The Washington times., 1933-04-05
MARTIN D. KS
CONDITIONER
ALLPLAYERS
By GARRETT WATERS

A checkup on the conoltlonS VI
the entire Griff cast today
brought out the fact that every
man is ready and rarin' to begin
the new season, be what it may
and come what will.
The most important question
settled by Trainer Mike Martin
was the soundness Of Heine Ma
nush, who was sent home by Man
ager Joe Cronin a couple Of days
ago because Heine developed a
slight soreness in one OF his
dogs"
Manush was sent home only to
insure his readiness by opening
day; it is the dope from Trainer
Martin and Manager Cronin. He
was to be in the Griff lineup in TO-
Braves at Griffith Stadium.
The arms of Alphonse Thomas,
Bob Burke and Bill McAfee are
o. K, too, according to Martin.
The soundneSs of the remainder
of the squad has been a we'll
known fact since training camp
was broken about 10 days ago.
Washington's new deal" in a
baseball way is home today.
To those who might not quite
get the gist, the 1888 Washington
Griffmen are in town, and q
mighty powerful collection of ball
tosserS are in the cast, led by Joe
Crorin, the youngest manager
ever to have bossed a big league
ball club in recent decades.
Team in Town
Just how this new edition will
shape up this season can be told
shortly after the opening of the
regular campaign next Wednes-
day when the Philadelphia AS
are met at Griffith Stadium, but
right now the most important
item is the fact that they're in
town and will be in town for
the remainder of the week for ex-
hibition games, which Manager
Cronin believes will put every
man on edge for the gigantic
test ahead.
To be sure, that old familiar
figure, Goose Goslin, is among
those present while such tried
and true dependables as Fred
Schultz, Heine Manush, Ossie
Bluege, Buddy Myer, Luke Sewell,
Earl Whitehill, Wally Stewart,
General Crowder and many, many
others are also around to help
make the 1888 Griffmen one Of
the most powerful teams in years.
The Griffmen can be said to
be truly great collection of ball
tossers this season. They've
trained themselves well this
spring, have developed excellent
spirit and have cooperated with
Manager Joe Cronin in becoming
one Of the smartest as well as one
of the most powerful clubs in the
American League.
In recent exhibition games the
team, as a whole, has done an
excellent job of slugging the old
ball. This is entirely new for a
Griff entry and it's been one of
the high lights of the training
season now practically over.
Nifty Pitching
Also Manager Cronin has been
getting some nifty pitching from
all of his men. while Luke Sewell,
Cliff Bolton and Moe Berg, be-
hind the bat, have performed in
highly commendable fashion-the
sort that leads the dopesters to be.
lieve that the club will be we'll
protected in that department as
well as in every other.
The infield of the. team is the
same which took the field last
year, naming Joe Kuhel at first,
Buddy Myer at second, Manager
Cronin at short and Ossie Bluege
at third. However. there's a new
utility man present in the person
of Bob Boken, former Kansas City
star, who promises to become a
great favorite with the fans be-
cause of his ability to fill any
position and fill it we'll. Then,
Johnny Kerr is still around to
help out in the case of necessity.
Only Heine ManuSh remains Of
the 1882 outfield, Fred Schultz be-
ing the new center fielder and
Goose Goslin the new right-field
guardian. Both have been hitting
the ball in top-notch fashion Of
late, while Manush has been the
actual leader of the team, with an
average well over 400.
Break For Kid Pilot
The pitching staff is one that
is truly a blessing for a new
manager. Gen. Alvin Crowder is
the featured performer in this de-
partment, but then there's Monte
Weaver, AlphonSe Thomas, Earl
Whitehill and Walter Stewart,
veterans, and Jack Russell, Bill
McAfee and Bobby Burke, of the
youngster class. Last but not
least are the two sensational
youngsters, Eddie Linke and Bud
Thomas, figured by many to be
the next sensations of the league
because of their fine work during
the exhibition games this spring.
Dave Harris and Sam Rice are
the utility outfielders Of the team.
They're both familiar figures but
dependable performers to have
around.
They helm to make In the 1873