The Washington times., 1922-05-28
LEAN TIMES
AT HAND FOR
LOCAL FANS
Griffmen to Play Red Sox June
q in Only Game Here After
Today Until June %.
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
FOLLOWING today's game be-
tween the Yankees and the
Griffmen, Washington will
have but one American League
game between now and June %.
The Boston Red Sox will swing
into town for one contest on next
Sunday. June 4. and then both
teams will head into the West,
the Washington club opening its
first invasion of the West at
Cleveland on Tuesday, June s.
Tonight the Griffmen leave for
Boston where they have six games
to be played in the next three days.
Tuesday. a holiday. will see morn
ing and afternoon games. Wednes.
day comes another twin bill. caused
by rain when the Griffs were In
Boston early this month.
The last three days of the week
will find the Griffs trying to stop
Bing Miller and Tilly Walker from
cash customers in the sun seats.
Counting today's game the Griff-
men have ten games to play in
seven days and to do this they have
most heart.rending hurting staff
to stand the strain.
Two Stars Injured.
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary is pitch
ing with an injured elbow.
George Mogridge has an attack OF
neuritis in his right shoulder. That
is not his pitching side, but il in
terferes with his turning his head.
Walter Johnson, on the other
hand, is fast rounding into shape. His
performance against the New York
Yankees the other day was excellen'
and he will do his share to keep the
Griffs from sliding back into the
wine cellar.
The six games in Boston are likely
to be dog-eat-d dog stuff. Hughey
Duffy's hurting corps is quite as
lame as Milan's and the batsmen
ought to have a merry time before
the Griffs hike back to Philadelphia.
The Griffs have one game here
between now and June %, that next
Sunday with the Red Sox. They
have nine ahead of them in Boston
and Philadelphia. Then, touring the
West, they have sixteen contests
with the frontiersmen.
How They'll Play.
Here is the schedule opening at
Boston tomorrow.
At Boston-May 90, 80, 81
At Philadelphia-June /, "a.
Red Sox at Georgia avenue -
June 4.
At Cleveland-June 6, Z, 8, 9.
At Detroit-June 10, II. IL, 13.
At st. Louis-June IA. Is, 16, II.
At Chicago-June IS, 10, 20, II.
The Griffmen are not in the best
of shape for their coming road trip.
DOME Bush is not yet fully recov.
cred from his recent injury. He ia
resting in the hopes of getting into
the lineup before many days.
Hank Shanks is suffering from a
sore hand, which stubbornly refuses
to come around, and from a sadly
bruised leg that pulls down what
little speed he has.
Pitchers a Puzzle.
But the real puzzle facing the lit.
tie manager-and II is likely to be
with him until the curtain rolls down
is the pitching staff.
Walter Johnson, George Mogridae.
Ray Francis and Jezebel Tecumseh
Zachary from the strongest quartet
for regular work, three southpaws
and one right handler. The next best
looking lad Is young Brillheart, an.
other southpaw. 1t Is possible for
Milan to send in southpaws through.
out a series. though It is not likely
to happen.
Gleason, Erickson and Phillips,
instead of showing added strength
as the season ages. are showing less
and less. Now and then. especially
in Erickson's case, one Of them
flashes for a while, but he usually
falls back into the rut again.
Though roosting in the second
division, tho Griffs are not 40 far
behind but that a winning streak
would swing them well up toward
the top. II is possible that they will
get into one Of these streaks, turn.
ing Washington fans into manJacs
over night.