The Washington times., 1931-03-24
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ONE YEARIN
MINORS
NEEDS Kenwood Club Plans Reopen Regular Greens Next Mont
By JOE HOLMAN
(TimeS Staff CorreSpondent)


(Times Staff CorrespOndent)
BILOXI. Miss, March "a.
Clark Griffith has plastered his
personal "okay" on two rockies,
Outfielder Leo Burns and Pitcher
Lynn Griffith.
"There's a chance that Burns
may stick with our present
team" Griff insists. IF 1
have my way, though, he will
get at least one year of minor
seasoning
Although he tired in the late
innings, Lynn Griffith looked
good in the game with Baltimore
at Gulfport yesterday. He showed
q fine speed ball and fine
change of pace. Baltimore scored
five runs in the eighth inning to
tie Washington, 5-5.
Carl Fischer, WaShington'S
speedball specialist, showed plenty
during the five innings he worked
on the mound.
The cannon-ball expert failed
to permit a run and yielded but
four hits. He displayed good
hook along with his hard one.
Outfielder Denny Southern
likely will return to the majors.
Manager Walter Johnson per
sonally praised Denny yesterday.
you're in great shape" John
SEN said as Denny trOtted in pO-
sition before the game. "Stay
that way"
Lloyd Brown may go nine in
nings his next time out. Skipper
johnson is considering this move
today.
Lloyd certainly looks good"
he confessed without hesitation.
"T'm about set to let him CO."
Schacht and Johnson Duel
Griffith, who pitched good ball
despite his setback, was victim
ized when the Orioles cut loose.
AL Schacht and Walter johnson
are at dagger's points.
They will get together in a
Regular Yannigan exhibition
here today.
Johnson, who will be doing his
first official comeback since 1927,
is being called rubber arm" be-
cause of his marathon batting
practice turns of late.
Night baseball prevented Joe
Hauser from setting what prob
ably would have been an all
time home run record year ago.
Baltimore players, quartered at
Gulfport, Miss. steadfastly claim
that had Hauser played the full
International League schedule un-
der ordinary conditions he would
have batted at least IS home runs.
''FIoodlight ball and Joe sim
ply couldn't get going" Johnny
Gill, humorous OriOle left
fielder, claims. at got him into
a rut and he never snapped out
of it,"
Line drives are particularly con-
fusing in the dark, the Orioles
claim. Fly balls, however, were
not at all hard to judge.
Carl Fischer and Baxter Jor-
dan, 1880 Newark products, de-
clare that Ad Liska could easily
become strike-out king under
the floodlights.
Remember Byron Specie,
One-time Washington pitcher?"
Jordan asked recently. "Well,
he's got about the same motion
Ad has. And he struck out
loads of batters.
"His ball was on top of the
hitter before he knew what it
was all about. Night baseball
made a great pitcher out of By
rOn-no doubt about it,"
Dave Danforth, old-time major
league trickster, was another who
liked pitching in the dark. On
one occasion he whitfield % men.
AS was the case in his big league
days. Dave kept the umpires
busy inspecting the ball. But if
he had anything on it other than
stuff he was never found out.
Nick Altrock claims that Lefty
Grove, shootiAG in the dark,
would pile up a strikeout record
that could never be approached.
"Didn't he send 20 men back
to tn bench talking to them
selves during an exhibition
game one night last fall?" he
asks. "He simply burned that
ball down the alley and you
didn't see it any more"
Walter johnson, one and all
agree, could still fool any team
In the country under night time
conditions. His side-arm deliv-
erv and unusual stuff, they say,
would mfke winning games a
cinch for him.
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DOlUn Herb Freeman
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Y,ondos. the Greek Adonis. still
ruled the wrestling world today.
In 43 minutes and 40 seconds
the man recognized as heavy
weight champion in New York
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