The Washington times., 1928-05-19
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bic league baseball. Following
tomorrew clash between the
Indians and Griffs, just one
game viii be played here be-
fore June -
The hfngton club, beginning
Monday. must play lie games IN ne
Hast II DAYS before treklklnB
into the West FOR as may more an
week from tomorrow the
GrilfH nna a n WIN play lone
naftlk hf tIi8 Griffith Stadium.
1sh WASHINGTON VIII nave %
HeW1mN mnon the WI cor
RESPONDENTS Tor lnlornAngl0m
until June j..
The Cleveland Indians close tnssk
first visit q the Captkal tel.kStLs u.
and Ienve fInr1 lately tor Ltlcasol
For tive d6rs. They Close the
nBnlnE week at home. playln6 tns
l'elnSisd ST. Louis Browns.
The Eriffs are facing an opp0rs
1ankky Tor eausing much Trouble III
the League. They have i've games
with the "A s; six with the heq S8As
and five with the Yankees DShahs
hiking West Is they g n
ma1offtv az these confess there
rRlfI he much moaning. 81 they
don't. they'll Be safely n1oQreQ in
the second division Is they neao
West
warn weather seems 30 have
colsle Is stay. With IS games lnl
1d DAYS there viii be Work enough
for all the backward huFlers IN
other words. the time IS close AZ
hand when 80 more allbas may -
offered with s serious yisags some
thing viii have to happen. that
iii.
Monday the Griffs play
soS,hI eilesser ~ Ghibe Park, g
IS followed ~ two single gaifles
4ISmreSInv finds them OH Boston,
here two single games win be
followed 81 d0ubleheader
week from today.
Next Saturday night the team
hurries hack home. plays single
r.hsa1e here With the a and then
htakries hack to Boston for double
header the next day.
Making matters even worse, TIE
Griffs then 10 90 New York t0f
two games on May %. two more on
May 80. and 4 single clash on Il AZ
III IN i've days they must plsy8
eight games and travel tnQusauQ
miles or 50 n two nights. a bess er
team than the Griffs might crack
wide open under such treating NJ
and The fans should think kindly ct
them. rs matter what takes place.
There Is such thing AZ rubbing IL
II. and that's what the schedule
seems 70 Be doing 20 the boys.
Meanwhile, Buclxy Harris Keeps
flfs chin up and insists that the
team VIII yet get started and beam
climbing. Such optimism IS dcllght.
III I'M the light OF what has gone.
before Sickness and injuries and
lack Of physical condition have Just
about ruined the prospects Of Tie
washington club before the cam
paign has advanced two months
Babe Cancels attempt 70
break into fast company has
failed. He leaves today for =
Louisville, where he will join the
GOl0nels IN the American AssO.
citation, the Washington club
announcing that e has sold him
outright
Last fall, after q fine season IN.
the Southern Association, CAMEL
received trial with the Grifts. He
played in Is games and hit to the
tune Of .437. 1t was fondly believed
that he would make the grade, pro.
viding the team with a needed right
hand hitter.
At Tampa this spring he failed
to hit anywhere near the form he.
had previously shown and his for.
mer Birminghaa playmate, Love
Iy'' Barnes, ran away with the job.
though southpaw hitter. Today
Barnes Is leading the league with
mark OF .407, while Camel -
drifting back to the minors.
The Griffs are still sadly in need
OF hard rfght-handed batsman and
President Griffith Is keeping 4 close.
watch In the hopes Of snatching one
somewhere.