The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-07-12

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days when Wal-Frank Buck" O'NeiI
ter Johnson was in Washington
and a man could win the sam
game he started.
"WelI, it's time to pick a
pitcher" said Mr.. Harris to him
self. "WhO will it be?"
"Is that all that's bedevilIing
yOu?" asked Buck NewSOm. 'Be.
cause if it is, Bucky, that is all
over. Old Buck is fit and ready
to pitch at anytime. I'm ready
for the Browns on Wednesday,
the White Sox Sunday, July FL
and the Indians the following
Thursday.
"Bucky, I've been a. Studyin'
this thing out. Right now I'm
needin' work, and Pm getting
back in shape. Well be all right
now if you just don't let any.
thing get on your mind. I'll be
able to go in there and blow
them through after a time or
two in the game.
$50 that should fix the
pitchin' problem, and now let's
see if there's something else we
can get to rights as quickly. A
lot of the boys figured was
just blOwin' off when 1 said I'd
be ready, but here we are"
$50 that's your pitching pro
gram?" asked Harris with
grin.
That's it," answered Newsom.
"Write it down; it goes" an,
Swered Harris.
Now this agent cannot peer into
the future and guarantee that
NewSom will work in just that
order. But that's the way he
wants to work. and perhaps il
he can get in there and shoot
over a couple of good victories
he will be back in his finest
form
eff he cal work back into
shape the way he thinks he can,
he will be just what this ball
club needs, said Harris. He has
a rubber arm and can get along
on less rest tran the average
player. He has plenty of the
old heart and plenty of what
it takes to win games besides
heart. He knows how to pitch
and he loves to pitch"
Bucky Harris clings to the base
all code of ethics. He is more
than anxious to see Dee Miles in
the game right often from this
point on, but he played Stone in
the opener because Rocky Is q
veteran and there might be com
ment from New York if he played
the kid.
Miles May Develop
Miles didn't look like much
against the Yankees, but he hit
the life out of the ball in batting
practice for the past couple Of
days. It may be that Miles will
come on and show major league
quality. - With regard to the other
outfielders, it is strictly up tt
them to show cause why they
should be retained in 1886. The
grim business of baseball is con
Quoted along those lines.
It would be unjust and unWise
to condemn Miles because he
struck out couple of times or
his first game here. Jackie Powell
didn't lay the fans amid the sweet
peas for the first couple of weeks
In fact, Powell was baseball'S prob
lem child in the beginning. He!
still a problem, but it's to the
enemy pitchers.
So we move along to Ear
Whitehill, left handed pitcher
The swarthy Pedro won his first
victory in a month when he tri
upphed over the Detroit Tigers
Now I know that you may rise
and ask about the help that he
got from NeWsom and all thai
sort of thing. You may say he
was lucky. and you'll be right il
you do, but you can't get away
from the fact that Whitehill wor
a game, and it was his first in q
month. And any game won is q
triumph.
For a while on the Western
trip Whitehill's pitching hand was
sore. Then the heat got him in
another game, and in Philadelphia
he lost the best pitched game Of
his season. He blew the works
against the Tigers.
Almost Unbelievable
Calamity bowling is farthest
from your agents mind, but still
the thought insinuates itself that
Whitehill at his best, or Whitehill
on the upgrade of his career was
not a pitcher who lost consist
emily Tor a month or blew 10-rur
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