The Washington times., 1925-06-24
III WORLD
SERIES IS
NEAR
Drifts Play Two In PhiIadeI-
phia, Then Bring As
Here for Three
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
Sports Editor. The Times. :

BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
Sports Editor, The Times. :
What is being called everywhere
. little world SERIES between
the pace-making Mackmen and
the world champion Griffmen be-
gins in Philadelphia Friday. Two
games are scheduled for Shibe
Park to be followed by three at
the Clark Griffith Stadium and
all Washington fandom is steamed
up over the battles at hand. The
present series with the New
York Yankees, q once formidable
machine now sadly. delapidated,
counts for little or nothing. The
Yanks used to be champions. The
Griffs or AS are almost certain
to be.
In 1924 there was just such a
little world SERIES and from It
emerged the team that eventually
claimed the greatest honor of all.
When the fighting Griffs walloped
the Yankees three out of four times,
eneding with the Sunday prior to
Labor Day. they practically elimi-
mated the Yankees and showed their
own possibilities. Thereafter their
confidence was unbeatable. They
knew they could win and did.
This year the little world series"
comes too early to achieve such re-
suits. Even though ell five vic
tories were TO go to one team, that
would not give it an advantage
that could not be overturned. The
race is too young.
If the present seasons work
counts for much, the champions
should win tEreee OF the five to
be played. They have already
won five out Of nine from the
Maclxs.
The Macknen will have the adj
vantage in Philadelphia, possessing
more long hitters who revel in the
cramped quarters at Shibe Park.
The champions viii have slight
edge at the Griffith Stadium be-
cause Of their speed in the field
behind steadier pitching.
Connie Mack, yearning for anoth-
Nr pennant in his old age, Is prep
ping his pitchers for this coming
little world series. and will prob.
ably have Gray, Harriss, RommelI,j
Groves, WaIdberg and Baumgartner
in shape to tackle the champions.
Strenuous work is gradually fit
ting the As hurlerS, and they are
waxing formidable to an extreme.
When the AS open their series
here Sunday there is not likely to
be an empty seat in the Griffith
Stadium. Already the reserved
seats are going like hot cakes, not
only, for Sundays contest but for
all three. Excursions are coming
from Philadelphia, Chester. Will
mington, Baltimore. Richmond and
Norfolk, bringing rooters for
both teams. 1t, will truly be a
little world series" for excitement
and enthusiasm.
Urban ShOcIxer got his again at
The hands, feet and brains Of the
world champions at the Clark
Griffith Stadium yesterday, the
home boys winning, to I, with.
out half trying. Further than
that, the Griffs smashed another
pet jinx in, Alex Ferguson, who
ran to Slloeker's rescue i'm the
eighth.
A pass to Bucky Harris, Rice's
single and Bluege's wallop gave the
Griffs their first run in the third
but the Yanks tied the count IN the
fourth on Ruth's double, putout
and PaschaFs long fly to Rice.
The score was tied till the sew
enth, with Ruether outpitching
Shocker but unable to forge ahead.
Therefore, in that seventh Ruether
led off with triple to the fence
in right center, Bucky Harris bring
Ing him over on a fly to Ruth.
Ruether, you see, wanted to win.
He did. Rice followed with a home
run to the same spot plastered by
Ruether, showing the difference in
their relative neetness. After that
the champions were never caught
Ferguson was on the hill in the
eighth and things happened to him.
pass and five bingIes sending
five runs over the pan. With one
gone, Bluege and Peck singled.
Ruel famed, but Marberry fooled
the whole world and himself with
clean single to left, scoring
Bluege and Peck. McNeely stroIled
and Bucky Harris sent him chasing
Marberry over the plate with
double to center. Rice's single to
right scored Harris with the fifth
run Of the frame.
The Yankees. behind two pitchers
usually poison for the champions,
made anything but a favorable inn
preston upon the small crowd
They are apparently done in this
seasons struggle and are going
through the motions. They are
here for two more games. Nobody
knows who will pitch today for
them, their whole gang doing funny
things on the slightest provocation.
Wild Pitch Record
Ed Seward was one of the famous
pitchers OF the old school. His