New Britain herald., 1924-09-30
WASHINGTON WINS THE AM. . LEAGUE FLAG, WINS 4 TO 2
Manager Harris Himself Makes Sensational Play That
 Captures Flag-Entre Nation Rejoices At Success
 of Senators-National League Season is Over and . American Ends Today.

New York, Sept 30-The king is dead; and the king-makers are at work behind the scenes, preparing for the worlds series convention which will name his successor.
 John McGraw, veteran Warwick of baseball, will nominate the Giants, candidate of the National league. Stanley Harris, newcomer in dia- mond politics, will direct the cam paign for the American aspirant, Washington,
 Deliberations of the diamond congress will begin in the Capital City on Saturday and continue through Sunday, after which the struggle will Se continued in New York. If more than four ballots are necessary the fifth will also be taken here and the sixth will be cast in Washington. The site for the sev- enth, and final vote unless tie re- suits, will be decided by the much sought after deity, the little god of chance.
 The race In the American league, decided yesterday when Washington won from Boston 4 to 2, was an- other victory for the tortoise over the hare. Washington, chronic tail- ender, 2 baseball wheeze as old as the mother-in-law, plodded along steadily while the Yankee hare, browsed on the sweet shoots of it's reputation. It looked up too late, and was bounced upon by it's enemy, the Tiger, while racing through the jungle.
 The hare has one attribute of the turtle. Legally dead, it will go through jerky motions in a double header at Philadelphia today until sundown; but its motions will not mean thing.
 Harris, 2S-year-old manager of the successful team which gave Wash ington it's first pennant, climaXed hE sensational seasons work yesterday by giving evidence of mechanical as well as inspirational qualities. His final gesture was appropriately spec tacular.
 In the final half of the ninth, with his team leading 4 to 2, a Bos- ton runner on first and one out, liar ris picktd a sharp grounder from the field just back of second base, touched the bag, pivoted, and threw, almost without looking. to first, tC complete a double play which ended the game and beheaded the king.
 Two minutes later an Associate ed Press dispatch from Philadelphia carried congratulations and best wishes from Miller Higgins, prime minister of the defunct monarch While 15,000 Boston fans bowed ir adulation to the youthful manager to Clark Griffith, the "old fox" own CT and former manager, and 10 Wal ter Johnson, grand old warrior ot the victors, another message came from the White House, urging the happy tortoise lon to the world! series"
 Today an entire nation is voicinl its admiration of one of the mos worthy achievements in the histor. of the country's national game Washington is the peoples choice. But McGraw still is warwick; ant &so the Little Napoleon" Hughi Jennings entering his seventl worlds series, will be his chief mar shal. And bosses sometimes overrid the popular candidate.
 The Giants will leave Thursday fo Washington, ready, as usual, for fight; and the galleries in this con vention will see a battle the resuI of which cannot be forecast b dope" Stout hearts defy yard stick.
 The White sox defeated Detroit to in a farcical contest which end ed the season in Chicago. Pitts burgh made it four out of five fror the Cubs as Yde won his 18th gam of the year in a to victor. though he did not finish the battle.
 The National ltague season is no over. The American will end todd with the Yankees playing a double header at Philadelphia and Wasf ington meeting Boston in a sing rnntest