Evening star., 1938-04-02
BATTING To DECIDE
GARDEN SELECTION
Goose Makes Bid in Start
Against MiIIers Today.
'Nooga Blasts Krakky.
BY FRANCIS f. STAN,
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

ORLANDO. Fla, April 2.-Bucky
Harris waited until April Fools Day
had come and gone. He waited until
today to announce that Leon Allen
Goslin, his 37-year-old outf1elder re
cruit' finally is going to get his chance
to win regular job with the Ma
tionals.
Without saying it in so many words,
Skipper Harris apparently wants to see
if there is much difference between
37-year-old Goslin and 35-year-old AL
Simmons. Anyway, Goslin was down
to start in left field for the Washing
tons today against Minneapolis. And
tomorrow, when the Griffs entertain
Detroit at Tinker Field, the old Bald
Goose is due to play again.
Goslin is unsigned as yet to q con-
tract-he still is on trial. There isn't
much doubt but that he will be signed.
however, unless Washington lands an
other outfielder. But until now no.
body seems to have given a thought to
the possibility o. Goose winning a reg
ular job.
Bucky Interested in Koy.
Harris is not satisfied with his out
field set-up. although there is less
worry attached to the fy-chasing
corps than there is to the pitching
staff, for instance. But lately Sim
mons has not been hitting and Buckv
does not seem anxious to test Taft
Wright or George Case in any capacity
except that of pinch hitter.
Before the acquisition of Zeke Bonu-
ra from the White Sox, mention of
the possibility of Goslin or any other
left-handed hitter crashing the Nat
lineup would have been laughed off.
But now, although Harris would pre-
fer having a right-handed hitter such
as Simmons in the batting order, too,
he is willing to gamble on another
left-handed hitter Besides. the Salem
Goose never gave much thought to
who was pitching. Right or left hand
ed, he was just another pitcher to Mrs.
Goslin's little boy
Harris created new interest in
Washipgton's outfielding set-up today
when he disclosed that he was very
much interested" in Ernie Koy Of the
Yankees. Koy belongs to New York
but he cannot be farmed out again by
the Yanks. Judge Lands recently
stressed this fact. In short, the Yanks
either must keep Koy or release him.
Lewis Hurts Leg Again.
4 only saw him play once" added
Harris, but I liked him. He hits
right is very fast and has a
fine arm. We claimed him on waivers
two or three times during the winter
but the Yankees always withdraw his
| name"
What if the Yanks ask waivers on
him this spring." Harris was asked.
We'll claim him again." was
Bucky's answer. He seems to be a
| pretty good ball player"
New gloom was cast over the Mats
camp in the wake of that 15-to-6 rout
of the firm by the Chattanooga Look
outs yesterday at Daytona Beach. Joe
| krakauskas was almost pitiful as his
Wildness and lack of effectiveness
enabled the Lookouts to score IA runs
| of him in less than six innings. In
| addition, Buddy Lewis reinjured his
| leg and may be on the bench again
| for several days. Buddy took off on
a long chase of foul late in the game
and pulled a muscle in his groin and
| thigh.
LOokouts Whip Griffs, 15-s.
The less said about the Chatta-
nooga game the better. The Mats
raped Phil Weinert and Dick Lana
| han for IL hits to outhit the Lookouts
but Krakauskas gave 13 bases on balls,
eight hits and made two wild pitches.
That was too much to overcome, so
| Chattanooga won easily.
The Lookouts scored in every inning
except two. They collected four runs
| off Krakky in the third round and
| drove him from the box with six more
in the sixth inning. They added their
last run off Ray Phebus.
Walt Miles, who was fired by the
Mats last winter, led the Lookout at
tack. The new Chattanooga manager
hit two singles and a double, drove
across four runs and scored two him.
self.