sox Sunday, they will again
entrain for New York to meet
the Shawkeys Monday and Tues
day. Single games with the Ath-
letics in Philadelphia Wednesday
and Thursday will round out this
road schedule.
Although a practice was origi-
nally called for today, Manager
Walter johnson has about de
cided to call it off. Nevertheless
all hands are to report at Grit
fifth stadium for a conference at
10 o'clock this morning.