The Washington times., 1925-09-09
GRIFFNEN
FINISH IN
P'HAL.Y
Champions Eager to Leave
Town That Gives EN-
the Razz
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Times sports Editor

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. p
With q comfortable lead of eight
games in their fight with the Ath-
letics for the 1925 American
League pennant, the world cham
pion Washington Griffmen today
close their season at Shibe Park.
They are not popular here these
DAYS and there viii be no regret
among the Griffmen to depart inn
mediately after tonight's skirmish.
For two days the visiting brothers
from the Capital have been booed
and Kissed and insulted when
ever they moved upon the field.
It hasn't interfered with their
playing any, of course, but it also
hasn't made them wish to remain
here any longer than necessary.
Tomorrow the champions have
no game to play. They resume
action 1T the Griffith stadium on
Friday. the Boston Red .Sox open
ing their last series of the year
= Washington. Only two games
will be played by the tailenders.
Next sunday. the Athletics viii
NAV alone contest in Washington
and. though they are now prac-
4;eallu ont. of the running for the
oonfalon. nevertheless they are
playine good ball and should at
tract a large crowd.
Relieving an off day next Mon
dav the Champions VIII entertain
the western clubs for two weeks4
Detroit. Chicago, Cleveland and 81.
louis chasing each other into town.
Inst seventeen ball games are
hooked for washington before the
curtain is rJng down on the regu,
lar campaign and the fans GIRO
Themselves for the world series "a
vrhich the Griffmen- win battle the
pittsburgh Pirates.
As soon as those Labor Day VIC
tories were hung up here, secretary
r.vnon hurried back to washington
to take charge of the necessary ar
Tangenents for the coming world
go now but a month away.
There is mass Of detail work Tor
him tb supervise, but he looks Tor
no bitches. Much was learned last
fail and this year affairs should
run even more smoothly than tney
Bucky Harris has already planned
his action Once the race is maine
maticaIly over, some OF the vet
Grams needing short rests VIII get
them. Roger Peckingpaugh, whose
work during the final drive to the
TOP has been phenomenal, Is GER
tain to be rested for the blue-rlDDon
contests with the Pirates. 80 VIII
Muddy Ruel, who has worked be-
hind the bat in majority OF Ine
games played this season.
Certain of the pitchers like
johnson. COveleskie and Rueth.
er are likely to be pitched not
As often as they have OF late,
being given just enough work %
fiji them for the world series.
Mike Martin, acting in his Of
fetal capacity, will see that the
All important hurting corps
rounds to in tiptOp form.
A year ago, with the decision ii
doubt until the final week. the
washington pitchers had to face
the Giants with hardly more than
three days of preparation, but
things are breaking better this year
and Mike says Bucky Harris won't
have any reason to complain Oh
his pitching against the National
Lea pI1e championS.
Adams and Buddy Myer, two I'M
knowns, are to be seen in action
as soon as the Griffs cannot lose
the Pennant, while Everett Scott
will go to third base to let Bluege
rest a little. Scott played his first
game at third yesterday for his
long diamond career and got away
with it.
Meyer will don a uniform and
work out with the champions
this week. He has been acquiring
knowledge sitting on the bench
and watching that grand old
master of all the short stops,
Roger Peckfnpaugh, perform.
Myer admits his amazement at
much that he has seen.
Il feel highly honored that any
baseball scout would even think of
me as a possible rival of a short