Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-22
MAY GIVE HURLER
FOR KID GARDENER
SILVER Touted as a Slugger.
Mats Beat Sox to Catch
Second-Place Yanks.
BY DENAIAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor, The Star.

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tennis, swimming and golf still
fiourishing, the ring and rasslin'
rackets continuing to yield divi-
dends, real racing inaugurated at
the Graw and foot ball ready to
make It's bow, it seems bit early
to open sessions Of the hot-stove
league, which usually doesn't con-
vene until all these activities are
tucked in for the Winter. But
Clark Griffith has gone and
done 1t.
The veteran diamond impressario is
interested in all these sports. but base
ball comes first with him, both as bust
ness and recreation, and although the
current season has yet few days to
run he Is deeply involved in the en-
crossing subject of fortifying his ball
club for the 1882 campaign.
Buying Gill. Boyle and Weaver from
Baltimore, repurchase of Boss from
Chattanooga and the calling In of
numerous farmhands put out for ex-
perience in various sectors Of the minor
league field were more or less matters
of routine, consummated necessarily
ahead of expiring time limits. but In
again starting the quest for that long
sought right-hand hitting outfielder
the boss Of the local club has beaten
the barrier by more than two months.
For many years past the question OF
where, when and how to land the
orthodox slugging gardener licked by
the Nationals has constituted the chief
theme for fan fodder during the on
season, and this unquestionabiy will
hold good for next Winter, but there
is reason for believing something tam
gible on the subject may pop before
hand.
WHEN Bucky Harris went into daily
wv huddles with the local prexy each
Of the three days the Tigers were
here last week and Grin naively ex-
planned he was trying to cook up deal,
! his unwonted frankneSs so disarmed
the writing fraternity that 1T dismissed
the information as joshing, for Detroit
has no thoroughly established fiychasers
who swat consistently hard from the
third-baSe side Of the platter.
But neither has any Of the other
rival clubs. none at least who could be
obtained. SO Grit has dismissed the
thought Of trying TO snare seasoned
stor, for the time being at any rate,
and turned his attention toward getting
q promising youngster with the tndi-
Gated physical attributes for the pur-
pose OF developing hin1-and that's
where the Detroit club may come in.
It seems the Bengals hold title to at
least three youths who might blossom
into firSt-claSS performers with the
proper grooming, and that they also
could use q steady pitcher who knows
what Il is all about, Of which the Ma
tionals have at least couple.
Gerald Walker and Frank Doljack,
both Of whom have appeared in Tiger
livery at the local park, come under the
designated heading, and there Is a
patrolman named Shiyer, an active,
ambitious ,outh, stationed with the
Bengal farm at Toronto this Summer
who also answers the description My
International League connections report
that Shiver. pIus-.300 hitter, has
penchant for extra base blows, as his
90 doubles, IA triples and Is home runs
this year attest. He also Is said to have
a fair for striking out frequently and
with gusto. But so has @. Herman
Ruth. And a guy doesn't hit into
double plays when he fans.
At present no negotiations with De-
troit are admitted, but don't be sur
prised If something along this line 6e-
velops when the magnates gather to
the 1891 edition CT their annual Fall
show, starting next week.
A GAIN on even terms with their
"A rivals for the runner-up berth,
following their 5 -to-3 conquest of
the White Sox yesterday while Yves Fer
rell was leading the Indians to victory
In New York, the Nationals series of
four battles at Yankee Stadium, be-
ginning tomorrow, looms more and
more as q desperate. knock 'em down
and-drag- 'em-out fight.
IL is true the GrifImen this season
haven't Jared 50 well in Col Ruppert's
park and are on the short end Of an
S-to-i0-gan1e count with McCarthy's
men, but It also is a fact that no
Washington club for many years has
lost an argument with New York
team-Yankees or Giants-and john
sons outfit is grimly determined that
history shall repeat itself in this in
stance.
Until Terrell stopped them yesterday
the Yankees had been travelling in
steam-roller style. fiattening opponents
10 times in succession. but they were
due for q shaking down, ana il Sam
West is able TO get back in tie lineup
the Nationals should have fine chance
70 continue the process. Vests telling
bat, as well as his tight defensive work.
are neeQeo lot the test aneaQ, ana IL
his ailing elbow will permit him to
function the boys can make at least
tentative plans for spending that sec
ond-place money.
TIED LYONS yesterday showed flashes
Il of the form that once ranked him
in tie top fight Of hurlers, but
his work did not quite match the COM
bined efforts Of Bump HALEY and Fred
Marberry Accorded tight support,
especially from Oss Bluege and Sam
Rice, each of whom pulled a circus
stunt to enthuse the meager gathering,
the Nationals romped OF with their
third straight victory over the White
Sex by a tally Of to 3.
Hadley had rocky start, yielding a
marker In the opening frame when
Sullivan's single followed . double by
Blue, but this run promptly was re-
trieved when Gil tripled TO the far cor
ner In left after Rice had walked, and
the Griffs became one UP In the third
when they counted, with no hits at all.
on passes to Hadley and Myer, Rice's
sacrifice and Manush's long ny.
Washington's run No. vas registered
in the fifth through Spencer's walk,
Haoley's suicide and Rice's single.
Chicagos sixth-inning uprising yield
ed a tally when useful cut was sand-
wiche1 between Sullivan,s double and
Fothergill's single. But In the flag end
OF this frame pass TO Crcnin and
successive safeties by Kuhel. Bluege
and Spencer boosted the Nationals
run total To ave