The Washington times., 1930-07-31

seven full games. And their abil-
ity to carry on without important
regulars, more than anything else,
accounts for TIM lofty position.
Repeatedly Connie Mack has
been forced to send @ lnakeshift
lineup into action In cruicaI
games. In fac, he's still doing II.
When the washington Club
and Athletics came together IN
the first Of their abbreviated two
game set yesterday. Shortstop Joe
Boley and Center Fielder Mule
Haas, mainstays Of the cham
pions, were among those missing.
A badly bruised left wrist sent
Boley to the sidelines some time
ago, but williams, q rookie. has
substituted so satisfactorily for
Joe during his absence that the
veteran may have q tough time
regaining his job.
Haas, who Ii docked with .
sprained ankle, has been re-
placed by Bling Miller in
GEUtSE ZHEhW WAAAhG NN9klSA -
holding forth In right.
These are just . few Of the
casualties suffered by the AS
this season. At one time Al Sim
mons. Mickey Cochrane and
Jimmy Dykes, Connie Mack's big
three, were all inactive ut the
same time. Yet the league lead
ing Elephants, in some mysteri-
GUS manner, kept clicking.
! Therefore 1t can be seen that
Mack's reserve strength. and not
his regular talent, Is largely re-
sponsible for his teams present
margin over tl.e Griffs.
In abrupt contrast to the AS
showing with big berthas miss
ing, the washington club recently
lost one big hot--Heine Manush.
With Manush In left field the
Griffmen had battled their way
to the American Leagues summit,
Then Heine strained his left leg
and thilNgs began to happen.
The Washington club seemed TO
lose its former fire and spirit and
lapSed In every department. Be
fore Heine could get back into
action las q after Of fact he
iS not yet in his best physical
trim-Walter JolAnson's men bad
virtually collapsed until they now
are running O bad second to the
smuggling Quakertown parade.
Clark Griffith is again On
the lockout for right hand hit
tiers. He needs them to build
up his ball cub he claims.
Yet Sammy Rice, Heinie
Manush and Joe Judge, the main
cogs around whom Walter John.
sons attack Is conferred, all swing
from the left side, as does Buddy
Myer, another 800 clouter.
OF course Frisco Joe Cronin
must also be considered. The
Pacific Coast kid has had d
mighty say-S0 In his teams pro
greSS this season.
But the fact remains that
despite the superstition that left
hand swingerS can't connect con.
siStently with portside Slants--
batsmer1 Of the caliber mentioned
above don't have to have their
spots picked. They hit every
thing served themI
Members Of the champion
AS, It Is claimed, can see
the Washington club as q
third place proposition and
NO better.
Since early this spring they
have contended that the Yankees
were due to second them in the
1890 pennant race.
Where most of them did err,
however, was in predicting second
division for Walter Johnson's
crowd.
That President Herbert Hoover
Is true-blue baseball fan was
never more evident than yester-
day.
Out Of q clear sky President
Clark Griffith, Of the washington
club, received word that the Chief
Executive intended attending the
Washington-P hfladelphia game at
Griffith Stadium.
81 want to start Walter John
sons boys on . brand-neW win
ming streak" was the import Of
HOOver's message to Griffith.
'I1I be there when the game
starts today"
TE1e to his word, President
Hoover, accompanied by Mrs.
Hoover, Secretary Of Labor Davis