Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-06
C1 Again Birmingham Maryland Wins offs Opening
MATS OPEN 5.CAME SET
AGAINST BOSTON BRAVES
Big League Opposition En- Tour Home Is Expected
to Put Team Edge for Championship Race.
Jake Powell Showing Rapid Improvement.

year. In fact, johnson already has
picked Brown as one of the regular
starters in the impending champion
ship campaign. And Brown, too, has
an idea this will be his big year. The
pitcher has plenty of confidence in
himself, his manager has faith in him
and his teammates consider him one of
the best Of the mound corps. With
such moral support and natural pitch
ing Myer remain on the bench.
DUBBY MYERS arm is coming
- around and the player transplant
ed from third base to second base last
season is putting up a game fight to
retain the job.
Recently Manager johnson limited
that Jack Hayes instead of Myer would
start at the middle station as Goose
Goslin had joined the club after a long
holdout and virtually assured 1t of more
punch. johnson figured he could use
the lighter hitting Hayes for his great
defensive play and let the heavier sock
ing Myers remain on the bench.
But Myer can't see things this way
now, and with his throwing arm that
allied for some time In good condition
and getting better steadily, Buddy hopes
to be in there when the bell rings
April IA.
Powell Advancing Fast.
THE more one sees of this Jake Pow
IL ell, the more one believes he would
be q good one to keep around the club
instead Of farming him to some minor
organization for schooling. The Silver
Spring boy has much to learn, but per-
haps he can learn as we'll by participant
ing In the pre-game drills with the
Nationals and listening to the advice OF
the accepted old timers with the club
as by performing regularly with a low
grade minor club.
Then, too, Jake might be a handy
fellow TO have around when a right
hand swinger is wanted in a pinch
Jake can sock 'em. That's certain. OF
course. he still is likely to be fooled by
q clever pitcher who can slow his
throws. But Jake is learning fast how
to look over the various deliveries Of
moundSmen.
When he first came to camp he was
no great Shucks as curve ball hitter
It seems that Jake did not see many
real curves when he played on the sand
lots around Montgomery County, Md,
but he has acquired to a great extent
the knack Of solving hooks after hav-
ing them fed him by the members of
the Washington slab corps in batting
practice. Before long he may be able
to get the hang Of change of pace.
Once he does, he'll be really danger
Gus hitter.
Jake can field pretty well now. He's
far better fielder than Goslin was
when the latter came up from the
minors. And Powell Is fast. He can
step around the garden and dust along
the runway. Everything considered,
Jake looks a sweet ind. A great one
when it is considered he cost the club
nothing more than the ink with which
he penned his name on a contract
President Griffith now is casting abou,
for minor league job for the young
fellow, but he might not make a mis-
take If he left Jake right where he IS.
Don Savidge Is nursing a sore arm,
but the pitcher expects to have, it in
condition once more within few days
He wrenched his right elbow slightly
while fielding In a pepper game here
and had to retire from practice. He
was in uniform again today, however,
and on Monday Savidge will be able to
pitch to batters in drill, according to
Trainer Mike Martin.