The Washington times., 1928-06-22
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BY Louis A. Dougher

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Now come the Philadelphia
Athletics for six contests with
the Griffmen in the four days
beginning tomorrow. The fans
are burning up about it.
Today the Boston Red Sox close
their visit to the Capital, going at
orca to New York for several ex.
hibitions they hope to turn into real
hall games. The Griffs have entire
respect for the Carriganites, too, It
might be added, for the sox have
not been chocolate cakes this season,
- least so far as the Griffs are con-
cerned. ....
love hest to beat, Furthermore, they
ara always confident of doing thar
: little thing, even after 8 series OF
yUhinpings from those very same As.
It's i sort of disease with the GrlIIs
IN think themselves much better
than the AS under any and all con-
ditions.
Connie Mack rather belittIes
the Harris gang, yet he is plan
ming to send his best pitchers 70
fIla hiN here. In tOmOrrOWs
fouble.header he expects to have
George Earnsllaw and Ed Rom.
mel start. This means plenty OF
BaltimOreans In the stand TO
root for the As. EarnshaW was
with the Orioles this spring and
RommeI lives i'm Baltimore.
Lefty Orwell, the recruit from
Milwaukee. is carded to twirl Sum
day before what is expected to be
banner attendance, fans Hooking
from distant points in Virginia West
Virginia and Maryland.
Mondays twin bill viii probably
sec RUDE Waiberg and howard
Ehmke starting for the AS. That
leaves Jack Quinn for Tuesdays
final clash here.
The present series with the YAM
KEGS IN New York should be strain
on Connie Mack's staff. Indeed, any
series with the Yankees is strain
for any teams hurting starr The
Mackmen offer no exception.
with the Griffs hitting the
ball hard, the coming six games
here may be added strain for
Comics pitchers and they win
hardly be blamed for falling TO
uphold . fast pace after calling
I'm upon the world champions.
The AS won't look exactly the
same as they did when here on
MAY 81 for lone Sunday tussle,
which they lost. Joe Hauser's hit.
ting slump has placed Jimmy Foxx,
of the double-x Foxes, on first base,
and the return of Al Simmons, with
Speakers light stick work, has sent
Bing Miller to midfieId, with Speaker
sitting on the bench. Sammy Hale
IL back on the hot corner, with
Dykes alternating at second with
Max Bishop.
The Griffs have busy days before
them as they open the series with
the AS. Closing six games hare in
four days on Tuesday, they rush
away at once for six more in three
saturday they play a single game in
Philadelphia and on the following
day single game here with the
game series with the Yankees in
three days, a double-header being
marked for July 4. Eighteen games
IN twelve consecutive days calls for
some hustling, especially in warm
weather.
Bucky Harris may start today at
second base. His injured leg is
much improved and he is anxious
to be in there directing things.
Lovely" Barnes, the Griffs'
young Outfielder, was married
last evening at st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church to Miss Anne
Julia Burton, Of Birmingham,
Ala. Bobby Reeves. shortst0p,
acted as best man. with Jack
Hayes, the alabama Wild Man."
looking on to get pointers.
Next week Saturday, while in
Philadelphia, Goose GoslIn expects
to confer with DIR. Van Ronk, an
osteopath said to have worked won.
ders with injured athletes in the
Land of Nod. The Goose will try