The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-16
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BY Louis A. Dougher

BY LOUIS "A. OOuSHeI
PHILADELPHIA, April Is.
II was with some relief that
the Washington Griffmen ar
rived here today to open a
series of three games with the
AS. Really, the Griffs had
become slightly weary OF
battling the Red Sox day after
day and longed for the novelty
of seeing a different uniform.
The rank and file of the Griffs
have some nice things to say OF
the Red Sox. They, are especlaliy
struck bv the Boston clubs hustle
on the field. % co~
finish" saws Bucky Harris, they
mt IN a fight because they are
hustling all the time. I'm told
hustle was the mark OF the old
4eans on which Bill Carrigan was
n catcher. Well, he's got this team
hustling every minute.
I'D say the Red Sox are stronger
this year than last. The lnLleld Is
hustling and in the outfleid are
some fellows always dangerous De-
cause of their proneness 10 tearrns
off long hits without warning. The
Red Sox may not keep up tins
hustling all season, but so long as
ahey do. and get any kind OF pltcn-
ing. they'll be a tough team to beat.
Today the Griffmen are to
tackle one Of the teams favored
Nv many to win the 1928 PEN
nant. Connie Mack has gone
IN hook, line aud Sinker on vet
Grams for the second year IN
succession. Failure i'm October
Re- expected to mean the retire
ment of Connie from the active
duties of managing a mal0r
league ball club. with Eddie
! Collins stepping forward In his
place.
Three veterans are in the garden.
Ty Cobb. Iris Speaker. and Bing
Miller. Cobb and Speaker are ex-
Dected to maintain a furious pace
AT least till warm weather when
their ancient props Lay fail them
on the hard ground. Bing Miller,
a. big fayorite here, hits in streaks.
When hitting, he's star; when no.
hitting he's just Bing Miller. big.
smiling, Iovable sort OF chap.
The one garden star in the Mack
mems ranks, AL Simmons, is surfer
ing from rheumatism Gripping MS
knees and he may not play till half
the season is gone. By that time
his team may be out of the running.
Furthermore, it will hardly be pos
sible for him to ho,, right in and
hit for 400 or SO. Simmons loss is
"a heavy blow to the hopes OF Connie
Mack.
Joe Hauser, the IikeIiest young
firstsacker in the ma OrS until
ne broke a. kneecap i'm the spring
of 1926. is back once more fol-
lowing one years idleness and
another playing with the Kan
eas City club in the American
Association. Hauser's hitting
has been all that could be de-
sired this spring and the fans
are still chattering about his two
home runs against the Yankees
last week.
The rest of the Mackian infield is
known to Washington fans, Max
Bishop at second, Joe Boley at
short, and Jimmy Dykes at third.
With Hauser in good form, the AS
have a right fair infield quartet,
one covering plenty Of ground with
every indication of knowing what
its all about.
Like every major league outfit,
the pitching staff is most important.
Sam Gray has gone to the Browns.
His place has been filled by Ossie
Orwell, a tall southpaw from Mil
waukee. one of the younger stars
of the American Association. The
remainder of the staff is the same
that toiied last season to land in
second place.
Orwell, Bob Grove, and Rube Wal
berg make up the southpaw contin-
gent of first string twirlers, with
Howard Ehmke, Eddie Rommell.
and Jack Quinn the orthodox half.
The left-handed half looks rather
the stronger in youth and strength,
with the righthanders all Vetera MS
OF great cannineSs.
Bob Grove is the teams most
brilliant pitcher, yet he has
never lived ND to his reputation
when opposing the Griffs and
for that reason he may not
face them in this series at
SiliDe Park.
On the other hand, the veteran
spitballer. Jack Quinn, usually has
considerable success against the
Washington club and he should ap-
pear in one of these three contests.
IT, for any reason, one of these
games is prevented, the Griffs will
stay through Thursday in an effort
to kill off a double header later.
Thursday is an open date for both
teams.
Next Friday, Saturday and Sun,
day Bucky Harris and his gang will
entertain Bill Carrigan's Boston Red
Sox in the Griffith Stadium before
hurrying TO the metropolis for three
games with the world champion
Yankees.
The first long home stay in
Washington gets under way or
April % and continues through May
20 as follows:
Mackmen-April 26. 27, %.
Yankees-April 20, 80, May /, 2
Browns-May 4, 5, 6. Z.
Tigers-May 8. 8, 10, II.
White Sox-May ~, 13, IA, IS.
Indians-May II, 1S. 10. 20.
Those games out of the way. thu
Griffs will depart to visit every cit,
in the circuit, returning home u
meet the Red sox on june 10.