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The Washington times., 1924-08-28
Others Talk More.

IN ROBABLY because he is the
manager and, therefore,
n. should choose his words care
fully, Harris is the mildest-talker
among the Griffs, with the pos
sible exceptions of Roger Peckin-
paugh, Memo Leibold and Walter
johnson. That trio are. inclined
to "wait and see," though exud-
ing confidence by their smiles.
The younger players are bubhling
over with the confidence in their
final victory.
Being with winner has filled
Joe Judge, for instance, with the
old fighting spirit. The Griffs'
crack firstsacker can hardly sit
still the moment talk veers around
to the pennant. It is good to see
it, too, after so many years of
just farms, motors, fishing, etc.,
as topics of conversation among
the athletes.
Judge has become a fiery, pep
perry firstsacker. This is his home
town and his father is going to
be on hand 10 watch Joe perform.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

hole just before they hit. I do II
in this shot, for a quick impreS-
sion gives one the distance better
than a lingering study.
Your thumbs should be down the
shaft in this shot. l take a rather
long grip on my club so that I
can stand UP and see the hole bet.
ter; but am not so sure that a
shorter grip would work out well,
too. There is advantage in prac-
ticing this shot, for when you are
in trouble under trees and other
overhanging places where you are
required to hit low shot out Of 1t
you can use 1t successfully.
I usually pick a little spot foot
in front of the ball on the imag-
mary direction line and hit the
ball squarely over 1t such as a
pitcher would pitch his ball over
the home plate. Sometimes 1 watch
the backstroke because as a mat.
ter Of fact, with the exception of
wrist action, this shot is made on
almost straight lines rather than
curves.
OF course, you mUst allow foe
rolls such as you have to on put.
ting green's for your are working
on the ground surface and not in
| the air.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

TEW YORK, Aug 28-The Grffmen New York for their
~ final of the 1924 their back
June they cleaned the world champion Yankees winning four
three days the Yankee stadium the Bronx Remem
berng that cleanup Broadway worrying about the four
between the fighting G and the Yankees beginning today
Indeed
his for several weeks The Giff instead Of folding like
accoons after that of wes and waop they in
St. Louis early this month"; promptly proceeded to take out
each and they had that till
included Jungle Cats, third
Conendng Broadway has
4oJo,,
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

Bucky Harris, young though ne
is to be leading a major league
contender, is holding himself ex-
ceedingly steady on the eve OF
this series with the three-tims
winners.
"Can't tell how things will come
out" he said to this writer vn
the train last night. "But Of one
thing I am positively certain
we're confident that, as a team,
we are just as good as the Yam
KEGS. Take Babe Ruth from the
New York lineup and I'd say we
had an edge over the Yankees.
There is but one Babe Ruth,
thank heaven. He makes it an
even thing between us. We have
the pitchers and the Yanks have
Babe Ruth.
"Our pitchers, even those not
appearing in the linup every day,
are far and away the best in the
league. Don't worry about them
cracking. No, they can't win all
their games, but they're going
to win large majority of them,
and the farther the race goes,
the more important is the pitch
ing.
"For this series in New York
I am planning to have my big
Four start the games, that is,
johnson, Zachary, Ogden and Mo-
gridge. If anything comes up
making it necessary for a change,
I have Marberry, Russell, Specie,
Zahniser and Martina in shape
to 60 into the box and deliver a
good article of pitching. Not
another club in the league is so
we'll fixed for pitchers as we are
right now"
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

keep abreast of the Grmen during this amportan
in Yankeeland
The Washington Times, in presenting todays broadcast Of the
is endeavorng give the public of
board and other which for
feels that direct vocal description proceed
ngs such used in the political conventions best
the demands of the and offers Mr.
Doughers and Skillet Firms ESQ., portrayal of games not
experiment. but established means of
following distant events.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
QNALL STUFF n
- FOR ROOTERN

The ancient Coveleslxie soup.bone
subdued the Yankees I to o, but
the latter beat Shaute, a southpaw,
5 to 4 in the second game and
got an even break with Cleveland,
holding on to the league lead.
The Tigers survived a ninth
inning scare by the Red Sox and
won 5 to 4, but old Jack Quinn
tanned them in the inightcap, to g.
The Phillies Grabbed a Roman
holiday festival by trimming Pitts.
burgh to 6.
The Cubs broke their backs
swinging, at Allan Sothoron's spit
tiers and the Cardinals won 3 to 0.
The White Sox did a Rip Van
Wrinkle after sleeping for thirteen
games by walloping the Athletics,
IL to Q, but dosed off again in the
second as Philadelphia won . to /.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
CR|FFS SET
FOR BIG
FIGHT s..
Series Of Four Games Against
", Yankees Starts In N. Y.
This Afternoon
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.


