The Washington times., 1913-09-13
GRIFF MAY PASS
+. BIRMY BY TONIGHT
Climbers Are Today But One Game Behind Napanders and
? Game Won From Chicago Will Land the Washington
Club at PhiIadeIphia's Heels. 49,
BY SENATOR"

One game separates the Griffmen and
the Maps today. Tonight they may pass
= their enemy in the final headlong rush
down the line for the honor Of following
fhe leader over the line. II is impossible
to think that the Griffmen will not con-
tinue their excellent work of the last
four days against all comers from nov
out. Fellow fans, don't be alarmed, the
boys are now doing just as they do on
the road, whaling the eternal daylights
out of the foe simply by keeping close
:. to his heels and watching for the op-
portunities. They are bound to finish in
second place.
While the Mackmen did no bettar
than break even with the Chicago White
Sox. they should wallop the Maps. Birm-
ingham's team has lost its fight The
Maps expected to pass the Mackmen by
z defeating the Griffmen. They failed
most miserably. dropping all FIVE games
here Their fighting spirit, so marked
all season, has left them, and they
should fall easy prey to the White Ele-
phants. Connie Mack can thank the
Griffmen for his success this year. In
the. pinch the Capitolians came to his
head and choked of the toughest COM
petitor.
The Chicago White Sox. blessed with
a strong pitching staff and a fast alert
ball team in general, opens three-game
+, series here today. They will not find
the going easy. Manager Griffith has
at least three pitchers going at top speed,
/; and they will be shot right at the foe
from the start. Joe Boehling, Sir Robert
Groom, and Walter johnson are in ex-
: cellent condition, and will probably start
the games with the Windy City tribe
Far al rarrr
. Hughes, Carl Cashion. and Doc Ayres,
right handlers. and Slim" Love and
Harry Hedgepeth, southpaws. Appar-
entity, the pitching of the Griffmen should
be above par.
Joe Engel is under the weather. The
young twirling star. caught a severe
cold riding on that cattle special"
from Philadelphia to this city last
week. The wind blowing in through
the window has stiffened his shoulder
and II is impossible for the boy to do
his best work While the dread men,
70 ories of that wild ride home will hardly
fade from the minds of any who ex-
perienced il. Engels will have greater
cause for recalling il. He was going
like a champion until he left Philadel-
phia. Since then he hasn't been worth
a nickel. -s - - -
Yesterdays victory gave the 5Athlet-
les an even Dreak Tor tne season. WIN
the Chicago White sSox. Caflahan's
crew is the only team In the league to
make such a good record against the
leaders. and the Sox arrived here today
feeling mighty chipper. They do not
hesitate to sag, that at least two VIC
tories will be- sarnered here.
my teamsks spia ying good, ball. says
Jeems Jawn Callahan, vaudevillian, ra-
contour. ard once a. great pitcher. "If
the boys play the same kind of ball
here that they did over in Philadelphia
well. about two victories Will come
our way. However. I'm not underrat-
ing Grifrs team. Griffith will win a
pennsnt for Washington before ne gets
through. believe me. Indeed, II We
don't land IL next year / really heiieve
he will. Nothing but the worst OF hard
luck has kept him from turning the
trick this seaeon." E5sS tt
OF their six games this Reek the
Griffmen have won FIVE. Today they
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