The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-12-24

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For instance, in 1925, his third
season with the Detroit Tigers,
Manush had a rather poor year
with the willow, hitting for but
1903. The next season he proved
the condition was not chronic by
staging brilliant hitting attack
which saw him wind up 1925 with
q fat batting average of .377.
Makes Come Back
Down the scale he slid in 1927,
batting one point below the 300
mark only to cap that the follow
ing year with a figure of .378. He
stayed around the $50 mark for
the next two campaigns and then
experienced another slump-for
Heinie-by connecting for an
average of only BOT.
This set the stage for him to
confound his critics in 1892, 1888
and 1884 by banging the ball for
averages of .342, 1886 and .349, re-
Spectively. Then came the diSas-
trous 1885 mark which is now
household knowledge to all.
There are three distinct times
in Heinie ManuSh's major league
career when he has pulled him.
self up to really high batting
planes by the strength in his grip.
arms and shoulders and the &C.
curacy of his eye. Boston is fig
uring the old fellow still has a
batting rally left in his creeking
bones. If the Red Sox are cor
rect in that assumption, Heinie
will have to be something more
than a miracle man, because the
park in Boston is distinctly made
to order for a hight-hand hitter.
and Heinie happens to be of the
other persuasion.
Conflicting Track Dates
There is a possibility that the
Bowie race track may not get
away to any too propitious week
Of racing when the thoroughbreds
resume there April l. 1t so hap
pens that the last half OF the
Tropical Park schedule will not
close until Bowie is we'll under
way, and only in the second week
at the popular Prince Georges
Park meet will the well-SeaSoned
horses from Tropical Park be
available for nearby racing.
Bill Dwyer will undoubtedly
offer some attractive stakes for
the final days at Tropical Park
in order to keep the better grade
of horses on hand right up to
the closing date. The Florida win
ter tourist span is not only start
ing earlier from season to season,
but lasting longer and thus we
will find the Coral Gables plant
still bidding for the best horses
in order to hold the lingering
winter tourists, at time when
normally the thoroughbredS Of all
stables are free to start for the
Eastern racing season at Bowie.
The situation becomes more
critical when it is recalled that
those horses which stay in Florida
up through the last day. may be
shipped right through to Havre
de Grace, rather than pause for
only one week at Bowie. Many
owners and trainers do not care
for such recurring changes in
Stabling as would be required by
stopping at Bowie for only six
days of racing.
Griffs and Yanks
Baseball's initiated are little
amazed that winter deal has
not sprung up between the Yanks
and Griffmen ere this. AS far
back as last August Iriff and Ed
Barrow were discussing swaps, but
apparently each has been too cagy
for the other.
It is no secret that Griff would
like to get Johnny Murphy,
despite the fact that Johnny only
won 10 games last year. However,
the Yanks wish to protect the
pitching leadership they estab-
lished last year, because If they
hope to give the Red Sox a fight
for the flag, they'll need the serv-
ices of not only Murphy, but Lefty
Gomez whose winning average
was under 500. They are count
ing on Monte Pearson regaining
the form he showed in 1884 to
win 10 games.