Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-03
SENATOR'S GET
GOOD HURLINC
Johnson's Coaching Changes
The Fingers That
Faltered
BY JOHN +. O'ROURKE
Written for NEA Service

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The so
called front office Of the Washing
ton Baseball Club has a strange at
finity with the chief characteristic
OF the 1880 team.
President Clark Griffith Is an ex-
pitcher. So is Manager Walter
johnson. So are the coaches. AL
Schacht and Nick Altrock. the
funny me Of baseball.
And the ball club, in spite Of It's
surprising showing at bat to date.
is a ball club OF pitchers. Even Sam
Rice and Goose Goslin will tell you
they are former pitchers-not that
that makes any difference, how
ever.
The remarkable performance OF
the Senators hurting staff has sur
prised everyone but Walter john
son. who neve seems surprised at
anything. anyway.
Y think we have a great defens-
i've club" announced the Big Train
officially through a microphone at
the end Of the spring training sea-
son. If my young pitchers come
through, well have a lot to say as
to who will get that pennant this
year"
That was al from laxative Walt
or.
1t looks as II his young men have
come through. And much Of the
credit for their development goes
to the coaching OF Manager john
son.
7 think there Is a place in the
game for the great defensive club
as well as the great offensive CLUB,
in spite Of all this lively bail bust
ness" says the Big Train.
i think / LAY the best pitch
ing staff and the best fielding club
in the league.
If my team a make a few runs.
my pitching boys will hold down
the opposition. The records already
show they can do it,
AS a matter of fact. this pitching
efficiency IS one OF the very reasons
why the club aaS improved az the
plate. Every day Of practice finds
Walter Johnson il uniform. 2er-
spring away o. the mound. and
flinging what IS left Of his historic
smoke ball" at the batters. And
the boys say that on some days
there IS a consiis.ih amount CT
IL left.
The regular slab staff at present
consists Of Garland Braxton, Lloyd
Brown, Bob Burke. Irving Bump,
Hadley, Sad Sam Jones. Ad Llska,
Fred Marberry, Myles Thomas and
Carlos Moore. And al are pitching
over 500 ball.
In 81 games, these pitchers allow
ed an average OF four runs per
game and showed a remarkable
staying power. most Of them finish
ing the games they started, which
is not common practice this year
among other Gig league teams.
There have been three three-hit
games. three five-hit games. one
1our-hlt game and tour sx-hiI
games, which is unusual in these
days Of basketball scores. Pitchers
have gone the route for Washing
ton IL times.
Braxton's trouble last year was
due 70 dental difficulties. so some
dentist IN Braxton's nome town OF
Greensboro, N. Q. Is the unsung
hero OF this pitchers efficiency.
But Lloyd Browns steadiness Is
the direct result Of Johnson's
coaching. Last year Brown was
wild. This year control Is one OF
his characteristics.
Southpaw Burkes sudden Gar
rival" after three years Of inland
out performing with the Mats Is
due partly 70 q slightly changed
pitching stance, developed by john
son.
johnson prescribed a rigorous
training routine for Bump Hadley
this spring, and IL proved TO be
Just what this NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
plump young man needed. The
Bump has always had q world OF
stuff" Pitcher Fred Marberry con
spired with johnson to give Hadley
some lessons IN control, which he
lacked last season.
Sac Sam SaaeS was his own boss
during training season, and has
shown that he only needs to oe ief;
alone TO 60 well.
Ad Liska recently added a fast
breaking curve - his submarine
repertoire. II was this new ball. he
declares. that helped him beat the
Philadelphia Athletics recently IN q
game which put the Mats back into
first place.
Rookie Carlos Moore IS a sort Of
second Marberry in style and ap-
pearance. He Is big, and has a fast
ball.
Myles Thomas is the most I'M
certain Of Johnson's Staff. In some
games he has been unbeatable. In
others ne has ben shelled off the
mound in short order.
Says Nick Altrock:
The real reason for this clubs
success Is because all the bosses
around here were breeds con-
pitchers. Familiarity breeds con-
tempt. Now the whole club hasn't
any respect for any pitcher at all
not even n1aH