The Washington times., 1925-06-01
[3RIFF MEN
PLAYING
YANKS
FouF-0ame Series Opens To-
day, With Champions Hope
full of Coping Three
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
Sports Editor. The Times.

Sports Editor, The Times.
There is no big league baseball
here today. There won't be any
for that matter, till Friday when
Eddie Collins brings his fast-fly-
{ ing Chicago White Sox to the
Capital, initiating the Western in-
vasion for the year. Today the
world champion Griffmen ara
starting a four-game series in
New York against the Yankees
and they hope to make up against
Higgins gang what they have
lost in their recent tussles with
the sturdier Mackmen.
Babe Ruth is due to return to
the Yanks' lineup today. Whether
the famous invalid will be ; able
to remain long in the game is not
vet known, but his presence is
sure to make the New York club
show more aggressiveness than
they have thus far this spring.
The Griffs believe they have an
Indian sign on the Yankees and
confidently look forward to at
least three victories in the coming
four games They have already
copped six out of eight games from
the metropolitan entry, which pro-
vides some basis for their conf
dence.
However, as the AS will be play
ing the Boston Red Sox at the
same time, chances Of the champ
ions catching up with their foemen
from Philadelphia are none too
bright. The Griffs viii probably
have to wait until the Western
clubs come to town.
Beginning next Friday the
Champions will have nine home
games i'm succession, sixteen with
the Westerners and three with
the Yankees. Following two
games i'm Philadelphia win come
three here with the As, ending on
June 80.
Because Of a postponed game. q
five-game series in three days viii
begin for the Griffmen An Boston
On July 2, ending on July 4.
The Yankees will appear here IN
q single game on Sunday, July 5,
and then Washington viii be with
out major league baseball until
July % when the White Sox for
the second time lead the Western
clubs into the Capital.
BY everlastingly sticking to
their knitting, the worlds cham
pions defeated the Mackmen, 4 to
., before some 0,000 Sunday fans,
turning the trick in the final frame
when everybody was hoarse and
every heart was pumping as ut
q fire.
Entering that inning the score
was tied. Muddy Ruel, who il be-
coming a thumper Of parts, crashed
q safety to left and then gave way
60 Earl McNeely, the official legs
for several Of the boys with bad
dogs. Fred Marberry, to the sur
prise OF the crowd and Of himself,
dragged a bunt safely between first
base and the box.
Rice was expected to hit, but
fooled the opposition and the grand
stand managers by rolling a slow
bunt along the third base line.
Dykes and Harriss watched it,
praying for it to roll outside, but
the confounded bunt just wouldn't
that's all.
The bases were jammed and
one run needed to give the homo
boys the victory when Buchy
Harris marched to the pan. &C.
e0mpanied by wild yells. An he
Gid was to punch a single to left,
scOring McNeely. The Griffs
had won. -..-...
A real holiday crowd was on
hand for the game, which hap
pened to be a thriller. Excursion
lists from as far away as Whining.
ton and Richmond were there, while
q Baltimore gang had a jazz band
10 lend color to the afternoon.
Peck's error permitted the AS to
score in the first frame, but the
Griffs got that back In the second
on q pass, infield out and singles
by Peck and Ruel. The cham
pions took the lead in the third on
singles by Bucky Harris and Judge,
followed by Goslin's long fly:
The AS evened things when
Simmons tripled in the fourth and
scoring on Miller's fly and this
same Simmons showed his team
ahead In the sixth when he wal
loped a home run into the left
field stand.
Smart work by Joe Judge enabled
the Griffs to tie the score in the
eighth. He beat out a slow one
the next two gents had perished.
Thus. he was all prepared for
nice gallop around TO the platter
when Bluege hammered a single
TO left.