The Washington times., 1925-05-23
GRIFFMEN, MANY AILING,
LONG FOR RETURN
HOME AND REST
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

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DETROIT, Mich, May 23.-The
activities today ut Navin Field.
leading Maekmen and just as fal
White Sox. Two games remain
and his Tigers, who are beginnin
are needed If the champions woulG
in front of Eddie Collins and his
JeEebel Tecumseh Zachary, the
against the Jungaleers in today's
registered but two victories over
he has vanished them twelve time
that the champions have an ex
contest.
Earl whitehill, the slender young
southpaw. will probably be Cobb 8
pitching selection. He has beaten
the Griffs once in five attempts In
his two seasons under the main
tent, but Cobb believes a southpaw
has q chance to win where right
handler might have his troubles
stopping Rice and Goslin, not to
mention Judge, who may be back
at the old berth today.
The world champions are not
In the best Of condition, though
they are fighting hard for every
thing. Joe Harris has q lame
arm, the result Of being hit by .
pitched ball. Buci1y Harris in
iured his knee i'm . collision with
Blacl<ie O'Rourke in Thursdays
game here. He did not make the
trip to Battle Creek. his knee be-
ing so stiff he could hardly move
around. He stayed In bed under
Mike Martins orders yesterday.
Joe judges weak knee Is al right
again, but his ankle bothers him.
He wants to play and appears on
the coaching lines daily, but Mike
Martin insists on keeping him out
OF action.
Several Of the pitchers have
severe colds, though they are work.
Ing in turn without complaint.
Every pitcher with the team IL
anxiously waiting for a return to
Washington where some warm
weather will bake the colds out OF
them and put them in perfect con.
dition.
I'VE are going along we'll enough
10 suit me-" remarked Bucky Harris
today" We might be in first place,
but then the pace would be sitter"
As it is, we're liable to hop right
up there next week. We have four
games with the AS, you know, COM
ing, beginning on Tuesday. one in
Washington and three in PhiladeI.
phia. Things may happen.
It 10 quite to be expected that
Washington fans win watch the
champions fight their way into
first place. All next week the
Grfffs play the MacItmen and the
Red SOx. Four games Are hooked
with the AS and four with the
Red Sox, with still another against
the AS on Sunday. May 81.
On Tuesday a postponed game will
be played with the Mackmen at
the Griffith stadium. Then come
three games in two days in Phila-
delphia. The Boston Red Sox, rot
q strong combination, come to Wash.
ington on May 90, and should play
a double header that day, having
q postponed game to work out oE
their systems. On May 80 come
morning and afternoon games. with
the Mackmen coming over from
Philadelphia, for lone Sunday
contest on May 81.
II is during these two series that
Bucky Harris hopes to swing his
team to the top Of the ladder and,
once there, to stay there. widening
the margin between the champions
and the second team slowly but
surely. II his hopes are flattened,
he will have to wait till the western
clubs show UP in Washington next
month.
Since coming West the world
champions have won nine victories
and suffered five defeats for an
average Of .642, respectable figures
for a team on the road. Many Of
the athletes are complaining at
their lack Of batting practice. While
travelling only half an hour a day
is devoted to this, but at homo
the mornings may be spent knock
ing the ball around and hardly a
man on the team isn't planning a
lot of batting practice as soon as
the gang lands at home.
With Zachary successful today,
George Mogridge may start 90
morrow against the Jungaleers
In thirteen years the Duke Of
Rochester has humbled the Tigers
twenty.fInree times and suffered
sixteen defeats. He has an edge
over them and, If he has his
atuff. may assist in giving the
Griffs three out Of four victories
here.
Capacity throngs are expected
at NaVin field today and tomorrow,
fans coming from all over Michi-
gan to see the world champions.
Reserved seats have already been
sold out and it is expected that
ground rules will be necessary with
many fans crowded behind ropes on
the field.
Circus seats have been erected in
left field and right field to care for
the oevrflow today and tomorrow,
hut ropes will also be put up TO
keep standing fans from encroach.
ing on the playing space.
The Tigers have been f1oundering