The Washington times., 1931-04-13
TEXAS FLASH.
DOWN WITH
INFLUENZA,
By JOE HOLMAN

washington's batting order when
Connie Mack'S champion Phtladel-
phia Athletics are met at Grit
fifth Stadium tomorrow.
Primarily Harry Rice Is to sub
gtitute for WaShington'S outstand-
ing spring punch, Sam West, in
center field. And Buddy" Myer
because of his superior hitting, re
turns to second base.
That Harry Rice may remain
in the mid-paSture for several
days was the prospect today.
Dead game West yesterday was
confined to his bed with an at
tack of influenza. In some quart
ers it is feared that the cold has
settled in the throwing arm that
bothered him so much q year ago.
Sam, however, contends that his
wing has not been affected.
Though admitting a stiffness in
his left shoulder, he believes that
q minor swelling will disappear
when he throws off his ailment.
The above mentioned changes
will occasion q radical shift in
Walter JohnSon's batting order.
The revised order Of things fol
lows:
Myer, second base; E. Rice,
right field; Manush, left field;
Cronin, short stop; Judge, first
base; H. Rice, center field;
Bluege, third base; Spencer,
catcher; Brown, pitcher.
Buddy" Comes Back
Because OSSie Bluege and Roy
Spencer have been hitting below
par, Myer does a comeback On
the keystone.
Buddy" has shown splendid
form in recent hitting practices
and figures to help his teams
offenSe no. little.
just how valuable Harry Rice
As will be seen during the next
a hours. The veteran gardener
has impressed favorably in re.
cent games.
When right Harry is Splen-
did fielder and consistent bats
man. In other words, exactly
the type needed to fill in for a
player Of Sam Vests caliber.
Either Bob Grove or George
EarnShaw, Connie Mack'S best
bets, will pitch tomorrow when
the world champion Athletics and
Griffmen clash here.
Mack, realizing the importance
Of this game, is prepared to shoot
his best.
Otherwise the same team
that slugged its way to American
League supremacy year ago re-
mains intact.
The club lines up in this
fashion:
Bishop, second base; Haas, CEN
ter field; Cochrane, catcher; Sim
mons, left field; Foxx, first base;
Miller. right field: Dykes, third
base; Boley, shottstop; Grove or
EarnShaw, pitcher.
Boldly enough Clark Griffith
predicts that western clubs in the
1891 American League wheel will
be heard from.
He says:
Detroit probably has the
most improved team. And
Cleveland will be hard to beat.
"TheSe clubs should tighten
up the pennant race consider
ably. They've got the class
there's NO doubt about that"
Washington'S extra" pitchers
Carl Fischer and Walter Taus-
cher-have impressed sufficiently
to be carried.
So says Skipper Walter John
son.
Fischer, he thinks, has enough
swift to click in relief roles. But
TauScher has impressed most
wildly.
'T wouldn't hesitate to send
him to the box in q PINCH"
Walter says. "FOr one thing,
Tauscher'S had enough expert
ence to know what it's all
about. And he's got stuff on
that ball, tOO-plenty of it,"
Fischer, johnson explains. will
be used as rescue man when
Washington is trailing. His fast
ball, it is thought, will hold the
enemy in hand and give the Griff,
men a chance to come from be-
hind.
FidIer To Stick
That Art Fidler, lengthy Hagers,
town rookie, may be carried as a
Washington club batting practice
pitcher was learned today.
PradAt, Biloxi, Miss, product,
already is serving in that capacity
Fidler stands six feet and five
inches, but is Singularly graceful
and possesses much promise. He
represented Hagerstown Of the
now defunct Blue Ridge League. a
year ago.
Late inning runs registered in
single inStallments earned
Washington q hard-fOught de-
cislOn over ROcheSter's Red
Wings yesterday. The score was
3tO1.
The long time international
League champions presented
three formidable pitchers in Bell
irwin and Foreman.
Rochester was leading l to {
until the sixth. A base on balls
paved the way to the tieing count
Myer got the free transportation
and was doubled home by Sammy
Rice.