The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-08

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ness and injuries or the blindness
the decision either way. The Grit
safe margin over the Brownies.
For the long shot lads, it might
be said that the form book may be
badly shattered in case the Yankee
pitching staff falls apart during the
final three weeks, the Brownies
hurlers take a brace, the Bengal
batsglaen take slump or the Wash.
ington batsmen begin Furnishing the
enemy.
In that case there will be a re.
versal Of many Of the dope figures
and a chance that either Washing.
ton or st. Louis annex the pennant.
Nevertheless. Old Man Dope points
TO New York or Detroit to cop.
With the series opening In the
West yesterday, contending teams
have ended their battles against
one another and the figures used
here close with all games played
August 6. New York has six games
yet to play with Detroit.
Each has won eight and the dope
Is for their final relative standing
to show eleven victories apiece. On
the same principal Washington
should win twelve and lose ten tus-
sells with the Yankees for the sea.
son. The Griffs should win seven
and lose fifteen encounters with the
Brownies and close with fourteen
wins from the Jungaleers to eight de-
feats.
The Brownies should close the
campaign with thirteen victories to
nine defeats against New York and
twelve victories to ten defeats
against Detroit. So much for inter-
series among the four first division
clubs. New York and Detroit are
left with thirty.two games each
against the second division teams.
The Brownies face thirty-four games
and the Griffmen twenty.nine
against the non-contenders as Of
record on August 6.
The Yankees have won thirty.
seven and dropped nineteen ttissels
with the second division clubs.
Strange to say, the Detroit club has
established exactly the same figures.
Each has thirty.two games yet to
play against the weddings. The
dope declines to pierce the veil
covering this state Of affairs, which
explains the tremendous value of
luck in this pennant race from now
to the end.
The Griffmen have only twenty.
nine games left with second divi.
sion clubs. Thus far this season
they. have hung up thirty-three
victories to twenty.six defeats in
their battles with them.
The Brownies, with thirty-four
games unplayed with second divi.
sion teams, have the poorest record
Of the contending teams. having
won but twenty-six victories to
division teams.
Figuring that the contenders will
keep their present form against each
other down to the final day, the
pennant will go to that club which
makes the best record against the
second division clubs. New York
and Detroit have already played
$50 baseball against the second divi.
sion, the Griffs have made record
Of .559, with the Brownies down
at the .4S0 mark.
Continuing this brand Of baseball
means a pennant win for New York
or Detroit, with Washington finish.
ing third and St. Louis fourth. Form
reversals have been seen in the
long history Of the game. In 1908,
for instance, st. Louis had a
comfortable lead on Labor Day
then blew up altogether and was
just barely able to finish fourth.
Similar experiences have been
noted, and he would be foolish to
predict definitely where the 1924
pennant would fly.
Dutch Leonard, veteran south.
paw pitcher, may be the extra
weight In the scales to give De-
troit Its pennaut. Earl McNeeIey
may make the Griffmen a cham
pionship team. None can tell q
thing about 1t. ~. ..''--
The four contenders are 80 tightly
punched that unless one hops out
in front between now and Labor
Day, the whole quartet may 20
rushing down the stretch with old
man dope grinning as he sees his
figures told here today, telling the
final story Of the triumph.
The Griffs were much heartened
when they took the opening game
here. 8 to 8, in ten innings. They
had succeeded in breaking their
losing streak, which had extended
through six games. Now they are
out to sweep the series here.
! Walter johnson was hit hard and
: needed all his experienced cunning
to triumph, but for Crouse's error,
the tenth might have been playing
yet. He was given but six sup.
porting wallops as again nine for
the White Sox. He needed Crouse's
wild stuff to bring home the bacon.
Robertson yielded only five hits
but he was wild, walking eight. The
Griffs' sloppy work on bases, and
their lack Of timely hitting kept
him in the game until the eighth
frame was under way. Connally
was victim Of terrible support in
that tenth. His pitching was en-.
nrely satisfactory.
Robertson got into trouble with
the opening frame, and the Griffs
scored a run. Leibold walked,
Harris sacrificed, and Rice beat.
cut slow one to Barrett. GOslin's