The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-16

At the same time the Boston Red
Sox, one Of the TWO weakest teams
In the circuit. were dropping four
straight to the Yankees. The Yanks
gained full game on the Griffs.
Comming west, they were one full
game in the rear.
Now one series has been finished
for each team out here. The Yanks
have won two out Of three from
the weak Chicago White Sox, los.
ing to Hollis Thurston. At the
same time the Griffs were battling
the much stronger Detroit Jungle
Cats losing two out Of their three
tussels. In that opening series in
the West the Yankees have sue.
ceeded in overtaking the Gritfrnen
and today find both teams tied for
first place, four games ahead of Ty
Cobb's Jungle Cats, who are far
ahead OF the st. Louis Browns.
BucEy Harris believes that de-
spite the seasons record the fight
ing Griffs are facing more chances
of success here than the Yanks are
In st. Louis. The Griffs have won
but one game in eight ut Dunn
Field but the Indians today are
much weaker than they were a
month ago. Odds favor the Griffs
In this series opening here today.
In st. Louis the Browns, who
have no kindly feeling for tho
Yankees, have been waiting for
their whack at the world champions.
Smoker and Danforth, their best
Fingers, have been groomtd Just
Tor this series with the Yankees.
Shocker expects to pitch the first
and last games, winning both. He
mas never forgotten that he was
canned by the Yankees without
trial and just dotes on handing
out zeroes to the boys of the
metropolis.
Since leaving home the Yanks
nave played much easier teams
than those tackling the Griffs. Just
as the Mackmen were stronger
than the Red Sox, so too were the
Detroit Bengals stronger than the
White Sox. The Yankees have
gained two games on the Griffs In
the last eight days, coming UP
even with them in the battle for
the banner, but they have done so
while playing weak teams yet to
De raced by the GriffS.
The Indians are not simple for
the Griffs. The Browns are ex
pected to be quite as tough fol-
the Yankees. Next Friday the
Griffs will have to tackle the
Browns, but at the same time the
Yankees will be playing in Detroit.
The Jungaleers hope to upset the
champions in all three games book
cd there on this trip.
The final week of the cam
paign shapes up softer for the
Griffs than for the Yankees.
While the Griffs are playing i'm
Chicago, the Yankees will be
playing here and when the Griffs
are finishing the season in BOs.
ton against the weak Red Sox,
the Yankees will have to face
ROmmell. Gray, Baumgartner,
Heimach and Meeker.
1--WE are going to win," says
Bucky Harris, "even If we have
TO fight it out down to the final
game Of the season. We have the
right spirit for this pennant vic
tory"
The Griffs had the right spirit
yesterday in Detroit, but they lack.
ed the bingles that would bring de-
feat to Rip Collins. the two.gun
man from Texas. Collins never
pitched better game against the
Griffs than he did yesterday. He
deserved his triumph.
Collins exhibited binding speed.
He mixed it up with a hook that
worried the Griffs all the way.
Only four hits were collected off his
stuff and only once was he in
danger, Muddy kuel having a fine
chance Of breaking UP the ball game
In the seventh. Instead Of hitting
safely with Bluege on third and