The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-11
MyerRests
For Three
Weeks
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEILL

ny MANN DUN " ANLAAA
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.-Captain
Buddy Myer has gone back to
Washington to get away from It
all. He fled the hustle and hustle
of New York city yesterday to ne
gotiate a three weeks leave of alb
sence to recover from his illness.
Whether Myer intends to undergo
an operation before the end of
the season or not is not known TO
anyone in camp His condition.
diagnosed as gall bladder trouble,
has constantly been aggravated by
his attempts to play ball.
Some days ago the writer an
nounced for Bucky Harris that
the field captain was finished for
the year. 1t was quite confusing
to have BuCky stalk out of the
dugout to serve as pinch hitter.
and slightly embarrassing to have
him play game or two. Prob
ably the front office down home
decided that Buddy could play
himself into condition, and Mike
Martin perhaps nodded his Gus
tomary affirmative. Whatever
happened. Myer played ball.
Fails to Improve
But his condition did not i'm
prove. Close association with the
ball club got on Buddy'S nerve.
That we may remove the zing
from that statement right now.
be it said that Myer, high strung
by nature, fretted at not being
able to aid the club. If he is
granted three weeks vacation, he
might just as we'll go the route.
He is about finished for the sea-
son. and the quicker that knowl-
edge is disseminated where. it will
do the most good the better it will
be for all hands.
With Myer back home prepar-
ing for the grand escape, and
Joe Kuhel nursing his barking
dogs, Cecil Travis is cavorting at
second base. He did right well in
his cavorting yesterday. Oh. he
wasn't Lajoie, nor yet a Collins,
nor a Charley Gehringer, but he
is doing all right. He got two
clean hits and was credited with
one that should have been called
an error.
New York baseball writer's mar
vel at the amazing skill of OSsie
who is back at shortstop
for the time being. Bluege works
around that territory between
third and second. taking every
thing on all sides of him: in front
of him and in back of him. He is
here and there and everywhere
also. Bluege handled half
dozen chances yesterday with the
deft skill that won him the soubri-
quet "Old Master" Also, he got
a hit.
The hit that won the game,
and incidentally won the only
victory scored over the Yankees
in this city, was delivered by
Lewis. who celebrated
his twentieth birthday anniver-
sary. The Gastonia Gossoon
cracked down for home run
on Charley Ruffing and drove
the Yankee Highlander off the
hill. Half a dozen runs were
made off Ruffing. KleinhanS
and Brown followed.
Jimmy DeShong, former Yankee
pitcher, twirled his second tri-
umph over the old home town
team and went forth to purchase
81 new suits. Jimmy brought
only nine changes with him on
this jaunt of a week. and felt
that his style was being pretty
badly cramped. Jimmy allowed
only eight hits.
Miles Has Plenty of Heart
Walt Miles does some un-
usual things in the course of a
season, but no one may right
fully challenge his heart. He
has plenty of heart. and the
tighter the spot the more you
realize his courage. Well, Walt |
had no occasion to show the
moxie yesterday, but he did pump
three hits into the outfield, as
did Red Kress.
The best play of the game,
however, was made by Joe Di
Maggie. In the sixth inning he
fired a single by Reynolds back
to the infield with such power and
precision that Travis was shot
down going into third base. After
that the Griffs showed little de-
sire to run against Di Maggia's
arm.
VOTE AMERICAN
PWA In Front
PWA defeated Pierson, to /,
in a Colored League game yester-
day, Clark leading the offense with