The Washington times., 1935-05-22

an outlay Of
1a5 $4,000.
Kirk Miller With bet
ter pitching, many fans are
convinced the entire team
will take heart and field, hit
and run bases better than
has recently been the case.
The club, deep in the slough
Of despond, has been dragging
a heavy psychological anchor
for the past month. Men like
Buddy Myer and Cecil Travis
and Cliff Bolton have been
fighting the ball. So has Ossie
Bluege and other normally de-
pendab1e performers.
Psychological Effect
They are actually better ball
players than they have ap-
peared in many of the recent
home games, but they are try
ing so hard to right the club
that overtensenesS has brought
cratic play at times when it
usually could be expected to be
quite smooth.
Give Washington improved
pitching and you'll see the
caliber of the rest of the club
improve.
Bear in mind what a different
team the Chicago White sox
have been since Jimmy Dykes
and Luke Seweu got their
pitchers to clicking. The club
is Sprightly. It is fighting. It
is alert. It is going places
that is if the bottom doesn't
drop out of their squirt.
The same result should be
obtained in Washington when
this pitching improves, which is
to be hoped for now that a
rightrhand hurler of known
ability is added to the staff to
offset the prevalence of left.
handlers with which the club
has been Surfeited from the
beginning Of the season. Good
1eft-handers are of undoubted
value, but the Griffs have had
too many for good balance.
Fans Liked Newsom
There was considerable of q
clamor around this town last
summer for Washington to put
out its dragnets for Newsom.
In early July when it was ap-
parent Cronin's charges were
falling to pieces, a hue and cry
went up from the fans to make
an attempt to get the young
giant who was standing op.
ponents of the st. Louis Browns
on their heads.
If one fan asked this OBJ.
server why Washington didn't
grab NewSom, I expect dozens
did. But wanting a player, or
having the material or money
to give for him are two quite
different items in the economic
affairs of a ball club, and at
that time the club couldn't
hearken to the pleas of the null
titude to acquire NeWSOT1.
Having made a little or moth.
ing out of a five-game world
series with Giants, the Wash
ington clubs Golfers were not
then in anything like the sub
stantial condition they are this
year, what with the sale Of
Cronin for $250,000.
Appeals to Spectators
So. in getting NewSom, Presi.
denS Clark Griffith makes a
direct appeal to the turnstile
clickers who have had their eye
on Buck" for nigh on to a
year. The outlay of $4,000
for the erstwhile Brownie right.
handed giant proves to the
washington following the local
club is willing to gamble, and
the number of diSgruntled fans
should be diminished consider
ably from now on.
The big South Carolinian has
a world of stuff on his ball. and
despite the fact he hasn't won
a game this year, is bound to
round-to under the miniStra-
tions of Bucky Harris who has
liked NewSom ever since he
Joined the league a year ago.
Rogers HornSby, who brought
nut Newsom, hated to part with
him, but the st. Louis Browns
are run by Philip de Catsby
RAILS estate and money was
badly needed. Despite Rogers
confidence that NewSom will
come through this season, he
said the estates adminiStra-
tors could not turn their backs
on Washington's fabulous offer.
"Buck will win many a game
for Washington, and he leaves
me- With our very best wishes"
said HOrnsby today Of the deaA