The Washington times., 1931-05-26
BURKE
MAY TW|RL
THURSDAY
BY GARRETT WATERS
(Times Staff Correspondent

CT1meS Staff COrreSpOndent)
BOSTON, May 26.-"This ser.
les with the Red Sox is i'm.
pOrtant to u.s." said Manager
Walter johnson today as he
thOughtfully looked at the over
cast skies from his hotel room.
"All because the AS are bat
tling It out with the Yanks.
really the toughest foe they
are forced to meet besides us
In the entire league. If the
YankS can only trip Connie
Mack's boys a couple of times
In that series. then will it
benefit us, providing, of course,
we can defeat the Red Sox
here"
Defeating the Red Sox is the
important idea at this time.
Manager johnson is not worry
ing a great deal about the Yam
KEGS and the games that they
might win, but instead, of the
AS lead and the larger proper
tlons it might rise to should more
victories be registered in the next
week or so.
Two Games Tomorrow
The Griffmen are forced to
play a double-header with the Col
Inns men tomorrow. This was
made necessary by the postpone
ment of Yesterdays scheduled
single game because of rain.
Lefty Brown and Carl Fischer,
also Heft-handed, will toe the slab
In the twin bill on tap. Today's
single game will find Sad Sam
Jones on the hill.
The 38-year.old veteran will De
striving to annex his fifth victory
Of the season, he having won all
OF the former four starts in eX-
cellent fashion. And from the
looks Of his condition his fifth
triumph should be chalked up.
Tm going to give young
Bobby Burke a chance to start
q game" says Manager John
son. 81 may work him in
Thursdays encounter. Bobby
has been knocking at the door
all season for a starting chance
and / believe he is ready"
Burke first demonstrated latent
power when the Yankees were
being met a. month ago at the
Griffith Stadium. He went in
there practically cold and stopped
Manager Joe McCarthy's wallop-
ing horde in timely fashion. Since
then he has delivered mastery
whenever called upon by Mana
ger Walter in relief roles.
There is no question that Burke
Is ready to become big league
regular. He has been in the big
time for some time now and
knows the opposing batters and
how to save his strength in the
course of a gruelling nine-inning
stretch.
Will Pull for Burke
His work Thursday will be
watched with no little interest
then, from this standpoint. And
it's dollars to doughnuts that
everybody from Clubhouse Boy
frankie Baxter down will be
greatly enthused if he delivers.
The teams hurting corps needs
aid at this time, because Of
the absence of Fred Marberry.
Big Fred, by the way. is being
nUrsed along by Trainer Mike
Martin, who hopes to get the star
pitcher back in harness at the
earliest moment. 1t will be 10
days or more, however, according
to Mike.
Uncle Nick Altrock joined the
team yesterday after arriving
from New Haven. where he took
part in a celebration at that town
over the weekend. Nick was all
ready to do his usual coaching
act for the team before the above
mentioned rain halted proceed
tngs yesterday.
Smith Subs For EynOn
Another uncle, this time Billy
q, Smith," is a busy man these days
around headquarters. Uncle Billy
is here in the absence of regu-
lar Secretary Eddie Eynon, who
was left in Washington because
af illness.