Evening star., 1930-06-14
GR|FFS GET HARRIS
FOR PINCH BATTER
Barnes Is Traded for ChiSox
OutfieIder-Series With
Browns important.
BY JOHN B.S KELLER.

EA procured from the White SoX IN
exchange for Red Barnes yester-
day in Chicago, has a good record as
a hitter and fielder with some years
| of professional experience behind him,
Manager Walter johnson does not plan
| to use the new right-hand swinging
| Nat instead of George Loepp in center
! field when his club is facing SOUTH
paw slabbing. "Loepp is doing pretty
we'll for us" says johnson, "and in
tend to continue using him. Harris,
am told, is a good hyhawk as well as
a long hitter, but we got him from
the White Sox because we needed
strong right-hand batter for pinches
and that's what he'll be used for"
| Harris, a sizeable athlete standing
about feet IL inches and weighing
around 100 pounds has been in the
organized game some years. He Will
be 27 years old the fourteenth OF next
month, having been born in Green's
bCro, N. c., in 1908 He has played
with a number of minor clubs and has
had big league trials before this year.
Last Fall the White Sox drafted him
! from Portland of the Pacific Coast
League. He hit about $40 with Port
land and felded smartly. He throws
as well as bats right handed.
Harris Is Pleased.
Naturally, Harris is tickled to trans
fer from a club that apparently has
no chance of getting anywhere in the
race to one that is in the thick of the
front running. Il am particularly
pleased to join Washington because I
already have friends with the club.
Garland Braxton is an old neighbor Of
mine and I have long been acquainted
with Roy Spencer. I am confident
can help the Nationals, even though ]
may not be used regularly, and I am
happy to be playing with the big league
club nearest my Carolina home. You
know, down in Greensboro we look
upon the Washington club as our big
league club"
While Barnes, OF course, regrets part
ing with his many Washington friends
he is ready to make a go of it with the
White SoX. When he came up to the
Nationals several years ago Red was q
promising prospect, but the club was
so we'll supplied with experienced left
hand hitting outfielderS that there was
little opportunity for him to become
other than a utility player. This sea-
, son he was called upon only a few
times as pinch batter but with his new
!, club Barnes may get more chance tc
show his worth.
With West and Loepp alternating ir
center field, according to the kind ot
pitching employed by the opposition
, the Nationals still have but one extra
! outfielder and they are shy reserve In
field and batting talent, Hayes fla'
, been doing right we'll as a substitute
, for Judge at first base, but with an
other infielder out of commission tn
Mats would have to use Mcleod,
youngster who still needs a deal o
polish before he may be accounted
big Lacquer.
Reserves Still Needed.
Not only do the Mats need capable
understudy to Judge at hand, but they
also would be helped by the acquisi-
ton of two or more right-hand SWING
ers with plenty of speed in their feet
Such is the state OF the washington
reserve that Manager Johnson has nc
, feet pinch runners other than young
sters who are not likely to ot
especially reliable on the base path II
emergencies.
The. pinch-batting squad from the
start has been filled with slow runners
, so even when one of the reserve hit
ters comes through at the plate The
club still is handicapped on the run
way. The regular Washington comol'
: nation is fast. Back OF that, however
there is little speed on the hoo1, anc
, this lack of speed has hurt SeVera
! times lately.
A good fight against the Browns here
and the Nationals will be very mucf
| in the pennant running when they ge'
home the middle of next week. ThL
| morning the Washington outfit was
right at the heels of the first place In
l dams and the second place AS, ready
7 to step out in front should either OF the
clubs in front of 1t do any slipptngs
) IT'S one red hot race in the junior
major circuit, and there should b'
plenty of action from now on.
Manager johnson has available fol
' starting pitchers against the st. Louis
! aggregation Fred Marberry, Lloyc
! Brown, Bump Hadley and Ad Llska
Garland Braxton and Bob Burke are
in prime trim for relief duty. 1t L
unfortunate that Sam Jones is away
from the club treating an atlment thai
developed after the Mats came West
The somber squire of Woodsfield has
been rather effective against the
Browns. MyleS Thomas may not be
used here Tommy has not been going
so we'll lately, and perhaps needs lit
tie rest to bring him around.
Judge Due to Return.
Judge. his charley horse about gone
was expected to go back to first base
for the start of this st. Louis series. He
took a long workout before the game
Yesterday in Chicago and declared him.
self satisfied that his leg now would
withstand the strain of playing in a
regular game.
Again the Nationals are on even
terms with the West in their invasion
] +1,s~ hn
games for them and four games fol
! the Western rivals. as a result of the
; 6-to-2 victory scored over the White
Sox yesterday in ComiSkey Park.
For the first time in weeks, the Ma
tionals looked as they did during theil
winning streak in May. They hit well
, and in timely fashion, fielded Smartly
] ran bases with their heads up and
showed clever pitching. They seemed
a winning club the moment they swung
into the game and played accordingly
all the way.
The Nationals were off to nice leac
and though the White SoX threatened
to make trouble in the first round
there was no wavering by the johnson
band. It came back in the fifth to
settle itself comfortably in front ther
contended itself with holding the foe
at bay.
Liska Pitches Well.
Ad Iiska did the f1inging for the
Nationals and other than being wild
| ar times gave a fine exhihitinn He