The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-22

series IS resumed after announcer
pitch Sunday, leaving at once fol
short vacation, a reward for the
season.
81 am about ready to go back to
League hurlers today. when
found myself much weaker than
in Detroit and Cleveland howeN
believe l can now pitch nine innir
boys get me some hits and some
] am ready to pitch"
Tom Zachary was expected to start
tcmorrow's game, but the North
Carolina southpaw has a stiff neck
sitting in a draft on the Cleveland
bench Monday. That's what hap
pens to athletes when they sit in
drafts. Now an ordinary guy would
never have anything happen to him.
no matter how many drafts he ex'
pertenced. Zachary's indisposition
may send Dutch Ruether to the slab,
The world champions are loafing
here today, a welcome stunt for the
pitchers and the cripples. The Griffs
hesitated in Utica yesterday on their
way East from Cleveland and today's
rest should put them in fine fettle
for tackling the Yankees at the
stadium tomorrow.
Though the champions nope to
take all three games from the
Yanks, this will hardly be of any
advantage to them over their
powerful rivals, the MacIxmen.
Comics crew will be entertaining
the league chocolate cake, the B0s-
ton Red Sox, during the same time
and should keep step with the
champions.
In addition to having Walter
Johnson return to the battle line,
Roger Peckinpaugh will probably
appear in the games with the
Yankees. Peck's splintered thumb
Is o. K. again and does not inter.
fore with his throwing or gripping
a bat. He has been practicing for
several days and quite likely will
play tomorrow:
Having Joe Judge playing regu-
larly has greatly increased the eff
cheney of the infield quartet. He
has started several double plays.
sc netting well nigh impossible for
Joe Harris. and his general fielding
has been excellent.
However, it is extensively that
Judge has sparkled. He played in
the first two games in Boston on
this trip, getting five hits in seven
times at bat. Then he hurt his
leg and had to rest. Returnins
too early to face the White Sox
on July s, once more he injured
his leg, though he did get a single
and a double in three tries that
day.
Judge did not play at all in st.
Louis. After a weeks layoff he
was back on first base against
the Jungaleers last Wednesday.
He went hitless that day but be-
gan clouting the ball the next day,
rapidly forging ahead, till he is
now playing the kind of ball he
was playing before being injured.
Since leaving home on June
30. Judge has taken part In nine
games. He has gone to bat
thirty-four times, getting seven.
teen hits for a total of twenty
five bases. This gives him the
handsome batting average of 500
on this trip.
Judges aggressive play in the
infield is most valuable to the
team. While individually a star.
the crack first sacker is first of
all a worker for the organization
and is of no little assistance to
Bucky Harris in keeping the pitch.
ers up to the mark.
Goose Goslin, the bad little boy
of the Griffmen, will very likely
be permitted to oppose the Yam
KEGS tomorrow. There is plenty of
sympathy for Goslin among his
mates. though one and all believe
he did wrong in losing his temper
and seeking revenge on the field.
His act in plain sight of the crowd
might have caused a riot, and on
that account he was SUSPENDED by
Ban Johnson. At the same time
st is whispered that Hard" Cole
won't be with the Indians long
iris Speaker doesn't like that kind
of pitching.
1t rained at odd intervals here
yesterday and the same dish is
Promised for today. This doesn't
please the loafins Athletes. many
IF whom have been planning a day
1T the races.
Dutch Ruether and Stan Covel.
sskie EXPECT to 60 down the bay
and capture a flock Of blusfish.
They are ardent fishermen and
want TO prove It.
This series with the Yankees pro-
vides the final visit Of the season
tor the champions to the metropolis,
and the Yankees, opening a three.
game series at the Griffith Stadium
On August IA, will then be playing
their final series Of the year in the
Capital.
The Griffmen have won eleven
cut of sixteen from the Yankees
Ind will miss them during the last
hx weeks Of thu campaign. How.
liver, the champions have won nine
hit Of fourteen from the AS and
have eight mora cracks at them
before the decision goes over. De.
eroit, with six victories in eleven
games, is the only club in the
league with an edge over the Griff.
men.
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