Evening star., 1932-03-15
COLD SHOULD BAR
ANYOVERTRA|N|NG
Griff Looking for Big Season
From Brown, Fischer
and Burke.
BY TOM DOERER.

l. base ball writing man,
came into camp last night
from New Orleans, lamenting
that good old Southern atmos-
phere had fallen upon evil ways.
This is the worst weather I
have seen in the South in over
20 years." sniffled Mr.. Foster,
buttoning up his spats and pull
ing tighter his overcoat.
There is just no reason at all for
this sort of stuff down here. Just think
here I am sitting right on the neck OF
the Gulf Of Mexico, and wearing Spats. "
Well, those Spats did look sort OF out
of place. But that's Johns business. II
a man wants to wear spats he might as
well wear 'em down here as up with the
Eskimos. It Is one of those matters
which a man must decide for himself.
But MIR. Foster admitted that Biloxi's
weather had it on New Orleans, ana
that NJ YawlinS had 1t on San Antonio
and the latter was about as cold as the
many other spots he had been in quest
of information on what the young ball
player is doing for his country at the
moment.
Speaks Between Sniff1es.
While Mr.. Foster has seen things he
admits that he has not seen much In
the way Of promising ball clubs. I do
not want to quote Mr.. Foster too much
| for the reason that Mr.. Foster may
want to do his own quoting later, and
at fairly good prices But, as init
mated, Mr.. Foster is not impressed.
But again, John talked between snifheS
and when man is shifting he cannot
see much good in many things which
would enthuse him at other, more COM
| Portable times.
However, I CLEAN between snuffles and
sneezes, from Mr. Foster, that you can
not expect too much from the ball clubs
| in the American League this season.
1t isn't the weather, understand, but
the fact that the material isn't in the
wood this semester.
So far as this left-hand weather
static is concerned John seems to feel
that it will not only fail to disturb the
boys in training, but, rather, help them
in that IL will hold them back from
reaching 4 peak before the bell clangs
on April II.
That's his view and he knows more
about base ball than I do. And what
he thinks of the Washington base ball
club, and its chances of taking the
pennant next season Is matter Tor
him to write about. John and Uncle
Clark Griffith fought that battle out
over the dinner table last night, amid
the terrific din Of tableware, which, 1t
would lead me to believe, should result
in something or another, for MIR. Foster
is a National Lacquer at heart. they
tell me. You surely must know your
uncle's choice.
Griff Slightly Bristling.
But Griff came out of the skirmish
only slightly bristling and feeling well
enough to say that this years Wash
| ington club is the most interesting he
l has had at camp in many years.
| Press Grif and he says that it is the
most colorful club in that he has
battle contender for first place, good
hitter In right field ready to explode
his stuff, a catching situation and three
young pitchers who act as II they are
going to go to the corner store and get
him some ball games next season.
Those pitchers three are Lloyd
Brown, the port-fin flipper; Carl
Fischer, who also tosses 'em from the
wrong side, and young Mr.. Burke, who,
by the way, Is also left-hander. just
why your Uncle Clark names all left
handlers is more than I can tell you
other than that is all he has in the way
of seasoned young pitchers. If you ex-
clude Monte Weaver, the right-hander
who has yet to go places In the Amerl-
can League.
Griff looks for Brownie to do better
when the whistle blows, because ne
should get some hitting behind him TO
tide him over those 10 combats OF last
seasons variety. Then he is positive
| that Fischer will do better.
| ThenI1 Dc fr1 Heff fnr h1r fndaU IMAM
he was at any time last season ana
Griff thinks the young man will not tire
as rapidly next season as he did last
year Carl has taken better care OF his
health during the Winter, watching MS
diet and curbing his smokes.
Washington's big boss also believes
that Bobby Burke will move along more
speedily At least, Griff says, it viii be
interesting to watch the progress OF TINS
trio. II they come through as ne hopes,
then those who have been naming the
Nationals TO go to the peak this year
will have made the right guess.
Griff's Threat Answered.
Griff's threat to pay $4,000 for
pitcher who could win him the Amer
lean League championship was answered
today in wire from a man at New
Castle, Pa, who said that In Indian
Dill he udQ tIle man 1Iu1 Wdo 4O0AAie
for to take the flag.
Griff will turn the matter over TO
his board of strategy, which, likely: VIII
turn the telegram over to the lgnt-
house keeper here on the beach. There
does not seem much else to do with IL,
inasmuch as Griff wants Yves Ferrel.
Nose Grove or Lefty Gomez and few
infielders for that kind Of money.
And, by the way, speaking OF pitchers,
Grif snorts scornfully when you ask
him how Walter johnson in his pitch
ing heyday would have compared with
Nose Grove OF today. The boss man
will tell you that with a hitting CLUB
behind him in IL and '13 johnson could
have gone out and won so games in
stead Of 36. There Is no comparison,
so far as Grif Is concerned, and there
is no sense in trying to make him see
otherwise. Maybe he is correct.
When it is sleepytime down South
the lobby loungers and the experts pun
out paper and pencil to fight all over
the war which goes on every night until
the pelicans start out for breakfast.
For instance, last nights battle was
fought along the lines Of whats wrong
with our Nationals" There is nothing
wrong so far as any one can figure, but
there must be topic for the nightly
combats Of verbs and high thoughts.
Roy vangrahan, the Beau Brummel
Of American League umpires, thinks the
club is going TO finish one-two-tnree.
And, being down here doing some ofn-
ciating, he would naturally place wash
ington first. When he works Pniiaoei-