The Washington times., 1924-07-28

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When the team cains home I'll
that second long stay, 1t made !
tine start against Philadelphia an
kept It up against the Red Sox
but the strain showed itself TIKI
moment the Yankees arrived Ii
I town. In spite OF those eight on
Of ten victories against MackYnel
and the Red Sox, the YANKEES
were close on our. heels ana iii,
n strain tore the boys All apart
I especially with two double. headers
Whenever you're III front, litti,
Things grow big In an instant. Eol
instance. Peck and Harris had beer
fielding wonderfully. In that New
Fork series the strain broke them
down. You remember the error.
they made in. the pinches? Strain
that's all. Every time q play
came to them they saw it mag
nified in Its Importance. Thell
nerves were on edge and they
made errors.
ri y not that way when you're
riding along Just back Of the
leaders, as we are now. Sure,
gAAO WA4syG MIG IEhSb 00 AANNVVAt&Ahbbs
Dut they don't seem 50 big to the
man in the game. He r. more
likely to perform at his best be-
cause he isn't under that strain
that goes with q first place club.
''This swing through the Wesl
should come close to deciding what
teams are to make the fight fol
the pennant. Right now Detroit
New York, and Washington are in
the hunt, with the others lying ID
behind them. But Philadelphia
the last place club, could get RICH:
into the swim with q winning
streak such as we had in 1912, and
Philadelphia is absolutely last to
day.
being tested In the fire. Il they
are to make trouble. they'll hegir
10 show 1t before the Eastern
clubs 60 home again. If not, they
drop out, leaving the stronger clubs
70 stay in the fight.
''I have read somewhere thai
Detroit, New York and Washington
are the only clubs with a chanct
for the pennant, but I don't be
Meye that. Labor Day Is q good
i day Of reckoning. IL these clubs
are hooked up as they are now q
Labor Day, with the same lead
they now have over all the others
! then I'll admit the pennant viii sc
TO Detroit, New York or Wash
ington.
II ten Stanley all the time not
tO worry about being In third
place at this time. Is he can
keen his team where Il Is until
Labor Day he win be all set 70
make. that last rush, have his
pitchers work their arms OF, his
runners their legs off and his
fielders playing with broken
arms.
"We have a month yet before this
real fight begins. All that has
gone before is mere practice aIlt
I'm pulling for the team to b
where 1t is now on Labor Day
Then I'll feel that we may wiz
the pennant."
President Griffith, who has beer
through many a HOE pennant fight
u lending all his experience to hi
young manager, Bucl1y Harris, and
the latter is frank to admit thai
he puts up many Of his troubles e
his boss. They are working to
gether like clock-work, neither inter
1ering with the other, each working
for the success of the team.
Both President Griffith and BuckI
Harris were delighted to discoveI
that the team could win q game II
Cleveland. When Curley OgdeI
tanned George Uhle and the In
dams, A to 8, yesterday, the Griffl
had won their first victory In si1
games ct Dunn Field this season.
NOW watch lis 60 after the mex
I two and then sail aE those Junga
1eers right OFF the bat Wednesday,
said Bucky Harris.
At that the Indians might have
&c least tied the count In the nintt
inning but for some dumb work
Uhle led off with a singing driv,
! through the box into center fieiC
and Charlie Jameson came up II
place Of McNulty. Ogden had beer
lacking In control all day, but 81
the very first pitched ball UhIs
thundered down to second. Then, Il
make matters worse, instead Of hit
ting the dirt, he stayed UP and wal
thrown out, It looked as though |
good slide would have given hin
Z the bag In safety Jameson anS
El1muaa sent out long nies to
bold and the Griffs had copped.
Ogden has now won eight and
lost four games this year. His
record with the Griffs Is eight
wins and one loss, which Just
about makes him the most effec-
tive finger In the squad. Never
tIleIess, sparkling support saved
him yesterday on moro than one
occasion.
Taylor started q nifty double.pla,
that saved Ogden from harm In tn,
fourth. LeibOld's running catch al,
the trick In the fifth. Leibold an,
Harris combined to pull him out o
trouble In the seventh. while iii,
natural dumbness Of George Uhi
worked in Ogden's favor In tina
ninth. However, lucky pltche
viii win more games than an un
lucky one and It IL the wins which