Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-11


in some new talent for his
" Nationals and will have it
on exhibition at the ball
yard next Monday. Bill AndruS,
who has been Unfolding and out
fielding for the LookoutS of the
Washington farm at Chattanooga,
and Gordon Phelps, the bouncing
Bowie boy. who has been catch
ing and outfielding for Youngs-
town of the Midatlantic circuit,
are to be on hand, and, according
to the Washington prexy, will
show their wares in the pre-game
drilling.
Walter Masters. pitcher signed when
fresh from the University of Pennsyl-
vania last June. may be seen in a tilt
here at any time now, for he again is
with the club, having Just returned from
Chattanooga. Masters went to the
Lookouts from youngstown, for which
outfit he hurled several games. but he
did no heaving in the Southern Asso-
citation.
Although Andrus has been with the
1ookouts all season the Washington
prexy seems to know little of the player
Picked up by Chattanooga as a second
baseman Andrus has done more out
fielding than anything else this year,
but has been handicapped to some ex
tent by an uncertain throwing arm. He
has been streaky hitter, too, but those
in charge Of the Nationals are some
what eager TO look him over.
Phelps, reported to be as chunky as
ever, which means he probably weighs
but little less than young elephant,
is not figured to be particularly better
as catcher than he was when first
signed by the Nationals from a nearby
Prince Georges County nine. but how
he has socked that ball this season.
Gordon has an average of .450 with
plenty OF extra-basers among his many
blows And any batter who can slam
the ball that hard even though it be
In the Midatlantic League must come
in for careful observation by the big
league club that has him in tow.
president GRIFFITH also has an
I nounced the purchase of one Fred
erich. a right-hand pitcher. and
one Travis, third baSeman. from the
Chattanooga farm. The Washington
preXy has much to say of this pair even
though he has no idea of their first
names.
To start with, both were recommend
ed by Joe Engel. lone scout Of the Ma
tionals and chief executive of the Chat
tanooga club Griffith has been listen
ing to Engel a long while.
Frederick is toutcd as fine hill pros
pect. Chattanooga grabbed him from
Terre Haute of the, Three-Eye League
and for the Lookouts he has made a
pitching record of three wis and no
defeats.
This Travis is only II years old, but
he is feet inches tail and we4gas
plenty A strappihg youngster out OF
the Tennessee hills. The Lookouts dis
covered him early this season and sign
ed him, but sent him down river to play
with independent clubs. Meanwhile
they paid his wages and kept an eye
on him.
Chattanooga hauled him back recent
ly and played him in five or six games.
He went great guns" in the field, says
Griffith, and did some pert hitting, too.
These boys are not to report until
the Nationals land at their training
camp in Biloxi, Miss. next Spring.
What they are costing the Washing
ton club is not mentioned by the prexy.
THERE is another player now out
L under option that Griffith thinks
may help his Nationals next year.
He is Baxter Jordan, the inflelder ana
outhelder sent to the Newark club.
Jordan has been playing first base for
Newark and whaling the ball around
the $40 mark. Griffith declares Jordan
an improved fielder also. He was not
SO clever defensively when with the
Nationals in the Spring.
Jordan may join the Washington club
before the season ends 1t all depends
on what happens to Newark in the In
ternational League race. At present the
Bears are leading and if they win the
pennant Jordan, of course, will remain
with them for the post-season tussles
he Apoariran AScOriafinY1 nennant
winner.
MAKING good use of most their hits
lVl the Nationals yesterday licked the
Indians, to 8. in the opener of
the last Western invasion OF Griffith
Stadium this season, and thereby put
themselves two games up on the idling
Yankees. who would wrest second place
from the local lot.
In all the johnson band got 10 safe
ties, eight off Mel Harder before he was
relieved by George Connally in the
seventh inning. Three times they
punched two hits for tallying, once being
aided by one Of the three errors made
by the Tribe.
Lloyd Brown, who opened fire for the
home side, was we'll pounded. He gave
up 10 hits and pass, but stuck to his
guns until after two were out in the
ninth Four doub;e-plays had helped
the left-hander through the earlier go
ing, but after an error by Joe Cronin
paved the way to two-run Indian rally
in the ninth Brown was derricked.
Bump Hadley was rushed to the hill
with Indians on third and first bases,
and proceeded to strike out Clevelands
big hcme-run hitter. Earl Averill.
THREE singles, one very scratchy,
i and a sacrifice enabled the In
dams to score in the fifth, but the
Nationals came right back to get two
runs from Spencer's life on en- error,
Browns triple end Myers single. Gro.
nins single. Harris two-bagger and
Kuhel's infield retirement meant an
other run in the sixth. In the seventh
Harris drew a pass from Connally. only
to be forced out by Kuhel, but Bluege's
double and Spencer's one-baser account
ed for two more markers.
One was out in the Tribal ninth when
Cronin fumbled Sewell's grounder and
Montague walked. Terrell batted for
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