The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-20

Wu+lC the 1AHkeSS Will DC IN TnAla ,
delphia, facing a team that is base
hit crazy. Furthermore, the Ath.
letics will take particular Joy IN
tripping the Yankees. They dOn't
love them any too much.
I'm admit the strain .is great.
III am glad the players are not
letting 1t worry them too much.
Harris has got them fighting all
the time and that spirit cannot be
beaten in the long run. The only
thing that worries me h the short
time remaining and the fact that
we have no more games with New
York. II we had another series
with the Yankees, I'd say We had
1t right now. We can beat them"
Sam Rice produced the lonely
feature fielding play Of the Grikfe'
big victory over the Browns. Nc.
Manus came UP first In the sixth
and poled a liner out toward the
tieaehers in right center. A drizzle
had begun and the footing was
none too good, but Rice was after
that ball like wolf. So was Earl
McNeely.
Rice proved the luckier and,
just as that drive was passing
him, he speared it with his SlOvcd
hand ON the dead run. McAfa1llis
would have been given two bases,
ut least. on that wallOp, hid It
gone safe. But Rice was Oh the
job and il went for nothing.
Rice, by the way, has now hi
safely in his last tweny-six consecu.
tive games. He celebrated thik !,
banging out four safe blows. Ho
had a perfect daV at the pla (.
walking once, stopping q pitched
ball with his thigh, ana banging
four bingles, two to left, one tc
right. and one past Gerber into
short center. His two1ha1ger %
left went out 70 the bleAchers and
only the grassy footing kept /
from going az q triple.
McNeely, Rice and Gcslin col.
lected twelve hits among them
against the sorry st. Louis sling
ing. Goslin got two hits to left,
| one to center and one to right.
McNeely had two sharp singles to
left and two pokes, one over Ger.
ber's head and one over Robert.
sons. He scored four runs. too. 40
might have been called fairly busy,
! George Mogridge started off as
though intending to pitch 4 hitless
game, but finding himself with 4
nine-run lead began to loaf. In the
twlnkltng OF an eye he was I'm.
horsed and thrown to the crows,
and when he tried to put Somethin9
on the ball he found he could not
ana 80 In came Fred MarberEy..
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Miller Higgins. manager Of ne
Yankees, told friend 81 his here
that il the Washington clIIh wins
the pennant IL win be because az
Marberry. 'sHe il the best relief
pitcher / have ever seem" sid
Higgins to his friend, who has.
/ pens to be q friend Of this writer.
Aside from everything else WASH
mgtOn could not be where it Is
today but for this MaRberTy."
No matter what Higgins may
think Marberry was not 90 power.
ful yesterday. He lacked control Of
the slippery ball and. getting the
ball over the plate he found the
Browns slamming It hard. Mar.
berry's generous lead saved him
from severe shock.
! Charles r. Cox, former graduate
manager Of the Georgetown Univer.
Isity athletic teams, drove over the
lgreasy Missouri roads from Jeffef.
son City to see the Washington
victory. He will remain through
tomorrow's final game.
my game is football" said Cox,
but Washington IL q sort Of home.
town to me and just couldn't stay
AWAY. Those nine runs made ms
feel good. / remember how George.
town trampled over St. Louis uni.
lversity out here. 80 to 0, and yes.
terday's victory for the Gritfs made
me feel good"
It showered an morning. but
cleared around game time and
hopes were entertained that e
would be pleasant throughout the
game. Fool thought. In the
sixth inning q light drix1Ie cot
In. This quickly became o steady
d0wnpOur, but neither manager
nor the unlpires would think Of
calling . halt. The two teams
plOwed along through the rain
and In the mud until the bitter
end, bitter for the Browns but
pleasant for the Griffmen.
! Buclxy Harris had a rough DAY
In the field. He fumbled two
lgrounders, one by Gerber and one
lby Williams, and also threw to the
stand, trying for a double play in
the eighth. There was some ex.
cuse for the bad peg, though, the
bali being wet ana slippery. II
was raining hard then.
Goose Goslin seldom drops q ~
fball right In front Of him. but tina
is what he did in the fifth inilinA
yesterday, giving Sisler a life. Tho
rain had not started then, either.
st. Louis newspapers are adopt.
Ing most friendly attitude TO.
wards Buckley Harris and his gang.
They are pulling for the GFiffs
to win the pennant, knowing thai
II they don't the hated Metropolis
will have it's fourth city series and
call It world championship series.
The entire West opposes New York.
Therefore, Washington does not
lack for hackers out in this eoun.
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