The Washington times., 1924-09-26

One and all, Bucky Harris and b
ctnch their grip upon the gonfalo
IN row, from the Red Sox at n
have dropped one to the Mackmer
The Griffs are leading the Yankees
today by two games, exactly the
same margin they had when open.
ing this final swing around the CIR
cult nearly three weeks ago. Tile
Yanks, meeting the weak Red Sox
and White Sox while the fighting
Griffnen were battling the power
ful Mackmen and Jungaleers,
caught up with their rivals.
During the washington clubs
stay in Cleveland they were tied,
the Yankees fooling the critics BY
taking three straight from the
Browns Then came the break and
the Griffmen drew away from their
foes.
Looking at the mathematics IN
this race, Il may be seen how II
Is possible for New York to win.
lf the Griffs lose all four games
here, the YanIxs can win with
three victories over the MacklneIl.
IL the Grfffs lose three games
here, Q clean sweep for the
Yankees in Philadelphia win give
them their fourth consecutiye
pennant triumph.
The Yankees can tie the Hriffs
with q clean sweep against the
lMackmen while the Red Sox and
Griffs are breaking even here. In
that case President Ban Johnson
has already arranged for q post.
season series Of three games be-
tween the contenders, the winner to
meet the New York Giants for the
world title. So much for the mathe-
MATES, Now for the dope, the
grand old dope, so loved by the real
fan.
The Yankees are actually leading
. forlorn hope. Opening this final
swing around the league, they had
seven comparatively soft games
with Boston and Chicago while the
Griffnen had seven hard ones with
Philadelphia and Detroit. It was
during that week that the Yanks
caught up with their rivals. They
won four from Boston and two out
OF three from Chicago. The Griffs
won three out Of four from Phil
adelphia and one out of three. from
Going into Cleveland, the Griffs
had the satisfaction OF knowing
that odds favored them thereafter.
The Indians were softer than the
Tigers or the Mackmen. The White
Sox and Red Sox shaped up weaker
than the Browns or Mackmen.
The Yankees refused to quit,
however. They battled the Brownies
tooth and nail, winning a double.
neader ana q single game. They
mad luck with them, but all win
nlng teams have the best Of the
luck. That is what helps them to
&c winning teams. They thought
pretty Wen OF themselves when they
LETT st. Louis, believing that the
5rowns would hold the Griffs. They
slipped right there
Ty Cobb had laid careful mans
Tor the downfall Of the Yankees.
ne had his pitchers well grOOmed
ana his lineup reconstructed lust.
Tor that big series. The Yarlxa
sOst All three games to the JunRa.a
!eers, one on wild throw By na
Dugan and others on wild pitches
BY Bob Shawkey and Walter Beaii.
Meanwhile, down in st. Louis the
Griffmen were winning two out Of
three. They would have made II.
three straight, but for Fred Mar.
berry's brainstorm last Saturday
The Griffs grabbed their margin Of
two games back again during that
stay In st. Louis and maintained IT
at the expense Of the White Sox
while the Yankees were cleaning
up the Indians In Cleveland.
Today the final series opens for
both contenders The Macknen
have been playing fast BAN for
more than a month, much faster
than the Red Sox. The Macknien
have Rommel, Burns, Heimach.
Meeker and Baumgartner, three
southpaws and two righthanders,
pitching fine ball and most eager
to upset the Yankees. There is
little love lost between these two
clubs and the Mackmen, finishing
IN fifth place, are most DESTROYS Of
dragging the Yankees down.
The Red Sox pitchers, while they
may cause the Griffmen trouble
galore, do not actually rank with
those OF the Mackmen. Howard
Ehmke stands out alone among the
Red Sox hurlers, ranking with
Philadelphia's best. But while the
Yankees may expect to face high
class hurting every day down to the
end, the Griffs may find soft spots.
especially II relief Fingers are
summoned to the hill by Lee Fohl.
Aside from the all important
pitching, the Mackmen are hitting
the ball harder than the Red SOx
and fielding better. though they
are not smooth fielding ball
club. The morale of the Mack.