The Washington times., 1924-08-01

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1ufed digit was swollen to almost
Sarirrith bought flhrras on tho
sRot and tIle very next day found
stan on the job at the KEYSTONE
sack in New York. He acquitted
himself with credit despite thu
hafdicap But when the Senator'S
retunned home. Harris had tbs club
doctor look 1t his finver ana dis.
covered through an -eay; 1t was
broken.
Stanley was CrdaEed out of ilni.
form immediately Was he willine
70 quit? Wen say he wasn't He
set forth the finger had Ill win.
ter to heal but Grfff was boss and
insisted Harris displayed enough
nerve to make b hit with the b0sa
then and there and the Old FOX
kept 8 close eys on his hopeful.
Right now Stan Is playing with
q chip off the, right ankle cone.
He was Out Of the game several
days and It was during that tins
his boys lost four straight. Ie took
the brace OFF his foot finally ard
went back to play. Stanley is a
gamester.
That Is proven By the fact he
doesn't intend to take The injured
anlne to the hospital until the
American League flag has been
won or lost.
Harris displayed such unusual
baseball sense and fine fighting
spirit from the very first that sriff
said ne couldn't help but hope some
cay ne would turn out tosne the
fellow ne was looking for to even.
tually manage and make success
o. the playing end. Griff declares
MS Judgment In the young man Is
already confirmed, setting forth he
% 2 great. mana ger right now and
NlH be greater manager after he
mas mad more experience.
5rim says he groomed Harris
with the idea of making him
made him boss OF the infield AZ
soon as he had won q reg,,Ia,.
berth. Last year he was canal.
Clark hardly expected to make him
manager this; season. but thfngs
broke in such way he had "a
name q new manager. and. after
lengthy considerati ton, put the iss,Ie
mp to Stanley. s I.
Griff was afraid BucIxy was too
young and that the extra rs.
SpOnslbility would weigh go
heavily, and lessen his work N
the field. But Griff had his fears
Tor naHght, for Harris has pIayei
even better ball Considering the
odds against him, with his in-
jured ankle.
Grin has taken exceptional pains
with Harris during the past few
years, plays that were made right
an0 plays that were made wrong
each game 1t was d case m siT1oT.
dy" Griffith appearing n the ross
of tutor to sonny Harris - ths
pupil. Now he believes as how 10
ls through for q long time wifi.
those over-winter n1anapa,.ial
changes, for 1t Is his opinion the
problem Of leadership has been
solved for some time to come par.
maps ne is right and then again tha
may be wrong. You can YIeva,.
always8 sometimes tell. M ~
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IN addition to being in the eighth
heaven Of happiness over MA new
manager, Griffith also comes t. Hat
Win the information he has the
best infield in baseball history
greater even than that OF the Old
chicago Cubs and SURPRISING the
BEST that Connie Mack ever nos.
eesseo: ne admits his infield quar-
teL lsnL superior to that OF the
$4vOsOOO Mackian outfit, extensively
speaking but when 1t comes to de-
Lens. Grifr sn1acks his lips with
He declares Harris better IN the
Held than Collins ever was. sets
forth that Rluege is the best de-
fenslve third basel1lan he has ever
seen, gives Pecldnpaugh 3 nat on !.
the back to the extent he Is nlay-
Ing the best ball J0f his career.
while Judge, ut first rounds ont
what Clark would term an Inn
pregnable defense.
The Griffmen scared to the ton
OF the league by being far ana
away the best defensive. club df
them AL. The opposition has had. u
tough time scoring against the fine
pitching Harris shot at It. And
even when the hurlers were hit reas:
Onabiy. hard, the various defensive
cogs came to life and cut off runs.
For 81 time 1t was hard to score
even as many as two runs against
the Griffs.
johnson. Mogridge, Zachary, Zah.
niser, Ogden, Martina, Russell and
Marberry have all done their Bit
\ IN a pitching way and have been
more than ably aided and abetted
by that outstanding backstop, Mud.
dy' Ruel. who. II he isn't on top
Of the catching heap right now has
all but his big toe there.