The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-30
.GRIFF'S DREAM
Of PENNANT
REALIZED
Old Fox's f2 Years Of Hard
Work to Keep Promise
Reviewed BY poughsr
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NAVAIMMN1 kk0M EAEek 3Aae'g
fighting .Griffs have earned their
title. They may look any man In
the face and tell him anything
they wish.
The Griffnen had good spring
training season, but with the open.
Ing 81 the regular campaign, began
flpundering around. Their pitchers
were slow To get into form and
soon the team was IN sixth place.
Baseball NharDa MI over the cQun-
try picked them Ter 4 second
division berth. That was In May.
Gradually the pitchers began to
find themselves, and then Bucky
Harris hegaA having trouble with
bin 0utfieId. He needed = right
handed batsnan out there. but with
what he had he found himself
slowly crawling IN the ladder into
the first division,
On the first western trip sparkle
Matthews was obtained from Nil
Weukee and he iHuedlataiy nut fire,
into the Griffa.
Then they commenced playing
ball ee q kind which suggested u
this writer ta dub them the Fight
lng Griffe.
They knocked of the Detruft
jungle Cata n Navin Field. and Cd.
vancin9 upon New York, cFawled
into first place by winning four
games in three days at the Yankee
Stadium. That was late In June.
Thousands Of Washington fans
greeted the Griffa on their arrival
homo IN first place, doing thair
best 10 show the athletes whore
they stood with the rooters.
Along came . sorry stretch of
0ouble headers. The GKiffa had
WideAed their margin over the
Yanks to four games, but these
double-headers tore the hurting
corps 10 bits and, following the
series with the Yankees early IN
July, the GFtffs fen back into third
place, The Jungle Cats hattled
their way to the top for q brief
time, only 70 lose e to the Yankees.
The second Western tour found
the race tightening, with New York,
Detroit and Washington making the
paee,
Five defeats ii . row IN ST. Louis
was hard blow to the Griffs and
the Browns crept to within three
games Of first place, THAR high
water mark tor the season.
Returning home the Griffs pro
ceeded 70 hold their own, running
el0aaly upon the heals Of the
Yankees until the very end OF Au-
gust, when they won't to New York
tor thar little world series"
Set WOrId AbIa2a.
~. ..S.@- A. - - ..0,aAS a. $500 1850,
sary that thay win three Of the
the baseball world ahlaxe by their
victories.
Opening their final swing around
leading the Yankees by two games.
The champions ovNrcaEne that ad-
vantage with = clean weep here
and by winning two out OF three
I'm Chicago while the GriEGs were
taking three out Of four in PhiIadcl-
phia and losing two Of three to
the Jungaleers.
Detroit, suffering three defeats
By the Maclsman, dropped out Of the
running while the Griffs swept
Cleveland ana the Yanks cleaned
up the Browns, leaders running
neck and neck. Then came the
break.
Detroit, gathering al its strength,
won three straight from the
Yankees while the Griffs were win
ming two out Of three In st. Louis
and maintaining that lead ana en-
tered upon their last series, that
which would make or break them
Johnson was beaten BY Ferguson
Friday while the Yankees were win
ming, but Saturday the Gfiffs won
while the Maclkmen were trimming
the YanlES. The margin was right
back again with but two games 10
play. One victory for the Griffs
meant victory, no matter what the
Yankees might do. ana that victory
came yesterday.
Ever since September 8 the Griffs
have been facing the very best
pitchers In the league. Baumgart.
ner, Gray, HeiInach and Rommel
was Connie Mack's quartet. Cobb
sent Whitehfll, Leonard and Collins
against them. iris Speaker used
CovSIeelEie, Smith and uhle. Davis,
Shocler and Danforth toiied for the
Browns. Johnny Evers sent Gwen.
sros, Robertson and Thurston to the
hill In q vain effort to stop the
flying Grlffs. Ferguson, EhmIxe,
Quinn ana Fullerton faced the lead.
ers here. Against such opposition
the 0riffe have won fourteen out OF
nineteen games, They have earned
their psnnant Thelg yirtOex has