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Show PBKING PW\ING PW ING PAKING \ } PORTS yPORTS P PAKING6is RTs 6is < y " ' y V1 " V1Released 17 d 'A A ' fJlJ Relea.d Relead Released R lea . 4 ky b7 by Wetf Weatem Western * NewllpAper Newspaper N w r UnlOD Union UnJ a IN 2 THE opinion or of Clark Oiitl\th Oiitl th Qt4th Qt4th73yearold \ ' - 73-year-old 73 year old 13-year-old 13 - - - president of ot the th * Wash- Wash Washington Washington WasIngton - ington Senators Senatora baseball Is taced faced tacedwith facedwith facedwith with a rather dreary 1K3 194.3 1943 . aeason seasor aeasonand seasorand seasonand and tha the outlook for his own wn WD club clut clutis : clubis 18 is considerably leas leu less thai than brightGriffith bright . . Grifflth Grlmth Griffith knows k wa that tha the aUua altaatlai situation on fa ii iiserious Iaerlaaa * erlou serious bat but fQU fuily f Uy , exwects expects that Ur the It's Its thena It'snational ' atlwal national na onal pme game ga a will eacay ellCape escape warUme wartime warUmeexUDctlon wartimeextinction wartt warttextlBctl exUDctlon extinction extlBctl B Tha The yraklaaaa problems 01 of f thia tbbJ this war was warare wasare waiara are tagher toucher tougher * thai than tkay they were war * ID in ! lOlL 1911 lOlLThe 1911The IflB.Th IflBTh . The * caratajat constant Tala drain of I man manpower aaa * ower w r fa faI faDDparaUeled Iiunpmrahieied Is Ii , DDparaUeled unpmrahieied paralleled The Th * transpor&aUoD transporaUoD transportation traaa rtatlai & sl- sl sit- sit sluation situation It- It Itatlaa & . - - - I uation atlaa will hav have haaaball basebaU basebali mapa&etl mapaetl magnates mapa&etlI mapa&etltalkJnC magnatestalking naacateatalklag & talkJnC talking to t * themaelrea themselves theniseives But Bul the th * a1i- a1i all- all - a1iI a1ivery allVery U-Tcry U Tcry - - I very haired presiden president r ai eBt ' 01 of f the th thtra * Sen Sersa- Sersa Sersabra , " -tra tra - - I tora bra * bellavea believe . that baseball ha haa has a aI aftbtinl aflghtlng anghtblr ftbtinl flghtlng & , ' clnmce chatice ch oe to t * pia play , out t the th * on corn cornbig onIM * m mlq I lq big IM { seasonIn seasonIn aeaan season aeaanIn * In 1042 1942 President Roosevelt wrote wroteto wroteto wroteto to Commissioner Kenesaw MountalDI MountainI Mountain MountalD 1 I andia andJa andsa giving elving basa- basa base- base baseball baseball basaball - - " ball the th * green greenllght greeniX greenlight iX iXlight llght light for that par parhcular particular ) hcular ticulsr season Grit Grif Gritflth Grif11th Gritflth flth 11th haa has indicated indicatedthat Indicatedthat . that a similar letter letterwill letterwill _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . will not be forthiv forth forthcoming forthcoming iv ivcoming coming In 1043 1943 and andthat andthat andthat that basaball baseball will willhave willhave willhave have to risa rise or tall fall tallon fallon . on its own merits meritsA 1 A short time agoL ago agoGriffith agoGriffith L Griffith was camJocI cam.lud cam camij for short- short shortge shortge - - - paigning paignlng palgning a JocI .lud lud . ahort-J ahort J i-j i j - geer ge l.andls landls l.andlspaignlng I . .an an . .aner . .jt jt . dis dispalgning ta . er baieball baseball seasonHe seasonHe season seasonHe He finally called caUed of off oll ! his crusade with withthe withthe withthe the explanation that I m not saying sayingI I m against it it . . I m in just saying aaying that thatI I m n-i n i - not pressing for it any aOJ ' more moreIt moreIf moreIf It If the others want a shorter season seasonI I U hi vote Tote tor for itPopular it itPopular Popular DemandGriffith Demand DemandGriffith Griffith la is a staunch defender of ofbaseball