Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-06
YANKS SEEN READY
TO SHIP |NF|ELDER.
Change Likely Would Help
Tony-UhIe Bests Jones
in Thinning Duel.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
NTHONY MICHAEL LAz-

NTHONY MICHAEL LAz-
n ZERI, the "Poosh EN- Up
~ Tony" of the Yankees, is
being sought by the Wash
ington base ball club, reports fill
tering in from New York indicate,
although no official Of the Nation
ais has intimated negotiations for
the infelder are in progress.
1t is understood that Manager
Joe Mccarthy of the New York
club, having been at odds with
Lazzeri since the start of the sea-
son, would not be loath to part
with the player and that Wash
ington's bid for him probably
would receive much consideration.
Although Lazzeri has not been enjoy
ing succe- sful seacon with the Yankees
doubtless he still is a good base ball
player, and very likely would show to
better advantage wearing other than a
New York uniform. Tony puts up his
best game at second base, but he was
used at third base much of last season
and has been there most CT the current
campaign His employment at the FAR
corner instead of at second. where ne is
more efficient, is said to be one OF the
causes of his differences with Manager
Mccarthy.
Although Lazzeri has hit far down in
the zoos this season, and only recently
was benched for q time because Of his
weak batting, he has a major league
career batting average of around $40,
including this years Stickwork. From
1927 through 1880, both years inclusive,
Lazzeri had 300 batting seasons.
Tony is only in his 9th year, for he
was Just past 81 when he came up to
the Yankees from the Salt Lake City
; club of the Pacific Coast League in 1926.
He was employed both at short stop and
second base during his first two seasons
with the Yankees. but in the % and 20
campaigns he was at second regularly
and proved a brilliant fielder at that
post.
Acquiring Lazzeri might help the Ma
"tionals considerably.
-VoUNG pitchers who appear to have
possess the strength to enable them
to 60 a route in ball game oftener
than they do, may find it not SO easy to
"alibi" their failures after that fine ex-
hibition Of the mound art in which Sam
Jones and George Uhle elaborated
yesterday in Griffith Stadium.
The ages of Jones and Uhle combined
total 70 years. The years OF th:ir big
league service combined total %. Jones
is six years older and has been in the
big show five years longer than UhIe,
but Uhle, like Jones, may well DE
reckoned man of yesterday" as
those of the diamond profession term
the veterans. Yet these old-timerS each
put forth II innings Of finer pitching
than most Of the much younger hurlers
despite their greater stamina, are &C
customed to put forth in nine or less
innings.
That Jones lost is not to his discredit
The Tigers got the enc break of a
game in which it was realized early a
break was necessary for victory, so
finely matched were these masters Of
the pitching slab.
THAT one break, which meant a
i 1-to-O victory for the Tigers, end
ing their second eight-game losing
streak Of the season, came at the outset
Jones pitches struck Hubby Walker on
the hip, automatically putting that
Tiger on first base. Mechanical base
ball did the rest. Marvin owen sacri-
feed: Walker moved up to third as
Jonathan Stone grounded to Kuhel, and
scored when Roy Johnson. up for the
fifth time, skidded a single to right
f1eld
Before that Jones had been found for
only four hits. and only once had been
in any real danger of having a run
scored against him. Stone had singled
with two out in the eighth, and Marty
McManus had made one-baSer with
two out In the fourth. Jones had
walked McManus at the start Of the
second inning. but Marty never got
farther than second base gh h1 bag
been stranded on first. In the ninth,
: though, the Tigers got two inheld sim
giles, and for the only time in the game
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0Weras opened the inning BY Beating
a. Rrounder Joe Cronia picked up IN
deep short But after stone 6ou1ed to
Roy sgenser gEeu4 qagae By 1oh Tben
McManus walked and Mark Koenig
whacked the ball over second base.
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