Evening star., 1935-06-01
BENCH FOR HE|N|E,
STONE AND KUHEL
Harris Plans Drastic Shake.
>, Up in Effort to End Skid
ding of Mats.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
~ HILADELPH1A June 1.-The
- most drastic change in lineup
that he has engineered this
year today was planned by
Manager Bucky Harris as the skidding
Nationals we're to oppose the Ath-
letics in a double header that is al
most certain to find Connie Mack
employing southpaw slabman.
Against this left-hander, and all
other portside pitchers for the time
being. Harris plans to shoot a bat
ting array composed. with two eX-
ceptions, of right handed batsmen.
The exceptions are Cecil Travis and
Buddy Myer.
I didn't think we would have to
do anything like this declared
Harris. Theoretically, southpaws
shouldn't bother this club so much
because our left-handed batters-
Manush, Stone, Myer and Kuhel-
are not weak against any kind Of
pitching, as rule. But the fact
remains that we're not hitting SOUTH
paws and something must be done.
We've got to start all over again."
Shift May Hurt DefensiveIy.
NTANUSH, one of base balls really
A'A great batsmen: Stone. currently
topping the Nationals with the stick.
and Kuhel are to be replaced under
Harris new system by Fred Sington.
Fred Schultz and Red Kress, re-
kpectively.
The shift undoubtedly will weaken
the Griffs defensively, but Bucky is
determined to try it. That shutout
beating the team took from Vito
Tamulis of the Yanks on Memorial
day got under Bucky's skin. 1t was
the fifth time this season the Ma
tionals have been shut out and the
third time the feat was performed
by a left-hander.
Schultz, of course, can be expected
to hold up his own afield. although
he is not the thrower that Johnny
Stone is. but Sington and Kress may
fall little short of Manush and
Kuhel in defensive way. Sington
Is not regarded as sure a catch of
fly balls as Heinie and his throwing
to date has been no great improve
ment over even Manush's none too
strong pegging.
Kress. while one of the most versa
tile players in the American League.
cannot be expected to perform at first
base on par with Kuhel, of course,
but he may provide those base hits
that joey has been failing to deliver
in great abundance lately.
AS Series Crucial for Griffs.
A THOUGH the southpaw-swinging
= Jack Redmond generally was re-
garded as No. 1 understudy to the in
tured Cliff Bolton. it will be Sam Hol-
brook. the right-handed batter. who
will get the call when portside hurler
Is used by the opposition. Holbrook,
unimpressive last Spring at Biloxi.
showed Clark Griffith and Harris
flashes of the form they expected of
him the other day against Tamulis
Redmond along with Manush. Stone
and Kuhel. will get back into the line
up when an orthodox finger is used.
The Nationals in today's twin-bill
effort to break four-game losing
streak were likely to see pitching from
both sides Of the rubber. Johnny
Marcum, right-hander. and young
Vernon Wilshere, one of the three
lefties to shut out the Griffs this sea-
son. we're expected to pitch for the
Athletics. Earl Whitehill and Jack
Russell we're the nominations for the
Nationals.
This series with the Athletics as
sumes the aspects of weighty set for
the Griffs. In spite of terrible start
this campaign. Mack's youthful crew
is only four games behind the seventh
place Washingtons and another defeat
such as the Yanks administered would
have the Quaker City band swapping
on the Nationals heels. It is little
wonder that Harris is ready to take
desperate measures to get his machine
started.