The Washington times., 1931-05-29
MANUSH BACK
FORDOUBLE
BILL
BY GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

The slender Body burke gets
his chance to finally start a game
when the Griffmen engage the
New York Yankees tomorrow at
the Griffith Stadium.
"After several hOld-backs I'm
going to put Bobby in the start
ing class" says Johnson, "and
against the Yankees at home
tomorrow will give him his
greatest chance to come through
for me-"
If the slim youngster hurlS as
we'll as he did against the Red SoX
here on Wednesday, then he'll be
all right. Burke pitched hitless
ball after relieving Carl Fischer
in the second end of that double
header, and showed all sorts OF
stuff and stamina while doing 1t.
Manager Johnson has had
every faith in Burke all along.
but has not had the right op.
portunity of letting the lad
work in a starting role, one which
Bobby has longed for, some time
now.
Jones to Finish
Sad Sam Jones will pitch the
other game of the double
header booked with the Gotham
ties, it has been decided. Sam
will be out to start a new win
ming streak, broken when the
Red Sox beat him Tuesday.
Heinie Manush will be back in
the lineup. The big left fielder's
stomach upset which brought
him out in the middle of yester-
days game. was only of the tenn
porary nature and he will be IN
there ready to smack the cover
off of the ball again.
"The team is still going
good" said Manager johnson
today. Taking four out Of
five from the Red SOx still
showed that we are fighting
to keep within striking distance
of those peSky AS"
Continuing on the subject of the
AS, johnson had this to say:
connie Mack's boys are be-
ginning to feel the strain of
winning so consistently every
day now, and look for it to be
no time before they will be find
ing it harder to win."
Schacht Starts Thinking
AL Schacht, the rollicking come
dian of the Griffmen and expert
third-base coach as we'll. illus
trated an interesting argument or
the subject of the AS. He says II
the Yanks could only have taker
three from Connie Mack's boys
while the Griffmen were sweeping
with the Red Sox, then a game
and one-half would only be be
between the Griffs and the Az
for first place.
Such things are good to think
about but useless now by the nov
written turn of affairs which saw
the Yanks take only two from the
AS and Griffs three out OF toul
from the Boston Red Sox.
TomorroW'S series with the
Yanks, incidentally, will be very
important in view of the fact that
both teams will be fighting fol
permanent possession of the sec
ond place birth, and possession
of that close position to the AS
which both must win to do.
Manager Johnson is fully
aware of the Importance of
the games and is concentrating
his powers daily in preaching
to his boys the definite answer
victories will mean over Man
ager Joe McCarthy'S fast-traveI-
ing%team.
And the players are aware ol
the Importance of the thing by
their mental attitude at this
time. All are all popped up ovel
the race and are rarin' to get il
there and snatch the heart ou
of the Yanks for the possible
benefits to follow.
A quick getaway was made
here following yesterdays game
The boys were all glad to be OF
the way home because they have
not been in familiar surround
ingS for a long period now.
Beginning with tomorrow
double-header with the YankS, al
extended home stay is on Sched
ule which will bring all thC
western clubs to Washington fol
their first visit of the season
Detroit begins the advance will
its series Opening Tuesday lime 2