The Washington times., 1928-08-10
TOOK GR|FF.
TIP TO QUIT.
WIN TERD()B
BY Louis A. Dougher

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PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug.
10.-Ossie Bluege is making a
great bid to finish the cam
paign among the leagues 800
batsmen and never did he seem
to have q better chance of at
tanning his goal.
BIuege, following the advice OF
Clark Griffith, did not toll at his
task as an actnary last wiaer. In
stead, he merely rested, spending
much Of his time outdoors. The re-
stllt he reported in better physical
condition than he had the year be-
fore. His health has been generally
better. too. and he is now one Of
the main cogs in the machine.
The Griffs' crack third-sacker
pasted the pill to the tune Of .s64
on this trip up to yesterday, as the
following figures attest.
Alb r H TB RIB Pct:
n is n 81 is .ss4
Bulge was held hitIess four
times on the trip up TO YESTERDAY.
Stewart and Ogden turned the trick
in the second game in st. Louis.
Lyons repeated in the third game
in Chicago. He failed in the last
two Chicago games. too, Thomas
being too formidable and Blackens
ship and Adkins following his ex-
ample.
while Ossie rot two bingles q
On nine different occasions, his
hig field day was IN the final
game at Cleveland. There he
Vvaltxed into four successive
singles against UIlIe and Shaute
before being stopped.
Howard Ehmke. quite his old
self. for the first time this year.
in opposition to the Griffs, allowed
only three hits yesterday. Bluege
got one, 4 real line drive over
Boleys head to left field In the
seventh inning. That slam gave the
third -sacIxer an average or .S58 In
the twenty games played since the
Griffs started on this swing around
the world.
Bluege IL playing regularly
though every time he hits the dirt
he suffers excruciating pain from
4 strawberry on his right hip.
A strawberry" in baseball par
lance, is a spot where the skin has
been burned off by contact with
the rough dirt. Oasie's straw
berry, is larger than the palm
OF the hand and Sir Mique Martin,
expert trainer and daring motorist.
has to dress it each day before the
player dons his uniform.
A Z 49,
land Braxton's hash with his power
full home run drive in the sixth In
ming yesterday with the bases
loaded, but he also busted Goose
Goslin from the batting leadership
went hitless in four trips to the
plate, while Simmons got one hit in
three official chances. Their COM
parative figures follow for today:
G. ABB. r. H. Pet.
simmons 1850. Is 28s 40 Ill 1888
Goslin ...... 80 29O 81 112 3S6
The victory of the AS yesterday
thrilled the $4,000 fans to their.
nlarrows. They had seen those
seven runs placed on the scoreboard
for the Yankees and they realized
TO the full what Simmons great
eiout meant when it accounted for
four runs in close, exciting tussIe.
Garland BraxtOn was q dis
hearfened lad last night. He
sat In the lobby of the Adelphia.
. sour look on his face and
utter silence on his lips. lie
also retired early. or at least
disappeared to his room. He
had wanted badly to upset those
MackHen and he took his defeat
with bitterness.
As q matter of fact. the whole
gang of Griffs was conspicuous by
its absence from the Adelphia lobby
last night. The movies captured
most of them. A couple of bridge
games took care of others. The
boys were glad to get out Of the
limelight.
Two more games remain TO he
played here and then the Grjffs
will hurry back TO Washington for
one Sunday clash with the AS. 1t
is fair to assume that there will he
fancy crowd out too, on Sunday,
TO see the team that yet may annex
the title from the Yankees. The
As. with their revised lineup, are a
right dangerous aggregation, make
no mistake about that.
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