Evening star., 1941-01-30
Chase NowLcn
Lefty on Staff
OF Griffmen
Cuban Believed Sold
For $4,000; Only Five
Vet HurIers Remain
By BURTON HAWKINS.

Clark Griffith's house cleaning has
reached the stage where he's willing
to throw away the furniture with the
trash, for today the Mats announced
the significant sale of little Rene
Monteagudo, colorful Cuban south
paw, to the Jersey City Giants of the
International League The cash
transaction leaves Washington with
only one tested southpaw, Ken
Chase.
Monteagudo, who is believed to
nave brought purchase price of
SIS 000 is reserve lieutenant in the
Cuban Army. He won only two
games while losing seven with the
Mats last season, but proved popular
with Jersey City fans in serving a
short stretch there last year
Griffith, who has disposed of Joe
Krakauskas to Cleveland and Joe
Haynes to Chicago without obtain
ing any pitching talent in return,
leaves the impression, in whiting
MOnteagudo from the roster that a
deal for a left-hander is brewing.
Only Five Vets on Staff.
Excluding rockies who were grant
ed brief trials at the fag end of last
season. the Mats own a residue of
five pitchers who saw service with
them in 1910 Four of them, Sid
Hudson, Dutch Leonard, Walter
Masterson and Alexandra Carrasquel,
are right -handers. while the other
is the left-handed Chase.
Arnold Anderson and Lou Thu
man, rockies tested late last season,
both are right-handers and the only
freshman southpaWs slated to re-
port to the Mats training camp at
Orlando. Fla, on February 90 are
Forrest Brewer and Hardin Cathey.
Brewer and Cathey are dubious
quantities. With Charlotte of the
Piedmont League last season, Brewer
won II games and lost 9, while
Cathev. a 6-foot 4-inch specimen.
won 10 games and lost with
Thomasville of the Georgia Florida
League
Griffith hardly has weakened his
club in stripping Krakuskas. Haynes
and Monteagudo from the slab staff
for collectively they won only six
games while losing 10 last season.
Griff has added the veteran Danny
MacFayden to his mound corps, but
he's another : right-hander and
doesn't dispell the conviction Wash
ingtof's boss will swing a deal for
another left-hander who will be en-
trusted with starting games.
Frequently rumored as heading
for the Mats in trade has been
the Yankees famed Lefty Gomez.
The Castillian southpaw suffered
with an ailing back most of last sea-
son. but when September shadows
heightened Manager Bucky Harris
of the Mats expressed the opinion
Gomez had recovered his fast ball
and Washington may be willing to
gamble on nimble-Witted Lefty.
Csrrasquel to Be Lonely.
Monteagudo's sale leaves Carras-
quel as the sole remaining men,
ber of Washingtons one-time -four
ishing Latin contingent which
otherwise included Bobby Estalella,
Gilbert Torres and Roberto Ortiz
and it may mark the passing of
Carresquel for another reason.
Other Washington players have
little to do with Carresquel, whose
constant companion was Montea-
guido. Carresquel doesn't speak the
same language as his mates-he still
hasn't learned more than a half
dozen English words-and never is
invited to take in a movie or have
a beer with the boys.
Those circumstances may make
Carresquels existence a lonely one
this season. The raw-boned Ven-
ezuelan. the silent type, will be more
silent than ever.
Monteagudo. who beat the Red
SoX in his first maicr league garrc
in 1888, sporadically showed flashes
of promise, but more frequently was
hit hard and often.