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bition inaugural
has been singularly momentous,
but even the Washington skipper was
slightly taken aback today by the way
In which his desire to win was spread.
The spade-calling pilot makes no
bones about the fact that he wants
the Beantowners' scalps for couple
Of reasons. First, he feels that the
earlier his youngsters begin to build
I'D confidence the better they Will be
Secondly, and purely personal, Bucky
wants to humble the club that let MIN
60 in 1884.
Makes Plans Well Ahead.
WITH these reasons in view, Bucky
wv today not only definitely an
nounced his opening game pitching
set-up. but carried over into next
week, when Mickey Cochrane's cham
pion Tigers invade Orlando on
wednesday for game which Harris
wants to win almost as badly as the
Boston game. His reasons for craving
a victory are similar. Bucky, you re-
member, used to manage Detroit. too.
Buck NewSom, who yesterday ac-
cepted a dare from Joe Kuhel In bat
ting practice and cut loose, was told
this morning that he will open against
the Red Sox in Saturdays encounter
at Tinker Field. Newsom wasn't even
sure of Boston's invasion until ne
asked Harris today.
Eyes, they're coming" said Bucky,
jokingly adding, but you're not going
to be interested"
He'll" yelped Newsom. "You want
to win it, don't you?"
Harris turned serious. yeah, we
do, Buck. You're it for the first three
innings"
Linke to Follow News0m.
"A FTER Newsom, for the next three
"a innings, Eddie Linke will face Joe
Cronin's costly troupe. And winding 1t
I'D, Bucky has decided, will be Pete
Appleton. who is making a great I'M
preston in daily workouts.
Not until minor league clubs are met
will rockies be given a chance to show
their stuff under fire. And even then
Harris may make sparing use OF them.
On Sunday. entertaining the Phillies
on Tinker Field, the Griffs will bank
on Jimmy Deshong, Dick Lanahan
and Joe Bokina for three-innlng
shifts in that order.
Monday is day of rest, but on
Tuesday the Nationals will journey to
nearby Winter Garden to play Al
bany, and then, for the first time,
Harris will gamble on the rawer rocks.
Frank oeticolas will start, followed by
Kendall Chase and choice from
among Ken Raffensberger, Reds
Hutchinson, Harry Oates and Henry
Coppola. The latter probbaly will get
the nomination if his arm feels ready.
Will Get Serious Again.
RACK to Orlando the next day, the
~ Griffs will spit on their hands and
tackle Detroit's champions of the
world, and once again veterans of the
slab will carry the hopes of Harris.
Already he has nominated Monte
Weaver to start, followed by Jack Rus
sell. The third hurler will be either
Newsom or Linke, depending upon
which survives the Red Sox tussle in
better shape.
Despite the inclement weather which
has curtailed the Nationals practice
this week and part of last, Harris feels
that every hurler, with the exception
of one, is in shape for a three-inning
test; the lone exception is Earl White
hill, veteran southpaw. Whitehill has
not been impressive to date and it will
be 10 days or two weeks before he is
named for slab assignment.
Tinker Field yesterday was almost
under water, but Harris managed to
squeeze in fair workout, despite in
termittent showers of varying rainfall.
In the morning the diamond was
Judged too wet to permit batting prac-
tice, so Harris huddled his squad onto
the high ground in center field and
supervised a group Of snappy pepper
drills. In the afternoon he recalled
the Nationals to the ball park and put
them through batting and infield
workout.
Dick Lanahan once again stole the
show as he pitched to the batters, al
though Newsom and Jack Russell were
not far behind. Jack is a new entry
among the show-stealers, the 1888 re-
lief pitching star having just begun to
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