The Washington times., 1935-03-25

CnaC one game. SRsSS"1'
Linke pitched Frank Buck" o'Neill
five innings and and would be
charged with the defeat during
the championship season. OF
paramount Importance at this
writing is the fact that the
cherub-faced youth went through
with his assignment, showing no
signs Of tiring. This morning his
arm is strong, and he is as happy
as a kid with new red wagon.
Truth to tell. Linke had some
bad luck, as baseball luck goes.
Nearly all the safeties made off
him were handle hits, plunkers
lived just long enough to stagger
out of the way of a fielder. There
we're few drives that left the bat
with the ring Of a hard-hit shot.
Did Not Show Best
Although elated over the fact
that Linke looked so good, Bucky
Harris said this morning that the
boy did not have his best stuff.
His fast ball was all right, but
the sharp, down breaking curve
that is a Linke asset was not on
view.
"I'm satisfied that Linke is
going to have a good year" Har-
riS said today. "I'm not count
ing hits and runs yet. I'm look.
ing far ahead of mere scores, and
you can bet / saw enough to
please me a great deal.
IF Linke's performance salts
fled, CappOla was a sensation.
He blew his fast ball past the
hitterS and allowed only a few
scattered hits. CappOla's per-
fOrmance would have been out
standing in any company, and
the same pace carried through
the major leagues will establish
him as a winning pitcher.
"CappOla was surprising" said
Harris. "He looked like a vet
eran all the way, and his speed
was terrific. Why his fast ball
was jumping away from the
swing of all bats. CappOla
greatly increased his chance Of
remaining with the club all
summer. He becomes a definite
menace to three or four other
pitchers on the squad"
The Griffs showed Kansas City
team kid battery that is some
thing about which to write home.
Jack Redmond, the craggy-fea-
tured receiver, was behind the
plate for half the game. All he
did was catch in his usual cat
like style. and to top off banner
performance in back stopping.
Redmond cracked a double and
triple in two trips to the plate.
Coaching Shows
Now anyone is apt to hit two
extra base drives in a game, but
the writer believes that the re-
suits of Bucky Harris coaching
already are becoming apparent.
Redmond is choking up about
two inches and riding the ball
with a shorter, more compact
and better controlled swing. Well.
if that baby can hit .280 you're
going to see one of the geatest
young catchers of recent history.
So far his arm has been true
and strong.
Mike Martin insists that all
alarm over Joe Kuhel's leg is
without foundation. Certain ad-
hesions are being broken by rum
ming and quick starting, and
naturally, Martin contends, there
is a slight soreness. All Xray
photographs of Kuhel's leg, says
Martin, show that the fracture
suffered last summer has knit
perfectly. Therefore, there is no
real reason why he should not
be just as good this year as ever
before in his life.
There can be no doubt, how
ever, that Joe is favoring his leg.
This is especially apparent when
he is running from first to third,
or in going to second on an extra
fast drive. Kuhel is not con-
cerned about the obvious fact
that he has to favor his leg. He
says he is all right, and that's
that.
Hadley, is not greatly dis
treSsed over the condition of his
right arm. He says he contracted
a cold the way Earl Whitehin
did, and thinks a few hots days
will correct the condition. In
any event, Hadley looks forward
to a big year, and he's been
pitching long enough to know
whether or not he has his stuff.
HANDY WITH DUKES