The Washington times., 1938-04-30
DiMdg' Return
May Help
Lou
GORDON IN DEBUT
KohIman's Work Only.
Bright Spot in
Loss to. As
BY FRANK BUCK" O,NEML

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The proprietor of the worlds
most famous batting slump is in
town today to demonstrate his
newly acquired art of missing the
ball. The proprietor of the afore-
mentioned batting slump is Lou
Gehrig, once called "Larrupin'
Lou" but in view Of recent events,
artistic and physical, just called
"Rawhide. Lou and the New
York Yankees, with Giuseppe Di.
Maggie in center field, open a
three game series at Griffith
Stadium.
LOUIS batting is what chemists
might call a "vestigial trace" Of
what it used to be. His slump is
almost as famous as the interna-
tionally renowned "tummy ache"
Of Babe Ruth's in 1925, which
made the first page of the Osaka
Manichi. At last report Gehrig's
average was around OTIS and
reaching new lows with every
swing.
MANY REMEDIES
Batting slunps always battle
those whom they hold in their
throeS. Gehrig has been in Slumps
before, although none ever was as
bad as this one. Then as now,
he ran in circles, clutching at
bits Of advice here and there.
Everybody tells the man in a
slump something, and usually
tells him something different. BY
the time the victim listens to
all the well meant advice, he is
just about crazy.
Bill Summers, the hard-bitten
American League umpire, called
the turn on Gehrig.
Lou is pulling away from
the plate and taking his eyes
off the ball. He stabs at pitches
and, Of course, doesn't get hold
Of the ball. Lou is going to
start striding into the ball and
keep his eyes on the pitches and
when he does. hits will begin to
drop for himS He is worried
now and is lunging off stride
and not looking at the ball.
You've got to at least look at
that ball before you can get
any hits"
GORDON IN DEBTTT
It may be that with DiMaggio
hitting in his accustomed third
slot that Gehrig will find himself
and start battering down the
fences. Just as soon as he does
the YankS will begin to function.
Joe Flash" Gordon, the young
ster who stepped into the mans
sized boots of Tony Lazzeri, will
make his debut in the Nations
Capital along with DiMaggio.
Gordon is not the hitter that
Lazzeri was and perhaps never will
be. Joe Mccarthy seems to think
that Gordon will develop into a
good hitter one Of these days not
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Gordon is as sweet an infielder
as you are going to see in a long
time around second base. He has
fine hands, and an intuitive knack
Of being just where he ought to be
at the right time.
ONE BRIGHT RAY
Joe Kohlman turned in another
nice bit IT relief pitching as the
Nationals bowed to the Athletics
in Shibe Park yesterday. Kohlman
relieved Monte Weaver in the
fourth inning and allowed only
one hit and one run in four
frames. He was the only hearten-
ing performance among the
moundsmen, as the uniformly
high-grade pitching Of this season
reverted to the form Of last year
Joe Krakauskas had a brief but
interesting stay on the mound. He
pitched six balls, walking Werber
and pitching two more wide ones
to Mule Haas when he was der
ricked off the hill and Phebus
rushed into action.
Goose Goslin will play left field
against the Yankees, now that AL
Simmons is out of action for a
few days with an injured left
hand. Harris apparently is sold
on the age and experience policy
as opposed to the give-the-game-to.