The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-11
GRIT ME- N
MAY NEED
VICTORY
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Double Triumph for Yanks
and Loss for Washington
Would Tie Race
BY. LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept.
1l.-Bucky Harris and his gang
Of fighting Griffmen must win
todsy's game to make certain
their going West leading the
league in the race for the 1924
gonfalon. If they lose and the
Yankees hang up a double VIC
tory over the broken down Boston
Red Sox the Yankees and Griffs
will head into the open spaces
tied for the leadership. If the
Gfiffs cop today and the Yanks
win one game and lose one, the
Griffs will go West leading by
two games, if they win and the
Yankees drop two games in the
Hub, the Griffs will start West
leading their nearest rival by
three games.
While 1t is probably true that the
Griffmen must face Fiddle Romlnelt
here today, 1t is also probably true
that Howard Ehmke ard Alex Fer.
guson are likely to oppose the
Yankees. Rommell will hardly be
any tougher for the GrlSfs than
Ehmke and Ferguson will he for
the Yankees. Therefore, according
to the way the Griffmen reason this
thing, they stand an excellent
chance of leading thu race by three
games when night falls upon us
When the Griffs came over here
from Washington they admitted
generally that they expected to lose
one of the four games scheduled for
Shibe Park. Winning four Samez
from SO strong a team as the Mack.
men did not seem sensible.
Well. they have lost their one
game, Zachary being beaten by
Sam Gray i'm q we'll pitched game
In. yesterdays double b n, Mo-
gridge succeeding in nOsimg Out a
victory after playing around for q
long time. That IeavCs one game
TO be played today, and the dOpe
reads for Washington t. win,
even though ROnlIn'n does hurl
for the As.
Sam Gray, grabbed in the draft
by the Mackmen from Fort Worth,
In the Texas League ooked good in
all but one inning. IN that one bad
name he issued three passes. the
last one, to Goslin. forcing Zachary
over with Washington's lone tally.
Then he pulled himself together
and famed Joe Judge, the veteran
nrst-sacker watching the third on9
hop over the pan. The bases were
jammed at the time and the
smallest sort Of a hit would have
given the Griffmen two runs
Therefore, when Judge famed Gray
took heart, and from then to tho
end pitched high-class bait.
In the eighth inning the Griffs
threatened. The Mackmen were
leading to l when Judge walked
with one out. Taylor, having two
strong legs replaced Judge on first
base and scooted around to third
when Ruel shot single to left.
Bluege bounced to Hale and Taylor
was cut down after wild chase
up and down between third base
and the plate. Peck's fly to
Lamar ended the squirt and stopped
whatever chances the Griffs had
Of winning.
Joe Hauser won the ball game
with freak double in the third
inning. The Griffs had scored
their one run in their hale. and
with two down in the latter half,
Lamar singled over second base.
Harris made a brilliant stop, but
could not make a peg. Miller
burned a hot one off Zachary's
glove, putting two runers on.
Hauser, touthpaw hitter, was up
and the Washington outfield moved
over toward right field.
Zachary tossed in a slow one
and Hauser, reaching out across
the plate, ps'lS' d Q dinhy fly to
left field, good for two bases
and two runs. The Mackmen
made plenty Of hits "fIer that
but never scored off the loose
lOinted Zachary. The linaI score
was 2 to 1, all tile runs coming
I'm that third frame.
The Griffs COPIED the nightcap
6 to S, but they were fortunate in
q way Mogridge toyed with the
Mackmen and then when they be-
gan to get rough he found he had
lost his stuff. Fred Marberry had
to complete the job of subduing the
home boys IN the ninth, when they
threatened to run away with the
ball game.
FTSQ I1elIudCks WIN pAlChCo a AAuc
game every now and then, started
that second game for the Mackmen
dnd got into the second frame. when
It got too rough for him. Bluege
beat out a hit to deep short and
Peck doubled over Lamar's head
to the wall. Shirley pounded a
single to left, bringing in two runs,
Lamar's wretched peg got away
from Perkins and Shirley landed on
third. After Mogridge famed, Nc
Nicely tripled, scoring Shirley and
bringing in Row Meeker to the
box. Bucky Harris greeted the
new hurler with a two.bagger I'd
right, scoring McNeely. and Rice's
hot slam to center scored Harris
The next two blokes popped to
Hauser and the Griffs had made
but five runs In that inning.
Singles by Bluege, Peck and
Shirley brought over a run In the
third inning and after that
Meeker played with the Griffs.
Try IS they might, they were