The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-14
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BY KIRK MILLER

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There is d well known theory
Of engineering, physics Of chem
istry, or whatever science under
which it may come that it il
impossible for two objects y
occupy the same spot ct once,
and possibly that is the explana-
ton of the fact that today the
Washington Griffmen are sharing
the lead Of the American League
race with three other clubs and
the Athletics are dividing the
second division with as many sets
6f brethren.
But, ladies and gentlemen, the
handwriting Is on the wall At no
time during the baseball season
which stepped away from the bar
rier yesterday are the two particus
lar teams in question expected to
occupy the same position as far al
the American League Biographies
are concerned, but the tip II out
that they wont be found very far
apart
That thinning demonstration
which tested the lasting powers
81 st least 20 athletes and np-
wards 81 $4,000 spectators Is
ample warning that whichever
team crosses the wire III the lead
Next autumn viii know II has
had two teams ID battle the
Griffmen and the Athletics.
SO FAR as the casual observer can
tell, neither OF these teams IL pre-.
pared To give the other one frac-
ton of al inch in the race nfch
Is just started.
There were half dozen times
yesterd when the slightest weak
ening by either would have spelled
mOrnentary triumph for the other.
As many times the supreme mo-
ment was met and extra innings
gone into for the sake, of deter.
mining the strong and the weak
And III these two clubs. which
have been singled out to settle the
dispute II the younger circuit, will
not give or take among each other,
IT is natural to assume that the six
other interested parties can expect
no a04Gbpk Nt Tic lAtA1Atso VI AE9t4tAesES
nor CapitaIians
For instance, while the Griffs and
AIacks were rather evenly matched
Iii their performances through the
orthodox nine innings OF yesterdays
opener, shortly after that union
days work was completed, II was
every man for himself and the devil
take what's left. When nine ail-
nings had been played each team
had three hits to its credit. and tf
there was any advantage to be seen
II lay IN the fact that washington
had six men left on bases against
the AS four.
II there was any other soIace to
be found from the local viewpoint
up to that time, e was In John.
sons five strfkeOufs against Rom
neIss one, together with fIa6gly
double play upon HauseF and
Simmons contributed BY Harris,
Myer and Judge.
But one man had reached third,
that being Lamar in the ninth, and
indeed, only Joe Judge and the two
Harris boys had reached second.
All hands knew by that time that
major operation would be neces-
sary In order to bring either patient
out alive, but six quick putouts en-
sued Immediately for both sides.
when they found themselves going
into the twelfth inning.
Here was the first real point
where the Athletics might have
grabbed the afternoons laurels.
with Lamar on third and Simmons
on first and two gone, the best
Gordon Cochrane could do was %
ny to Rice.
a real opportunity bl6wn!
washington then proceeded to-
miss its chance In its half OF the.
twelfth. Judge reached third,
Bluege second and Myer had
walked with only one out. It
seemed to be in the books thai
Tobin, batting for Ruel, should
force Judge at the plate and that
or top OF that Johnson needs must
line out to Lamar.
Both sides had been in hot
water and both had pulled out.
The game was still practically
Stephen with nobody adj
uniting anything and everybody
demanding q recount.
The thirteenth brought Dykes
to second with one out and Rice
to third with two down, and thu
deciding run couldn't be eased
over by either foe Each club
was, more determined than ever
rot to give up.
Washington was out one. two,
three in the fourteenth, but the
visitors had French all the way
around to third, following his
double over BIuege's head, only
to have Hauser walk and Coch-
rane fly out to Goslin. In the
fifteenth 1t was the AS turn to
90 out In order and washington,
at least, was able to grasp its