The Washington times., 1937-03-17
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Bv FRANK BUCK" oNEILL

The Giants wheel into town To-Day
opening the spring exhibition
series of the Griffs in a renewal
of old rivalries and old memories.
Early McNeely and Stanley Ray
mond Harris are the last OF the
Griffs who faced the Giants in
that memorable series OF 1924.
Nick Altrock, of course, was on
the bench, but Earl's fluke hit was
worth $4,000 to the Griffs that
day when Walter johnson finally
came into his own, with the
ermine of victory draped round
his ample shoulders.
There are veterans OF the '33
scramble on both clubs, and Cliff
Bolton will trudge to the bat some
time or other today to avenge in
part his humiliation in a series
ending double play that added de-
feat to the woes of the Griffs. On
the Giants there are Terry and
OFT. Fitzsimmons and OF h er S,
primed and ready for the fray.
Old days add color to the open
ing Of the series on the day set
aside to honor the patron saint
of Old Erin. The chances are
that the game will be Of more
than passing interest from COM
petitive baseball sense. The Giants,
with a siege of training in Havana,
several games against the pick Of
Cuba's teams, and a series with the
Cardinals, are farther advanced in
condition than the Griffmen.
Appleton, Cohen Follow
Dick Lanahan, Pete Appleton
and sgd Cohen will pitch for
Washington, and in all probability
in that order. Such was the in
tention Of Bucky Harris today.
j. Francis "Shanty! Hogan will
open the game against his former
team mates as catcher.
Hal Schumacher and Gus Man
cuSo will be the starting battery
for the Terrymen, but the relief
corps of Giants is not known
officially at this time. Terry
will try to win, for he plays
the old McGraw school of base.
ball, and goes after them all
Johnny Mihalic will start at
second base for the Griffs, as
Buddy Myers neck is still caus
ing him no little annoyance. Mi
halle has been doing a pretty
swell job around second base
during practice, and every now
and then bobs up with long
drive that carries into the shrub
berry screening the fences.
For the day at least, Harris
will break up the left-handec
sequence that has hampered the
Griffs to some degree. He will
lead off with Ben Chapman, a
right handler, follow with Lewis
and have Joe Kuhel in the third
slot. But then instead of Stone
we will find Fred Sington, Stone
Travis and Mihalic follow, and
then Hogan.
Strategic Values
The strategic values of this ar
ray have been discussed here pre-
viously, but on the eve Of an i'm
portant training camp struggle
they carry added values. II
Chapman gets on, the ability OF
Lewis to bunt or hit. or maybe
walk, should provide scoring op
portunities.
Inserting a Highlander Of the
reputed power of Sington should
enhance the scoring possibilities
Of the club, and then you grour
two good hit makers in Stone
and Travis. We will know 8
great deal more about these pos
Sibilities by sundown tonight.
There is a chance that Car
Hubbell will work part of today!
contest. Well. if he does, Sc
much the better. The lefthandec
hitters who say they can hit
lefthanded pitchers will have 6
good chance to strut their stuff
against one of the magicianS oi
the pitching hill.
Orlando is interested in the con
test, and a royal welcome awaits
the Giants. Such veterans as Me
OFT, who is starting his ~lrteentt
baseball season and his thirtiett
calendar year at the same time
are over welcome.
WasdtIl Is Problem
AS March rushes along the cor
ridorS of time, we find a growing
doubt in the mind of Presiden
Clark Griffith on what to do with
Jimmy WaSdell. The youngste,
can play in the outfield as vel
as at first base, and if a trad
could be made involving some O.
the older players, you might flint
this kid in there on opening day
He can tag that ball, make no mis-
take, and his determination tt
make good in the majors woulC
more than offset his greenness
which now is apparent in certain
moves afield,
"WasdelI may remain with
Washington" was the lacOnic
statement of Clark Griffith this
morning."
Pressed for an explanation O
this remark, the venerable ownel
shifted the chat to other chan
nels. 1t was apparent that hi
tongue had slipped, that he hac
no intention of amplifying hi
statement. But you can depenc
upon this: Griffith is studyins
the holdout situation around thu
league, and if certain plavers Arr