NEW YORK, Aug. A28.-Today
comes the first of the four most
:, important games the fighting
a'Griffmen have faced this season.
They must tackle the world cham
pion New York Yankees four
times in a row, meeting the cham
spions in the full flush of their
~ wild rush down the line for a
fourth successive pennant. Never
s@theless, if the Yankees may be
considered confident of winning
this series opening today, the
fighting Griffs know they're going
Ito win it. It ought to be fancy
series, filled with old-fashioned
.scrapping, and likely to see fights
of one kind and another from
first to last.
So Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary, the
= leading lefthander, is booked to
pitch against the Yankees today.
Old Zach has every one Of his team
backing him to the limit. They ad-
Ynire his courage and his interest in
the team. Old Zach stands ready to
pitch his arm off, if that will bring
the pennant to Washington.
- The Yankees are expected to use
Pennock in an effort to put a
udamper on the Griffmen in the be-
ginning of the series.
Earl McNeely, of California, is
getting his first view of New York.
He is a quiet chap, makes no bones
about saying that he has yet to
Il prove himself a big legauer, but
hopes he will make good.
McNeely should look good here.
There is plenty of room in the
garden for his roaming around
and he can roam. The Californian
has it all over Whitley Witt Hike
a tent. For years New York has
=, acclaimed Sam Rice Man o. War.
It will be interesting to see what
=. McNeeIy will be dubbed.
Uncle Nick Altrock comes into
his glory here. New Workers. de.
mand him and he has a new set of
tricks to spring on theS boys out at
the Yankee Stadium. Uncle Nick
has featured world series for other
ball clubs, but he says now that this
lone will see him in his Washington
uniform, doing his stuff for. the
Capital and Bucky Harris. "~e'
= That last one with the Browns
was a thriller and a heart.breaker
for the Griffs, who, even in defeat,
gave a convincing show Of the
,-hghting stuff that marks pennant
winners. They lost, 8 to 6, in eleven
innings that teemed with excite.
ment.
- Red Hargrave was the Griffs' hero
Z! In the eighth he came up as pinch
4 hitter and slammed a triple to left
\ that scored three runs. Then scored
himself, tying the count. The Griffs
4 had entered the eighth four runs be
hind, and It was only by the gam
/, est OF effort that they came to the
front.
Marberry, who pitched the last
three innings, faltered in the
and the pesky Brownies
Z won the game with a brace of runs
I driven over by Marty McManus.
Davis walked and was forced by
E Robertson.
Sisler singled. Robertson reaching
third. Then Marberry passed Ken
z Williams purposely to take an un.
/ successful chance on McManus, who
4 belted single to left field, scoring
\ Robertson and Sisler.
Mogridge Russell, Martin and
Marberry took turns on the hill
for the Griffs, while the Brownies
used Vangilder, Shocker and Davis
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
PITCHER, SALT LAKE CITY
IS NO PLACE FOR YOU
By r. D. THOMAS.

Because of the great
length games played City, League
innings the games
headers there"
This recent dispatch handed Doc White White
Sox pitching with explanation
was pitcher for Vernon in the Coast League.
mosphee of Salt Lake City to pitch curve ball
There little air resistance pitchers can get better
than dinky the ball.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

