The Washington times., 1925-08-03

For two more days the world
champion Griffmen must battle
against the strength and all the
insidious wiles of Ty Cobb and
his Detroit Jungle Cats. They
close their present visit to the
Capital tomorrow, to be followed
by those pesky Browns who finish
out the week. Two games with
the Tigers and four with the
Browns is no soft snap for the
Griffmen.
Nine more weeks remain before
the championship of 1925 will be
determined. That is long enough
to enable the Griffs to catch the
AS, pass them and annex q second
successive championship.
Bucky Harris will probably send
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary to the
box today. facing Earl Whitehill.
the slender Tiger southpaw. II
Zach happens to have good day.
as he does now and then. the Junga-
leers won't have any runaway thing
Of it.
Today finds the two pennant con-
tenders but game apart the AS
having that much Ut q lead over
the world champions. From many
angles the runner-up is benefited
by this situation. the strain on the
pacemakers being much heavier
Nevertheless. Bucky Harris win not
lose any chance Of hopping out in
front. If possible.
Wslter johnson. che great Bar.
ney, wrote huge message on the
wall yesterday that must have
been visible to Connie Mack I'm
faraWay Philadelphia. 1t was
the "Mene. meme. tekel upharsin"
Of the fighting Griffs of 1925.
With the powerful Walter john
son again in prime condition. the
warning has gone forth that the
world champions are about to thun-
der down to the finish line. crush
ing all opposition and all oppo-
nents and, pausing for q day or so.
swing into action against the Ma
tional League club that would snatch
the greatest honor of all, the world
title.
More than 10000 fans saw John
son observe his eighteenth ami
versary as a Washington pitcher
and they saw masterful exhibition,
the Griffs winning. 5 to /. Fan
ming two Tigers. Jonnson's lifetime
total is now 3,27s victims on strikes.
The recent slump of the Griffs
started when johnson became hors
de combat more than a month ago.
This slump will nov fade rapidly
into the mists for johnson was
never more formidc bic than he was
yesterday. From now on the pitch
ing staff will not be overworked
and those grizzled veterans will be
able to show their real worth right
into the coming world series.
Hooky Dauss, q Tiger veteran
singer, was the victim yesterday.
He pitched well enough to have
won against ordinary opposition,
but johnson and the champions
we're invincible, that's al, 50
Ho0ky lost.
The days tempo was set in the
very first frame when Bucky Harris
: tripIed to right and easily came
home on Burke's sorry relay peg
from Heilmann.
- Things looked bad in the fifth.
the Tigers making a noise like tying
the count. With one down He'll
mann got a life when Rice, after a
r1II, dropped his hoist. Goslin
grabbed Blues fly. but Bobby Jones
came through with a hit, a drive
striking second base and hopping
over Bucky Harris head. He'll
mann was on third and Jones
second when Bassler approached
the plate so the smuggling catcher
was purposely passed, filling the
bases and bringing up the light-hit-
ting pauss who obliged with a fly
to McNeely.
With that example before them,
the champions went out in their
half and got two runs. With one
down, Bluege beat out an unex.
pected bunt to Jones. Peck sin
gIed to left and when Wingo
showed in a wild peg B1uege was
over the dish and Peck at third.
from where he scored on a squeeze
play engineered by Muddy Ruel.
The Tigers lone run came in
the seventh. being assisted by
Earl McNeely's wild peg. Cobb
walked and was forced. Jones
lined a single to center and when
McNeely tossed the ball into the
Detroit dugout Blue scored.
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