New Britain herald., 1930-06-04
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 Washington. June 4.-The so-caIl- cd front office Of the Washington baseball c'nb has ? strange affinity with the chief characteristic of the 1880 team
 President Clark Griffith is an ex- pitcher. So is Manager Walter John son. So are the coaches. Al Schacht and Nick A.,rocA, the funny men of baseball
 And the hall club in spite Of is surprising showing al bat 10 date, Is ball club Of pitchers Even Sam Rice and Goose Goslin will tell you they are former rltchers-not that that makes any difference. however.
 The remarkable performance Of Senators hurIjrg staff has surprised everyone but Walter Johnson. who never seems surprised at anything anyway.
 T think we have a great defen- slve club,' announced the Big Tran officially through s microphone at the end Of the spring training sea son If my fyoung pitchers come through, we'll have lot 10 say as 10 who will get that pennant this year"
 That "as all from talkative Walter.
 T. looks 3s f hls young mon have come through, And much Of the credit Tor their development goes 10 the coaching Of Manager Johnson.
 T think there IS a place in the game for the great defensive club as well IS the great offensive club, in spite Of all this lively ball busi- ness. says the Big Train.
 T think I have the bost pitching staff and the best fielding club m the league.
 If my team can make a fom runs. my pitching boys will hold down the opposition, The records already show they can do it,
 As matter of fact. this pitching efficiency is one Of the very reasons 1hy the club has improved at the plate, Every day Of practice finds W walter Johnson in uniform, pers7ir- ing away on the mound. and ningi1g what is left Of his historic smoke balI' al the batters And the boys say that on some days there IS considerable amount Of it Icf'.
 The regular slab staff at present consists of Garland Bra-ton. Lloyd Brown, Bob Burke. Irving tBumpJ Hadley, Sad Sam Jones. Ad LisEa. Fred Marberry. Miles Thomas and Carlos Moore. And all are pitching over .56o ball.
 Tn q games, these pitchers al- lowed an average Of four runs per game and showed a remarkable stay ing power, most oF them finishing the games they started. which is not a common practice this year among other big league teams There have been three three-hlt games. three fve-hit games ono four-hit game and four siH-hit games. which is unusual in these days Of basketball scores.
 BraAtor's trouble last year vas due 10 dental difficulties. so some dentist in Bra@tor.s home town Of Greensboro. \. C. is the unsung hero of tholr pitchers efficiency.
 But Lloyd Browns steadincss is the direct result Of Johns0ns coach ong. Last year Brown vas wild. This year control is one Of his char acteristice.
 Southpaw Bob Burke's sudden "arrival' after three years of in-and- out performing with the Nats IS due partly 10 q slightly changed pitch ing stance developed by Johnson.
 Johnson prescribed rigorous training routine for Bump Hadley this spring, and il proved 10 be just what this husky bordering on plump young man needed The Bump has always had q world Of stuff" Pitcher Fred Marberry conspired witt Johnson to give Hadley some lessons in control, which he lacked last season.
 Sad Sam Jones was his own boss during training season. and has showr that he only needs 10 be left alone to go well.
 Ad Lsika recently added 2 fast curve 10 hi. submarine Ii was this new ball. he declares, that helped him beat the Philadelphia Athletics recently in T game which put the Nats back into first place
 Rookie Carlos Moore is 2 sort Of iecond Marberry in style and appear ance. He is big, and has a fast ball