The Washington times., 1938-04-08
GRIFFS GUIDO DAFFY DODGERS ON BASES
GosEn, Bonura
Leaders In
0ffeinses
BY FRANK BUCK" oNEnL

ATLANTA, Ga, April 8.-The
Gr1ffS left the good folks Of Or
lando, their winter home for the
past six weeks, laughing and
cheering as they said goodbye.
The laughs were over the giddy
antics Of the lads on the bases,
for Goslin and Bonura out
dodgered the Dodgers. The cheers
lasted after the laughs had died,
for the Griffs beat the Boston
Braves, closing their home-stand
with their record major league
victory of the training season.
There was reason to cheer over
the game despite the obvious
flaws in the mental processes of
the Griffs. The same blunders in
a championship game might well
cost them victory, for three po-
tential runs were tossed to the
winds.
TERRELL IN FORM
On the other hand, Yves Terrell
pitched eight innings in fair style.
He held Botson to four runs; no
more than one tally to the frame,
and gave them nine hits. It was
a border line game, for you rarely
win when the opposition scores
more than four runs. You fire.
quently win on four.
The Griffs concentrated their
offensive in the first two innings,
punching seven hits for five runs
off Jim Turner. one of the Sensa-
tions Of the National League last
year. After the second inning the
Griffs hit only four balls into the
outfield. One of these was b.
nura'S second safe hit Of the day.
Bonura drove in two runs and
scored one. Bluege drove in one
run. Thus we find the two out
standing figures of the training
trip linked together in a winning
effort. Buddy Myer got triple
and a single, scoring two runs
and driving in one himself. Yves
Terrell hit three-bagger.
Something will have to be done
about the antics on the bases, for
we have had five rare bits Of run
ming. Goslin is the leader. He
figured in three Of the incidents.
Case and Bonura figured in two
of them.
AS BAD AS BROOKLYN?
Goslin was picked off second
yesterday when he and Simmons
messed up a hit-and-run signal.
In the second inning Goslin blum.
dered into second base and was
doubled when West caught b.
nura's fly ball. The play was in
excusable, for it developed right
in front of the Goose. On Wednes-
day Goslin was picked off third
base, and George Case CALAMITY
stole second with that bag occu.
pied. Bonura was picked off Sec
ond yesterday.
Small wonder that Casey STEM
gel said in his quiet way: These
guys are as bad as Brooklyn"
Mickey Cochrane is chary about
signing Joe Strip because Of the
latter's age. Cochrane still feels
the sting of fans who questioned
his wisdom in signing AL Simmons
a few years ago. Just the same,
there is better than an even
chance that the Tigers will take
Strip. They just can't go on with
straw men around the infield.
Goslin has had four chances to
commit a base running atrocity
and made the most Of three of
them. He has a blunder average
of ESQ which is fair enough.
The Goose has shown a lot Of
color. A rich shade Of ivory.
Vince DiMaggio hit one three
country miles over the left field
fence. Vince ties into a ball with
a venomous wrist snap at the
finish, strongly reminiscent Of his
brother Giuseppe of the Yankees.
In the sixth inning, with the
tying runs on bases, Di Maggie
struck out, missing three and
two pitch. Cuccinello was doubled
at third on Rick FerrelPS snap
throw to Buddy Lewis.