The Washington times., 1930-08-29
THREADLIkE
CHANCE FOR
PENNANT
Bqnnockbu club Hears Detailed Cost e1p Course Tonight
RY JOE HOLMAN

BY JOE HOLMAN
The 1880 washington Club will
rise or fail on the merits Of It's
present lineup! Manager Walter
johnson made this announcement
today. He said:
'I've settled on what l con-
slider our best layout. There
viii be absolutely no expert
Mnenting or changing about u1l.
Gil our three cOrnered argu.
ment with Philadelphia and
New York Is determined.
I'VE intend battling to the
last ditch for the pennant, and
certainly to Oust the Yankees.
It will take our best to accom-.
plish these ends and I know It,"
The usual late season policy
of breaking in rookie material
win be abandoned. Not, until
next spring will Washington's
freshman material be tried out.
President Clark Griffith this
morning declared there is little
chance that any of his rockies
due to come up this fall will be
summoned. He declares:
a"We've D hard fight on our
hands. "And we need exper.
ience to register"
Realizing that Rookie Jim Nc"
Leod, who has warmed the Wash.
ington bench all season, would
get little opportunity to perform
with the Griffmen, the Old Fox
yesterday gave him a real break.
Louisville Of the American
Association. has been deprived OF
the services of Third Baseman
Babe CAMEL for the remainder
of the season. Babe, who used
to represent Washington, recently
suffered a fractured hand.
Griffith yesterday sent the Lit
tie Rock youngster to the Col
onels subject to 24-hour recall.
There Jim will hook UP with the
American Association leaders and
aid them N their bid for a PEN
naIlt. -
McLeOd's experience reSen-
bles that of Jack Hayes. who
was OptiOned out to Mime
apOlis Of the American AssO-
ciatiOn during the waning
part Of 1928. Jack has been
. major, and real One' ever
since.
After q batting practice period
Yesterday big Fred Marberry, who
has been inactive with q broken
bone in his right wrist since Au-
gust 8, declared himself ready to
work in turn.
ALTHOUGH Fred Is willing to try
a. comeback Labor Day, 1t is
thought he will be held in reserve
until the Yankee series in New
York next week. He will likely re-
ceiye one Of the closing assign
ments of the four-game set start
ing Wednesday.
Sam Jones, three times New
York conqueror, will go out after
his seventh consecutive victory
when the Griff-Yankee series is
resumed at American League Park
tomorrow. Left-handed Ed Wells
is expected to work for Bob Shaw
key.
General Alvin CrOwder yes
terday turned in his fifteenth
victory of the season when
Washington lowered George
Pipgras and New York. The
score was s to 3. One big in.
ming, the sixth, pu1ictured q
One-all tie and gave the Griff.
men their edge.
BY winning. Washington
climbed within six and a half
games of first place and pulled
four and a half contests ahead
OF New York.
Sammy Rice started the lucky
sixth with q single to left. Ma
nush sacrificed and was safe
when Pipgras fumbled. Cronin
beat out bunt down the third
base line and when PipgraS
threw into right field Sammy
Rice and ManuSh scored while
Cronin made third. Judges
walk. Vests single and Bluege's
double had sent over three more
tallies before Holloway relieved
Pipgras. The latter held tight
while retiring the side.
Once in the lead Washington
was never headed, though the
Yankees counted twice more In