1t should be played when there
is nothing between the player and
the green. This is true even though
the grass just in front Of the green
Is heavy as it frequently is, I am
sorry to say.
There is nothing more trying in
the world than to play a run-up
shot through long slow grass to
short-grass fast green, except to
pitch on to 1t with a mashie or
niblick. I play a jigger for the
running-up shot because It fits
into my idea of simplicity Of
strokes, and also It is easier to
use in judging distance.
Some people play midirons,
some play putting cleeks, and
others play mashies and nlbIicIxs.
L play this shot from as much
as thirty or forty yards off the
green TOO. and the farther / play
e from the hole the moro 1 play
IL off my left foot.
At times it is advisable To- Law
the blade out little. On the very
short shots just off the green /
play the ball between my feet with
my eyes directly over the ball as
In my long approach puts. My
Feet are always very close together
In this stance, heels almost touch.
ing, and consider 1t very i'm.
portant to have my toes turned
out.
Another little idea of mine Is to
have my arms akimbo, or crooked;
not too much, however, I found
the easiest way to play this shot
was to put overSpin on. the ball.
do this by hitting a little below
the center OF the ball and pulling
up on the shot as the clubhead
goes through. When one gets a
perfect overspin 1t runs over the
uneven grass and ground and still
keeps its direction. This jigger
run-up shot Is particularly more
advantageous than the mashie
when in the wind.
The lower one can keep a ball
when 1t Is windy the more success.
full his shots will be. Great English
players run.up everything around
a green when the winds are high.
There Is one thing very important
and that is to watch carefully to
see il the ball drags or bounces a
little. This depends little upon
the fall the ball gets. after it first
meets the ground
II the shot drags through the
grass 1t is very difficult to Judge,
but II 1t bounces normally you soon
learn one Of the easiest shots Of
the game. OF course, whenever pos
sible, try to pitch the ball to the
green and let it run on the truer
grass. try to feel this shot in
the fingers more than any other
stroke, which is saying a great
deal.
Now for the most necessary
idea in playing this shot. Be sure
to avoid showing IL, for there Is.
much inclination to do SO. The
way i play It is to use a fair
amount OF wrist, although let
my hands move back with my
cIubhead a little SO that IL Is not
entirely a wrist shot,.
I think carefully of keeping my
left wrist turned up. This helps
my wrist action and assists me In
hitting better. You have seen great
PLAYERS take one quick lOOk at the
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

Naturally, this is a great help
to the batter, who Is aided also
by the noa-resisting atmosphere.
You'd be astonished how fast a
batted ball travels in Salt Lake city
and how far 1t goes.
Il saw a player smack out a
home run IN Salt Lake City by
hitting the ball barely off the
handle of his bat. 1t sailed beau
tifulIy over the left field fence.
IL should have been an easy fly.
the clubhouse in center field and
much closer in than the center
field stand in the Washington bah
park. Bunny Brief used to shine at
bombarding the clubhouse.
1.-The thin atmosphere has a lot
to do with Duffy Lewis 400 bat
ting average. Playing in Salt Lake
he gets a flock of bingles that
would be easily caught flies in other
cities. The same goes for other
players in the Coast league and II I
were q major league scout I'd
learn how many Of his hits a coast
league player made in Salt Lake
city before recommending him.
When the White Sox trained in
Mexico City in 1907, the pitchers
had time of it. Mexico City, you
know, is up high and it's atmos-
pheric condition is much the same
as Salt Lake City's.
Eat the start, we threw nothing
but straight balls, of course, and
I'll never forget the first curve I
tried. 1t didn't curve an inch. It
landed plumb in the side Of the
81 couldn't understand why
that ball didn't break. L tried
another hook. It didn't vary
enough from a straight line to
call 1t even d dinlxy curve.
II kept at It, not knowing
what was the matter, and finally
reached the conclusion that I'd lost
my curve ball. was downright
worried.
ION the way back from train.
ing camp we played our IirSt game
in New Orleans. The atmosphere
there was thick and muggy. /
tried my curve ball again hoping
something had happened since we
left Mexico City to change what
| ever was wrong and give me back
the knack of throwing a curve.
well, sir, the first one 1 pitched
almost startled me, the way 1t
broke and turned in. I pitched
curve after curve for the sheer
delight Of doing It. And it was
surely some delight after that ex-
perience in Mexico CITY when I had
every reason to believe l. was slip
ping.
| Now you know why more runs
are scored in Salt Lake city than
in any other city in the Coast
league. It's a batter's paradise
and a devil of a place for the
pitcher.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
National LeMwuO
Yesterdays HOME RUNS.
Jack Ogden Leader

