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The Washington times., 1924-08-27
HUG WELCOMES
COMPETITION
FOR FLAG
Hopes Washington As Well,
As Detroit Stacks Up
There Until Last

NEW YORK, Aug. 27.-"If the
Detroit Club stays in the fight to
the last we viii have 4 fine chance
OF winning fourth straight pen.
nant," said Miller Huggins, manager
Of the Yankees, yesterday after his
game with the Cleveland Indians
had been washed out by the south
ern storm.
'It may seem odd to say that, but
figure that the Yankees will have
better chance with two other
clubs fighting US than II there was
only one. Let the Detroit Club stay
up in the race. fighting all the way,
and the Yankees ought to 60
through the West in the final trip
with margin to spare. Don't let
any one think that this race isn't
! going to come down to the wire,
however. 1t is. The Washington
Club is going to give us battle all
the way from now o..
with the suspension of Shawkey
lifted We have all of our pitchers
ready for work. They are the men
who will have to bear the brJint
Of the fighting in these closing
days. We have thirty-four games
to play, and I figure that we have
got to win twenty-five Of these in
order to make sure Of the flag.
viii use Jones and Shawkey or
possibly Pennock in tomorrow's
games, and Shawksy or Pennock,
Hoyt. Bush and Jones against the
Senators in the series beginning on
Thursday. In that series we expect
to face the two left.handers Of the
Washington. teanl-Mogridge and
Zachary and johnson and Mar
berry.
THE Washington team has been
getting good pitching. That has
held them up with US. We have
had good pitching, too. The
pitchers are getting right about now
and the batters aren't hitting as
solidly as they have been. That has
made a lot of fans and players feel
that the ball isn't as lively as 1t
was-that the ball has been
changed.
There's nothing to that. The
pitching is simply better. much bet
ter. than early in the year. When
a player hits a ball 1t goes now
look at Ruth's home run on Mon
day-but not az many Of them are
hitting.
II hope Ruth breaks his record Of
1921, but frankly 1 don't think he
will. He has thirty. four games in
| which to make twenty homers.
That's q terrific job even for Ruth.
He usually averages about one in
every three games. To ask him to
make one in less than every two
games is too much"
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
What'll They Say?

u UCKY HARRIS is going to
show New York fans a new
star from California for a
days this week in the person Of
Earl McNeely and it will be in
teresting to. see what they think
Of him.
If McNeely had Joined either
the Giants or the YANKEES, he
would now sport some high-flown
title and would have taken his
place among those consultations
Of stars splattered all over the
sports pages of the metropolis.
But McNeely was more fortu-
nate. He Joined a Woodworking,
game gang Of ball players, each
working for the team and all
working for every other man Oh
the ball club. -
McNeely looks like the maxi
ings Of a brilliant outfielder. He
has yet to complete his first
season in fast company, but he
promises to spend many more of
them in a Washington uniform,
rising to greater and greater
heights as he acquires experience.
The Sacramento lad covers all
the garden within sight, making
catches in both right and left
field on occasion. He can 90
back eight miles and get 'em.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

WHO rs THE MOST VALUABLE?

GHT baseball writer's including Denman demon" Thompson
II 81 me S1a are 70 vote Tor tn most valuable player
Sisler both of whom hob therefore ineligible
Demon it's tough job It's tough select the
valuable player to the Washington club alone without considering
the most valuable to the league Walter Johnson for instance
would have the votes Ct But how about Roger
Naming Of this galaxy of stars would shut the others out
pretty mucn the same way with every 6aH Pennock
Waly SchanR Dugan Hoyt
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
WoMEN's NET PLAY HAS
MANY STAR PLAYERS IN

Three days more are left for
those fair tennis players who wish
to try their luck In the tournament
Of the Wornen'S Tennis League cf
Washington. Entries may be made
with Mrs. Goodwin p. Graham af
the Cordova apartments.
Many Of the, best women players
in the city have entered the lists.
The matches will be played on the
courts Of the Sixteenth street resor-
yotr. Entries will close Friday.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
NAVY WILL HAVE BIG
GRID ROOFING SECTION

ANNAPOLIS, Aug. 27.-The Ma
val Academy win have a real root
ing section at the football game
at Princeton, October Is, Rear AID.
miral Wilson, superintendent of
the academy. having agreed that
the members Of the three upper
classes Will attend in a body.
The first trip of the whole mid
shipmen body as 1t will be com.
posed during the coming academic
year will be to the Army. Navy
game, to be held In the Baltimore
Stadium, November 90. All four
Of the classes will be present on
this occasion.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
GEORGETOWN GIRLS MEET
ROSEDALE TEAM IN POOL

