Evening star., 1935-05-02
YEW YORK, May 2.-Stanley

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his first tour of inspection Of
the Eastern base ball camps. Alto
gether, Mr.. Harris Is pretty well
pleased. He moves West with eight
victories under his belt, and only six
defeats. He thinks that his club at
least is the second best on the sea-
board.
"The Yanks look much the best to
me-" said Mr.. Harris. They're going
to be tough for any one to beat.
They're fast, you see, and young in
most positions. They have the pitch
ing. Pitching is nice If you can get it.
I, myself, have been looking all around
for another good pitcher, but there is
a scarcity as far as the eye can
reach"
Mr.. Harris summed up these and
other facts from a vertical position in
the lobby Of his hotel. Washington
ball players drifted to and from
around him, talking about the West
ern trip and about the movies they
had seen, or planned to see, or planned
to take their wives to see. Nick Al
trock loomed up on the horizon for
a moment, looking for some one, and
then swooped behind a potted palm
like a bird Of prey.
" YES" said Mr.. Harris thought
fully, "the Yankees are the
best I've seen so far. Boston?
Well, don't like to talk about Boston,
see? Anything I said might be used
against me, because I worked there
last year. But you can look at the
record. Our club has been doing all
right with the Red Sox lately.
"Now, Philadelphia is q bet
ter club than you'd think on the
record to date. Some Of those
young pitchers really are good.
"They have lots of hitting, too.
But I think Mr.. Mack is disappointed
because he expected to get of to
strong start. He's disappointed in his
first baseman. Hooks Is nice fielder,
but there are plenty Of nice f1elders.
He never did look to me to be hit
ter"
When Mr.. Harris came to his own
club, the stalwart Senators, his voice
took on a note of tenderness and aftec-
ton. After all, it was in washington
that Mr.. Harris leaped to fame as a
boy wonder 10 years ago. He's over
the legal age for boy wonders now,
but he's back In Washington and he
likes it. So his soft voice became two
or three shades softer as he analyzed
the doughty Mats.
TITS q nice club. There was trou-
bic last year, tough breaks and so on,
but that's all forgotten now. Wen do
fine. You bet we will. Hadley Is
right this year and Burke and White
hill are right. I've got good young
left-hander in this Petit. Watch
him.
I'm NOT saying wouldn't like an
other pitcher. I would. But
there's an old proverb, you know.
that pitchers don't grow on trees.
They don't even grow on bushes. In
the meanwhile, I'll get by with what
I have. Schultz is about ready TO
work, and with Schultz back in there
the club will be just about full
strength"
There Is trouble brewing, Mr.. Harris
comedies, on the western frontier Of
the American League.
Cleveland is clicking. the
White Sox have power, Detroit
is swapping out of it, and the
Browns are due for rise.
"The White Sox are no surprise, the
way they're going" said the veteran
boy wonder. "You look through their
lineup. You'll find they have plenty
of hitters. You bet they have. I've
never seen this young pitcher Of theirs,
Whitehead, but they tell me he's fast.
The fast-ball pitcher usually has a
little edge on the hitters this time OF
year. If this kid doesn't get too wild,
he's likely to help the Sox a lot.
Nov, the Browns have no business
losing games this way. That's q pret.
ty fair club. Hornsby will win plenty.
He'll win from all Of us, not enough
to get on top, but enough to hurt.
Cleveland, well, Cleveland is hard to
beat, you see, and Detroit is beginning
to hit its stride, beginning to hit.
T1aere Won have IT,"