The Washington times., 1930-09-08
ONLY CHANCE
IS SLUMP
BY AS
BY JOE HOLMAN


ENROUTE TO ST. LOUIS,
Sept. 8.-Despite the fact that
there is but slight mathematical
chance Of ousting the AS from
their 6ls-game lead and win the
7 pennant, Walter Johns6El's Griff'
men today are q happy and de-
termined 0and of baseball war
riors as they near the scene Of
their nemesis town--St., Louis
to open their last invasion Of the
West.
Were it not for the fact that
these lowly Brownies had the un.
canny ability to knock off the
Griffs earlier in the year, both
In st. Louis and Washington.
your Griffmen might now be lead.
ing the chase and causing Con.
ME Mack much more worry than
they now do.
Irving Hadley is all set and
prirned to open the series tomor-
rev. Victorious in his last start
over the Yankees, the eX-Brown
University star, also is after his
fifteenth victory Of the year. And,
more important, it means another
slice Of Clark Griffith's bonus
offer for him If he wins, so Bump
will be doing his best.
Joe Kuhel, the $65,OO first
sacker, Who was sent home
last week to rest his injured
knee, rejOinS the team tCEight
and may see service in some
of the games on this trip.
Victorious in one of the tensest
and most dramatic games Of the
season In Washington yesterday
over the Mackmen by Z and 8,
after they had overtaken q e1
lead, the Griffs pushed over the
two winning markers in the
ninth inning.
After Sam Jones was pounded
from the hill with a five run
splurge In the second, Big Fred
Marberry came to the hill. And
what q job he did. In the third
AL Simmons doubled and Bing
Miller singled MIN home. Right
then and there Firpo stopped the
alien bats cold. not allowing
single hit in the last six innings.
Muddy Ruel was as much q
hero in the victory as Marberry.
In the fourth he singled home
two runs, but in the rectic ninth
he pulled one Of the smarteSt
stunts of his long career here.
Ossie Bluege opened the inning
by beating out, a perfect dumped
bunt before Muddy came to the
tee.
Everyone was looking for a
sacrifice, since you must tie q
game before you can win 1t. In.
stead Muddy saw Boley dashing
over to cover second. Muddy, the
opportunist, sin gled smartly
through the opening and Bluege
pulled UP at third. .
Whataman Shires then
came to the tee to hit for
Marberry and walked on four
successive wide ones by Earn
shaw. It was not an 1nten'
tiOnal pass, though, Earn
shaw being unable to locate
the plate. Besides he didn't
want to give Whataman .
good one to hit.
Jackie Hayes long sacrifice fly.
on which Simmons made q fine
running backhand one-hand
catch In deep center, permitted
Bluege to scamper over with sthe
tying marker. Then same Rice,
with two strikes on him, bounced
one back at Earnshaw and the
big Athletic pitcher, in his eager
ness to grab 1t, paved it with his
glove and knocked 1t to center
field and the game was over as
Sam West, who ran for Ruel
dashed across the plate.
It. was tonic victory to the
Mats, who promise that this west
ern trip will be different from the
two previous ones.
al Simmons challengd Fred
Marberry yesterday, and Fred &C
cepted. Simmons, the center Of
q near riot at Griffith Stadium
only. week ago, defied the big
Texan from Philadlphia's dugout
during the seventh inning Of the
washington on-Athletic game.
Coming to bat with one out, AL
was very nearly clipped by one Of
Marberry's pitches. After ground
ioc NIT to HAYES. the diSgrlintled
elephant ace was greeted by q
chorus Of booes and a pop bottle,
obviously thrown from the upper
stands.