The Washington times., 1925-09-10
GR|FFSREST
IN WILD
RACE
Hope to Relax a Bit Tomor-
row, Too, As Red Sox Re-
turn for More Punishment
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Sports Editor. The Times

Sports Editor, The Times
Enjoying lead of seven COM
plete games over their nearest
rivals, the Philadelphia Athletics,
the world champion Griffnen are
today taking a brief rest before
resumine operations at the Grit
fifth Stadium tomorrow, with the
Boston Red Sox booked for the
first of two games. Walter John
son will probably climb the hill
against Lee Fohl's outfit and, as
il will be Ladies Day, he viii have
plenty of vocal support. The girls
applaud every little thing,
The GIiffmen have twenty-one
games remaining on their sched-
ule, only four of which are away
from home. They can play 800
ball from now to the end and still
ride over the line in front. But
Bucky Harris does not intend per-
hitting any let-up. He wants to
cinch the victory as soon as pos
sible and, for that reason, viii
use his best players against all
corners until the race is mathe-
matically ended.
While Connie Mack admits his
team cannot down the Griffs. new
ertheless, his boys don't intend fin.
ishing any further behind than
they absolutely have to. They
proved that Tuesday and yester-
day. Monday afternoon Connie
broke to them the sad news that
they had lost the morning game to
IAkN
nosed out for their twelfth straight
defeat. But on the next day they
came back and broke their losing
streak and Ferguson's winning
streak. and yesterday they copied
9 to Z.
The MackInen and the Griffs
have but two more games to play
with one another. Thirteen OF
the twenty-five played have been
Washington victories. Next SUM-
day the AS viii appear here In q
single contest and already the
fans are demanding tickets.
the final game in Philadelphia.
Hank SEVERED made the first and
81 Perkins the other.
Chick Galloway raised a pop foul
fly in the second inning with one
out and a man on second. In
Washington's park the ball would
have fallen about halfway between
the home dugout and the screen.
Hank Severid sailed over after that
low fly and, stumbling to his knees,
made a perfect catch over his head
while kneelfng. The fans were
quick to applaud him, and he de-
served every bit of it.
In the next frame came the Per-
kins play. Judge had walked and
Jezebel Zachary was attempting to
sacrifice. He put up puny fly in
foul territory half way between the
plate and first base, and hardly
three feet foul. Perkins was after
IL on the jump and, just as he was
about to lose it altogether, he took
headlong dive and caught the
ball while lying at full length upon
the grass. That set the fans crazy
with delight, naturally. 1t sure
was a great play.
Aside from those two fielding
plays, Roger Peckinpaugh's two
home runs created a stir and, for
moment. seemed to spell a Wash
ington victory. The veteran escaped
much of the fans caustic COM
ments all through the series and
was cheered for his humping
efforts.
RUDE Walberg and JezebeI
Zachary, the starting hurIers, did
not last long. For three innings
they promised much, but there.
after the sluggers took charge
Of things and were rough upon
all relieving pitchers.
Ossie Bulge. dragging a lame
dog, cut himself a piece of cake
with three hearty blows, two to
left and one to left center, after
whiting and walking. He crossed
the pan twice himself.
Peck led off the third frame
with a home run into the left
field stand some fifteen yaI DIS from
the foul line. In the next inning,
with GCslin and Bluege on base, the
veteran added another fifteen yards
toward center for another home run
into that stand. Both were hard
drives and roundiy cheered. Phi.a-
delphia fans like home runs, even
when the other guy gets em.
1t wasn't much of game, largely
because Of the ineffective pitching.
When the Griffs were leading, 4 to
o, IL promised to be a walkaway,
but the AS quickly got the range
of Zachary's stuff and in the sixth
gave him a fine beating. That was
Immediately after Rube Walberg
had been handled by the Griffs.
When the AS went to bat in the
sixth the champions were leading,
to 3. When the frame closed tho
IS ware IN front. 20 6, end the
fans were standing and bowling and
yelling like Apaches. The Griffs
crawled up closer by one tally in
the seventh only to have the AS
grab another in their half and
from then to the end nothing
happened.