The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-08-25

National League gonfalon. ~
pennant, those same fans may
AS between New York ana Phiia-S
aelpfia. washington fans appear to
favor the AS, even while admitting
they have but a mathematical chance
of winning from the Yankees. But
d Philadelphia victory would mean
also possibility OF some tickets com
ing down this way tor the blue rib
: bon games.
The Giants are the one Eastern
contingent with chance OF win.
ming the National League nag.
If thew fail, the old leagues end
az the series will 60 to the West,
thus automatically cutting off
Washingtonians' hope Of seeing
those games.
n From the point of view OF comfort,
Y 4 Yankee.Csiant series would be ideal.
Once cooped in their hotel. the fans
would have no travelling except to-
and fro between the hotel and the
hall wards. one In Harlem and the
other over the river In the Bronx.
In-l92I the Yankees met the Giants
in q world series for the first time.
III was bitterly fought. Mays and
Hoyt each won his opening game,
= e 10 0, and Toney was knocked out
Of The box in the first inning OF the
third game.
E II was not till the third inning of
that third game that the Giants sue.
eeeded in scoring against their Amer
ican League rivals, but they made
ar, for that by waging hot uphill
fight to conquer the Yankees, five
cut Of eight games played.
The Yankees entered the 1922
series strongly favored to win
from the Giants, yet the best
thev rot was i IO.inning tie.
Thefr supposedly InYinclble
pitchers proved soft for the
Giants.
IN 1928 the Yankees finally won
the championship from their Harlem
rivals. taking four OF the six games
pfayed. That was the year Casey
STENCIL came through with home
runs. one giving Art Nehf victory
over Sad Sam" Jones. to o. and
the other smashing a 4-to-4 tie IN
the ninth Also. StengeIs pecuhar
style of registering JOY resulted IN
his being banished to the minors the
following year
~ washington, winning In 1924,
thumped the Giants, four games to
three. but the following season lost
10 the Pittsburgh Pirates.
~ In 1925 the Yankees found them.
selves battling Rogers Hornsby and
his flaming Cardinals. with Alex.
ander administering the quietus In
the seventh game in New York OF
q dark. rainy afternoon.
Last year the Yankees murdered
the Pirates in four consecutive
games. many New Workers smissing
any view of the series because or It's
speedy finish.
Already New Workers are talk
\. fnw about the ''five.cent series"
4. the metropolis still Boosting Of
nickel ear fare, and the payers
4 on both teams are grinning &c
the possibility Of y New York
series. The new Yankee sta
dunn can take care Of some
~. 900. with the Polo Grounds
J., suitable for some $1,000. With
81 the Yanks battling the Giants
next October, the financial re-
wards will be truly glorious.
There ia considerable cbattering.
heard here in Washington regard.
ing Connie Mack's possible chances
OF nosing out the Yankees. Hence
It may be interesting to discuss
them briefly.
While the Yankees will be battling
the apparently rejuyenated Gritts In
~ -f A -. all ID fading
that soft chocolate cake, the Red
Sox, just now playing wrechedly.
THE AS have already won ~ or
their IA games with the Carrigan
clan, IL that's any tip.
Four games remain for the AS
stwith the Yankees. Bob Grove, in
wonderful form these days, will start
one of that quartet. The Yankeest
have beaten him five out OF six times
this year and the law OF averages
should assist Grove to triumph
second time.
Grove II easily one IT the
Z greatest pitchers In the game to-
= day. He usually gives the YAM
KEGS hard fight. only to lose
by narrow margins. The small.
est bit OF luck in his favor may
Jack Quinn and Rube Walberg are
certain starters against the Van.
KEGS in that coming series and both
are usually effective when pitted
against the Champions. An even
break is the worst the AS should
get in those four tussles.
The AS will be facing their great
opportunity when they next face the
Red Sox. II they can clean up with
them, and the Griffs provide any
real opposition for the Yanks, the
As may close the gap separating
them from first place and be run
ming neck and neck when the East.
sTn teams gu West in the middle Of
next month.
It will then be up to the Yankees
20 improve greatly on their previous
work away from home IL they would
stave off the rush Of the AS who
have played most Of their best base
ball away trcsn Shibe Park.
Team for team today. the As