The Washington times., 1930-06-26
TEAM SEEKS
SIXTH WIN
IN ROW
Goslin VS.. Manush
Their Records Since June IL

recently, is now being revealed
Today the Griffmen will be shoot.
ing for their sixth win in a row
And the power supplied by
newly acquired players has been
largely responsible for this marked
reversal of form.
When Bucky Harris leads his
Tigers into action against Walter
Johnson's men today, he will face
q greatly improved Washington
club over that encountered here
tofore this season.
The timely clocking of out.
fielders Heine Manush and Dave
Harris and the all around pepper
of Art ShireS, along with Alvin
Crowder's admirable pitching,
have all stood out during the
absence of such dependables as
Joe Judge. Sammy Rice and Sad
Sam Jones, early season bulwarks.
In former stands against
the West this season the
Griffmen had, on the whole,
been Outpointed. Yet, during
their current home stay, they
have Outduelled interSectiOnal
rivals in six of eight games.
One can well realize how poorly
these same GriffS would have
Jared few weeks ago had Judge
Rice and Jones been missing
even for a few days. Yet in the
face of these recent difficulties
the brand-new Washington Cluo
has actually prospered. Figure it
out for yourself
Today both Capt. Joe Judge
and Sammy Rice will be back on
the job when the Tigers are op-
posed in the first of a three-game
set here.
Sam Jones, whose early season
pitching was an American League |
sensation, insists he will be ready |
to go against the st. Louis Browns
and Goose Goslin Sunday.
If big Fred Marberry can
come back along with the
three mentioned. above, there
Is reason to believe that the
Walter johnson team will
have an outstanding say-sO in
the 1880 American League
championship settlement.
The return. to form of the
Washington Clubs pitching staff
is a particularly gratifying fea
ture. In their last five showing
starting slabsters representing the
Griffmen have gone the regula-
ton nine innings.
Ad Liska. Alvin Crowder, Fred
Marberry. Bump. Hadley and
Lloyd Brown, in that sequence,
have registered without relief as
Sistance. ......... +,
"We won't need any rescue
men if this keeps up" Walter
Johnson declared today while
recalling the recent perform
ances of his mOundsmen.
Are the st. Louis Browns once
more exercising their time hon.
ored mastery over the Griffs? A
question we'll worth asking. In
seven meetings with Bill Killefer's |
clan SO, far the Washington club (
has relinquiShed five mods.
Roger Pecktnpaugh's Indians,
who held a 81 advantage over |
the Griftmen when reporting I
here recently, are now trailing by
a 5 to 3 margin, the result of S
four straight reversals.
Although Ad Liska was origin
ally supposed to go into the box
against the Tigers today, Fred
Marberry will get the job. The
recent extraction of several teeth
cost Ad the assignment.
Earl Whitehill is expected to
Toll for Bucky Harris.
An IL run rush in the
seventh yesterday, punctures
a 2,aI1 deadlock and knocked
three Cleveland pitchers silly e
when the Griffs made a clean
sweep of their series here.
The final count was 13-5.
This narrowed the Athletics 3
eague leadership margin to one =
md a-half games.
Harder. and Brown had battled
IN even terms before the latter
Tipped and was relieved by Shoff-
1er in the sixth. Going into the
seventh with the count dead
ocked, Shoffner fell victim to
aerciless attack that cost him the
'erdict. Jablonowski- and Gliatto
lad both absorbed their share a
# the punishment before the Q
ally was halted. :,
Sammy Rice used a double and B
riple, both in that seventh 3
rame, to knock home four runs. Cl
otherwise OSSie Bluege,c who sim
led four times in five trips, and
suddy Myer, who hit safely in
hree official turns. bore the
'runt Of the attack. Feeble late
'eriod threats by the Tribesmen
vailed nothing.