The Washington times., 1930-05-31

Today they ar. but one game to
the good over the champion Phila-
delphia Athletics.
Three defeats, two of which
were absorbed yesterday, have
played havoc with a seem.
ingly formidable command.
Should Connie Mack's elephants
register again today they will
automatically deadlock the GriffS
for first place. In this event
each club would show a record
of q games won and ID lost.
Realizing the Importance of their
remaining games with the AS,
the Griffmen are silently, almost
grimly, awaiting a continuation
Of hostilities today.
Two games are to complete the
current series. Manager Walter
johnson, despite yesterdays de-
velopments, has therefore set an
even break as his goal.
Whereas many ball clubs would
be demoralized by the show of
power uncovered by the AS
yesterday, the Griffs seem to be
keener than ever to prove that
they belong where they are-at
the top of the American League
"We'I break even with
those bOzOs yet" Capt, Joe
Judge snapped this morn
ing. "They took us yester-
day but they've got to do
some tall stepping to register
today and tomorrow"
Joe's teammates, with their
supremacy thus challenged, are
similarly keyed up. Following
yesterdays dual setback many
contended that Walter Johnson's
men. after playing over their
heads, have finally returned to
normalcy. Whereupon the play
ers winked significantly.
These 1880 Griffmen believe in
themselves. And a licking. no
matter how decisive, only whets
their desire to get somewhere.
Lefty Lloyd Brown is to be
matched against big Pube Wal
berg today when the Griffs and
AS close their present stand at
Shibe Park. Brown only recently
marked off his fifth win of the
season.
Immediately after today's game
the clubs are to hike to Washing
ton. There they are to get to-
gether in a one-day stand tomor-
row before proceeding westward.
Sad Sam Jones will get the slab
call, while Connie Mack'S duelist
is as yet unknown.
The Washington clubs first
1880 Western invasion, which gets
under way Monday. will prove con-
clusively whether Walter John
sons men possess championship
mettle. When intersectional op-
ponentS recently visited American
League Park, Walter JohnSon'S
boys barely edged them out with
seven successes against six set
backs.
In lieu of the recent athletic
squirt, it is obvious that they
must travel at a swifter gait on
this jaunt if they expect to main
tain their present standing. At
2 o'clock tomorrow night the
GriffS are to check out for De-
troit. After resting Monday, they
will get together with the Jungle
Cats in the first of four game
series at Navin Park.
A week from today they will
transfer to Cleveland for a set
of similar length with the Tribes
men. Three games with the
White Sox. and four game stand
against the Browns in st. Louis
will wind up this initial 1890
Western swing
The royal clubbing of AL
Simmons, the crown prince of
swat, was easily outstanding
yesterday as the Athletics
wrecked Walter JOhnsOn's ball
club in a Decoration Day
dOuble-header.
A combined audience of $1,000
saw the Elephants put over a
13-inning victory in the morning
Z to 6, and a 15-11 afternoon
verdict.
Outstanding features of the
morning game were:
/. Al Simmons eighth home
run of the season with two on
and as many out in the ninth and
his club trailing. to 8.
2. The substitution of Marberry
for Liska in Philadelphia tenth
and the subsequent placing of
Quinn and Schang as the Ath-
leticS battery in the overtime
period.
3. Fred Marberry's phenomenal
pinch pitching in the eleventh.
Simmons and FoXX singled with
one down, and Miller was pur-
posely passed After working up
a two-and,three count on Dykes.
Marberry sent over a third strike
McNalr lined to West.
4. The winning Athletic attack
in the thirteenth. after Quinn had
held tight Simmons double,
Foxx's single and Miller's base on
balls set the stage for Eric Nc.
Nair's deciding shot to center.