The Washington times., 1929-08-26
BURKE GOES
To MOUND
TUESDAY
BY Bob Thsyer

BY Bob Thsyer
Sporting record Of IA wins
in 20 starts since leaving
ashington three weeks ago,
Walter johnson s Griffmen TO-
day steamed into the Capital
at noon.
When the Griffs left here August
6. they looked the part of beaten
men. Since then they have found
themselves and are hitting on all
cylinders at the present time.
The Western clubs, who had
down them four times in previous
stands, were taken into camp by
an II to margin during this
final 1929 invasion.
Prior to touring the West the
rejuvenated Griffmen had halved
double-header with the Yankees and
then swept aside the fast travelling
Red Sox in two straight games.
All in all they snatched them.
selves four series and halved two,
dividing with the Yankees and In
dams while turning back the Red
Sox. Browns. Tigers. and White
Sox.
Fortified with this excellent rec
ord and swinging along in top
stride, Manager Johnson's battlers
tomorrow will launch a two-game
set with the Boston Red Sox at
the Georgia Avenue ball yard.
The Red Sox, like the Griff.
men, have been clipping along
at 3 hot gait and probably will
be set TO put up q bristling
scrap.
Bobby Burke, the skinny young
forkhander, is expected to shoot for
the Griffmen while Bill Carrigan
likely will counter with bespectacled
Dan MacFayden.
The studious MacFayden possesses
one of the most battling hooks in
the American League and is gen.
orally a tough proposition for the
Griffs but Burke's portside delivery
should give the Sox plenty of
trouble
Though suffering with a sore left
arm Bob announces that he is in
condition to work and that his sal
ary wing should in no way hamper
his effectiveness.
radically improved club in the Griff-
men. Not only individually but as
team they have braced and are
now playing the ball of which they
are capable.
One popular figure on which
much attention will be centered is
Joe Cronin, bubbling young short
stop. Sunny Joe Is ranged by many
as the best shortfielder in the
American League and Is undoubt-
edly one of the years leading finds.
Not only is he a brilliant defen.
sive man but also seems to have
acquired batting power and Is con.
sidered by no less an authority
than Manager Buclzy Harris. Of the
Detroit Tigers, as one of the best
infielders to have crashed the big
show for the past five years.
'"There's "a kid with class"
Buclky remarked yesterday prior
to the final WashingtOn-D Detroit
game. "He had everything but
batting strength q year ago and
he's getting that now.
II figure that If the Tigers could
have had Cronin this season they'd
he galloping along in first division
right now. He's great prospect
and make no mistake about IL
Another player less conspicuous
but who nevertheless has proved
his mettle is Myles Thomas, the
little ex-Yankee. Discarded by the
1923 champions My1es accounted for
four of his clubs victories in its
tour closing yesterday and saved
another game.
The Griffmen failed to achieve
their tie for fifth place yesterday
when they were jolted by the
Tigers in the final game of their
stand at Navin Park, 8 ~ T.
It required IL innings of fuelling
to nose them out however, Marberry
being charged with the defeat when
Fothergill trfpled and registered on
Alexander's long sacrifice lift.
A brave ninth inning rush which
netted three runs and fought off
certain defeat had placed the Griffs
hack in the running after having
trailed all the way. A single by
Buddy Myer. who had committed
two costly errors earlier in the
game. furnishing the deadlocking
count.
Phil Page, a rangy southpaw,
started for the Tigers but was
pAhSASu ViL JDH NH III the SSVGnln
when the visitors gathered three
runs.
WhitehilI relieved him with
the Jungle Cats stilI in posses.
sion of a 6-to-4 edge but after
the home club had picked up
another tally the Griffmen came
back with their three-run punch
In the ninth.
Hadley started for Washington
and Braxton succeeded him in the
seventh but after the latter had
been lifted for a pinch hitter in
the eighth Marberry was installed.
This marked Whitehill's fifth win
of the year over the Griffmen and
placed the Tigers two games to
good in the battle for fifth place.
1t also marked the return of
Muddy Ruel to the lineup. Ruel
was used behind the bat for the
second time in three weeks and
cashed In nifty article of back
stopping.
There's no doubt about it, the lit.
tie veteran is the class of the
American League while handling
younger pitchers and pairs off ad-
mirabIy with all of them.
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