The Washington times., 1937-03-29
GRIST OF THE GRIFFS

out and went to visit the reptile
farm, which was sensible however
disloyal.
With that game out Of their sys-
TENS, the Griffs will battle the
Montreal Royals on Tinker Field
today. Bucky Harris will show no
mercy whatever to the minor
league. He will barge in with Joe
CaScarella and Jimmy DeShong in
their regular turns. There is a
possibility that Harris will give
Ken Chase another chance to re-
deem himself.
The Royals probably will pitch
Lauri Myllykangas, former Dart
mouth College ace, and Harry
Smythe, the pitcher who served
a brief period with the New York
Yankees.
Rabbit Maranville, manager of
the Royals, is trying to talk
Clark Griffith into making a
deal for Taft Wright. Right now
there is as much chance OF that
developing as there is of the
Sphynx busting out laughing at
the love life Of II Duce.
Joe Cronin had q large day.
He tripled with the bases jammed,
and also hit a home run over
Chapman's head to deepest cen
ter. He handled nine chances in
the field perfectly.
Fred Sington had a large after
noon at the bat. He hit a double,
triple and a single against left
handed pitching, and drove in
two runs. He started pulling the
ball, which helped.
Ben Chapman f1ourished on
the bus ride. The .labama boy
got two hits, and now things look
brighter for him. Chappie has
not worried himself over his fail
ure to hit in these early games.
When his timing comes to him,
he'll be up among the leaders.
Cecil Travis made only one hit,
but he drove in a brace of runs.
This youth is looking so much
better now than he did at any
time since he joined the ball club
that you have to look twice to
recognize him.
Ossie Bluege, the best all
around ball player in the land,
made a couple of hits and drove
in three runs for the Griffs. The
only fair way to handicap Bluege
Is to make him play violin solo
while he fields those wicked half
hops.
Bobby Doerr, the kid from the
coast league, is a real ball player.
He got two hits, and he will
bounce them off that left field
wall in Boston before the season
is over. He handled nine out of
10 chances yesterday.
The Griffs had a great time
with Fritz Ostermueller. The south.
paw was on the mound for %
innings and was hammered for
a dozen hits. The Griffs finally
got him out Of the game after com.
ing on to tie the score with 20
runs off him in his tenure.
It really was funny when Harris
sent Crompton, the young catcher,
in to pitch the last inning. The
Sox got a run off him and won
the game, but what Of 1t?
sgd Cohen was far better than
the score would indicate. His
troubles started when big Hogan
muffed a set-up foul fly. The Sox
got to him for seven hits in five
innings, and he gave two bases
on balls. He was combed for three
runs in the second inning, but
settled nicely thereafter, allowing
only one run.
Lanahan didn't have his stuff.
He allowed five hits and passed
three men, besides hitting Cramer,
in three frames. Not so good.
Bucky Harris was discovered by
your agent this morning busily
shampooing himself.
We asked:
"Whacher doing, Bucky?"
Came the ready rejoinder:
Getting that Sarasota game
out of my hair"
Verne Goodrich, former range
rider of the old 101 Ranch, is now
horse boss Of Ringing Brothers
Circus, which quarters in Sarasota.
Your agent rode boot to boot with
Goodrich over many mile Of Okla
! homa'S grass.