The Washington times., 1928-06-27
GRIFF MEN
FACE THREE
TWIN Bills
BY Louis a. Dougher

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BOSTON, June With
pleasant weather promised and
three bargain day attractions
the program, the Griffs should
entertain many Boston fans on
their final visit to the land
Of the sacred Goldfish.
There's no use talking about Il.
this old town Is all het up over
"oId Rough Carrigan and his
rambling Red sox. That double tri.
unph in New York has filled the
cans with pep. They run around
talking to themselves, always in
sistinv that CarrIgan viii yet land
his team in the first division.
ssIf he doesn't do it this year, he's
hni,nd To next Cd the comment
heard on every side. And the fans
here mean every word Of It.
Boston rooters and they are the
most loyal in the baseball world
insist that washington will be
lucky to finish ahead Of the Red
soy. Indeed, they don't think go
much Of the Griffs. They are
going out to Fenway Park to see.
C.arrigan humble the invader at
least tive times in these three days.
beginning today.
on the other hand, Bucky Harris
has been studying the work Of the
teams III this league and finds food
for deep thought tingeo with en-
enlargement.
When the world champions
went West on june they mad
standing to date OF 80. Ihey
did wen enough on the Western
tour. winning nine and losing
four games. but at home did not
measure uF,. Indeed. between
June 2. when the first Western
trim opened. and June Is the
Yankees won II and lost seven
games, averaging but So.
The Maekmen won II and lost
eight games between June 2 ana
June Is. The pace proved plenty
hot for the Shfbe ParkeFs, though
they chung to second place. Their
June percentage was 900.
Now peek at the Griffs. who cop
ped nine out of IL Pames in the
West. Between June 2. when they
opened fl st. Louis and Monday.
when they upset the Mackmen
twice. the Griffs played to the tune
OF .6s1, winning is and dropping
seven games.
You win notice. muaes BuclSy
Harris. ssfiaf the Yankees have not
maintained the fast pace they set
at the start Neither nave the a. =.
on the other hand, after our
wretcFed start, we have picked up
a lot and in June have done better
than either the Yankees or the As
..Ear be it from me to make any
predictions as to the Yanks OF
AS, but I'm free to say that We
are on our way and win be much
closer to both those teams in Sep
TENDER than we are now.
III requires but short chat
with any WashInctOn player to
note the general confidence OF
finishing I'm the first division.
al few Insist that second place
will be the final allotment OF
honOrs. None picks anything
lower than third.
"You can't tell me, says Bobby
Reeves, the fast.moving shortstop,
that a team as good as this one
can finish any lower than third in
This league. We've got the hitters,
the fielders, the catchers and will
soon have plenty of pitchers.
We've got enough youth to balance
the older and more, experienced
players, making a real machine.
I honestly believe wen yet be
close enough to cause the Yanks
some worry and that we'll surely
finish as high as second place.
Most noticeable in the play of
The Tanks through June has been
the gradual slipping OF Herb Pen
mock and Waite Hoyt as starters,
with the poor relief pitching of big
Wiley Moore. Only George Pip
gras has endured the pace.
Pennock. star of the staff, has
being knocked out OF the box by
the White Sox, AS and Red Sox.
Carrigan's crew hammered Hoyt
into submission the other day in
the Yankee Stadium. Urban Shocker
hasn't been worth one red cent as
set where he was a big winner
a year ago.
The healthiest Sign these days il
that the AS still cherish vision
# overtaking the Yankees, that
The Browns and Griffs believe they
can oyertake the AS and that the
Red Sox believe they have an ex-
eellent opportunity OF finishing In
he first division. In other words,
they're not the least bit down
hearted.