The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-03

Yankees Drop Game to How
ard Ehmke and Slip a. Bit
In Struggle
By LOUIS A BOUCHER.

49, a. 49, - - AAANASs
While resting before tackling
the Boston Red Sox in three
games here, the fighting Griffs
cFawled a bit farther away from
their nearest rivals, the New York
Yankees. Those same Red Sox
are no mean antagonists. Their
pitchers are going good and their
!, batters are busting the ball, a
combination making for danger.
AS between the Red Sox and Yam
KEGS, there is little difference in
speed. Both are big; slow teams.
The Griffs, having more speed,
have the edge over both of them
and hope to prove it against the
Red Sox here tomorrow, Satur.
day and Sunday.
Howard Emmke turned back the
champions yesterday, giving the
Boston entry an even break in
the double bill Out West the re-
1uvenated White Sox handed the
jungle Cats two pastings in q
single Afternoon, while down In
81. Louis iris Speakers Indians
hammered Shocker from the hill
and walloped the Browns.
Today the Yankees are a game
and half behind me Griffs, but
their defeat yesterday caused them
the loss of q point. The Jungle
Cats are now seven games behind
the leaders, With the Browns eight
and a half out of first place.
Bucky Harris had his athletes
out at the ball yard today, getting
in a good practice before tacklirc
the Red Sox. The long afternoon
viii give them plenty of time for
a rest.
Walter Johnson's turn to enter
the box comes tomorrow, but it is
Just possible that he will be kept
until Saturdays contest. His in.
1ured right hand is improving fast
ana there is no doubt of his con.
tinuing for the remainder of the
season as the teams leading fling
er.
Paul Vernon Zahniser NAV hS
selected to oppose the Red Sor
In this final series of the Sea.
son here. He is in the best Of
condition and eager to nroVe
; himself able to pitch for n win. j
ming ball club. He may be the
selection for the. day.
IL Aahniser docs not climb the
mound, Il is likely that George
Mogr1dge will have the task ~
turning back the invading Ped
Hose. The long lefthander was in
superb form last Sunday in New
York. and will have had his ree,1.
lar three days Of rest by tomorrow
Fred Marberry is enjoying his
rest. The big Texan has been
rushed into the skirmish frequently
Of late, hardly getting DAYS rest.
However, he is a big, powerful |
Fellow, and shows no signs of |
cracking under the strain. Indeed.
ne is volunteer when things look
DIacK for the hurler on the hill. |
There Is nothing backward about
Firpo. He is in this pennant race
to the end.
Some Washington fans are worry.
ing lest the Griffs and Yanks come |
down the line tied. Let them not |
worry. Washington would surely |
WIN were that the case. They have |
something on the Yankees.
Under the rules of the American |
League, there can be no permanent |
tie for the title. One team or an |
other must be declared the winner. |
Therefore. the fighting Griffs will !
win or won't win. They won't be !
tied with any other team.
II 1t should so happen that the
mnal day Of the campaign finds
the New York and Washington
clubs tied, the American League
directors will meet and decide
upon a pOst-SeaSOn series between
them. 1t might be three games
or five games, but the world
series would be set back until the
GriffS or the Yanks won their
right to represent the league
against the Heydler champions.
Twenty.three more games remain
to be played by Bucky Harris and
his fighting gang. Three are with
the Boston Red Sox at the Griffith
Stadium, Washington's big league
season coming to glorious close
next Sunday.
+. WSHJy SdHlcS are 10 ne played
on the road, eight in the East and
twelve in the West. Philadelphia
gets four games. beginning next
Monday. Boston fans will see the
fighting Griffs in the final four
days Of the season. Each of the
Western cities will see the Griffs in
three games, beginning in Detroit
on September Is.
In order to get nights rest,
with a morning stroll before tack
ling the Mackmen, Bucky Harris
will take his team to Philadelphia
Sunday night. The next time the
Griffs catch a glimpse of the Wash.
ington Monument VIII be when they
are coming back from Boston to
prepare for the 1924 world series.