The Washington times., 1924-06-28

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gone into baseball history, only six
moro win be scheduled between the
two clubs. OF the fourteen already
played. the Griffmen have won
eight. They win try to bring up
that total to ten today.
After today the MaclEmen VIII
visit the Capital but once more. be.
ing booked for doable-header here
on September 1. On the other
hand, the Griffs visit PhiIadeIphia
but once more. opening q four-d day
stop on September 8.
Tomorrow Lee Foil win lead his
Boston Red Sox into the CAPITAL
and 1t is a good bet that seats win
be quite at premium for the Sun.
day game. The Red Sox are always
good attractions here and now that
they are making q sturdy fight Tor
the 1924 gonfalon, with the Griffnen
also In the fight, fans win Be wise
to 90 to the ball yard early.
The Griffs have . bone TO nick
with the Red SOx. Nine aarneS
have been played to . decision
between them, with the New Eng.
landers carrying away five Vic
tories. A tenth game, played
hero late In April, was hailed 81
rain with the score tied.
Six games are booked for Shfa
visit OF the Red Sox to the Griffith
Stadium. That tied game ana also
postponed game are added to The
regular four battles. Present plans
call Tor double-headers next Monday
and Tuesday.
Joe Harris Is back again IN the
Red Sox infield, cracking the haII
on the nose. Just when his team
Re is the field captain-had 6Of1rht
It's way into first place DURING the
Western trip, he had to quit. Hia
tonsus became too obstreperoue ara
so he had them removed from the
scene. During his absence the Rel
Sox offense fell away and the team
dropped. back.
However. Harris is back aRain
IN the game, leading his team on
against the enemy, and he has
proved himself some leader, too.
Danny Clark was placed at third
base during the first visit OF the
Red Sox to the Capital and. en-
cept when injured, he has con.
tinued to hold down the bag ever
since.
This best set Of infieIders IN the
Boston uniform win perform here
during the coming ser1es-Jo0
Harris at first, Bin Wamby 1t
second, Dudley Lee at short ana
Danny Clark at third.
Shane Collins, veteran Of tho
league. is being played moro a.
less regularly In right field these
days. Ike Boone likes short ~.
cations In which he sharpOns his
DattlDg eye, but he Is now suffer.
ing from sprained ankle and
may not perform against the
The Red Eox are not weakeneX
much, though, with Collins a rirII1
field. He has been psItina fha nil
Tor more than 400 ever since fhs
campaign got under way ana
shows small signs Of whiting under
the strain.
Lee Fohl's pitching stair q hi
greatest cause for worry and Il may
bend badly before these SIX rane~
are settled. EhnnHe, Quinn. Fer.
guson and Fuhr formed the uuar-
tet that swung the team into first
place, but the latter pair hAvs
weakened and Fohl lacks suffi.
Gent assistance for them.
with six games booked IN 6our
Gays mere, the Red Sox chieftain
may find himself much worse cff
than his opponent, BuclSy HarfIe
VINO has at least six high-clarr
nurlers to send into the daily Par
Come to think Of It. next wes,e AZ
going to be just one darn thinS
after another for the Griefmer
After getting away with thoee ~
games with the Red Eox theyslI
merely have to face the more or Ter
champions Of the world, the New
York Yankees, who win probably be
right ugly by the time they got
here.
Babe Ruth and the New York
Yankees have two games an
July q, morning and afternoon.
They close their visit next Sur.
day. Furthermore, they win NOT
appear here again this season.
On Saturday, July s, the YANKEES
are TO play double header here
and, with both teams very much
In the race for the flag, that
promises 70 be some afternoon.
Six double-headers are booked FOR
the GriffInen when the. Western
clubs come TO town, two q them
coming on Saturday.
When the Detroit Tigers coma
CONTINUED on Fourth sport n