Evening star., 1930-06-15

for nothing. We paid a good price for
Goslin, but we figure he will be worth
it. The Goose always has made the
Browns weep with his hard hitting in
SportSman's Park. If he makes their
rivals weep hereafter Wen be more than
satisfied with the DEAL
TOSLIN came up to the Mats from
~ Columbia in the Fall Of 1921, a
raw youngster with little expert
ence. He had been . pitcher, but swung
such q wicked bat he was made into
an outfielder that the Columbia club
might have the full benefit of his free
hitting. An awkward fielder when he
first Joined the Nationals, he soon be-
came a fairly good gardener, and in
1922, his first full season in the big
show, he hit for .324. The Goose con-
tinued q 800 class hitter through 1928.
when he won the American League
batting title with q percentage OF .379.
Oddly, that season GoSlin noSed Out
Manush for the title, gaining the laurels
by a fraction Of . point in season.
closing game duel In Sportsman's Park
here.
But GosIin was Of little value to his
club the year he batted so well, for he
had injured his once-powerful throw
ing arm during the training period and
was unable to prevent runners advanc-
ing after he bagged lofts to left. His
throwing weakness cost the Nationals
many games In 1928. Last year his
couldn't hit. He dropped from the
league lead to .26S, pItny figure for
him. And with the Nationals this year
he was even worse, falling to .270.
Washington fans viii miss the Goose
They'll miss his vigorous swing at bat
He was colorful even in striking out
They'll miss his crouching run when
chasing lofts to left. They liked tho
Goose, even though In recent seasons
he was booed as well as cheered. And
they'll always remember the Goose who
put his heart into the game But base
ball has no sentiment. Each club
strives for the best, and when 1t seeks
to better itself any player, despite what
he has done for 1t, is likely to 90. So
with the Nationals and GoSlin.
AEANUSH, who is in his seventh sea-
1Vx son In the American League, had
little professional experience be-
fore coming up to the big show. He
started with Edmonton in the Western
Canada League In 1921 and at the end
Of that season was purchased by the
Tigers, mainly because he had hit for
.32l. The Tigers farmed him to Omaha
Of the Western League In 1922, after
having promised the player to Syra-
cuse. That was q tough break for
Syracuse as Manush batted .S76 for
Omaha. The next year he got O regu-
lar Job with the Tigers and socIed for
.334. With .S77 he LED the league In
1925.
Since 1928 he has had two seasons
Of batting under the 800 mark He
hit for .2so in 1924, and in 1927, his
last season with Detroit, for .299 He
went to the Browns In the Winter of
1929 and during the next two sea-
sons with St. Louis hit .37s and .3S5 in
order. A pretty good record. anyway
one looks it over.
JOHNSON isn't waiting long to press
Crowder into service. He plans to
send the Nationals new right
handler against his old teammates in
the Sunday engagement here. Either
Dick Cohman, another former Ma
aonal, or George Blaeholder may op-
| pose Al.
When he was with the driffmen IN
1926 Crowder won seven games and lost
| four and it was expected he would be
a great help to the club the next year
But the General did not pan out and
he was shipped to the Browns about
| the middle of the 1927 season. He
did not shine with the Browns that
year, but in 1928, with 81 wins against
| five defeats, he led the league. Last
year he pitched to a record of II wins
and Is defeats with not such a good
team back Of him, and he ought to be
good now.
TITS rumored here that when PreSi
l. dent Grifith Of the NATIONAL
first approached President Ball of tn
Browns with regard to a deal involv
ing GoSlin, the Washington prexy askeC
Manush and George Blaeholder,
crack pitcher, in exchange. Bal
couldn't see this, but Grifhth's origina
demand so impressed Ball with GoSlin'
worth, according to local rumor, tina
the st. Louis executive decided he ha'
better chuck in a good one with tn
outfielder. And Crowder was added T.
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