Youthful mermAids Of the George
town and Rosedale Fairgrounds will
csvort in the water against each
other tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Georgetown pool.
Fifteen will make up the teams
from each playground and a silver
loving cup will be given to the win
ming aggregation.
Following are the events: Crawl
stroke, plunge for distance. back
stroke, breast stroke, and undress-
ing in the water.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27


how to ease up when they can and
bear down when they have to.
Kid pitchers don't as a rule do
that, and that's why it won't be
kid pitchers who come through
and win the pennant. TIN be
fellows like Joe Bush and Walter
johnson and Stan COVeIeslde and
those fellows. They know how to
save themselves for the tough
spots. Urban Faber does, too. But
as q general thing most pitchers
don't.
Over in the National League tt'l
the same story. Fellows like Alex.
ander and Rixey and Grimes and
that old bugaboo Of the lively ball
came along-and' so they pitch sen.
sibly and don't try to throw 'em
past every batter they face. Then
when they get In the hole they've
got q little something left to get out
with.
OF course anything may happen
In baseball, and with the races "a
close as they are now, there may
be lot of surprises. But just
the same I'll string along with
clubs like the Yankees and Wash.
ington and the Giants. For they've
got old and, experienced pitchers
who know how to pitch. And
when 1t comes right down to the
finish the club is sure to win,
whose pitchers still have something
left for the pinches.
I guess most folks win remem.
Der that did little pitching
myself. at one time, and got by
for q while. But here's the thing
to remember, that In my pitch
ing days i didn't have as much
stuff as a lot of other fellows
who were in the league with me.
But when I went to Boston some
of the old pitchers there gave
me q lot Of good advice.
And the most important thing
they said was just this-''Take II
easy when you can, kid. Doni
try to strike all the batters out
You've got eight other guys out
IAIOAO " HCLP yOu SCI Gill; JUS
remember that no game is in dan
ger until you get guys on bases
You can do your bearing dowr
then. It's a long old season and
every bit Of stuff you put on the
ball now is just that much taken
away from your strength when yoC
really get into trouble"
IN never forget that advice a;
long as live. II young pitchers
today will follow the advice I got
when l Joined the Boston Red Soz
twelve years ago, you wouldn't
find 80 much difference In pitching
today and In the old days, either
And the best proof is that ever
though l don't pitch any more
my throwing seems stronger and
better than ever.
Copyright, 1894, by the Christy
walsh Syndicate).
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
BARROW SEES CHANGED
PITCHING TACTICS

IAN important change has been made pitching methods
past dozen said Ed Barrow secretary Of the Yankees
other day. when managing ball clubs the pitchers believed
the best minimize the hitting high
Today the universal the pitchers to keep the ball
lok"
In the old days. when the pitchers tried
swing at the ball when around their shoulders hitting
not prolific is today The hitter the length
OF drive when he is swinging high The policy keeping
the ball down around the effective as the old method
OF pitching the ball high because there hitting the game
todav than heraev was $500
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Gregg-Tobin Battle
Runlored Around
Coast Towns

SEATTLE, Aug. 27.-Gossip
has it that Vean Gregg, veteran
Seattle pitcher, and Catcher
Tobin, team mates, had it out
with their fists the other day.
Tobin did not appear in q
game for ten days and this
caused newspaper folks to be-
come inquisitive. According to
reports, Gregg invited Tobin to
. hotel room and gave him q
bad beating.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
BABE RUTH HAS ADVICE
TO OFFER PITCHERS
By BABE RUTH.

NEW YORK, Aug 27-With pennant tight
the two major Leagues this year most folks begin figure
The other day was talking to baseball
been following the long time They opinion
that presentday pitching good the pitching
other days. - + =
When they asked ideas said pitchers
that they don't know how to ease when the going
ana then bear down when they get They've
too much attention to this talk about the lively ball and they
the idea that time they the baters
ball out Of the lot them So they go put everything
they have on every pitch, inning after inning.
The result they
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

