The Washington times., 1924-10-10

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Bueky Harris and his gang 81
fighting Griffs have broken even III
four games with the Giants without
the services of their star short.
stop. Roger Peclinpangh. III three
Of them Peck was bandaeed heavily
before yesterdays game and sue.
cedsed Ii remaining IN the lineup
until two were gone IN the ninth.
Then he was assisted from the field.
crippled for weeks.
Peek will watch todAy's really
crucial combat from Il seat On the
bench The big series OF 1924 is
done for him. He has done his bit.
shining with great glory He viii
play no more until next spring.
Trainer Martin had Peek's strain.
cd left Les tightly strapped for yes.
terdayss game and the veteran
managed to keep out OF trouble uns
I'll the victory was Id. He got two
hits and was purposeIy passed, In.
his third trip To the plate, Only
when obliged to go over behind
the bag for Meusel's grounder in
the ninth, forcing Kelly, did Peck
injure himself again. The fans
chSeted him to the echo AZ he was
half carried from the field to the
clubhouse.
To-Day Ton my Taylor win ket
his chance IN 3 world series con.
test. He has al injured hand.
but Trainer Martin believes the tI1s i
former Memphis star win be abIe
60 put up b good showing 80 third
base. That MEANS the fransfeF
slice Of Ossie BlnUge to the abort
field n place of Roger Pecking.
paugli.
Buffeted al they are BY the iron
hand Of grim fate, the fighting
1Irlfis are showing their real
Qualities OF aggressive confidence.
a brief peek into their clubhouse
proves that.
Wen gst those birds now. !"
gTins Joe Judge.
Now watch US show than
something, says Muddy Ruel.
1 feel sure wen win the champ.
tonskip, smiles Walter JOHNSON
I'm sorry 4 couldn't come through.
o. we'd have the title right now
Don, care who they Ditch =
eays Goose Qoslin, i've got t0 ret
another home run to-day"
After tying them three times
We'd be q fine lot Of fish not I'd
50 out and beat EN-, says sam
Rice. Today wen do that
4 have been confident all along
that We could win the champion.
ship" says Buclxy Harris. 'sNOw
know IL. II they couldn't beat us
ID six games, they can't do 1t in
sixty-six. Tonight Washington win
be the home Of the world cham.
piOng Of 1924 and I'll refuse to an.
swef all telephone calls"
1 Defeating Art Neff. McGraw.A
pitching ace. has filled the Griffs
with. confidence. He turned them
back in the opening game 81 the
series largely because OF two long
flies to left field that dropped SAFELY
among the sungods iii the tempoi..
ary seats. Trying his luck for the
second time, he pitched brilliantly,
holding his rivals to four hits. BIT
he was battling Tom Zachary. who
simply refused to be beaten. Sd
Nehf lost q close fight, 3 to 1, set.
ting nearly 10000 fans crazy with
joy.
The Giants grabbed a run in the
first inning. That was all they
got, for after that Zachary tighten,
"a and STAYED them off inning after
inning. Particularly was he effec.
tive With runners on the bases, and
not many got on, for that matter.
Frisch poled b double to the corner
In right field with one out in the
first frame. Young hit one back
ut Zachary and Frtsch was run down
and killed at second base. YOUNG
got to the middle bag safely during
the play and scored when Long
George Kelly singled to center. There
you have the, sum total Of the
Giants offensive efforts for the
afternoon
Good old Hank Gowdy singled
with two out in the second ana
was left, Frisch got his second
double to right in the third with
one out and did succeed III reaching
third where he was rested as the
1 last man died.
Hack Wilson singled in the fourth
only to be doubled up by Jackson.
He got another single In the seventh
and never reached second. In the
ninth Kelly singled ana was forced
by Meusel. Each and every one
was q wasted effort Tom Zachary
was In charge Of the contest and let
the Giants know IT
The fighting GFiffs won the
game in the fifth, with Roger
Peck starting the trouble, RueI
and McNeely helping II along and
Buclxx Harris delivering The con-
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