The Washington times., 1930-07-24
AS WILL FACE
CROWDER,
HADLE:Y
BY JOE HOLMAN

are SCneOuleu 70 pLONAuc NOIAlAtS
Mack's American League leaders
with plenty of opposition before
the close of the current cam
paign.
This belief was expressed by
Manager Walter johnson today.
The Washington, New York,
Detroit and Cleveland clubs, Sir
Walter reasons, must be reckoned
with before the AS can lay any
pennant claims.
sT'm not trying to take any
thing from the Athletics when
say that the breaks have been
riding with them all season"
johnson explained. But that's
exactly the way things have
panned out.
'My boys have nine more
games with the champions.
And YOU can bet your life we'll
be set to put up grand fight
in all of those meetings"
AS preparatory measure
johnson has already selected
Irving Hadley and Alvin Crowder
to duel the Elephants in Wash
ington next week. Hadley is
scheduled to open the two-game
series starting at Griffith Sta
dium Wednesday, while CroWder
is to work week from today.
'sWe hope to 60 intS that
series ON the heels of the AS"
Sir Walter intimated this morn
ing, "WhiIe we are taking on
the White Sox during the next
four days the Athletics will
be battIi e the Cleveland
Indians. The Elephants have
yet to whip Roger Peckin-
paugh's men at Dunn Park.
Then while we are resting
Monday and Tuesday the AS
and Yankees are to come to-
gether, and If the Yankees sue
ceed in upsetting Con
Mack's crowd, we will benefit
accordingly"
The Tigers showed signs of
power in their recent series with
tie AS, putting on steam to gain
an even break over a four-day
stretch, while the Indians usually
put their best article of baseball
against the pace-Setters and the
Yankees also manage to hold
something in reserve for the
Mackmen.
Despite this fact, however, the
Washington club alone has been
able to outclass the Athletics in
their seasonal battles to date,
holding sparse margin over the
Quakertown warriors in their en-
gagements this season.
Should these four teams
get started in full gear
against the AS it is reason
able to, presume that Connie
Mack's men. now four games
to the good in their pennant
pursuit, must maintain their
dizzy stride to cop the 1880
flag.
Wasted opportunities, more
than anything else, accounts for
the present standing of the Wash
ington club. Had the Griffmen
cashed in on the opportunities
offered them since the inaugura-
ton of the Cleveland series, they
would now be only one game re-
moved from the top most perch.
Instead the Washington club
Slumped at the psychological
moment and thereby permitted
it's arch rival to fatten its mar
gin to healthy proportions.
Since four game lead at this
stage of the race means little,
however, the Griffs are fighting
back, more determined than ever
to prove their championship
mettle.
With Heine Manush back
in left field, old heads pre-
dict, the JohnsOnians will be
In a position to launch
another drive for the top.
Yesterdays eleventh period tri.
umph over the st. Louis Browns.
Capt. Joe Judge thinks, marked
the beginning of another Wash
ington squirt.
when a team gathers a
healthy lead, is 0verhauled and
then comes back with enough
fight to shake off its opponent
you've something to brag
about" Joe remarked today,
''and that's what happened in
yesterdays game. The moral
angle of that situation ought
to do the boys plenty of good.
/, for one, think it will"
Two Washington club players
are to be honored by home town
fans when the Griffmen open
their four-game stand against the
White Sox here today.
Pitcher Ad LiSka, Walter John
sons underhand prize, is to per-
form before a group of Mime
apolis admirers. while Watseka,
ILL, friends are to pay tribute to
Sammy Rice Saturday.
Liska's selection means that
Alvin Crowder is to work tomor-
rows contest. Under the original
schedule Crowder would have
worked today. Figuring that the
General needs an extra days
rest, however, Walter johnson