The Washington times., 1925-05-26

Lefty Groves. Former Minor
League Star, VIII Oppose
TitlehoIders
BY LOUIS 4. BOUCHER,
(sports Editor. The Times.l

9SpOrtS E0Ht0rs Inc Ilmes.1
Because Robert Moses Lefty"
Groves viii oppose the world
champion Griffmen at the Clark
Griffith Stadium, the international
League is idle in Baltimore today.
That's the Monumental City's opin-
Ion of the champion Orioles, six
time winners of international
League championships and now.
riding along to q seventh.
Groves, for three years, was the
star southpaW in the international
League as q member of the cham.
nion Orioles. He was sold to
Connie Mack for the alleged price
sof $106, 900, and every Baltimore
Tan feels q proprietary interest IN
the big fellow. That's why fully
1000 Baltimoreans will be at the
Griffith Stadium today, with the
Orioles having an off day. Jack.
Dunn couldn't stand big league
'eompetition.
President Clark C Griffith, of the
world champions was implored BY
#|1A4g AA11OIS IauS SldS6 D1Nt4-
Inoire Day" by having Come Mack
start Groves, with Walter Johnson
|flimbins the mound FOR the Griffs.
4 g possible. The request was sent
~ Connie Mack and. before leaving
- Louis headed for the Capital.
EDnnie wired Lis willingness to have
Groves start totlay's contest as q
favor TO the. Baltimore fans.
Whether Walter Johnson or
George Mogridge starts may not be
tetermihed till game time. Manager.
Harris likes to keep his huFlers
working in turn and it is really Mo-.
etidge,s turn, with Coveleslie and
Huefher yet to tell before Barney
Appears. However. as Johnson likes
~ pitch every fourth day. he may
l4ekle the MaekInen today.
One game between the AS Is
/ booked here to-day. Then come
three I'm two days In Philadelphia,
with the As coming back here for
In lone contest next Sunday.
These games are most important
u this early season scramble for
tep honors.
sif On their first swing through the
West the world champions wor
nine and lost seven gaUles. The
Hackmen, on the other hand, open
ng with a grand rush against
Cleveland and Detroit, won twelve
End lost three. The Mackmen to-
day are three games ahead of the
skttieholders, who are riding along
enc and half games ahead of the
Chicago White Sex.
The Mackmen are the only East
ern organization battling the world
champions for top honors. Chicago
and Cleveland are making the fight
Tor the West, with the Detroit
Tigers likely to GUST the Indians
from their position as trouble
makers.
& The AS have been hit hard IN
the injury to Sam Gray. This young
pitcher has won his eight starts for
the Mackmen this spring and is
now on the. shelf with an oblique
.fracture OF the distal phalanx of
the first joint of his right thumb.
He will hardly assume pitching
The world champions viii be
battling the Mackmen in Pl1ila-
AeEpEia tomorrow and Thursday,
dOubIeheader coming on the
second day. Friday and Satur-
lay they win be back at the Grit.
sifh stadium, with morning and
afternoon contests for the holiday.
Because there is nothing to do
J IN Philadelphia on Sunday except
sleep or risk death in the traffic,
the Mackmen will come over here
1Ifd try to do the Griffmen dirt.
They'll probably have Bryan Har-
Fiss, that six-foor-srx guy from
Texas, on the hill. He generally
pitches Sunday games here for the
Mackmen. -
Beginning next Monday, June l,
the titlehoIders will be guests Of
the Yankees in New York. On
June they will open a rather
lengthy home stay against the four
Western clubs, with the Chicago
White Sox leading the invasion.
The Yankees pay their second visit
to the Capital with a three-game
series, opening on June %. In
other words. the fighting Griffs will
he home mostrof this month, and