The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-20

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it is with a shifted batting
order that the Boston Red Sox
open their three-game series
against the Harris gang at the
Griffith Stadium today. Car
Figan wants some victories.
In all previous games against
the Griffs Jack Rothrock has led
off the batting order, followed by
Todt. Flagstead. Ken Williams and
Buddy Myer. This combination has
mot functioned to the satisfaction
OF Bill Carrigan.
Rothrock, whose hitting was moth
Sng worth writing home about and
who couldn't even reach first base,
has been dropped down to seventh
place.
Ira FIagstead is now heading the
hating order, followed by Todt.
Buddy Meyer has been landing on
fhe ball and so has been moved up
to third. Ken Williams remains in
the fourth hole but Bill Regain
has been promoted to fifth.
The Red Sox have yet to begin
winning consistently but. to be
honest. this il not exactly a
surprise. Had they hOpped off
from the mark to win the first
10 games played. the bottom
would have fallen ont of the base
ball world. There were no such
expectations. that's all.
Nevertheless, the Red Sox should
prove plenty troublesome before the
season ends and for this reason
53ucky Harris hopes to play each
game in this series and win it,,
knowing that later on the Boston
Club may be much tougher than
ct is now.
Either Milton CASTOR or Bump
1Iadley viii oppose the invaders
today and may find the going
rough, following the Red Sox
victory over the Yankees yesterday.
The Carrigan crew arrived today
AZ steamed up over upsetting the
world champions for the first time
This season and promised plenty OF
difficulties for the Griffs. Bill CARR
gan declined to name his pitching
kelection but Herb Bradley, the big
knuckle ball finger may get the
call. This is the first Ladies Day
of the season, all the girls being
admitted without charge.
As q result of losing to the Red
Eox yesterday morning the Yankees
are today tied with the Griffmen for
second place honors, with the In
dams striding along in lone posses
sion OF first place. The Harris squad
IL displaying plenty of sticking
powers this spring. despite their poor
work in the exhibitions.
. win I'M April counts for just
M much as win in September"
says the Washington leader.
want to win all we can right off
the reel. We've got to do 1t. II
We are to stick close to the
Tanks."
The Yanks are really the bugaboo
bf the Griffs. Victory for the
Washingtonians next Monday in
New York win be tremendous up
lift for their morale. The AS, no
matter what was written of them,
did not impress the Griffs In the
least. It was actually amusing to
hear the Griffs chatter about Bob
Grove.
I've ought to get Grove today"
more than one player said on the
kve of each game. They were
actually pulling for Connie to send
his star southpaw to the slab. on
"Wednesday. Not often is team
30 absolutely confident of man.
handling an opposing pitcher as the
Eriffmen are of battering Bob Grove.
With the Yanks it's quite diff
ferent. There is all respect for those
world champions, whichever way
Won look at them. The Griffs are
going up to the metropolis intent on
winning, but they also know they
will have stiff opposition.
Staging hall games in Arctic
weather has done the Washing
ton cIuhb no good. Almost all
the players are suffering from
heavy colds and the pitchers are
fortunate that they have not
pulled up with lame wings.
Playing conditions have been
truly wrefched ever since the
Griffs met the Giants at Nor
folk two weeks ago. No base
hall weather has yet been ex-
perienced since the campaign
opened.
Tn spirit of the Griffs is ex-
eellept. probably due 10 the many
youngsters in the squad. The
game thing is said to the true of
the st. Louis Browns, who have
been raising all sorts of ructions
bn the West.
On the other hand, the dull
ketbergy of the Mackmen is worth
comment. With the youngsters
crowded out of the picture to let
hosry veterans clog the works. the
As show almost no life whatever,
Jimmy Foxx was permitted to run
up to third base and miss a foul
fly that would have been soft for
Hale. He ran right by the AS
bench and not word of advice
} went his way. That's the tip-off
pm the AS.