The Washington times., 1936-03-07
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BY FRANK BUCK" oNEILL


ORLANDO, Fla, March 7.
With the Boston Red sox sched.
uled to play In Orlando Saturday
In the first Of the formal spring
exhibition games, Bucky Harris
will tighten up the Griffs with two
intra-club battles set for Wednes-
day and Thursday.
Harris will open with the team
tentatively picked to start the
season.
The exception viii be in the
pitchers. None but rookie hurlerS
will be called into action, although
big Buck Newsom, perennial fresh
man, announced this morning
that he would pitch one or two
innings "for the team that is BE-
hind In the fourth frame"
Stanley Raymond Harris wrote
Q dissenting opinion to the pro-
posed Newsom program, but ct the
same time commended the will
ingness of the pitcher to work.
The Regular Lineup
The regular lineup will be the
same that may be used on April
IL against the New York Yankees.
Jess Hill will play left field. head.
ing the batting order. Dee Miles
will nlay rtrht and hit second,
Buddy Myer will be ct his regular
post and hit third with Jake
Powell, center fielder, fourth;
Cecil Travis, shortStop, fifth; Joe
Kuhel, first base, sixth; Buddy
Lewis, third base, seventh, and
Cliff Bolton, catcher, eighth.
The rookie lineup = still I'm
decided. Harris probably will play
second base, with KresS at short
and Bluege OF third. stone and
Reynolds will be In the outtield
and starr probably will catch. HRr'
ris may play first and Let Foxx. o
youngster who is here on his own,
may play second.
Harris wants to win.
Harris, who spends his winters
teaching foxes how to be smart, is
making 0 bold psychological play
in ordering the Qriffs into action
before meeting Boston. Despite
the fact that the game Is Just an
exhibition, he wants to win. The
mental lift that victory over the
Boston Red Sox would give the
qriffs cannot be overestimated at
this time.
Cronin has openly declared that
he expects the Red 6ox to win the
American League pennant. The
Qriffs cherish no such aspirations.
but II they should beat the Sox
they will have far greater conf.
dence in their own ability than
they have at this time. And right
now the boys are promising sur
priseS" for American League fans.
This and That
Buddy Myer hung up new out
door American record for throw
ing the driver yesterday at the Or
land Country Country Club
Buddy laced what should hAyG
been q beautiful tee shot. But the
ball hit q tree and dropped into
q bed Of Spanish moss, trimmed
by tree pruners from q stately
oak. Myer threw the driver eight
yards, two feet and ten inches be-
yond the bail, and down the cen
ter Of the fairway.
Jack Russell collected the money
in the foursome, tossing q neat
but not gaudy 70 ct the boys.
Billy Smith arrived in camp yes
terday, and on Monday the four
some Of last year will be revived.
Nick Altrock and your correspond
ent will tackle .Griff and smith,
Foxx, a kid who came here on
his own, will be sent to soms
minor league for seasoning. drfif
likes the way the kid handles
himself, but he il very green.
Bill Starr looks better ct the
plate this year than he did last
year. If that boy ever can i'm.
prove his batting, say to the AGO
mark, he is going to be Q regular
on this ball club. He 10 big and
strong, and q good receiver.
John Ganzil invited Nick Alt
rock, Clark Griffith and your
reporter to the Kiwanis Club
yesterday for luncheon.
Red Kress and OsSie Bluege, the
forgotten men Of the 1885 0riffSl
held Q lonely workout together yes
terdAy. Their deftneSs put some
Of the regulars to shame, but
there they are on the sideline.
Verify, time marches onl