The Washington times., 1924-07-04

have the power TO hold their OWL
90 on to the glorious victory, they
The Griffmen, barring two series
with Iris Speakers Cleveland In
dams, have held their own against
every club in the league. Bucky
Harris believes that ample revenge
will be taken upon the Indians
when they come here on July IL.
Against the three Eastern clubs.
New York, Philadelphia and Bes.
ton, the fighting Griffmen have
played winning ball to the tune
o. .636. winning twenty-eight vic
tories to sixteen defeats.
Ten times have they triumphed'
over the dispirited Mackmen from
ahibe Park, losing but six games TO
the Zoe, and most OF them early in
the spring before they got really
started.
The Yankees and the Boston
Red S0x have felt the weight Of !.
their attack, each losing nine
games to the fighting GriffmeIl.
but four games from Harris and
his gang, while the Red Sox have
won but six.
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Largely because Of their utter
Gfiffs have not done so well
against the Western clubs, their
percentage being 500. They have
won thirteen victories against the
West as against twelve defeats.
The Detroit Tigers, with eleven
victories to seven defeats in their
battles with the Indians, have
dropped five out of six games to
the Griffmen. On the other hand,
the Indians, unable to do much
with the Tigers, have six wins over
the Griffmen to q lone defeat.
The Griffmen have won four
games from the White Sox as
against three defeats. Against the
Browns they have triumphed three
times. losing twice.
Allowing the major Importance Of
the series opening hero today, II
would appear that the real fight will
come when the Western clubs make
their second invasion Of the Capital.
When the Detroit Tigers arrive
here next week, they will bump
right into pair Of dOubIe-neaders
on Tuesday and Wednesday, fol.
lowed by two single games. As
the Tigers are sure to be contend
ers on their arrival, these games
will be fought to the bitter end by
both teams.
The Cleveland Indians. the one
team to make the Griffs look bad
50 far this year, follow the Tigers,
opening their series with a double
header on Saturday, July IL. The
Indians are playing fast ball and
their visit will be quite as important
- that of the Detroit Tigers.
The st. Louis Browns follow the
Indians and have six games to pay
n four days. The Chicago White
Sox close the present home stay Of
the Griffs, opening four-day stay
Oh July 81, playing five games.
twenty-five games are facing the
western clubs here, beginning next
Tuesday. Thus far the Griffs have
won thirteen and lost twelve Of their
contests with the Westerners, or
practtcaiIy broken even.
If they can win three out OF five
from the Yankees on this series
starting today, their percentage will
he .689. II we lose three and take
two, 1t win be .b76.
n the Griffs break even with
The West after taking three vic.
tories from the Yankees. their
percentage then will be .668 as
they head into the West for the
second time this season.
Il they take but two from the
Tanks and then break even with
the westerners, their percentage
win then be .66S.
What do these figures mean?
They mean that, IL the Griffs are
10 win the 1924 pennant and stage
q world series for the first time in
history In the nations capital, they
must do much better than break
even with the four western clubs.
The Griffmen have only twenty.
two more games to play against the
three eastern clubs. On the other
hand, they Gtill have sixty-three
games scheduled with the four
western clubs.
Il behooves the fighting Griffs to
ret busy when the Westerners ar
rive noxt week and proceed to
play at the aame rate against them
On they have already against the
three eastern clubs.
In twenty-four pennant races in
the American League only three
winners have fallen below the 800
mark. In 1908 Detroit won with
.ES0. The Red Sox copied in 1915
with .691. repeating in 1918 with.
.6o6. Every other winner has bet.
tered the 900 mark.
Today the fighting Griffs are
battling to the tune Of .594. They
have eigthy-five more games to play.
nixty-seven of them against the
West. Their task is not impossible