Jack Ogden, brother Of the Griff.
mems Swarthmore Sheik, is leading
all International League pitchers.
He has won seventeen victories for
Baltimore and lost four.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28


Washington. O'O0OIlO4O O-e
st. Louis. ..... % % o. 0 0 0 2-s
Runs - Robertson, sisler. McManus,
Williams, Gerber (2), Rego, Van
Glider. Rice. Bluege (O. Ruel, Peck,
Hargrave. Errors-Jacobson and Rego.
Two-base hits - Williams. McNeely.
Three-base hit-Hargrave Stolen
bases - McManus. Tobin. Sacrifices
Sisler ca. Jacobson. Double play
Jacobson to McManus. Left on bases
st. Louis. 10: Washington. .. First
base on balls-Off VanGilder, 2; off
Davis /; off Mogridge, /; off Russell,
3 off Martina, 2; off Marberry. ..
Struck out-By vangilder, q by Davis
l.. by Russell / by Marberry. l.
Hits-off: yangilder. is in 72-S In
nings; off Shocker, / (pitched to one
batter in eighth); off Davis. 1 in ia
innings; off Mogridge, in innings
off RUSSELL In q innings: Of Mar
tina: in inning: of Marberry. 3 in
ming pitcheT---Davis. Losing pitcher
Marberry. Umpires-Nallin. Holmes
and Evans. Time-2 hours I6 min
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
RUN-UP SHOT NOT GIVEN
ENOUGH ATTENTION
By CHARLES "CHICK" EVANS.

The Importance of shot
it short distance golfer usually practices
When realizes
he has become a wise player.
We had national champion this
snt wen and am that the he the
stroke but most people play stupidity The great professionals
much in their method The shot
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
Swede Is Coming Back

Christensen, the Swedish hurdler,
will return to American in October.
He represented his native land in
the Olympics.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

Baseball fans Of Washington imagine themselves in the
Yankee Stadium New York when they gather in front Of The
Hearst Building 23O washington te) hear play by
play description of the GrmenY Yankee game by Louis A.
Dougher and 'Skilet" Finn, Esq.
Play by play the entire of the will be repeated
audience which invited foregaher in front of the
Hearst Building and keep its box specially pre-
pared which printed in the Home Edition only Every
detail of the game and Of the incidents occurring field
will broadcast for the benefit Of the loyal who
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
Juniors Challenge

The st. Mary's Juniors of Alex
andria desire opponents. Bill Lang
ford, captain, can be phoned at
Alexandria 1884,.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
Emeralds On TOP

The Emerald Juniors knocked off
the Dixie Juniors, z to 6, scoring
the winning run in the ninth. G.
Payne, with a homer, triple and
double, was the leading batsman.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

Moe got the old razzis
dazzle thing yesterday.
He picked NICHOLAS to
cop the fourth, but the
grey beagle couldn't out
run one of the swans in
the park lake. However,
he'll nail this bird some
other day. For this after.
noon he has been given
one by hurry Luxem-
berg that may pick up
the jack Nicholas wasted.
Bank roll to date, $10,-
055.21.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
Gridders Soon Report.

Georgetown University gridiron.
ers shortly will be arriving, at the
Hilltop. Coach Lou Little has set
September l for the gathering of
his forces.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

VIII Joe perform! Well, looking
at him, this writer would say yes
in loud tones.
Even Sam Rice, generally in
clined to hold his tongue, can get
interested in a baseball discussion
these days, arguing to the best of
his ability that the Griffs not
only can win the pennant, but can
conquer Giants. Pirates or any
other winner of the National
League championship
They Will Be Tough.
HOWEVER, that pennant must
be won before a world series
isplayed and, if the fighting
Griffs are to cop the biggest
honors, they must come through
in these four games here. These
four games will be tough, but
the Griffmen are ready.
Miller Higgins has four pitch
ers primed to tackle the Griff-
men. Joe Bush is said to have
recovered the use of his arm,
which means trouble in large
punches. Waite Hoyt and Sad
Sam Jones have been delivering
a good article of mound work
for the last few weeks. Herb
Pennock, the best pitcher with
the New York club, is at hiss
best.
Against that Yankee quartet
Bucky Harris will send his own
big Four" Johnson, Mogridge,
Zachary and Ogden, and Harris
insists that his pitchers are bet
ter as a bunch than the Yankee
quartet.
The Griffs expect a fight for
each and every victory they win
here, but they are confident of
their own strength and really be-
lieve themselves good enough to
take three out of the four, If not
all four.
Griffmen Have Edge.
THE Griffmen have an edge
over the Yankees, winning
- ten out of the eighteen
games played this season. An
even break in this four-gamc
series will assure them an edge
for the whole season, as these
teams meet no more after next
Sunday.
Three victories here will send
the Griffs home in first place
and, if the players are to be be-
lieved, they will never be ousted
from the top hole job the next
time they get in with both feet.
There is another angle to this.
The Yankees have won three flags
in a row, but three defeats, not
to speak of four, at this stage of
the running will just about take
the heart out of them. They have
had no easy time this season.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
Would Buy Gregg

