The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-07-12


The Cleveland series ends with
Tuesdays game. Wednesday is an
open date. Next Thursday the St.
Louis Browns, who have not been
going very we'll since coming East.
will make thier debut, closing their
visit a week from tomorrow.
On Monday, July 81, the Chicago
White Sox will appear at the ball
yard winding up this second jTva.
sion by the western clubs. The
fighting Griffs have staggered bit
since their cleanup of the Mackmen
and the Red Sox. but may get their
second wind any minute now and
open up another offensive that will
carry them we'll out in front.
During their rush to the top, the
Griffs had alright fielding. plenty
of clouting and well-nigh perfect
pitching. Snce New York slammed
them here around July 4, the Griffs'
fielding has faltered sadly and their
pitching has noticeably deprecated.
For a while their hitting fell away
but that is apparently coming back
again. 1t may break out like
rash against the Indians.
On June "a, 1924, it will ap-
pear in the record books that the
Washington Griffs went into first
place, hanging up a pair of vic
tories over the world champion
Yankees, in New York. On July
IL, two weeks md a half later,
losing to the Tigers, to 8, they
slipped back into second place,
when the Yanks won from the
White SOx, IL to 9.
The see-saw fight in this league
Is on with vengeance. There were
evidences Of rough work in the
Yankee series here. They we're re.
peated in the Detroit series. Others
are sure to come between teams
really in the pennant hunt.
The Griffs had won seventeen out
Of nineteen games up to July 4.
Since the holiday they have won
two out of nine, making a total of
nineteen out Of the last twenty
eight. This is a winning percentage
of 679.
This percentage Is shown for rht
heartening of those weakened fans
who lose faith with a few defeats
for instance, seven out of nine
games. July decides no pennants II
the big show. The final victory
comes September 80. Meanwhile,
for a month or so the Griffs have
played to the tune of .679, which is
pennant form.
At the same time everybody IS
glad those ferocious Jungle Cats
from Detroit have left this town.
They raised hob with our boys.
They took three out of four victories
and tied a five-inning skirmish.
They outlucked and outfought the
Griffs all the way. They won two
of their three games after coming
from behind. In other words, she
Jungaleers handed the GriffS the
same medicine the Griffs had been
handing everybody else.
Ossie BIuege carries the blame
for the loss of the final tusSle
with the Jungle Cats because of a
painful peg to the stand In the
eighth, permitting two runs to
count when both runners might
easily have been nailed.
Having the benefit Of a second
guess, however. 1t might be said
that the deeper cause for the
defeat was the keeping Of Walter
johnson in the game. The veteran
WAS wild all day, as four passes
and two batsmen hit by pitched
balls indicates.
For six innings Johnson Seemed
strong, but the fast pace and the
summer sun was getting in its
deadly work and he staggered bit
in the seventh, good fortune com.
ing to his assistance when he
handed out a pair of passes with
one gone.
The Griffs were leading, to /,
when the eighth began. When it
ended they were behind and in
second place. Burke began it with
double to the right field corner.
Johnson passed Manush, bringing
up Cobb the brightest individual
star Of the series.
Cobb laced a clean single to cen.
ter. Manush beat Matthews peg to
third. Bluege saw that Burke was
not yet at the plate for some un.
accountable reason, so he let fly
in the general direction Of Ruel.
The ball went to the stand, Burke
and Manush scoring and Cobb going
around to third base. Blues wal.
lop to center scored Cobb. Then
and there the jungle Cats had
copied.