Show 4 FAILURE OF ROGER TO LAND LANDI MANAGER JOB PUZZLES WASHINGTON FANS I WASHINGTON Feb Fob 16 Arter Al ter months of ot waiting Clarke Griffith has announced the Washington tor for the coming eoon manager Stanley lI Harris brilliant second baseman gets the job The selection ot of Harris as ne the next leader ot of o the Nationals oc- oc oc occasioned among the tho tan tans fans as much a as did the appointment of oC Bush last spring In naming Harris Griffith Is again courting danger Harris I is a great ball player but his ability asa a leader Is questioned Hurl e een en though he I If is a tar star second eacker ranking next to the great Eddie Colllns Collins I Is not nith Ith the local tans fans Harris has haa ha been unfortunate In th t he h his played his poorest ball ballat ballat ballat at home When he made mado an error It ItIn In turned Into a run No player on the Washington ton club was criticized more than Harris last season eason Unless Harris makes make good from the jump he Is In for tor a strenuous season Incidentally the burden ot of managing mana the club may affect his pla pia placing log Ing Why hy has Griffith failed tailed to give Roger brainy Infield Infield- Infielder er er a chance to prove his manager manager- managerial managerial ial worth 1 Washington tan fans have bave been puzzled Med over that question eer e er since Ince Outfielder Zeb Milan was made manager ot of o the 1922 aggregation When hen was nas secured from rom New York It na ival understood that Griffith regarded him as man man- managerial timber When Manager George McBride was forced to re- re retire re retire tire from the game was the unanimous selection of ot the sport port writers as his successor President Griffith crossed them up by appointing Clyde Milan IlIan nho ho failed Called to deliver The selection election of Milan o er 0 er Peck Peck- was a big disappointment i fr S 4 I 4 sz j x a i 4 i U 4 1 4 b v C e v vt ve t e I 4 7 V 4 lk 7 cI I 3 v ST LEY ST t LEY to the crick shortstop It showed In his play that season paugh ha hasing one ot of the poorest years of ot hi his career It so 0 happened that Owen Bush and are great friends When Griffith again surprised tan fan fandora fan dom dora dom by selecting Bush paugh paugh was pleased He lIe reported In great shape plated hi his head oft off and was perhaps the most valuable shortstop In the American league last yea year r random I Is It If the so- so se selection lection of ot the youthful Harris 0 oer o cr Mill nut be 03 ns Ing log to him as us was nas the naming ot of lilIan |