ofbaseball ofbaseball baseball on ita its own merits 'The The 'Thepeople ' Thepeople Thepeople people want went baseball he declaredThe declaredThe declared declaredThe The soldiers want It The war warworkers warworkers warworkers workers want it Probably he re- re remembered remembered re remembered - - membered the widely used picture of ofU ofU ofU U S c ; ; boys in ill the South Pacific clus clus- clustered clus- clus clustered clustered - - tered around a radio listening Ultenlng to the theWorld theWorld thWorld * World SeriesGriffith Series SeriesGrifltk Grifltk Griffith a s own w team haa has fared fare * bad badIy badly haly * Iy ly Is ID In recext recent yeara years aad and the 1M3 1943 sea80n season aea- aea sea- sea aearamlaea - 80n son promlBes promises ramlaea Dotblnl nothing thiag ' In ! the way tlf qf tlfImprover qfimprover fIniBraver Improver it The BeaatTB Senators bave have bavelost havelost hav * lost ( at Bid Sid lIudson hudson nuB * B Walter Masterson Mastersori MastersoriBruce MastcrfIlrucc , Bruce CaniBbell Campbell aaJ and Al AI Evaaa Evans since sincethe sincethe aircth * the * claae close of f last lest aeaacn season Ossle Osaie OssleBluece OsaielIuege 0 alenluege Bluece lI-uege lI uege % - waa was appointed ayp l te4 manager , . sue- sue sue'eedlng sueceeding uc-reelBg uc reelBg - - 'eedlng eedlng ceeding ( ' * Bucky IIarrta lIarrls harris No N * mana manag managerwith rnaaa rnaaaer . & ' < er-wlth er wlth er-with with er - with the exceptian exception eaceptlon of f the Phliapilots Phlla Phils Phlia ' ' pilots ilata of f recent years-has years has years - haa faced facedcloomler facedgloomier facflglaoniler cloomler gloomier prospectsWith yraapects prospects yraapectsWith With the few tew good players they had hadlost hadlost hadlost lost to the armed service * . ' the Wash Washington Washington Washington ington club is one of the weakest inmajor In Inmajor Inmajor major league history Even Lven ( dnfflthto rlffith rifY1th rlffithto rifY1thto to whom the admission of ot defeat deteat is isunthinkable isunthinkable isI unthinkable admits that This i Is Isthe isthe the worst team I ve ye ever hadPerhaps had hadPerhaps Perhaps Perbaps that a s why wby Griff Grill wanted waate * aminimum a amlnimnm aminlmam mlnimnm minimum of f 60 6 * alght night games next nextyear nextyear extyear year We had bad 21 night gamea games lasl last laslI laslyear lastyear laatyear year he be aald said , aad aod and everyone every one n of ofthem ofthem fthem them Jrew drew good g a4 crawils crowds I aay say letus letus let I us a ylay play 'cm cm 'em em ' . at Bight nlgbl night from fra Jane June Jua * to toLabor toLabor taLakar * ' Labor DayA Day A Tough JobI3luege Job JobBlucge I Blucge I3luege has a tough job ahead aheadThere aheadThere aheadThere There s a absolutely no reason to be beheve beiievel.he believelhe heve iievel.he iievelhe "Ute Ute " . 1M3 1943 ! Senators will be any anybetter anyhatter anybetter better hatter than they were last season In Infact Intact Infact fact tact the opposite is true But if It it a i aat iat sat at all possible Bluegc Bluege will Mil have the theboys theboys thaboys boys playing playmg heads up ball You U II IIhear Uhear Uhear hear no moaning from trom Ossie Ossle s a vlcln vicin vlclnIty vicinlty vicinity Ity lty He 11 II give the best that a s in inhim inhim inhim him and he U Il 11 expect the same trom from tromevery fromevery trornevery every man on the club s 15 a payrollDluege payrollBiuege payroll payrollBluega Bluega Dluege Biuege was a hustler from trom the thetime theLime thetime time Lime he started In with the Senators Senatorsin SenatorsEn in En 1022 1922 until he retirtd rehnd retired at the end ot of otthe ofthe ofthe the 1039 1939 season He lie was a