Evening star., 1937-07-14
Hill Pleased Over Sale.

train last night with his left hand
hadly swollen. He had been working
out in Griffith Stadium. using a sponge
on his bat handle to protect the frac-
tured finger, but he complained, never
theless, of pain.
Il haven't even tried to catch a
ball, except a few tossed at me-" he
said, wrigghng his swollen knuckles,
Il guess can do it, though. III have
10 get heavier glove, or something" ."
The sale Of Hill and the possibility
Of Simmons not being ready for the
test leaves Harris with only three
able-bodied outhelders. Johnny Stone,
Mel Almada and Fred Sington.
Hill was not downcast over news OF
his shift.
I'm glad" he said last night, "be-
cause it means III get chance to
play regularly. I had talked with
Grihdth last year and asked him either
to give me q chance to play regularly
Or to trade me.
"Of course" he added, when you
stick on q club for while you sort
Of hate to go. like the fellows on
the Washington club and liked play
Ing for Harris. The only trouble was
that I didn't play enough" With
Philadelphia Hill is expected to take
over left field, he and Wally Moses
danking Lou Finney in center.
Came In Hadley- johnson Swap.
nNE of the fleetest men in the
American League, Hill broke into
professional base ball after graduating
from the University of California in
1880. He stayed with Hollywood and
was bought by the Yankees in 1882.
The Yanks never used him regularly
and he subsequently was in the service
of Newark and St. Paul. He was
serving in utility capacity with the
Yanks when Griffith took him in the
Winter Of 1885. Hill and Pitcher
Jimmy De Shong came from New
York in exchange for Bump Hadley
and Roy johnson.
fielder. Hill got off to poor start
and was replaced by Johnny Stone
He never got another chance to play
regularly. When he was used it was
against left-handed pitchers only. It
was the same this year.
If it develops that Simmons can
play, the Mats will not be so bad off
on this trip, which seems to be one
Of those ..'croocial' things. If the
Mats are to work up belated gallop
and squeeze into the first division,
they will have to demonstrate some
ability to win on the road, especially
h the West.
"CroociaP' Trip for Mats.
CAMPAIGNING in the East, the
Griffs have been only fair, and in
the West they have been downright
feeble. On their first trip this year
they managed to win four of nine
games. but on the last swing they took
only 3 Of II decisions They even
lost an exhibition game on the way
back and to the Phillies, of all
people.
The current jaunt may make or
break the Mats. They cannot hope to
gain much ground during the next two
weeks, but If they do little better
than hold their own the door will be
open when another home stand is
launched late this month. At home
this year the Mats have been strictly
drst-division timber. It has been on
the road-where they have won IL,
Ned z and lost 20-where the real
ground has been lost.
Carl Fischer was to open the Indian
series today. Carl's best performance
this year was q victory over Cleveland
shortly after he had been acquired
from that club on waivers. If he can
pitch back to that effort the Gri1s,
1t least, would be of to 4 flying start.