The Washington times., 1933-01-09
HUSTLE ADDED
Z. To. GRIFFMEN
BY TRADES
BY GARRETT WATERS

DIV Il w NAAGAAS
The Washington Griffmen may
or may not win the pennant dur
ing the 1888 season but the in.
teresting fact rem ains Prexy
Clark Griffith has made good in
his efforts to assemble a stronger
combination than the third place
lineup which represented the
team last year.
Griff, in making the many
changes he has since the close
of the 1882 season, has not only
bolstered several departments in
the clubs makeup. but has gath
cred together one of the most
imposing collection of sparkling
performers likely to be seen here
in many a day.
From lead-off man to pitcher
the team of 1888 is one of marked
hustled and dash. And to top
this off, the new manager-Joe
Cronin is one of the greatest
pep experts the game has ever
known.
Griff began this new spirit idea
when he gave Frisco Joe the job
as pilot soon after the close of
the 1882 season He then fur
thered his aim by adding Out
fielders Goose Goslin and Fred
Schultz and Pitcher Walter Stew
art of the st. Louis Browns.
Next he corralled Earl Whitenill
from the Detroit TigerS-a fiery
performer, if ever there was one
while later he talked the Cleve-
land Indians out of Pitcher Jack
Russell and First BaSeman Bruce
Connaster.
SewelI Should Aid
His most recent act-and in all
likelihood his last for the winter
season-was the acquisition Of
Luke Sewell, backstop of the same
Cleveland InIians, in an evens
stephen trade which sent Catcher
Roy Spencer to the Peckinpaugh.
managed club.
In this transaction, which was
announced yesterday, Griff com.
pleted his object towards adding
peppy, fighting ball players to his
club. Sewell is just that-peppy
and his presence behind the bat
this season will give the Griffs
that spark and dash which has
been lacking ever since Catcher
Roy Spencer started on the down.
grade in value.
The spirited Griffmen. That1l
be their name during 1888 unless
every indication goes wrong. And
this new recognition will win
many a game too where listless-
ness kept the team in that we'll
known rut on several losing occa-
sions last year. At least it should.
Griff Holds Hopes
Now that all the additions have
been made to the club, Prexy
Griff is not letting his old sway
back chair swing to and fro too
much in perfect confidence that
a pennant is to be won by Joe
Cronin and his mates. In reality
the foxy BOSNIAN is saying little,
but it's generally known that he's
pleased over prospects. He voiced
these words today:
"As 1 said three or four
months ago when CrOnin was
appointed manager, Pm not
going to expect too much from
the boys this year, but l do
think we'll be in the race from
the opening gong. We certainly
seem strong enough for that,
but as far as winning the flag
is cOncerned-well, that must
be done on the field and not
in the offices of club head
quarters. You may be sure .
pennant would please nobody
else more than myself and I'm
hoping that CrOnin, with all Of
the new talent around him,
will be able to do something in
that connection. Maybe we'll
win, maybe we won't. Wen
have to wait and see."
And there you have a few
words from a guy who has done
his share towards making Wash
ington a better baseball city in
which to live by his engineering
activities this winter. There's
every promise that the town will
be an unusually hot one to stick
in this summer if those Spirited
Griffmen" get to winning games
quite regularly.