depend dependable dependable dependable able hard working ball player playerThere playerThere playerThere There was nothing nothtng spectacular about abouthim aboutim abouthim him im That he was a good ball play player playsr player er sr Is Ia evidenced by the fact tact that he heled he.ed heled led .ed ed . American league third baaemenin basemenin basemenn basemen in n fielding percentages in 1931 made madethe madethe madethe the most assists asslBts In 1827 1927 28 25 2 30 10 and and31 31 tie < le participated in the most mostdouble mostlouble mostdouble double louble plays in 23 and 32 Ha He also alsotled alsosed alsotied tled sed the league record for tor most put putouts putruts putouts outs ruts by a third thJrd baseman totalingseven totalingeven totaling totalingeven even seven on June 18 1927 1927Hiuege 1 > 27 27Blaega Blaega Bluel'e Bluele Hiuege ' la Ie is ypalarly popnlarly popularly &bou bou & thaaight thought ht to tohave t thave * . have 'Ave Ave ' been bee * a weak wt"ak wtak " hitter hiUer That perhaya per perhapa peraps hapa aps .tem tem . atema sterna . fraaa from tha the fact facl that he hestrq.ck hetropk haatraick strq.ck strqck tropk . out t Xva flve five times la In a ball baD came game cameback gameack gamehack back ack la In 193 i923 1 % 23 Hawever Dowever However , , ha he hr waa was a apretty apretty iretty pretty fair lair clwler cJooter clouter nia His lifetime llIeUme bat- bat batUng battag bat-Uag bat Uag - - - Ung tag average far for kla his hie 11-year 11 year l8-year l8 18-year 18 - - bie big bieleacue bigeague bigleafiie leacue eague career carf'er carfer ' waa was 7 % 172ouble 272 172 272Double % Double ouble Solution Solutwn SolutionGeneral SolutionGeneral General Manager Warren GUea Giles Glies of ofthe ofhe ofthe the he Cincinnati Ctnclnnah Reds thinks there is isa isdouble laa a double solution to major league leaguebaseball leagueascball leaguebaseball baseball ascball s a wartime manpower prob prob- problem prob- prob probem problem - - lem em livel er baseballs and a hIgher hIgherplayer higherlayer higherplayer player layer limit . , Incrcaxmg Increastng Increasing the player playerlimit playermit playerImnit limit mit . , , , he pointed out would give a aclub ahub aclub club hub more reserve strength when the theclub thehub theclub club hub loses men to the service and the thelivelter theivelier thelivelier livelter ivelier ball would help heJp the veteran veterans veteransho vetcranawho . who , ho have difficulty dlmculty beating out a hitGiles hit hitGiles Giles suggested the two steps a as aspossible asa . a possible means of keeping the sport sportinteresting sportteresting sportInteresting interesting teresting next year despite the theloss thess theloss loss ) ss of many of baseball s a biggest biggestnames biggestames biggestnames biggestnamesIncreasing names ames namesIncreasing amesIncreasing Increasing the player limit llmlt trom from fromI from25 25 I to 27 or 30 ought to w give a cJub club cJubmore club'ore : chibmore more 'ore ore ' strength ao so that If it anyone anyoneplayer any one onelayer one"layer onelayer player " layer goes Into the service aervlce the club clubwon clubon club'on clubon won -on on ' - t be weakened too muchThe much ' ' The rabbit ball if it one can be bedesigned beesigned bedeaigned designed esigned without the use of critical criticalmaterialwould criticalsaterialwould criticalmaterial material-would material would saterial-would saterial - - would ba be a boon to re- re i-c- i c - reeaUed icshied re-callad re callad - - eaUed shied veteran veterans * whosa whose batting e eyes eyesto eyesara es esaTe aTe to food good But 6ut wbof whose leg legs . hav lia bav " . 10&1 101 tort tortseft 10&1their locttheir & their seft : zip a:1p a1p |
