Evening star., 1940-04-18
Dodger Castoff
Clever Hur|er,
Pilot Feels
Charlotte Farm Gets
Dean; Club Faces
Six-Doy Jount
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.


Their inaugural series at home
curtailed by inclement weather and
drawing to a close, the Nationals
are looking forward to their first
adventure on the road. This starts
tomorrow when the Nationals help
the world champion Yankees open
their season in New York.
From a Washington angle this
3-game series may be highly
significant. Suffering from the loss
of Joe Di Maggie and Utility Out
fielder Jake Powell, the champions
are shy Of right-handed batting
power. AS a result the Mats are
going to follow the example set
by the Athletics and deluge the
Yanks with left-handed pitchers.
Manager Bucky Harris today
made the series possibly significant
by announcing that AL Hollings-
worth, the big southpaw procured
recently from the Brooklyn Dodgers,
probably will face the Bronx Bomb
ers in the third game on Sunday.
Everything that Hollingsworth has
done so far has pleased Bucky and
he is willing to gamble on the fellow
who was sent here by Larry Mac
Phail on 30-days trial.
AIS Arm Okay, Griff Says.
Harris plan was to pitch either
Sid Hudson or Joe Haynes in the
Red Sox finale today, If weather
permitted the game, and open with
Ken Chase in New York tomorrow.
On Saturday Joe Krakauskas will
get his first test and then, If either
wins, Bucky will pitch Hollings-
worth.
The idea has the enthusiastic ap-
proval of President Clark Griff1th,
who also has been watching Hol-
lingsworth closely since he was OBJ
tained last week.
II don't know why he couldn't
pitch for the Dodgers" said Griffith,
"but I know one thing-his arm
is all right. He's had plenty of
stuff every time he's worked here"
Griffith still has three weeks to
keep Hollingsworth and yet retain
the privilege of returning him to
Brooklyn and keeping the $500
which MacPhail paid for Catcher
Tony Giuliani. But AIS chances of
sticking with the Nationals seemingly
are far better than when he first
got off the train and reported at
the ball park.
For one thing, both Harris and
Griffith like him of what they've
seen. II Hollingsworth is q hopeless
case, which MacPhail's dismissal in
dicated. he would not be getting
consideration from Harris as fellow
to throw against the Yankees.
Secondly, there is the release to
Charlotte of Rookie James Henry
Dean. the big right-hander, who
won 81 games and lost only four
in the Florida State League last
year. Dean, of course, isn't ready
for the majors, but this much was
known weeks ago in Florida.
Weather Has Harris Bothered.
Yet Jim was retained, just as
Hudson, Walter Masterson, Gilberto
Torres and others are being kept,
because Harris was short of pitchers.
Yesterday. however, Griffith an
nounced that Jim was being shipped
to the Piedmont League farm team
for further seasoning. The an
nouncement seemed to suggest that
Hollingsworth's presence was re-
sponsible.
Meanwhile, the brain trust of the
Washington club is hopeful for
better weather. Even that single
postponment yesterday messed up
Harris slab plans a little. It has
been a long time since Hudson,
Haynes and Krakauskas have gone
to the pitching post. They can't
afford to idle many more days. If
they do, they may lose some OF that
edge created by nearly eight weeks
of training in the South.
The club will hit the road to-
night and will be gone six days
six crucial days. The first three
will be spent battling the Yankees
and the next three playing the Red
Sox in Boston.