The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-20
NNX QUITS
AND GOOSE
SAGA|N
BY Louis A. Dougher

PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-"Well,
boys. I've killed that jinx that's
been bounding me-" howled Goose
Goslin in the showers following yes
terday's game. He was hurrying to
catch the train and was a bit short
Of details. but on the way up here
he wasn't a bit bashful about pre-
dieting some more clouting.
'.How many times did I go up
and do nothing-fifteen?" he said.
Gee, it seemed more than that to
me. knew wasn't getting any
thing but ! just said to myself,
Keep on swinging, you're bound to
do it yet. It sure felt good when
that ball skipped through the in.
field and over second base and ]
knew my jinx was dead.
'Now watch me do some hitting
at Shibe Park. l always do we'll
here, perhaps because the fans ride
me so hard. They don't worry me
SO as to make me nervous. It's
lust the other way. They make me
want to show them something and
Connie Mack has to do the suffer
ing. Well. let him suffer. it won't
bother me-"
Goslin's hitless streak began
with Lii StOner and the Tigers
on Thursday. He had greeted
Elmer Jacobs with . twObag-
ger in the eighth inning OF
Mondays game against the
White SOx. 1t rained Tuesday
and Wednesday was an off day.
The Goose lost the combination
somewhere during those two
days.
Against Stoner Goslin famed
once with runners on first and
second. In four tries he got Just
one ball beyond the infield, flying
to Heilmann. Four times he tried
to hit Rip Collins and once he got
It beyond the diamond, flying to
Manush. Earl Whitehill tormented
him so badly that four times he
rolled or popped to the infielders.
Ken Holloway. who pitched
beautifully against the Girffs. took
care Of Goslin until the eighth,
though a brilliant diving catch by
Charlie Gehringer OF a low liner
in, the third kept the record clean.
With two gone in the eighth and
Rice on first Goslin finally con.
nected for a high bounder over
second base into center and the
streak had stopped. That was the
sixteenth time Goslin had gone to
bat since pounding Jacobs for that
two.bagger on Monday a week ago.,
Goslin has a gentleman's bet
with AL Simmons that he will
beat out the Mackman by the time
the season ends. During Goslin's
recent slump his rival has gone
merrily on manufacturing hits Of
all kinds and now he has a fancy
lead of $3.50 to 1856. 1t will be in
teresting to compare their work in
the five. games booked for this
series.
Ty Cobb may be unable to
battle the Griffs. The ancient
OutfieIder wrenched his left leg
trying to reach a high pitched
ball Saturday and is now drag
ging his leg around like a stick
of wood. If he cannot play
French, former Rutgers and
West Point football star, will s.
hold down the right field job.
The Griffmen will pley here for
four days, beginning today. Thurs
day night they leave for Boston,
where they have four games to
play, broken by quick hop next
Saturday night back to Washing.
ton for lone contest with the
Red Sox.
In their first series of clashes
with the four Western clubs in the
Capital The Griffmen, despite their
egregious slump in all departments,
won nine and lost six games for a
winning percentage of 800 They
dropped three out of four to the
Browns, won three out of four from
the Indians, took three straight
from the White Sox and broke even
in four games with the Detroit ri.
gers.
Not till July do the Griffs battle
the west again. A week from
Wednesday they will open a five.
day stop in the Capital, the Mack.
men starting four games there. On
Sunday, July 8, the Yankees have a
the last game to be played till July
rs.
The Fourth of July will find
the GriffS in New York. After
the game of July they viii 90
to Rochester, N. ", for an ex-
hibitiOn game. They loaf I'm
Cleveland on July Z and open q
f0ur-day visit with the Indians
the next afternoon. Two double
headers will feature that series
at Dunn Field.
Bucky Harris may return to the
lineup today, though he admits that
Stuffy Stewart is playing fine ball
and maybe deserves to be retained
until he falls down.
Bob Reeves fine hitting and field.
ing has put a lot of new life into
the Capital clan and the youngster
is sure of support from all sides.
Even Topper Rigney, benched that
the Georgia Tech lad might have
his chance, lis pulling for the
rookie shortfielder. incidentally,
that shows what sort of a man this
Rigney is. They don't make many
better.
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