The Washington times., 1938-04-01

finding him among the Griffs
He is Buddy Myer.
Buddy has won a real battle
lot to regain his baseball form. but
to recapture his health. Last yeal
at this time Myer was completely
by Johnny Mihalic
The latter belted all kinds OF
for an average of .545, OF
He grabbed the hot
test drives and converted base
nits into double plays. It was al
most a cinch that Mihalic would
play second base.
Myer opened the season at the
but that is past history
He will open the season at sec,
ond barring the unforeseen, and
On that salient fact this yarn is
based. But suppose we let Buddy
;ell his own story.
TELLS OF STRAIN
"It's great to feel like your
self again." Myer said as the
team waited for the bus to travel
to Daytona to play Chattanooga.
There were days last season
when I didn't know whether or
not I would be able to last out
the nine innings. I remember
one day against Cleveland in
washington.
There was a man on first, and
the hitter bounced one down to
me, a hard hit ball that came
on a big hop. 1t was a cinch
double play. I fielded the ball,
but when I got my hands on it
I couldn't straighten up to make
the throw to Travis. We lost the
double play and the game
by the run that resulted from
my inability to play ball.
''It seemed as if something
went wrong with my neck. I
don't know what it was, except
that I just couldn't do the
things I wanted to do. would
have to fight my way up from
STOPPING over on a play.
But that is all gone this
year." said Myer. I'm able to
move and do the things I want
to do. My swing at the plate is
smoother, and while I've been in
slump with the rest of the
gang, know that I will snap out
OF it and begin betting soon"
LEAD-OFF MAN
Myer has been shifted to the
ead-off spot in the batting order,
which may affect his run-produc-
ng activities, but he has been
man before, and has done
pretty well. In fact, Buddy batted
n all slots but the pitchers, and
lie won't be there for a while.
Myer is working nicely with
Travis, feeding the ball quickly
md accurately on double plays.
md altogether playing as he did in
935, when he won the batting
championship of the American
league from Joe VoSmik.
While the Griffs are cavorting
n Daytona today, President Clark
Griffith will confer with the city
'fficialS of Orlando over the mat
er OF moving the grandstand from
tinker Field to Exposition Park,
md converting the latter plant
nto the baseball field of the city.
exposition Park is in the heart
It Orlando. a five-minute walk
rom the shopping center and bet
er suited to the demands of a
all club.
MAY SIGN TODAY
Griff may sign a fiveyear con.
ract for Washington to train in
orlando. a
OA1leSS 6uCky darrlS changes MS
'lans, Joe Krakauskas will pitch
.gainSt Chattanooga today. And
he probabilities are that the boy
will go the full nine innings. It
will be Krakauskas' chance to re-
Leem his previous failures in the
'ox.
It is no secret around camp that
Iarris is bitterly disappointed in
he failure Of Chase and Krau-
;auSkaS to round into form. They
will be carried throughout the
eason for the reason that both
ire strong, and throw a fast ball,
of lack of control.
The Tigers come to Orlando on
to close their series. Min
will be here on Saturday,
md on Monday morning the
5riffs will be up and over the
rail to st. Petersburg to battle
he Cardinals.