The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-11
Bv LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Shorts Editor. The Times


The girls will be out in flocks
tOday to celebrate the return of
their heroes. Bulky Harris and
his gang of Fighting Griffs. who
have copied four out of their
last six games PLAYED with their
biggest rivals. the Philadelphia
Athletics. The Boston Red Sox
will be the attraction. with Walter
johnson most likely to. enter the
box for. the champions.
The Red Sox are here for two
DAYS only. with single games
booked on each day. SUNDAY Con-
ME Mack will bring over his White
Elephants for q single game and
indications point to a packed
house that dav.
Lee Foil is using A new out
fielder. ST RosenthaI, who got mar
ried on the eve Of his departure
from the Texas League to join the
American League tailenders. Rosey.
as he will probably be promptly
dubbed by the big fans, is leading
off the betting order and Is said
20 be promising. The remainder of
the team Is the same as that which
played here last week.
One player. at least. In the Red
gox lineup IS earning Iandations
for his courage in sticking to 1t,
even when his team wins but one
game a week. He is Ira Flag
stead. the Woodworking outfielder.
FlaEgie, as he is known to most
ball players in this league. Is
natural hustler He couldn't loaf
il he would Just because he hap
pens to be with weak team means
nothing in his Young life. He is
In there every day to do his best
and he does il.
As. fielder FlaSgie ranks with
the best He covers the garden
from foul line to foul line. when
sIow.footed lads on either side permit.
He can 20 back to the wall and he
can race in to the Infield for flies.
Flaggie used to De one OF the
leading Rluggers in the circuit. He
has slipped a bit in that depart
ment, but is still most dangerous
man IN there at the plate in a
tight place.
In the infield is another player
who hustles all the time to the
best CT his ability He is the
genial, smiling Doc Prothro. Doc
had an unsatisfactory trial with the
Griffmen. He failed TO make the
grade at third base but he GER
tainly made ii with his team mates
. with whom he was right popular
while with the club.
Next week the Western clubs
open their final invasion Of the
East for the 1925 campaign. The
Detroit Tigers are due here on
Tuesday when they open three
game series with the champions.
AS Chicago, St Louis. and Detroit
are all tangled up in a snarline
scrap for first division honors and
hunks of the world series financial
rewards. the Griffmen are certain
to be provided with plenty of ex
element for the next couple OF
weeks. Nothing soft in the way OF
pitching will be offered them sand
they will have to exert all their
own strength TO con the victories.
The Western schedule follows:
September 10. 16. 17-Tigers.
September Is, 10. 20-White Sox
September %, 20, 24-Indians.
September %. 26, 27-Browns.
The White Sox have a double
header booked for their final visit
TO the Capital. bringing the total Of
contests with the quartet up tt
thirteen.
On September 80. October !. 2
and the world champions will bt
in Boston If possible. Bucky Har
ris will try out some of his new
players in that final series in thu
Hub.
The 1925 campaign comes to ar
official end here on Sunday, Octo
Der 4, with Connie Mack's Athletics
as the attraction. After that game
the fans will just sit back and wal
for the blue ribbon series between
the Griffs and the Pittsburgh
Pirates.