The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-13
World Champions Return To Form As Stars Do Their
20 Game Winner Will Bring Flag To Says Johnson
By WILLIAM BRAUCHER NEA Service Shorts Editor

Biloxi, Miss, May 13.-Walte, Johnson was pitching for batting
 practice in the bush league park at Biloxi.
 There fingered in his delivery all the grace and ease of that mighty sweeping swing of other days, but only a trace of the singing speed Just as in other days, however, he was easy to watch for the 15 minutes or more he worked" | Finally he came over to our seat in the bleachers, pulling on a sweat CT, and mopping his forehead. He offered me a hand that was big hard and wet with sweat. We started talking about the team. The man who stands for the greatest there is in pitching replied to questions slowly and thoughtfully
 "Is this the best team you ever worked with" I asked, "or what do you think of it?"
 This is the best balanced club he replied, lat least the best that have had as manager" ''The best balanced?" "Yes, mean for young men and old, and for the kind of pitching staff we've got-all good pitchers and the way the hitting power is set up.'
 "What do you need most?" "One standout pitcher! That's what we have to have to win!" The situation seemed to offer not a little irony. Here was Walter Johnson, the worlds greatest pitcher in his day, man who had labored in splendid fashion year after year with a losing ball club, now man. lager and wanting just one standout pitcher to put his team on top!
 Tt seems to me in that pitching staff you've got seven pretty good men," 1 suggested.
 These men are Marberry, Jones, Crowder, Brown, Hadley, Burke and Liska.
 If one of those fellows will win l20 games," said Walter, and the others keep on coming like they did last year, l think we'll win q pen lnant."
 How about new pitchers?" "Well, there's Lynn Griffith throw ling out there now Ga left-hander from Joplin). He's apt to do pretty we'll for us. Charley Fischer is the OHly OlHeT Ioohlc lclSy. r UT South- paws we still have Brown and Burke"
 How about Walter Tauscher?" Pretty good-loolsing prospect, too but d pitcher has to be pretty good i to get any work with the kind of staff we've got. It's not in getting new men that worries me but it's seeing a star develop from the staff we've got"
 Any infield changes seem likely now?"
 "I don't see any just this minute Joe Cronin ought to be even better i this year at short. Some of you fel lows seem to think Joe Judge is old, but he's only 36 and if he can hit like he did last year, nobodys going to beat him out of a regular ljob. Joe Kuhel is his understudy. land everybody will tell you Kuhel is rlenty good. Then there's Buddy Myer at second and Ossie Bluege at third"
 "A couple of these reserves look pretty good" I said. q was think ing of Jack Hayes, who is trying to beat Myer out of a job at second, and Wally Dashiell, young intielder from Chattanooga.) Hayes has been going mighty good around second," replied John- son. "Dashiell is pretty fast on the bases and his hitting (.2SD showed little improvement last year. This | Baxter Jordon has been cutting up with the bat this spring and we may have to keep him on." (Jordon hit .349 for Newark last year and is pretty fast around third.)
 "I don't have to ask you any