Evening star., 1937-09-14
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ROOK FROM 'NOOCA
AFTER MYERS lob
Buddy Likely to Figure in
Deal if Newcomer Looks
Good at Second.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
Z IMMY BLOODWORTH. a well.

JIMMY BLOODWORTH, a we'll
built 19-year-old infielder from
Chattanooga, today was wear
- ing a Washington uniform,
written into Manager Bucky Harris
and responsible for reviving a few
late-season trade rumors.
The latest of Chattanooga's grad
uates was to face the Tigers as the
Mats final home stand of the year is
launched at Griffith Stadium. Blood
worth will replace Buddy Myer and
Johnny Mihalic at second base, pre-
sumably for the remainder of the sea-
son, and there is strong well-founded
suspicion that Owner Clark Griffith's
hope is that neither Buddy nor Johnny
ever will be able to run him off the
bag.
With characteristic bluntness, local
rumor mongers already are wonder
Ing what is going to happen to Myer.
Even before Bloodworth has been I'M
veiled the tip is out that Myer will
play elsewhere in the American League
next year but, authentic or otherwise,
the rumors serve to place the so-called
heir-apparent to Buddy's Job in the
spotlight.
A Right at Last!
RLOODWORTH sounds like he
might be ringer. For years now
Chattanooga has been sending up
young ball players but all of them
have been left-handeds hitters. The
magic attached to Jimmy is that he
bats right-handed. If the Mats ever
hope to go anywhere something must
be done about balancing their left
handed-heavy batting order.
Griffith and Harris are modest in
their practiced expectations of Blood
worth's ability. After all, this is the
kids first season in professional ball
and he is just learning the intricacies
connected with playing second base.
According to Mr.. G.'s typically vague
advance information, Bloodworth
broke in with Chattanooga as an out
fielder.
With the Lookouts this year Blood
worth batted slightly less than 300.
but the dope is that he hits long
ball and he drives runs across. He is
not particularly fast but he seems to
have what the base ball people call
good action" and a good arm. He
turned IS in July and graduated from
an Alabama high school in June.
Grih to Open School,!
CWOOPING down on Griffith Sta
dunn from the direction of the
Eastern Sho' are more OF what Mr.. G.
Is pleased to call future Senators
From the sensational Salisbury team
A the Eastern Shore League will come
Joe Kohlman. pitcher; Mike Guerra.
q catcher, and three minor prospects
named Comellas, Treshock and Lynn.
Only Kohlman is likely to see much
action. although Harris is toying with
the idea OF catching Guerra. For the
most part, however, the Eastern Shore
gang will go to school"
With view toward separating
the wheat from the chaff early.
Grinth and Harris will set up morn
Ing classes" at the ball park in a
Few days. The professors" will be
Bucky and Mr.. G. and Uncle Nick
Altrock. Several local sandlotters will
enroll in the school"
Case Still Out of Game.
HE Mats welcomed long overdue
on day yesterday. After having
played IL games in week they cooled
their heels while a rookie named All
Simmons, who is recovering from q
spike wound on the hand, began to
work himself back into shape for
service, If called upon.
Facing the Tigers today was to be
Joe Krakauskas, the sturdy left
handler who held the Athletics to one
hit In seven innings as a relief pitcher
IN Philadelphia recently. Outhelder
George Case, who came from Trenton
With krakauskas, was not likely TO
zee action. Cases left shoulder.
which was dislocated during the late
lamented series with the Yankees. still
Is paining him, and the feet-footed
youngster is taking treatments from
the Washington club physician.
Case Is expected back in the line-un
before the end of the week, however
and the Mats may finish the season
with Johnny Stone, Melo Alnada and
Case forming the outheld, Simmons
recovery Notwithstanding