The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-04-28
GR|FFMEN RIDING
IN VAN Of LEAGUE
First Place Is Achieved In
Twelve Games-PIayers
Are Determined.

'tOpullHueu IIOm
was 1 to 1. They hung around the
hotel lobby watching for the late edi-
tions of the papers to tell them the
news from Cleveland. But the last
editions carried merely q 2 to 2 score,
and 1t was not till q bunch OF the boys
came in from the theater-they had
in Times sQuare-that the celebration
began.
BUzz LIKE BEES.
Though major leaSuers. and some Of
them fathers of young children. the
Washington players tossed up their
caps and let out . yell. They buxxed
like a flock OF bees asking for de-
tails. suggesting ways and means for
holding on to FIRST place, and planning
how to clean UP the coming series
with the Mackmen in Philadelphia.
Really 1t IL unfortunate that the Vol
stead law has to interfere with .
proper celebration. But IT does- The
athletics couldn't buy even a beer.
Neither could the accompanying
scribes.
"Are we glad to be in fr.t placer
said Manager Mcbride. "welI, look
how the boys like 1t. Looks like old
home week on Main street / guess
they have the right spirit. judging
II ON the victories they have been win
ming here, coming from behind every
day and never admitting defeat. A
good nghting ball club, IL given any
sort of luck, can always win a lot
of ball games. 1t begins to look as
though had q lighting ball club"
JeEebel Tecumseh Zachary, the
North Carolina southpaw, Is due to
face the Yankees today in the final
combat of the series here. Bill Piercy.
who showed to such excellent ad-
vantage last Sunday in Washington.
will very likely be his opponent.
Zachary admits that he would like
nothing better than to trim tho Yanks
for the second time in five days.
COURTNEY WANTS A CHANCE.
To make matters all the more bind
ing. Harry Courtney is begging for
chance to climb the hill. He has
made a formal demand upon Manager
Mcbride to be permitted to pitch.
81 am all ready now" says Court
ney.. Il don't like pitching all
my games in the bull pen. It's toe
much like taking money under false
pretenses. ! want to earn my money
and I'm ready now. 1t isn't easy sit
ting on the bench every day when
you know you're in shape to be In
there I want to pitch, and the sooner
the better"
That's the spirit. Harry" replied
Mcbride. You keep up that spirit
ard you'll win a lot of ball games
more of the boys had it,
Courtney insists that the soreness
which bothered his arm during the
spring exhibition series has depart
ed and that he Is now ready to
show the form which made him so
promising in the waning weeks of
the 1920 campaign. 1t is possible that
he may be sent against the Mack
men in Philadelphia tomorrow or Sat
urday.
George Marshall, who has replaced
Ned Cady as the press box pest in
Washington this season. has been
watching the Griffs run away from
the Yankees. He promised to go
homo yesterday. II the Yanks won,
but he was around the hotel this
q fnish.
HE CLAIMS THE CREDIT.
I'm the guy who's been pulling
the boys through" Marshall claims.
mo team could lose with mo root
ing behind the dusout."
II the Griffmen win again today.
Marshall will very probably be In
danger OF his life, for New Workers
are becoming exceedingly peevish.
They don't like to see the high priced
widely bosted Yankees trampled
under foot. At the same time, they
are murmuring against the home
players.
Keep your heads up and fight, you
big stiffs," shouted fan at the
Yankees as they came In for their
half of the eighth inning yesterday.
The Griffs, had just tod tho score
and the Yanks did not seem any TOO
happy over II. Heads up and fight"
roared the fan, who talked like an
ex-doughboy. That's the trouble
With YOU Ysnks, YOU dom: fight
enough"