He can come in eight miles and
get 'em.
McNeely is not. q Babe Ruth
He is just a good hitter. He
tears off hard drives without
seeming effort. He flies around
the sacks.
New York is due to get its
first peek at Earl McNeely TO-
morrow. Wonder what the bugs
up there will say of him.
Watch Walter Johnson.
UOU bugs were surprised
when Walter johnson froze
the Browns for seven
frames Monday, refusing to per.
nit one safe swat. Surely, but
keep your eyes on the old boy
he's going to surprise a whole
lot of folks between now and
September 80.
Like an old war horse, Barney
scents the victory afar. He vi.
sions himself pitching that first
game Of the world series of 1924
A month remains before the de-
cision and Barney will be a busy
man right down to the finish
He is in perfect condition. He
is stronger than he has been fol
several seasons. He expects tt
carry the pitching burden on those
broad shoulders of his.
George Mogridge will do his
share. So will Jezebel Tecumsek
Zachary. So will Firpo Marberry
and Curly Ogden. But wher
things are threatening, Bucky
Harris knows that he has All ace
in the hole in that greatest OF
veteran singers, Walter Johnson
now completing his eighteenth
season.
Statisticians may do their worst
but the best hope of the Griffs
in these waning weeks is Walter
johnson, assisted by George Mog-
ridge, old Zach, Firpo MarberTy
and Curly Ogden, with the ire
pressible Rubber Arm Russell
hanging around. It's pitching that
wins. The Griffs have the pitch
ing.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

me a pitching
arm IL q pretty
delicate piece of
machinery, : and
II it's overwork
ed it's like any
other machine
It goes bad.
As we go into
the la st few
weeks Of the sea
SON it's my
h u n ch that
you'll see pitch.
ing decide the
pennant. An q
the boys who
will finally win
out are the few
pitc h ers who
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Hussey Wins Praise

Leading track authorities are
practically unanimous in predict
ing Frank Hussey. Brooklyn school
boy, will be without a peer among
Americas sprinters in another year
or two. Hussey, modest youth. is
well liked personally.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

Runs-Tobin. Robertson, Sisler (2),
McNeely, Harris. Two-base hits-WiI.
liams. Gerber Tobin. Jacobson. Stolen
bnses-Rice. williams. Saerifices-
Gerber. McMAnuS (a). shocker. Left
9 First base on balis--Off Shocker. 4:
off zahniser. 2; off Specie, 8. Struck
out--By Shocker. 8; by zahniser, g.
Hits-1Off zahniser, in 4 la innings
off Russell, ! in "a inning; off Specie,
I in e. innings. Losing pitcher
Zahniser. UmpireR-Messrs. Holmes,
Evans Nallin Time OF game hours.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

Moe put over q sweet
one yesterday. he spread
q grand note on SARA
ZEN, the supposed quit
ter, but the tough part Of
it Is that he had to take
II to 3 when as good as
4 to i was offered against
the gander.
But $4,000 is not 50 bad
and the pickup sends tho
bank roll kiting to $11,-
/, 066.21.
Moe has one for today
that ought to win, even
with Slim Moore hanging
to his tail.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

Shocker was at his best in the
first game. Five hits came off his
salivary stuff, no two together in
any one frame. Result mo runs
for the home hoys. 1t was 6if,
ferent, very different, with Zahniser
Russell, and Specie. They yielded
a total Of eleven bingles and five
free tickets. Result--sevsn runs.
There was little to chesr the bic
crowd in that first clash. A parade
OF Griffmen from dugout to plate
and back again proved tiresoMle.
Zahniser was Shslled from the penk
in the fifth and Russell shaken UP
bit before he could retire the side.
Byron Specie flung tho final four
frames and was far from being in.
vincible. However, 1t mattered
little, for the Griffs were not hit.
ting Shocker.
Things changed considerably,
though, in the second game. Curly
Ogden, out Of the lineup since
hammered from the hill by the
White Sox, in Chicago on August 8,
came back to the races and was his
old self. He gave eight safe swats,
but would have shut out the foe
save for q bad bound0r that got
away from Peck In the seventh.
BucIxy Harris was delighted at
the showing made by Ogden.
The Swarthmore Sheik is now
available for the big series in
New York, beginning tomorrow,
rounding out the first string
quartet Of Washington hurlers.
Johnson, Zachary, Ogden and
Mogridge will start the four
battles in the metropolis.
Dave Danforth proved anything
but Shocker. He was wild and
not very powerful when he did
find the platter. He was touched
up frequently with great vim by
the home boys and finally faded
from the scenery in the sixth.
Ruel drove over the first Wash.
ington run in the fourth with q
two-bagger to left and Danforth
forced the second one across in
the next frame. The real fire.
works came in the sixth when the
Griffs made four runs, cinchine
NACLOTys "
Peck walked and Ogden hunted
cleverly over Danforth's head. Nc
Nicely hunted and Peck beat Dan
forth's peg to third, filling the
corners. Harris fouled to SEVERED
but Rice came through with q
wallop to center, Peck and Ogden
scoring.
Sisler yanked Danforth at that
juncture and ShuclSs Pruett ap.
peared Just in time to receive q
belt in the eye from Goose 0oslin's
double to right, scoring McNeely.
Judge then squeezed Rice over the
pan with a bunt to Pruett. The
Griffs needed no more runs and
got none.
In the seventh Tobin and Robert,
son beat out bunts. With two
down, Ken Williams grounded to
Peck. The ball hoped up against
Peck's iron jaw and out into left
field, permitting two runs to go In
for the Browns, They needed five
more to win, but failed to get
any OF them.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

