The Washington times., 1930-09-06
CRUCIAL GAME
OFSEASON
HERE

Every indication. points to the
biggest crowd to see Q baseball
game in washington since the
world series in 1928 when Connie
Mack's pace-setting Athletics and
the Griffmen meet here tomorrow
in. Griffith Stadium.
This game alone will practically
decide one way or another the def
mite outcome Of this years hectic
race. The AS are not so far ahead
that they are q mathematical GER
tainty and q victory by Washing
ton tomorrow would be just the
tonic the GriffS need to make
their final swing in the West q
bearing-down flag-winning drive
that might yet gain results.
Sad Sam Jones, who last night
entrained from New York for
Washington. will be sent against
i the AS tomorrow. Rube Walberg,
erratic Athletic southpaw, is tc
handle Connie Mack'S end Of the
assignment.
Washington has 20 more
games to play. New York
has FL. If the Grfffs break
even In their remaining con-
tests, New York must register
19 times to create . deadlock.
Thus second place seems prac-
ticalIy mathematically certain.
II the AS land eight Of their
remaining IT games Washington
to win, will be forced to account
for an even II Wctories-count
'em.
Though Philadelphia has a
strangle. hold on the American
League pennant, Secretary Eddie
Eynon. Of the washington club
sincerely believes that Washing
ton still has q real championship
chance. He said:
EFF Horace LiSenbee and the
Red SOx can stop the Athletics
we will flatten out Connie
Mack's ball club tomorrow, and
don't forget Washington has
three more games than Phila-
deiphia to play.
I'm other words IL we reg
lister our next two times out
while Philadelphia is losing,
| we will have to gain only two
more road decisions in order to
finish the season with the AS,
September 2S, all tied up"
With the standing between the
AS and Mats a Standoff at II
games each, it can be seen at q
glance Just how crucil is tomor
rows game. Besides settling thil
rubber decision it will mean thai
the victor can begin his western
trip fortified with confidence
enough to sweep through to the
pennant.
Another thing that will brinE
not only Washington fans anc
boosters from out of town to the
park in droves is the keen per
sonal animosity local fandon
holds against big AL Simmons
Connie Mack's pride and joy.
Simmons tactics In several
games h8re, while not unfair
in any manner since he was
merely stopping dOubIe-pIay
efforts. hsa turned local fan.
dom against him. A pop bot
tie shower fell his way on
his last appearance here and
on his every appearance Ut
the plate he Is bOOed and
hissed plenty.
Recently Simmons has been ol
q batting rampage that threaten
to place him on top .of thl
leagues hitters and 1t will be
task to stop the long-hitting sta
tomorrow because he seemingl!
goes best when the odds arr
against him and the need fOl
hits strongest. .
Joe Cronin, too, has done about
the same thing to the AS tina
Summons has to the Mats: Only
two weeks ago in Philadelphii
CrOnin singIe-handed stopped
Lefty Groves eight game win
ming streak. The score was
to 2 and Cronin drove in all o.
the Mats runs. He homered oncC
with mate aboard and agar
came through with sacrifice
fly Sto drive home the wirnini
marker in the AiRhth Ia break LII