The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-05
BROWNIES
WIN GR|FF
LEADER
RESPECT
Harris Anxious to Gain Nc
NeeIsy's Help As ST. Louis
Club Closes IN
q LOuIs a. DOuGHER.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 5. Earl Nc
Neeley who Is to join the Griff-
men Friday ii Chicago, is likely
70 be sent right into the game
against the White Sox that day, II
he arrives ia the morning and has
. chance 10 rest after his long ride
from the Pacific coast. Bucky
Harris does not believe IN pamper-
ing any of his players.
Yes, I expect 10 play McNeeley
lust as soon as possible" says the
manager Of the Griffmen. 1--WE
are getting him in the hopes Of
having = real right-handed punch
n7the ontfield. II he can hit the
pitching in this league and can APP
preach Joe Engels description Of
his work on the coast, he will be
needed right now, not sometime in
the future.
.sThis pennant fight IL on. now.
II has been on ever since our re.
Z ries with Detroit In Washington.
Detroit made its squirt III the East
and Is stilI going. We have refused
to be knocked out OF the running
and that goes, too, for the Yankees.
Now the Browns are coming along
behind us like q prairie fire. threat
ening to make this 2 four-cornered
.'TndSr these conditions. we can
not afford to wait very long be.
fore using all our strength. Nc
Neeiey. has been bought to provide
ua with more speed on the bases
and more hits in the right place.
So I'm going to put him right into
the game when he comes He
won't improve any sitting on the
bench"
President Griffith took ten days
90 complete the deal for the Sac.
FanientO OutfleIder. Had the deal
gone bad. Eugel would have been
ordered 70 close . deal for center
fielder III the Texas League. The
latter Is said 20 be not mp to
McNeeley's promise Of class, but
might have filled the bin for
while at least.
McNeeley has been in baseball
two years and Is now twenty-three
years old. Just as he was going
rood last year he was stricken
With appendicitis and had to quit
flaying. This year he began about
where he left off In 1928 and at.
tracted Engel's attention. The
result Is he has been bought BY
the Griffs and win make hts bow
before Washington fans next week
when the Griffmen open the final
home stay Of the season In the
Griffith stadium.
Staying power is becoming more
ana more important now as Labor
Day abproachea, especially among
i. TIE pitchers. The teams with the
nerve to hang on will slowly forge
,ahead OF those lacking stamina and
September will see Wild rush
down to the finish line, the
courageous teams staying to the
last the others falling back.
Ernie Wingard completely bafIle0
the Griffmen yesterday and won
to /. He yielded seven hits but
was especially stingy when hits
might mean runs. Gerber's mon1en.
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raitted Harris to tally in the fourth
when clean fielding would have
chopped him down ar the plate.
The Griffs fought hard but never
could get into the running.
Fred Marberry was far from
nuzzling. He allowed three runs
On four singles and two doubles
A four innings. Jacobson And
ROhArtsOn were his rsnlnatiUn and
he was supplanted BY Specie IN
the fifth.
one run and three hits came of
ehe submarine gent In two frames.
Russell was touched UP for . walk
and couple Of hits for one run In
the eighth, but that was merely
rubbing II In. Tobin opened the
xaine with 8 single ana was left
stranded on third. The Brownies
ala better IN the second, though
making two runs and three hits.
Jacobson sent liner over Peck's
head and reached third when
Robertson bounced q two bAgger
over Bluege's head. Both scored
on Gerber's sharp single to center,
and the Browns were out in front
WtngArd walked Rice and HRr.
ms in tkte opening round, but
nothing happened. and mot till the
fourth did Che Griffs get D hlt.
Harris led off with q clean single
TO center, scoOting 20 third on
GOslinss Texas league double %
the same place. Harris counted
ON Judges inileld out, but GOslIn
was left tOn third.
. e.
Jacobson's second hit n single
20 center opened the Browns fourth
frame. Robertson drove a two.
Dagger over Goslin's head ana Sew.
ereid's long ny to Leibold scored
jacobson. Tobin brought over &
: run in the fifth opening with. a
double TO left and counting when
McManus singled the same place.
Specie was twirIins then. Russell
passed. McManus. az q starter IN
the eigth advancing on Jacobson'u
sacrifice Robertson came through
with his fourth bit a slashine
single TO right center and McManul
tailed. -