The Washington times., 1937-03-27

any other man in camp. If he
isn't a major league ball player,
we have none on the Washington
ball club. Yet the case-hardened
veterans-perhaps they are too
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS in saying:
wait until the season starts
Why wait for the season, or why
wait for tomorrow? Mihalic is per-
forming his deeds today.
Socks Out 10 Hits
In eight games against major
league competition he has hit a
cool .526. He has been at the plate
10 times and made 10 hits, all
singles. In addition to his hitting.
Mihalic has walked six times and
has driven in four runs.
For the reasons that compari-
sons are ever odious, and because
Myer has been handicapped by
illness this year we present no
comparative figures. Buddy has
done all right, and probably will
carry on successfully once he is
back in the game. But how is he
going to break into game when
rival is driving the peu nell pace
that Mihalic is driving today?
Johnny is doing a great job"
Harris said this morning at cOf-
fee. "He is hitting the ball and
fielding Splendidly. What is
more, he is playing heads up,
intelligent baseball. We are more
than fortunate to have player
like him in reserve"
"Why don't you keep him at
second base?" we asked Harris.
81 haven't taken him off Sec
Ond base" Harris cOuntered. 81
know that Buddy Is a slicker
ball player when he is right,
and, of course, Myer must have
every opportunity to work him
self into condition. Then If he
can't win back his job, why Mi
halle is the player who will be
there"
In no game of the major league
program has Mihalic been col
Jared when he faced the pitcher
more than once. In the second
game against the. Cards he was
at bat once and failed to hit.
Against the Phillies he drew a
base on balls in two trips to the
plate.
We know that no ball player in
the world could carry the pace
that Mihalic has set down here in
the Grapefruit League, but we do
know that Johnny is daWg-
goned good ball player.
Salutes Bluege
And while we're on the subject
of ball players, your agent arises
once more to salute the old master
of the infields, the same being
Ossie Bluege. Bluege went out
to first base yesterday, playing
while Joe Kuhel was recuperating
from stopping one of Leon Pettit's
slow curves on the base Of his
skull.
Ossie saved Mihalic one error by
picking up bad throw; performed
the same office for Buddy Lewis.
and then made a sweet pickup Of
a roller by Greenberg that might
have slithered away for two
base hit under less expert han
ding. 1t is small wonder that
Bluege is neither for sale nor for
trade by the Washington club. If
he isn't the best all-around ball
player in the country today, he
will do until the best comes along.
Incidentally, it was Bluege's
luck-starred hit that won for the
Griffs over the Tigers yesterday
to keep the streak alive. In the
eighth inning with two on bases
and one out, Bluege hit what
started out to be a perfect double
play ball down to Rogell. But
just before Rogell could clutch 1t
the ball leaped viciously, cleared
Rogell's head and sped to center
field for a triple, scoring the neces-
sary two runs.
Sington was a fairly busy run
producer. He accounted for three
runs with triple and two flies
to the outfield.
Anacostias Drill