The pitchers in the American
League used to try to fool Babe
Ruth with a low ball on the inside,
and at times II was effective against
the home-run king. But he solved
that service Just as he has solved
others. There is no kind of pitching
which Ruth has not hit at one time
or another.
'The trouble with the young
players coming into the major
leagues today" says Ty Cobb, ''is
that they do not get experience
enough in the minors. They come
up green and do not last. In the
old days player went through q
thorough minor league schooling
before he thought Of the majors.
Young players now want to be-
come major leaguers from the
start. Only In rare cases can It
be DONE"
Another unusual angle Of present
day baseball Is the scarcity of fhe
right-handed hitter. Most Of the
right'handers in the game are the
veterans. Most of the younger
batsmen are left-handers. Here may
be seen the influence OF Cobb, Ruth
Speaker and Sisler on the younger
generation Of ball players.
Some managers explain that the
success Of the left-handed pitchers
this season is due to the prevalence
OF left-handed hitters. 1t has al
ways been a popular theory Of the
game that the left-handed hitter's
greatest advantage over the right
handler was his position in beine
closer to first base. He saves q
stride or two in getting away from
the plate.
After completing his swing the
player hitting from the left side OF
the plate must get away to a stand.
ing start, while the Ieft-hander loses
no time after completing his swing
and gets into his stride toward first
Immediately. There are perhaps
three times as many left.handsd
batsmen in the major leagues now
as there were ten years ago.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

without being asked, this writer
would say at once that Ty Cobb
is the most valuable player with
the Detroit Jungaleers, that is,
the player doing the most for the
club day in and day out. iris
Speaker would measure up for
the Indians and Eddie Collins for
the White Sox. Then comes the
hard picking.
Howard Ehmke might fill the
bill for the Red Sox, with Bing
Miller or Joe Hauser for the
Mackmen. Then again they might
not be considered as valuable as
Joe Harris or Eddie Rommel.
Marty McManus might seem the
most valuable to the Brownies,
but Walter Gerber, Johnny Tobin
or Bill Jacobson might have their
admirers.
It is a difficult task, that OF
choosing the most valuable player
in the league, one calling for
much careful thought. The final
choice gets a diploma and has
his name inscribed upon a monu-
ment in Potomac. Park, if Con-
gress ever wakes up and accepts
that monument that Ban johnson
is willing to erect.
However, the players probably
don't waste any sleep nights
dreaming of their diploma and
that inscription upon the monu-
ment. The Griffmen are most
likely dreaming of cutting that
world series melon, which is all
right with this writer. The more
they think Of that, the closer they
will come to cutting it.
PHILIPS For Griffs.
IT'S comforting to learn that
Philadelphia, that is, the
young men toiling in Connie
Mack's uniforms, prefer Wash
ington to New York as a winner
of the 1924 pennant. James G..
Isaminger, sports editor of the
North American, writes as fol.
lows:
Washington is here September
8 for four games, while the Yanks
finish the season here in a four
game series starting September
26.
cit is barely possible that the
American League championship Of
1924 will be decided by the sci
Of games at the end of the race
here.
"You can rest assured that the
Athletics will strain ligaments anc
break bones to beat the Yanki
for they prefer to see Washington
con the nennanfN
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
Curly Came Back.

Totals. 80 S24 9
"Batted for Pruett In seventh.
tBatted for Grant In ninth.
Score By innings:
st. Louis ......s. 90 o Oo02O o.
Runs-Tobin. Robertson. s. Rice (2),
Biuege Peckinpaugh, Ogden Errors
Gerber, Bluege az Two-base hits---RuAl
sisler. Gooslin ca. Sacrifices-Darforth,
Peckinpaugh, McNeeley. Judge. Double
Disqualification (unassisted); Peckin-
paugh to Harris TO Judge; Peckinpaugh
to Judge. Left on bases--St. Louis, 2 /;
Washington, 10. First base on balls
OFF DAnforth. s.; off Pruett, Il: off Og-
den, 3. Struck out-By Danforth, Il;
by ogden. 3. Hits-Off Danforth. 10 in
1-3 innings; off PFuett. l in 5-s in
ming; OFF Grant. none in Q innings
Hit by pitched ball-By Ogden (ssv-
ereid). Losing pitcher--Danforth. Um-
pires--EvanA NSilin and Holmes. Time.
1.bo.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

Yesterdays Results.
Pittsburgh. Sci; Philadelphia, Ia.
Cincinnati, Il: Boston, 1.
Brooklyn, z; Cincinnati, 4.
New York, IL; Chicago, Q.
TodaS's Games.
81. Louis at chicago.
Philadelphia at PittSburghs
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

q. Louis Browns Say Fare
we'll For Season to Crit
filth Stadium Today
~ LOUIS A. pOUGHER.