Though he is forty years old, the
Yankees have made an offer to
the Seattle club for Vean Gregg,
former major league star.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
Report On Sept, 9

Fordham's football squad has been
ordered to report on September ..
The Washington times., 1924-08-28
Fathead HELPED Lose.
WASHINGTON.
All H q
ST. LOUIS.
Az II q

Totals 411s2s11 Totals. 1918 80 Il
"Batted for Mogridge in fifth.
fBatted for Russell in seventh.
fBatted for Martina in eighth.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

Some people play midirOns.
some play putting -cleels, and
others play nlashies and nibIicks.
play this shot from as much
as thirty or forty yards off the
green too, and the farther 1 play
e from the hole the moro / play
IL off my left foot.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

Naturally, this is great help
to the batter who is aided also
by the noa-resisting atmosphere.
You'd be astonished how fast a
batted ball travels in Salt Lake city
and how far it goes.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

81 couldn't understand why
that ball didn't break. L tried
another hook. It didn't vary
enough from a straight line to
call Il even d dinIxy curve.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

think carefully of keeping my
left wrist turned up. This helps
my wrist action and assists me In
hitting better. You have seen great
players take one quick look at the
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

Now for the most necessary
idea in playing this shot. Be sure
to avoid showing 1t, for there is
much inclination to do so. The
way / play IL is to use a fair
amount OF wrist, although I lei
my hands move back with my
cIubhead q little SO that IL Is not
entirely a wrist shot.
The Washington times., 1924-08-28

II saw player smack out a
home run in Salt Lake City by
hitting the ball barely off the
handle Of his bat. 1t sailed beau
tifully over the left field fence.
It should have been an easy fly.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1924-04-24
WASHINGTON. D. c.. april 81.

WASHINGTON, d. c., april 81.
Now that the Republican voters
of the United States have voiced in
the most positive terms their desire
to have Calvin Coolidge as their can
didate for the presidency, specula-
ton has turned to the selection of
the man who will run on the ticket
with him. Coolidge now has enough
delegates to insure his nomination.
1t is doubtful if there will be 100
votes cast for any other candidates
in the convention at Cleveland on
June 10.
Among those mentioned to run on
the ticket with Coolidge are: Sen
ator Capper, of Kansas, one of the
leaders Of the farm bloc anw owner
of numerous agricultural papers.
Senator Borah, of Idaho, one of the
outstanding figures in the Senate,
is also being seriously considered.
Iowa may have two favorite sons
in the race for second place; one
being Judge Kenyon, who lately
paid a most glowing tribute to the
president; the other is Congressman
Dickinson, who by hard work and
ability has rapidly come to the
front in political ranks. Iowa will
not be alone in presenting for con-
sideration two favorite sons; Hi
nois will have two extremely capa-
BILE men, both of whom are nation
al figures; namely Frank Lowden,
who enjoys the confidence of the ag-
riculturlsts of the country and Gen
eral Charles Dawes who is in
Europe trying to arrange a settle
meht of the financial troubles of
Europe. From south of Washing
ton comes the name of Senator
Ernst of Kentucky, who would be ac-
ceptable to many Republicans
throughout the nation Friends of
Governor Hyde of Missouri, are con-
fident that his selection as a run
ming mate for Calvin Coolidge would
meet with general appreciation.
California may present the name of
Senator Shortridge.
At the present writing it is any
bodys race.
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