The Washington times., 1921-08-02

iris Speaker leads his champio
They will stick around for four da
sn eclipse in Cleveland recently, col
7 rs sure to pull the Indians out o.
the pennant race. Furthermore, tn
this little thing.
AZ Two weeks ago the Yankees were
Right on the heels of the Indians.
HAD they delivered the goods In the
Fifth City, they would have passed
Z Speakers crew. But they didn't, and
so the champions remained at the top
Of the heap. Now the Yanks are
again within a whisper of first place.
They may grab 1t this time.
Five points separate the two con-
tenders today. A victory for the
yankees today will put them in first
place. though only by hair. On the
Polo Grounds, where the sluggers
count for more than anywhere else In
the league, the Yankees have a de-
. cfded advantage and 1t would not be
strange TO find the Higgins crew on
top tonight.
Griffs are There.
The Griffs are there when II comes
ITO causing trouble. In all the years
they have brought tears to the eyes OF
managers within stepping distance Of
pennant honors. Yes. and they upset
many teams striving for lesser glories,
too.
/. Ten days ago the Detroit Tigers.
after losing a flock of games to the
Yankees, came back with rush and
were within half a game OF third
place. Walter johnson and the Griffs
stopped them cold a week ago Sunday.
The Tigers have been staggering ever
since.
I. Now comes the Cleveland Indians.
IL they manage to hang on to first
fplace today, they will still have to go
the distance against the Griffs.
Washington has ever been a stumbling
block for Cleveland ball clubs. On this
second visit OF the champions to the
Capital they will find the home boys
going at top speed each and every
lad fighting for all there Is in him,
even to those who have not been
breaking any records recently at bat
or in the box.
Judge is Lame.
\. Joe Judge is the one regular In bad
physical condition. Judge Is suffer
ing from a lame leg, but he is insist
ing on remaining in the lineup. His
Fielding is as brilliant as ever, though
his leg bothers him quite bit. He Ia
7 favoring 1t a lot on the bases. III 1t
causes him too much trouble, 1t is
1
placed at first base long enough for
Judges week leg to regain It's
strength.
Judge began complaining quietly
about his charleyhorse some three
weeks ago in the West. His work
was not deteriorating, though, and
he remained in the lineup. Since
coming home II has steadily be-
come worse and now he limps every
now and then.
Manager Mcbride will have at least
four pitchers in good shape to race
the Indians. Walter Johnson, Jezebel
Zachary, George Mogridge AMI Olaf
Erickson will In all likelihood he the
starters on the hill. The first three
have been pitching high class ball
Tor weeks. though Zachary totters
now and then.
Olaf Erickson Is the pet poison Of
the Washington squad when battling
the Indians. The big Swede suffered
a defeat in Cleveland recently he
cause he was wild as a hawk. He
walked eight Indians and hit an
other in five innings or so, but the
champions couldn't hit him. lie
has not been overworked and IL GER
this week.
! Dugan Is Funny.
X Joe Dugan, whose jumping pro-
iclivities have caused many grins for
a couple of seasons, has become
.AUbny again. He demands his re-
lease from the SMackmen, though he
will accept a trade sending him
anywhere else. Just as IL Connie
Mack would surrender.
Two good pitchers, Scott Perry
snd Walter Kinney, are on the sus-
pended list because they saw tit
No hop out on Connie. Now Joe
Dugan will join them. He Is an in
negligent lad who should real the
papers. In that way he might know
what happens to privates in the
ranks who aspire to tell the generals
what 20 do in the face OF the enemy.
orSarized baseball could not exist
X players on losing teams could sulk
Ters 60 leading teams. Indeed, IL
that custom were followed, the en-.
tire Structive OF organized baseball
wouR collapse inside of few years
Jo- Dugan has jumped this time
bs>5ause a number OF fans razzed him
IL is said that a mere handful of
knockers succeeded in getting his
Goat. An athlete as hin.skinned as
Sat would be failure anywhere.
His record would travel ahead of
him.
= Look at Zeb Milan.
!. Washington has an excellent ex.
ample of game guy who has over.
/, rome Just the same sort Of razzing
lie Is Zeb Milan, field captain OF
The Griffmen. On Sunday. July 3,
Milan was the target for the worst
razzing ever given a player in this
city. It hurt him. 1t sunk deep
into his makeup. But he didn't
quit. or even think OF quitting.
y Milan came back to Washington
from a three-weeks' tour of the
West. He may have expected more
OF the same medicine from the hand.
fui OF Knockers leading the anvil
rhorus on that fateful Sunday. But
that did not interfere with his play.
ing. Indeed. IT may have spurred
10 better things.
Today. hitting for .526 In six
games before those same fans. Zeb
Milan has driven the Knockers to
.over. In right field he is playing
fine ball. He is throwing as he used
~ throw wars aQ6 A. ffalJ