Evening star., 1924-08-30
OGDEN SCHEDULED
T0PERFORM TODAY
Mogridge Secondary Choice
as Nationals Prepare to
Renew Attack.
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W l. Pet Win. lose.
Washington 73 81 .575 .57S $50
New York. 20 81 .565 .568 $50

A game-and-a a-half ahead of the
worlds champion New York Yam
KEGS, Buck Harris and his far famed
gang were sitting pretty on top of
the American League today, and lat
est reports from the Yankee Stadium
where the third Of their four-gam
series will start at 3 o'clock daylight
savings time this afternoon. had it
that there were strong intentions on
the part of the Washington aggre-
cation to make it three straight
Mr.. Harris was not bashful, when
interviewed today in New York, about
the selection of a pitcher for this
afternoons game Neither was he in
clined to minimize the Importance
of said selection. The we'll known
and handsome Curley ogden. faceti-
ously referred to at times as the
Sheik of Swarthmore, was ready and
willing to mount the mound for the
and Mr.. Harris was
confident that the Curley-headed one
would lend able assistance to his
eight teammates in bring home the
bacon.
Must Suit RucI.
But should Curly not warm up to
suit the critical eye of Mr. Muddy
Ruel. Bucky Harris will have George
Mogridge in reserve. George, it is
said. has blood in his eyes, and when
in New York always confines his diet
exclusively to raw beefseak and
gunpowder, such is his antipathy to
anything that wears a Yank uniform,
and such is his determination to grind
such wearers in the dust. George, if
he doesn't work today, will get his
left-handed chance tomorrow
The fact that Washington, even
should the Yankees accomplish the
unexpected and win today, will re-
main in first place did not serve to
diminish the teams determination to
take another fall out of Babe Ruth
and his helpers. Victory is sweet,
and the Bucks have tasted of it these
last two days, and found it to their
liking. Their appetites crave more.
Two games and a half is better than
one game and a half.
Town Is Crazy.
While the team is battling away in
New York, Washington is base ball
crazy.
A man can't get away from it.
Everybody from the President of the
United States to the traffic cops in the
busy streets of Washington is talk
ing base ball. The President indi-
Gated to friend yesterday that deep
down in the recesses of his heart he
hoped Washington would cop the flag.
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but one can't quote the President, and
what he said amounted to the same
thing. The President considers the
Washington base ball team as the
common property, so to speak. of the
whole country, and for that reason he
wants the team to win. While Mr..
Clark Griffith, who is in New York
with one eye on his team and the
other on the turnstiles, might not
agree with the President about a
large and divided ownership Of the
team. he will probably agree with
everybody that Mr.. Coolidge put it
rather neatly and he appreciates the
generous sentiments expressed. Mr..
Coolidge is one fan so far who has
not gotten his world series ticket.
He's keeping cool about that matter
for the present, but he made it plain
that IL Washington played in a world
series he certainly would be among
those present.
Another crowd of thousands stood
in front Of The Stars scoreboard
Yesterday and watched Goose Goslin.
Rice, Judge and others ring the bell
at opportune moments. They also
howIed and booed decisively and
spiritedly at the futile efforts of one
Babe Ruth to hit the lighting streaks
Of Walter Johnson.
The scoreboard is in perfect work
ing condition despite the hard strain
brought about by the last two days,
and is expected to perform efficiently
again this afternoon before a large
crowd. A good time 10 expected to
be had by all