The Washington times., 1921-06-29

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mingling in four games in three d
With the pitching stats In any
thing but the best Of condition, II Is
quite likely that when the Eastern
teams 70 West next week they won't
have q pitcher among them able TO
70 the route. The strain on the twirl-
ers will be something terrific and
some large scores may be expected
On the whole, the Red Sox seem to
draw the toughest assignment bat
Ting the Yanks and Griffs thirteen
games in eight days. Hughey Dunys
pitchers will be running around with
their tongues hanging out yard by
the time they leave for the West.
ZACHARY ON MOUND.
To-day. Jezebei Tecumseh Zachary.
who was all ready for action yester-
day until the heavy downpour made
baseball impossible in New York. will
climb the hill against the Phuadel-
phia Athletics. II the Griffs' recent
series In Philadelphia means any
thing, most of McBride's hurlers will
be seen before the. AS leave the
Capital.
Were going to clean UP In the
West next trip" Connie Mack said
while the Griffmen were in Phiiadel-
phia my pitchers are doing better
now and we're getting all the hitting
We need"
Then the Mackmen proceeded TO
show comething In Boston, even be-
fore going West They arrived here
this morning ready to continue their
good work. McBride's gang will have
70 hustle to win from the AS in this
series.
The series opening here today will
be the last for the Capital until the
ChicaEo White Sox come for their sec
ond Appearance on July 28. Sunday
night the Washington team. leaves for
Boston. and after three days in the
Hub they will be on their way to st.
Louis.
TANKS STILL FLOUNDER.
The Yankees are still noundering
around. They are winning games
largely by their slugging ability,
They are losing too many because Of
Q woeful lack OF ability to get that
ono run that makes for steady strings
Of victories. Most pennant winners
have been one-run clubs. The Yanks
are by no means a one-run club. It's
all or nothing with thsm-
Chick Fewster Is the best outnelder
on the team and he can't hit. Frank
Baker IL suffering from pulled tendons
In his aged legs. Wally Pipp plays
like an automaton. The outhelders
don't stop ground balls, and the same
things have a wicked way of eluding
the infelders, especially Pipp.
At bat Babe Ruth's example has
5ust about ruined the Yankees. They
are all trying to knock down the
to the Polo Grounds to sec the Yankees
play and win. They go to see Babe
Ruth knock home runs. They make
no bones about admitting It either.
It Is rather remarkable that. with
all this absence of team play and
superabundance OF striving for indi-
vidual glory. the Yankees remain In
second place.
RED sox IMPROVE.
The Boston Red sox are q decided
II improved team since the early
days of the campaign. Elmer dyers,
Allan Russell, Herb Pennock. Joe
Bush and Herb Thormahlen are pitch
ing fine ball. with Muddy" Ruel
doing great work behind the bat. In
deed, the success of the Boston pitch
ers 10 largely due to the fine catch
ing Of Ruel.
Tho veteran inneId. composed Of
McInnis. Pratt, Scott and either
Foster or witt, is playing auite as
GOOD ball as any other quartet in the.
league. Tho outfeld is not quite as
steady as some others, but 1t is hold
ing its own. which Is enough.
The Grifrmen have but three games
on the Red Sox. Therefore, II George
McBride's troupe is not to slip back
into fourth place, they must get into
a winning stride and keep it going
through July s. Otherwise the Red
Sox may be in third place when they
head into the West next week.
The Griffs did not play yesterday,
rain interfering in the first inning
and cheating Joe Judge of a healthy
triple With Harris out and Rice at
the plate, the heavens yawned and
spilled water in buckets upon tho
held- The Griffs came home on an