The Washington times., 1936-04-09
Griffin en-
HurtBy
Lqy-OH
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

dizziness isn't contagious, take all
the 8 to 5 they'll bet and call in
as witnesses the 800 amazed fans
who sat through nine chilled but
thrill-filled innings at Griffith
Stadium yesterday.
OF course, if you meet stub
born guy, you may need more
than 800 witnesses. All right,
don't let that bother you in the
least. Call in Bucky Harris, and
some 25 Griffmen or more. It's
the one copper-riveted cinch Of
the year.
This sudden psychopathic seiz-
ure is most embarrassing to guy
who sent 100000 words hammer
ing over the telegraph wires all
spring telling you that the Griffs
we're a lot better than they were
last year; that Buddy Lewis was
worth all the potatoes Jake Rup'
pert paid for Di Maggie, and a lot
of stuff along that line.
Well, if you were there you
know what happened. The Griffs
were pediculous, and your re-
porter will ever be grateful to
Husing for digging up that de-
scriptive, if offensive, adjective.
"Whadda va mean by throw.
ing me down like that?" your
agent demanded of Buddy Lewis
after the game.
Buddy shook his head dolefully.
did you ever take look at
Bordagaray'S spinac h?" he
asked. There Oughta be a law
against it. One more law
wouldn't hurt"
"COnfine your remarks to
baseball and stop attacking the
administration" we admOniShed
him.
Buddy took it to heart.
''WelI, I took my eye off the
target, and when I did, all 1
could see was the best mustache
since La Chance played first
base fOr-say Bucky, who the
hell did La Chance play first
base fOr?"
"Skip it," warned Harris.
They'll be getting you for sure
in little WHILE"
"And you, Travis" your agent
demanded. "What will you ever
tell those folks around the
cracker barrel next winter?
Why did you miss Eckhardt?
Honest, it was Orful" replied
the drawlin' Georgian, his face
Suffused in a blush. 81 threw
where Eckhardt was running and
that wasn't where the bag was.
Didja ever see a guy run in SO
many places at once?
mo" we were forced to reply.
Then came a saving thought.
"NO, and we never saw a team
throw in so many directions
all of them wrong, since the
Yankees traded Lyn Larry to
Boston.
"Tn tell you, it was that
spinach guy, BOrdagaray" in.
sisted Lewis. "I'n bet even
dough that he weighs in with
top hat and Spats this after.
noon.
"WeIl, top hat and spats may
be all right, but at the first
900, la, Ia I'm gonna pop him
on the gOatee.
"They tell me that Meanwhile
used to be on the Dodgers, and
one night in st. Louis.
"Never mind Maranville and
don't fret about St, Louis" said
Bucky Harris with a slight note
of asperity in his tone. "Win to-
rays game and all will be for.
given. Linke, be ready to pitch,
and you, too, DeshOng. Looks
like we'll have to bear down on
these babies"
Yes. indeed, the Griffs will
have to bear down on the Deffi
ness boys to get an even break
Their slightly wierd performance
yesterday was not at all surprising
in view of everything. They have
laid off since Macon on April 2,
and naturally, they were a bit
rusty.
Now Val Lingle Mungo Is no
pitcher to face when you're rusty.
In fact, he's a tough guy to face
under any conditions. He fired and
the Griffs fell back. He fired for
five innings and just one hit was
registered. Baker followed and
the Griffs escaped the shut out
bath. They scored two runs on
Baker.
Good Prospect
Jeffcoat was the third pitcher,
and what a prospect that kid isl
He doesn't know how to mask his
delivery yet. He ground his curve
so you could call it from the press
box, and still the GriffS couldn't
hit him. He struck out Powell
with a curve that everyone called.
That's how good Is Jeffcoat.
Both Travis and Lewis were
sadly off in their throwing to
bases, and Lewis went right back
to watching the runner instead Of
looking at Kuhel. Since Lewis
called his own mistake, it is more
than likely that he will find q
remedy for his fault.
AS for Powell, he threw badly
and that's about all anyone can
make out of the mess. Observing
the GriffS under pressure by q
team that is nicely advanced in its
training, certain faults came to
light that never will be recorded
in any box score, although the re-
suits of these faults will be found
in the score-in the enemy's