The Washington times., 1934-05-05
GR|FF HURLERS
FEAR MAY Is
DEADL|NE
BY GARRETT WATERS


The deadline date for cutting
down big league player rosters to
the % total is nearing. And this
means but one thing to the Griffs
at this hour-that being that some
performer among their number
will be sent to minor league Sec
tions to spend the remainder of
the summer.
Just who will feel the axe, isn't
known at the present moment,
but every finger pointed to the
pitching staff today where several
youngsters are eligible" to be
cast adrift.
Added to this, is the fact that
Clark Griffith, president of the
Griffmen, intimated late yesterday
that he might bring old Alec Nc
Coll back to the shores of the
PotomacAproviding reports on
his aged arm tell that "all is well"
for another test.
Needless to say, if this is &C
tually done, the pitching staff
will definitely be affected when
that May Is deadline rolls around.
For one or two of the hurlers
now in uniform will have to be
let loose to make room for Nc
Coll, as it's been the clubs inten-
tions all along to carry only nine
hurlers during the season, 10 of
which make up the staff today.
Griff Likes Veteran
Regarding McColl, Griff said
this about the "rookie-veteran"
late yesterday:
81 have q great deal Of faith
in Alec, believe he could be g
real help to us either as
starter or a relief pitcher. He's
been a minor Lacquer all his
life, it's true, but he knows how
to pitch, and I think he could
get by up here-prOviding his
arm is Okay."
So from this "bit," it seems
McColl has a great chance OF
coming back to the Griffmen
shortly. A few more tests in the
box at Chattanooga-hiS present
location-will decide, even less
tests than that, if Griff hits upon
the idea of bringing him back
Immediately. Alec got one test
yesterday, went the route Tor
Chattanooga, but was defeated
7 to 2 by Memphis.
Speaking of pitching tests, Earl
Whitehall, regular starter OF
Manager Cronin's staff, got in an
other yesterday in the first game
of the current series with the
Cleveland Indians, and althougn
he turned in a mighty good effort
it was not quite good enough in
comparison to Lefty Lloyd Brown,
his opponent on the mound 1or
the day.
victory Rewards Brown
The result, the former Gr1tt
hurler was rewarded with a well
earned triumph-a triumph, how
ever, that did not actually
materialize until the Indians put
on a three-run rally in the eighth
that netted three runs. The final
score of the game was Cleveland
5; Washington, 3.
Before this eighth. the GrlttS
were we'll on the way to a 2 to
victory. They gathered this mar
gin in the fifth after the Indians
had taken a l to 0 lead in the
third. But the strain told on
Whitehill in the eighth as he
walked Trosky and Moore and
gave up a double and single to
Knickerbocker and Brown re-
spectively, which hits drove IN
more than enough runs to win the
ball game.
Johnson'S men added one more
marker for measure in the ninth
when Vosmik singled after Pytlak
had walked and had stolen sec
ond. This hit came off the shoots
of Jack Russell, who Manager
Cronin sent to the mound to re-
lieve the firing Whitehall.
Dave Harris hit q swell home
run in the Griffs' ninth, but 1t
did no. more than to make the
score appear close-so effective
was Lefty Brown in erasing the
next three batsmen who faced