The Washington times., 1932-03-21
To DON
UNIFORM
TODAY
By GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Corresponding

BILOXI, Miss, March 81.
Manager johnson is quite pleased
over the showing of his pitchers
in the tWo-game series just ended
with the Louisville Colonels. Par.
ticularly was Crowder's work IN
Saturdays game encouraging.
The General making his first
start of the year hurled nice ball
and although scored upon twice
in the five innings he pitched,
he threw 'em plateward like
the Crowder of a couple of sea.
sons ago.
Manager johnson attributes
Crowder's fine showing to the ex.
cellent condition of the pitcher,
who has worked harder this year
than ever before to get in shape.
II only hope that the Gen
erals fine efforts will stand
him in good stead during the
early season games," said
Johnson. "We're going to need
him plenty then as we'll as
later. 1 think he'll be all right
because he sure has done his
duty in getting into shape"
With Crowder in splendid con.
dition, all that is left to make
things complete for johnson is
the fast rounding into form of
pitchers Fred Marberry and Lloyd
Brown, the two other veterans
figured as the teams big three"
this year.
FirpO DOns Uniform
Marberry is expected to Get
back into uniform today, having
recovered from the aggravating
cold that has followed him dur.
ing the last three or four days.
Brown took workout with the
second-stringers left here yester'
day for the game with the Biloxi
Bakers, State champions.
He, as we'll as Marberry, is ex-
pected to come around" shortly.
or once his sore arm stops both
ering him. In regards to Browns
condition, your Uncle Clark Grit
fifth is the authority for the
statement that little time is
necessary for the burly left
handler to reach top fettle.
"He's the fastest man on the
ball club when it comes to
getting into condition." says
Griff. "And the little lay-Off
he's had in the past week
should not have hurt him
great deal"
Browns sore arm has been
more of a cold in the muscles OF
his shoulders rather than a down
right sore wing because OF too
strenuous use. Thus, his keep
ing low tactics in the recent
past because of the fear OF
aggravating his ailment all the
more.
Roy Spencer, the other under
the weather man." reported him.
self as feeling fit. The veteran
catcher is expected to "let out"
in the practice sessions this week.
The Griffs face another busy
time of it between now and next
Sunday. Five games are sched-
uled all told With action on tap
every day with the exception OF
this afternoon and Friday.
Mud Hens Tomorrow
Tomorrow the Toledo Mud
Hens are to be met at the Biloxi
Stadium. Wednesday the Baltl'
more Orioles are scheduled at the
same place. Thursday the Spring
Hill college nine is listed in a
contest also at the Biloxi Stadium,
while Saturday, the Baltimore
Orioles will be the opponents
again, with the same Biloxi
Stadium the scene. Sunday the
Griffs travel over to Gulfport to
engage the orioles at Gulfports
spacious field.
Contests with the Orioles on
Tuesday, March 90, and the
Brooklyn Dodgers on Friday, April
/, close the Griffs' sojourn at
this base. The following five
days will find them on the road
to Washington, with games at
Selma, Alabama, Chattanooga and
Knoxville, Tenn, the stop-ott