The Washington times., 1930-08-07
R Beu and Chocolate once Wais Battle for Gold Toniqh
II GRl)N[)ER
7O.E:ACEA'S
TODAY.
Action Always Keynote Training OF Jack Berg
~ JOE HOLMAN

- ~ JUE HUAy1lAN
PHrLADELpHIA. Aug Z ACT
ing Manager. Joe Judrk. Of the
Washington club. tpfat sounded
d Weittined warning, to Connie
AFack's 7 Philadelphia Athletics.
Says Judge:
sIt,s beginninK t. seem a.. IL
che As are figur' lg on coast.
!, .fng into 4aaI0kher pearaut. ! III
that's their idea they'd better
watch ont, !. Thi5 Washington
club hasn't. been counted out
Of the race by q long sight.
And the New York Yankees are
& also coming along strong. Let.
the Elephants start 10afing and
theyn get the surprise Of their.
Only six and a half games
removed from the top-notchers,
even the most conservative mem.
bers OF the GriffImen were aglow
with enthusiasm this morning.
Apparently yesterdays. clean-cut
victory over the world champions
has worked wonders with the
morale Of walter Johnson's gang.
Trumping the league leaders
decisiyely after acknowledging
seven defeats in. . row has had
Its effect on the rllnners-up claims
Sam Jones.
81 beat the Athletics yester.
day. Al Crowder can do the
Bame today. If Crowder comes
through It's. anybody's flag.
'T've been in tight, spots before
snd%I know how: to figure ball
clubs
Overnight: q team that seemed
virtually shunted into discard has
apparently. not only, taken grip
on itself but. has re-entered the
championship parade. Much. of
the credit. for this turn Of affairs
should be directed toward the
1lnconquerable, never-say-die cotlr-
age and determination of Joe
Judge. ~.
Yesterday, let it be said here.
Judge was not in physical trim
to carry on. Yet, despite q stiff
neck, which caused him unspeak,
able pain be. played. q major part
La leading his team to q we'll
rnerited. triumph over the pace
settlers, 5. to L..
As 8 result Of the expert mas.
saging OF !. Trainer Mike Martin,
o dislocated vertebrae in Joe's
neck was Strengthened out SlIf.
ficiently to warrant his partici-
patton in the game. In addition
TO playing great ball afield, Judge
also succeeded in knocking home
what proved. to, be his clubs de-
cfding edge when the Griffs
counted off four times in the
sixth.
Singles by Blnege and Gro
min, sandwiched between Ma.
nush's out, along with Jce's
safe slam to center, settled the
issue during that period.
Poor support and solid seeking
figured In the coming Of the re-
naming markers which, after all,
had no bearing on the verdict.
After George EarnShaW, who
turned back the washington club
last. Thursday had SuccuHnbed to
that sixth; period stampede, Jack
Quinn and Bill Shores his sue
csssurS; ueliVered Stfiartly. IS
Bluegess three -bagger, Manush's
walk. and Cronin's Single-shot put
over q washington run in the
initial heat, while the AS reg
istered their only counter in the
seventh when Simmons doubled.
Eoxx singled and Miller sent q
long fly to Manush.
:sAlthough Outfielder Sammy
Rice was rushed into the: lineup
as. a. pinch hitter for Dave Har-
ris yesterday, <hes will not start
O. game ior several days yet.
II needed, Of course, he will be
used. During the earlier innings
Of yesterdays game Sammy post
ed himself inside the Athletic
scoreboard In rightfield and told
Harris Just where to. play each
batsman.
WashingtOn's overwhelming
superiority over the. New York
! club has figured importantly
in its position rs flag CON:
/, tender.
Whereas the Athletics hold a
e-8 :Yaarain over the Bob Shaw.
keys, JoElaSOn's men have won
ia az rs. engageIielats. In their
first 1neetsmg this season the AS
wlainped the dliffs. Then the
washington club ccpped seven
STRAIGHT. Oddly enough the Ele'
phafstsi. came back with ike
number, of wins. By scoring
yestGrday the two teams pulled
iaps an even terms, each having
won. eielatf times.
Alvin 4 Crowder, generally an
AthlAtics menace, is to draw Rube
WaIherg iof .speedball fame, as
q duSllist, today when the Wash.
irigtola and hiladelphia factions
conclude hOStilities here.
immediately after today's con-
test the Griffmen are to hike
honiewafd. - There they are to
open q long home stand against
Western clubs