The Washington times., 1924-09-25

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siderably since hitting cool wealth
He win be followed by George
Mogridge and Jazebel Tecumscil
Zachary. II It is necessary -
play that final contest to decide
the pennant winner. johnson will
once more climb the hill and dc
his best. Johnson has won thirteen
games in a row and is still un.
beaten since July IL.
This is fighting ball club. "
says Bucky Harris. I'VE don't
expect any favors in Boston amy
more than we did in the West.
Cobb did his best to beat us. So
did Speaker, SisIer and Evers.
They used their best pitchers and
never hesitated to put extra bats.
men in, if only to get one run.
That's what we thrive on. opposi'
ton. We are fighting team aud
like 1t.
Lee Foil will probably use
ElIlnlke and Ferguson In the first
two games against us, hoping
TO trip us. / would do the same
thing in his position. FOhI and
] are friendly, but friendship
ends when the BEN rings, Just as
It does In the boxing ring. We
expect . hard fight to beat the
Red SOx and are ready for Il.
''The moment the decision comes,
though, / shall give some of the
veterans a rest, especially Peck.
Judge, Ruel and the regular pitch
ers. / plan to remain in the line.
up myself right through Tuesday,
no matter what happens"
Sixteen games have been played
by the Griffmen since leaving home.
Twelve have ben victorious. The
team has kept it's collective head
up all the time, even when things
looked darkest. The batters are bat
ting, the fielders are fielding and
the runners are running like cham
pions. There is no thought of de.
feat. Victory is reckoning on ahead
and the fighting Griffmen, soon to
be acclaimed champions of the
American League, are rushing on
TO that finish line only step ahead.
The Griffs made a clean sweep
Of the White Sox series, winning
rom Thurston yesterday, to 8.
During the campaign seventeen vic
tories were chalked up by the Griffs
to five for the Sox. The seventeenth
was never In doubt. either. the lead.
ers hopping up on Thurston for two
runs in the opening round.
As is their custom, the fight.
Ing Griffs staged q big inning in
ehe sixth, five hits bringing three
runs over the plate. Twelve bingIes
n%
seven off Zachary. The big south
paw. while not exactly right, was
steady and most effective.
The fighting Griffs went to work
on Thurston in the very first in.
ming, Jamming two runs over the
plate, and having the bases loaded
when Ruel lined to Falk.
Harris walked with one gone and
Rice poled clean single to left.
Goslin delivered q mighty single to
LETT center that sent Harris and
rice over the pan. Hooper cap.
tured judges long fly and Thurston
proceeded to fill the corners with
passes to Bluege and Peck, Ruel
had a splendid opportunity but his
long liner to Falk ended the Griffs'
attack.
Ogden stayed in the game Just
long enough to walk Archdeacon.
the first hitter. Then Bucky Har.
rts calmly removed him and brought
u Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary,
Hooper rolled to Harris who tagged
Archdeacon and then doubled up
Hooper in lightning fashion. That
seemed to take the steam out of
the Six for a while.
Bluege dashed over behind Zach
airy, picked up Sheely's bounder de
Elected from the pitchers glove and
got the runner with a brilliant
peg. That was in the second. In
the fourth, Peck hoped over t.
the bag, picked up Elsh,s bounce
and got him with room to spare
GOslin galloped half mile toward
the infield in that same frame and
collared Falk's dropping fly near the
foul line.
The sox got to Zachary in the
fifth. Kamn opened with 8. sizzlina
two-bagger down the left field line
Grouse hammered a liner right al
Harris but Davis poled q single Il
left center. scoring Kamm. The
toss to the plate sent Davis ia
second and McCIellan's roller tC
Peck put him on third.
'Thurston burned a single of
Zachary's glove. Bluege recovered
It and made fine peg, but it was
inst shade too slow to nail Thurs.
ton and so Davis was over the pan
tying the score. Barrett's pop foul
fly was soft for Judge, ending the
inning.
The Griffs got mad In the sixth
and slammed ThurstOn for five
bingIes, netting them three runs
and putting them in the lead
again. With one down, Judge
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