Today the st. Louis Browns
make their farewell appearance Of
the season against the Griffmen
at the Griffith Stadium. Further
more, it will be the last ball game
for Washington until next Mon
day, Labor Day, when the Phila-
delphia Athletics will be here for
morning and afternoon contests.
Tonight Bucky Harris will herd
his athletes aboard the rattler
headed for New York. Tomorrow
will come the first Of four games
against the world champion Yam
KEGS in New York, games certain
to have considerable bearing on
the final standings.
The Griffmen Lave now COPIED
seven games our 1t eighteen played
with the st. Louis club, and they
hope to add another to the right
side Of the ledger today before
Fastening to" the metropolis for
those clashes with the champions.
Washington has now but SIX
major league games to see; that IL,
unless the Griffs cop the gopfalon
ana take part II world series with
the winner Of the National League
championship. ct. Louis IL here to.
day for one. I'ne Mackmen come
Tor two next Monday. The Boston
Red Sox will appear at, the Griffith
stadium on September 4, 6, and z.
Then. Bucky Harris and. his gang
depart on their big swing around
the circuit, touching everywhere but
New York. Tia fans win have to
read the sports pages to knew what
they are doing.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

Urban ShoclSer halted the win.
ming streak Of the fighting GrJRfs
when he shut them out. to D, in
the opening game Of Yesterdays
dOuble-header. But they started
right i'm on another when Curly
Ogden toyed with the Brownies
in the second skiEmisll and won,
9 70 2.
The Washington times., 1924-08-27
BASEBALL q
. STANDINGO

Yesterdays Results.
81. Louis. tn; waShine ton, 0-S.
Philadelphia, 4: Chicago, 3 Ga In
nings). second game; first game called
off. wet groundn.) III
Detroit at Boston, rain
Cleveland At New York, rain.
TodAy'S Games.
81. Louis at washington.
Cleveland at New York q Kames).
Chicago at philadelphia.
Detroit ut Boston g games).
The Washington times., 1924-08-27

and tire out. And then they crack
and go bad for a time. Believe
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-04-03
FARRELL,
SZINELOADAs.

A Farrell, Sharon es k0rnyeki
romai katholikus hitkozseg fatal
saga nagyszeru darabra Eesziil,
melyet husvet elso napjan, aprilis
20-an fognak bemntatni.
Gardonyi Gezanak, nemreg el-
hunyt nagy magyar ironak, a
"Bor" cimii harom felvonasos nep
szinmUve kerul ez alkalommal
szinre. Az egyes szerepek legki-
tiinobh kezekben vannak, szor-
galmasan folyo probak AIT mutat.
jak, hogy magyarsagnak egy
nagyszerii, pompas eloa dasban les2
resze.
A rendezoseg czuton is keri a
helyi egyesiileteket, ezen napon
he rendezzenek semmi mas 0sszej0,
vetelt, hanem az egesz magyarsae
teljes szamban legyen jelen ezen 6
Amerikai Magyar hirlap = American Magyar journal. [volume] (Youngstown, Ohio) 1911-1942, 1924-04-03

0szinte elkeseredettseggel allapiJ-
ia meg, hogy az a magyarsag, a
melyik ennyire mem t0rodik a sa-
iat sorsaval, az mem erdemli meg,
hogy vele torodjenek, el0rehalada
saban segitsegere legyenek = az a
magyarsag igazan megerett a
pusztulasra. A Nagybizottsag ell
hatarozta, hogy megprobalja vi
ra 0sszehozni a tagokat a legkoze-
lebbi gyiilesre $ ha ez mem sikeriil
akkor mint teljesen felesleges in
tezmenv, feloszlatja onmagat. En-
mex k0vetkezmenyei azutan ter.
heljek azok lelket, akik ennek
okoz6i voltak. Tudjuk bizton
hogy ere mem keriilhet sor, es ;
magyarsag az utols6 pillanatbal
vegre 0ntudatra eszmel nem en
gedi. hogy ez Macy feladatok be
toltesere hiyatott testiilet a fela
des homalyaba meriiljon.