The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-05
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Shorts EditOrs The Times

Two more games remain TO be
played here by Lee FohI's Boston
Red Sox before the world cham
pion Griffmen clash with their
only rivals for 1925 pennant
honors, the Philadelphia Athletics.
Shortly after tomorrow's game is
ended Bucky Harris will take his
pennant aspirants up to Philadel-
phia. Monday morning, Labor
Day, comes the first of four con-
tests to be played at Shibe Park
in three days and the champions
are convinced that they will grab
at least three victories in that
series despite the advantage of
the AS in playing at home.
Bucky Harris Is driving his team
to acquire just as large a lead as
possible. It will be all right to
win the flag by half a game, but
II the Griffs can. win by a dozen,
that will suit the scrappy field
leader Of the Griffith Stadium rep
resentatives.
"There will be no let-down," says
Manager Harris. "In the first
place, we want to win by as much
as we can. In the second, we have
the winning spirit now and will
need it to hop right into the world
series with the Pirates. They tell
me the Pirates are a strong team.
That's good. There's more glory in
winning from a strong team than
In kicking a weak one around. The
stronger they are the better"
Tho World chanonions will Vnaot
only the Red SOx and Mackmen
between now and September Is.
Today and tomorrow the Red SOx
play here, returning for two
more final battles on September
III and IL. The Griffs play four
games in three days at Slibe
Park, beginning next Monday,
and on Sunday, September Is,
the AS will come here for sin.
gle game.
Beginning on Tuesday, Septem.
Der Is, the champions will oppose
the Western clubs, headed by the
Detroit Tigers. After the Tigers
will come the White Sox, Indians
and Brownies, the latter ending
their series on September q.
The final trip of the champions
away from home will be to Boston
They are due to play four games
in the Hub on September 80, Octo
Der /, 2, and 3.
The last day of the season, Sun
day, October a. will see the Griffs
In their last clash with the Phila
delphia Athletics at the Griffith
Stadium. BY that time the cham
pions' pennant victory should be
well known. and it is barely posi-
BILE that the AS will win. They
won't be under the strain of the
contest as they were the other day
The Mackmen are battling the
Yankees today in New York and
will repeat tomorrow. The AS
have won nine out of twelve games
this season from the Yankees, but
lately the New Workers. have be-
gun playing good ball and are not
quite the cinch now that they were
a couple Of months back when play
ing the AS.
The world champions are to-
day six games ahead of the AS
and are rushing down to that
finish line with all the speed and
courage they showed a year ago.
They are not to be stopped,
either, by the AS or anybody
else.
Alex Ferguson has now won
three consecutive games for the
Griffs. His 9-to-3 triumph over the
Boston Red Sox yesterday was the
sixth straight win for the cham.
pions. who wholly outclas sed their
opponents. Ferguson kept the
seven Boston bingles well-scattered
and at no time was hard pressed.
His five passes showed a little un-
steadfness, but his general per.
Torrance was excellent for pitch
or who has done little or no work
this season until a few weeks ago
when he reported to the Griffs in
Cleveland. Nv
Ruffing was roughed by the
Griffs from the start and was ham
mered from the hill in the fifth.
being assisted mi his departure by
Goose Goslin's terrific triple to the
center field wall with the bases
clogged.
oscar Fuhr. a long lefthander.
yielded a run in the sixth and gave
way to a pinch hitter. That
brought Charlie Ross, a midget
southpaw, to the hill and he took
spanking in the eighth for a
couple Of unnecessary tallies.
AS a contest, it was a sad fail.
ure. As an indication of the power
and smooth skill of the champions,
it was an excellent exhibition. The
champions are apparently out OF
the slump that threatened their