The Washington times., 1929-05-08
HARNESSES
. DOWNFALL
Of YANKS
By Bob Thayer

Bucky Harris, now guiding
the fast travelling Detroit
Tigers, believes that the New
York Yankees are riding for
a fall this year.
At least four clubs, he contends,
are prepared to give the champions
the works. The Philadelphia Ath.
letics, st. Louis Browns, Washing
ton Griffmen and his own Bengals,
he reasons, will go far toward
eliminating the supposedly invinci.
BILE Hugmen.
"Ill be frank about it, l look for
Detroit to give everybody trouble"
Bucky admits. We've got good
hitting, fair pitching and plenty Of
spirit"
'We made IL five straight
against Washington yesterday
and il my boys keep going as
they are right now Wen be
in there at the finish"
Harris considers the AS a we'll
balanced combination but by no
means a money team. The st.
Louis Browns, though not so bril-.
liant individually, could whip the
Elephants three times out Of four
in a pinch, he insists.
Dan Howley's rounded up q
fine combination" Bucky claims.
His players may not look too good
on paper but they're 100 per cent
on the diamond. And that's what
counts in the long run"
Harris still ranks the Griff-
men, his 1928 charges, q cham.
piOnsllip threat despite their
wretched start. 3
II know what most of Walter
Johnson's boys can do" he reasons.
Just let that gang get started and
you'll gamble that you'll hear plenty
about the washington club a couple
of months from now.
Il understand that the pitching
has been off and the punch lacking
so far. There's still plenty of time
to get going, though. After all the
seasons young yet"
| ASASu why he pEOpuSS1Su Ln0
downfall Of the Yankees, Bucky
readily volunteered his explanation.
There's at least four clubs better
AS a matter of fact that's where
the champions are weakest.
| It'll take a lot of runs to put
them over and with seven other
clubs shooting their best hurting
against them. the Yankees are going
to be up against It,
Its no secret that the entire
American League is cunning for
the three time pennant win
ners and with Waite HOyt being
the only dependable pitcher ON
their staff they're liable to take
plenty Of punishment"
Ruth and Gehrig, great as they
are, can't do everything. Whether
they continue their great work or
not I'm betting that the 1929 New
York Yankees are due to tumble.
Harris was deeply moved by the
illness Of his friend and successor,
Walter Johnson. Walter. who was
Bucky's mound mainstay in the
1924-25 world series, supplanted
r1dFTlS as manager or the Grltfg
when the latter transferred to De-
ltroit this season. -.
There has never been a finer
character in any profession than
| Walter, is Buely's tribute. "He's
I a square shooter and q friend
worth having. And that's NO
apple sauce. mean IT,"
IL
Shortstop Ossie Bluege, who has
been missing from action for nearly
two weeks may break into the line.
up today. Having rested the leg
injured in q game with the Boston
Red Sox recently, Ossie viii replace
Joe Cronin who has been playing
great ball of late.
Frigidaire weather which would
have dampened the spirit of even
such an optfmist as Rob Roy
Mackey, yesterday prevailed al
Navin Park. Icy blasts kept the
fans shivering throughout the game
Washington's keystone combinA,
tion, Joe Cronin and Jack Hayes.
Experienced busy day. Cronin had
eight chances and Hayes seven, be-
sides taking part in a double play.