The Washington times., 1920-07-21

At the same time. Whlle MA Glea-
son was not inclined to discuss the
Indians much. he must know that
Speaker has acquired that much
needed fourth twirler of ability and
experience in Guy Morton. The ALA
bama Blossom" after n rather rocky
couple OF seasons, has come back with
vengeance. Possessed of beautlful
fast ball and a wicked hook, Morton
Is good enough for any team in base
ball, and, as long as he retains MS
present FORM he is bound to be fac
tor in the advance of the Indians.
Cleveland is still in front, but the
margin over the Yankees and White
Sox is hardy wide enough to satisfy
the Indians rooters. or course, win
ming even by a nose will be winning
Just the same, but Cleveland fans
would be sleeping better nights II
their heroes were leading by some
dozen games or more.
YANKs ARE DANGEROUS.
The New York Yankees, while gen.
orally not considered pennant winners
this season, are an exceedingly dan
gerous gang, nevertheless. They
raced through the West on the first
trip, and, with everybody back in the
lineup, there is no reason for eX-
pecting them to crack when they
again hit the frontier next week.
Ruth Bodie, Meusel, Peck, Pratt,
Pipp, and Ward offer a murderous
front to all opposing pitchers and
wondrous support for their own twirl-
ers. The New York pitchers are not
especially powerful, though Clark
Mays, Bob Shawkey, and Jack Quinn
are strong and experienced, but back
ed by simply crushing clouts even
mediocre hurting corps can make
lot of trouble for the enemy. That's
about the situation facing the Yank-
ees. They may not win the flag, but
they'll raise cain with many clubs
having opportunities.
With the Griffmen staggering, the
pennant contest is now left to the
top three clubs in the standings.
There was a time while back when
the Washington entry made noise
like contender. That was before
Joe Judge stopped Babe Ruth's spikes
with his shin. The downfall Of the
Griffs seems to date from that acci-
dent in New York.
Before Judge could return to the
lineup in old-time form, O'Neill was
injured, Ellerbe proved a failure at
third base, Milan got spring-halt, Har-
ris got into trouble with his glands,
O'Neill became hurt again, Erickson
MS tTlCk Knee, Johnson
ed a tendon in his left groin and Maui
rice Shannon proved a sorry bloomer
With such a train of misfortune have
the hopes of the Griffmen faded away.
FOUR MORE TO PLAY.
Four more games remain to be
played by the Griffs before hiking
westward, three with the st. Louis
Browns and one with the Apathetics
Sunday night the squad will leave
for Cleveland, where Monday will be
spent On Tuesday a series will
start at Detroit, and from then till
August IL the lads will be battling
along the whole frontier, doing their
best to stay in the first division.
Clark Griffith has quit thinking
about the 1920 gonfalon. He now
knows that 1921 is coming and that
,he must prepare for that. His pres
ent squad has failed him disast rously
1t is expected that many new players
will report for trials in September
and many more next March.
Meanwhile, some rough and tough
contests must be played this sum-
mer. Three are due with the Browns,
beginning tomorrow. And there are
many more in the immediate future.
Today the Griffs are enjoying a