The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-08

up It's present speed to the very
two might mean little or nothing.
right down the line.
The Griffs are looking for no easy
games here despite the lowly posi-.
ton of the House of Mack. Ere.
quently tailend teams rise UP and
drag the top fellow down. Manager
Harris hopes to- provide against
that by insisting that his players
play out the string.
II want the boys to feel that the
pennant isn't ours until we have
actually won it," says the boy man
. ager. THAT may not be decided
until the last game of the season.
Z In tight race like this nobody can
afford to ease up for a moment
Manager Harris plans to rotate
his Big Four, Johnson, Mogridge,
Ogden and Zachary throughout this
final trip away from home. Mar
berry and Russell will be used as
first string relief Fingers. The
Others may not start any games at
all until the pennant has been won.
When the decision is known
that the fighting Griffs have won
their first American League bunt-
ing the Big -Four will be permitted
to rest in preparation for the
rapidly approaching world series.
But until then Harris will use all
his strength day after day, letting
up not a bit in the battle for top
hOnOrs. -
The Griffmen have, twenty games
remaining in their schedule, eight
in the East and twelve, in the West
Four must be played here. Then
comes the last swing around the
frontier, opening next Saturday at
Detroit. Three games are scheduled
an each of the Western cities, clos
ing at Chicago September "a.
Walter johnson is on record as
saying that if the team is leading
by two games on that last day in
Chicago he will be convinced that
they will win the pennant. Never
tneless they will be facing four
more contests at Boston, games
which if lost, might cheat them Of
their title.
Rumors from New York have
the members of the Yankees worry
metropolis felt and shown all
around the circuit cause the Griffs
TO be "shooed in" but the Griffs
laugh at that. They expect no
''soft" pitching from the opposi-
ton, but are looking to have
every clubs best pitchers sent
against them.
Connie Mack. and his players
are said to prefer us to win than
the Yankees" says Manager Har-
ris. Fine business, but did that
prevent Baumgartner and RCmmel
from facing us on Labor Day?
And did they do anything but their
hest? We barely beat Rommel in
the last inning, you'll remember.
That's the bunk, that talk of the
Yankees that we are to be 'shooed
in, take it from me.
"Maybe the Yankees, fearing
we'll win, think we'll let down if
we think the other clubs are
going to help iIs win this PEN
nant. If that's the case, they
are in for a surprise. We're.
going to keep up our present
pace until we win or lose! am
confident we are going to win,
but even if we don't, we're
going to- stay in there"
49,
During these four games here
the Griffs expect to face Connie
Mack's best pitchers, including
Rommel, Baumgartner, Slim Har-
ris and either Gray or Heimach.
The order of their pitching is not
known as yet. but they may be
depended upon to do their best to
null down the leaders.
Ty Cobb is expected to send
Whitehill, Wells and either Leon.
ard or Holloway against the Griffs
In the series opening next Saturday
In Detroit.
Sherry Smith, Joe Shaute and
Stan Coveleskie are doped to hllrl
for the Indians when the Griffs
land in Cleveland, with Shocker,
Danforth and probably Wingard,
toiling for the Browns at st. Loilis.
Chicago is expected to send Red
Faber, Hollis Thurston and, either
Leverette or Robertson against
the Griffs in that final series in the
West.
Don't imagine those clubs out
West like us any too WELL" says
Roger Peckinpaugh. "But we're
ready. We've beaten the best
they offered and hope to do It
again. For one thing, we hone 10
~ improve our work in Cleveland
and st. Louis. We haven't done
30 we'll i'm those towns"
The spirit Of the Griffmen couId
hardly be improved. One and ali
expect victory in this pennant race
The regulars are prepared to give
all they have to cinch things and
the extra players are pulling for
the regulars not to be injured, even
though this keeps them out of the
limelight.
If anybody had an idea the Red
Sox were in favor of shooing in
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