The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-11


Dronzed president. 1--WE got there
because Stan Harris is making our
boys play the kind of baseball that
the other fellow doesn't expect,
consequently isn't looking for.
Just the kind of baseball that he
has always played himself. That's
the answer.
Lets look over this pennant
chase for a minute"
We've beaten the two clubs
that we had to lick to win in
impressive style. We've walked
into New York and taken nine out
Of eleven games from the Yankees
right on their own grounds. We've
beaten the Tigers in their own lair
and at cur grounds.
THE clubs that have made the
going rough for US are Cleveland
and st. Louis. Why, we've only
one game each of these clubs in
the West. But this trip is going
to be something else again can't
see where the Tigers have a
chance, unless the Senators and
Yankees fall down badly.
''The figures are all against Ty's
club, too. Ty's team has sixteen
more games to play. We have
nineteen. II we win eleven out of
the next nineteen games, Detroit
will have to win every one of their
sixteen games to beat us out. Ii
we lick 'em one game on this next
trip, they are up against 1t. II we
beat 'em two games, they're out
Of the race.
Were going to take Cleveland
Srtr "a
have sworn to do that. We want
to beat those birds, because so far
as Detroit is concerned we've had
their number all season and we're
not going to lose it now.
YES, sir, you just tell the world
that Washington is going to win
that pennant."
Griffith was only too eager to re.
. veal the dazzling, unsupported man.
ner in which Washington has come
to be the sensation Of tho circuit,
the mystery club of the league.
lust playing different baseball,
that's all" declared Griffith. Just
playing the kind Of baseball that
Harris plays himself. His idea Is
to do the thing that tho other feels
you won't do, to outguess him. and
he has put the men in the spirit 70
win, given them tho old CUTS. al.l
popped 'em up till they KNOW now
they can't be licked
Let me give you a couple of eX'
amples of the difference in Harris
style Of game and the Old army
game"
"Over in New York during the
last series. Harris himself was on
third and Rice on second with two
out. Goslin was at the bat. The
pitcher handed him three straight
balls. Now the old army game
would have been to take the next
strike. But not with Harris. He
signed for Goslin to take a cut at
the next one. because he knew
that 1t was coming right over.
"Goslin took his cut, but the ball
was a trifle high and the Goose
struck under it. He popped to one
of the Yankee infielders. yet that
play ninety-nine times out of a
hundred would have gone through.
Another thing is the manner in
which Harris gets results without
berating his men. Patting 'em on
the back instead of cussing 'em
out. Take a game we had in
Washington. There was a man on
second when a ball was hunted to
the right of Allen Russell. who
was pitching.
Russell made the play, but he
slipped a mental cog. He had
chance to get the man at third. but
instead he tossed the ball to first
and got his man there. Harris ran
over to him and said: What's the
matter Russo
Russell knew he had pulled
one. But he set his lips and he
said: There are two gore now:
I'm going to get this fellow. And
he struck him out. It was a
game against the Browns. tor,
and IL would have hurt to lose II.
That's the way that Harris in
spires the men,. That's the kind "
baseball he gets from 'em. That's
the reason that we are up there
Harris has infused new spirit. new
life, fresh pep into our club We're
going to win that pennant just as
sure as anything human Is posi-.
BILE"
"What about Walter Jnhnson?"
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