Evening star., 1932-11-27
GRIFFITH TO ANGLE
INDECENBE:R POOL
Expects to Land Big Fish In
New York to Put Club
in PeInc7t Swim.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
is the time Of the year
when Clark Griffith, presi-

when Clark Griffith, presi-
i dent Of the Washington
base ball club, saws lot
Of wood and keeps his mouth
shut. in less than three weeks,
though, the Nationals preXy, with
the Winters fuel supply abundant,
will break his silence.
When he speaks his piece, Grif-
httl hopes it will be about a new
member of the Capital clubs
curving corps.
Everything hinges upon the Winter
gatherings Of the major league moguls
| in New York, December 1915. Griffith
has about decided to forego the earlier
conclave of the minors at Columbus,
Ohio, but will visit the big loop ses-
sions in quest of pitching power for
his club.
He'll be prepared to offer in ex-
change for a f1rst-class hurler a good
| piece of playing talent in the person
of Harley Boss, erstwhile National, who
| for some time has been first basing
| for Washington's farm club at Chatta-
! nooga Several big league outfits are
| hankering for Boss, Griffith admits,
and he rates the young initial sacker
| good enough to command a worthwhile
moundsman in exchange.
| With Chattanooga, Boss not only has
| developed into one of the best fielding
| first basemen in the minors, but also
| into a corklng good hitter Harley has
| been backing Cutfielders of the op-
| posing clubs to the fences. He has
| knocked the ball often and far. Fur
/ thermore, he has been q demon on the
| bases, flashing much speed and daring
| and showing no gentleness so lar as
| the base guardians are concerned.
/ Boss, with the fire of ball player
OF the old school, has changed swiftly
performer A ball player who should
help almost any big league club. How
ever, the Nationals have in Joe Kuhel
! another up-and-going frs baseman
and can well afford to dispose OF Boss.
A good pitcher in trade for this
rrom sing first baseman wouldn't hurt
! the Washington club in any way.
Upon Boss disposition probably de-
" pends Joe judges future as a
| National. President CTlfhth, OF
course. intends to have ct hand for
Manager Joe Cronin reserve first sack
er, and should Boss be shipped, in all
likelihood Judge would BE- retained. 1t
would be difficult. indeed, to find
younger player possessing the ability
! OF the veteran. Judge should still be
able to give a fine account Of HIM
self, despite his mounting years.
It might be, though, that Judge could
line I'D with another American League
outfit at more desirable terms than the
washington club would offer. In that
/
gladly step out of the way to permit
| the long-service first baseman do the
best he could for himself even though
it meant that the Washington club
would have to cast about for a not so
satisfactory understudy to Kuhel.
Nothing will be done about the Judge
Z situation, though, until after the big
league meetings in New York next
month. Griffith first wants to land
the pitcher Manager Cronin needs TO
round out pitching staff not in proper
trim the past season to Withstand the
rigors of heavy campaigning.
a THOUGH Griffith would leap at
n any flrst-class pitcher, right or
left handed, offered in exchange
for Boss, both he and Manager Cronin
would prefer a left-hander. Lloyd
Brown now is the lone southpaw mem
DER OF JIlS NaClOIlSiS corps d1-u SIlulJ4
ana his pilot believe another finger
from the left side would prove helpful.
Unless something unforeseen occurs,
Brown will stick with the Nationals.
The left-hander has been with the club
through five seasons, pitching little bet
ter than 500 base ball. However, the
past three seasons his victory record
has been double-hgured and while the
total Of Browns defeats has always been
close to the total of his wins he is
too promising pitcher TO be passed up.
Brown will be only 28 years old on
Christmas and should have plentyy Of
good hurting still in his left arm. He's
experienced, too, for he has been around
professional base ball since he was 10.
Lloyd has been quite a traveller in
the game He played in the New York
Pennsylvania, East Texas, Texas and
South Atlantic Leagues, the Southern
Association, the Western Association
and had filings with the Phillies and
the Dodgers in the National League
before joining the Nationals at their
Tampa training camp in 1928.
In 1913 games with Washington in
five campaigns, Brown has won So and
lost 40 for an average of .523. He
should do much better.