Evening star., 1935-04-02
SENSATIONAL DAY
GAINS HIM BERTH
Manush'.s Hitting Is Only
Other Bright Spot in De-
feat of 'Nooga.
BY JOHN B. KELLER,
STAFF Correspondent OF The Star.

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N NASHVILLE, Tenn, April a.
nj On the score card for the
Y opening game of the Ameri-
can League season in Wash
ington two weeks from today, the
name of Lyn Larry will be found in
the Nationals lineup. The fight for
the shortfield berth between Larry and
Red Kress ended as the Washington
ball club beat the Chattanooga Farm
hands in 5-to-4 tussle in which
Larry gave about the finest fielding ex-
hibition seen in many a day.
Larry was no marvel at bat yester-
day, but Kress, with his little better
than average fielding, would have to
bat much harder than he has been
doing-he has done right well-to
keep the player picked up from the
Red Sox as part of the Joe Cronin
deal away from the shortstop posi-
ton.
For time in the early part of the
training campaign Kress managed to
field well enough and bat so vigor-
ously that Manager Harris was in
clined to believe the red-thatched
Californian had more than a fair
chance of getting the place over Larry.
Then Lyn was not doing anything at
bat and was far off form af1eld.
Gives Great Exhibition.
A GAINST the Lookouts yesterday,
n however, Larry gave such a re-
n1arkable exhibition that Harris
now is convinced no one can take the
post from this former Red Sox and
Yankee star. Ten chances went
Lary's way. every one difficult to
handle. But Lyn, darting about the
Shortfield, made them look easy. He
was all over the place, cutting down
seemingly certain hits, and his throws
were marvelS of accuracy and speed.
His greatest bit was the handling
of single that bounced of the Chat
tanooga ShortStop'S bat in the second
session. The ball, hit savagely, went
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than foot above the ground. Lyn
started for it at the crack of the bat,
but it did rot appear possible he could
reach it. Larry, though, lunged as he
neared the base, threw himself in the
path of the ball and knocked it down
to hold to single what easily might
have become a two-bagger, but for
his great play.
Does Acrobatic Stunts.
Larry participated in two double
plays. both corkerS. He made a spec
tacular stop of Mule Shirley's drive in
the fourth frame, half falling to get
the ball. Without coming up Lyn
whipped the ball to Myer lightning
fast to start the two-way eraSure.
In the seventh he took throw from
Sam Holbrook, throw wide of Sec
ond. and dived into the on-coming
/ runner in reckless manner to share
in the double retirement Marion had
begun by striking out.
The game also saw Heinie Manush
snap into a batting form similar to
that he flashed the greater part Of
last season when he finished third
among the leagues nitters. In three
trips to the plate Heinie connected for
a triple, single and double in the
order mentioned. The triple was a
thunderous thump, the ball landing
| high against the center field fence
Perhaps the heavy hitting done by
| Heinie was the result of a visit he
! paid Lee Jensen, the Chattanooga
trainer, shortly before the game. 1t
seems that Heinie had been bothered
/ by leg ailment that had prevented
/ him getting a good stance at the
/ plate. Jensen discovered nerve that
! was out of whack. gave the big Dutch
man a treatment and Manush said
that for the first time this Spring he
was able to take his swing properly.
This Jensen seems to work wonders
for his patients.