The Washington times., 1930-07-03

best double headers, if not the
very best. that has been staged
in Griffith Stadium in many a
moon, as it were, etc, or what
have you, we could think of but
one criticism, and when this
snooping OLD geezer can find
but one flaw in any picture,
said landscape may be said to
be well-njgh perfect.
We thought the celebration
at the expense of the st. Louis
Blues was staged a little pre-
maturely and that it should
have been held off two days
until July 4 But if the Griff-
men can repeat the fireworks
against the Ruthless Yankees
tomorrow, even that criticism
will be waived and we will be
the first to acclaim them the
unbeatable baseball team of the
century.
The cash customers who
thought they were buying a
bargain in the Wednesday
double bill, indeed didn't know
how much of a bargain for
which they were bargaining.
The pitchers pitched, the hit
ters hit, the base-runners ian
bases like nobodys affair and
Joe Judge did little Glowing
on his own accord, business
usually reserved for Nick Al
trock and AL Schacht.
In the ninth inning Judge
leaped up in the air to spear
Ferrell's high drive and was off
balance as he returned to earth.
From sitting posture. Joe
threw accurately to Joe Cronl1
to try for Kress off second and
it wasn't Joe's fault Kress had
scampered back safely It was
enough for Joe to nave thrown
the ball accurately from his
ridiculous position on the
ground and if that doesn't come
under the head of acrobatics, it
will do until some better gym
nastics come around.
The whole business goes to
prove that old baseball dogma
that a team which won't be
beat, can't be beat. an expires
sion that has variously been
attributed to everybody from
Harry Pulliam to A. G. Spald-
ing. to Adrian Anson and down
to Art w. Shires. the Edmund
Lowe of the diamond.
Baseball mettle was estab-
lished and rec abli S h d
throughout both games n d
then confirmed to the queens
palate when Washington drag
ged each contest out of the
fire. If Washington has any
"crack" in it, yesterday was
likely the time it would have
come out. because st. Louis
played us ball for strike and
hit for run throughout 81 in
nings. ,.1>'~>.-
Even my friend Harry Dill
lon, the oldest living baseball
fan in Washington. who used
to ride a bicycle to Philadel-
phia to sc major league games
before Washington got into The
upper strata of the sport, adj
mitted those two exhibitions
against st. Louis showed up
Washington in a light that
is indisputably championship
form. When "Old Har" makes
statement like that, you can
order your world series tickets.
To many of the fans who
have spoken of the local club
to us, the playing of the young
Sters, Cronin and West, have
been important features of the
Griffs' improvement and the
steadiness OF Buddy Myer. now
that they have quit experiment.
ing with him. has balanced the
club considerably.
Of course folks have long ago
learned to expect air-tight play
ing by the likes of Rice, Judge
and Bluege. Heinie ManuSh
has been worth two Goslins
since he joined our club June
IA and if Alvin Crowder hasn't
been an addition to our hurl.
ing corps, just as Walter John,
son predicted he would be at
the hour of his acquisition,
then take a look at his four VIC
tories against 1 defeat in less
than three weeks.