The Washington times., 1931-06-17
ACQUISITION
Of MASTERS
TOHELP
BY GARRETT WATERS

There's one way the Washing
ton Griffmen can catch the Phlla'
delphia AS these days. And that
way is by winning while the graz
horde is idling because of rain.
This happened yesterday when
Manager Walter Johnson's men
won from the St. Louis Browns
while the AS played tiddly-WinkS
rummy or poker, because Old
Man Jupiter Pluvius gave vent to
some pent-up wrath, poStpOning
the scheduled battle with the
Cleveland Indians.
Two and a Half in Rear
This morning the GriffmCM
stand only two and one-half con
tests behind their most powerful
rivals. This is what you call a
swell state Of affairs in view Of
how difficult it has been for
Manager Walter Johnson'S men
to whittle down the AS lead thi,
past month.
If only they can hold on to
things now and not let the
A's go up again. Also whittle
down that lead more and more
until an even keel is reached or
the lead itself is Snatched.
Folks, there would certainly be
"a big time in the old town
should these things come to pass,
wouldn't there?
The Griffmen are prepared to
keep up their present high stand
ard of play, according to both
Uncle Clark Griffith and Man
ager Walter Johnson.
Figuring that pitching is the
chief thing which is to win the
pennant this year, Griff and
Johnson have gotten together
and signed Walter Masters, Uni
versity of Pennsylvania star, to
help out.
Will Win, is Feeling
With Masters on deck, even
though nothing can be figured
on him yet as to his ability to
make the big league grade, Griff
and Johnson feel that their
pitching staff will hold up on
this next western trip beginning
with Fridays game in Cleveland.
"Of course / don't mean to
come right out and say that
we're going to cop" said Griff
this morning, but l do feel
that we're going to win the
pennant. And also that we'll
be in first place very SOON"
Masters. the new pitcher. will
take his first workout today be-
fore the Griffs' final game with
the ST. Louis Browns, by the way.
AS is known by his record, he was
quite a hurler in college circles,
ranking head over heels over any
other pitcher.
In his career at the University
of Pennsylvania he won "a out OF
26 starts, and in those games he
/ CAIlIOIICu NhSSPbAOlloI PIVNiAlAiS
skill while creating this record.
Final With Browns Today
That he is we'll respected by all
who have seen or heard of him,
is brought out in the fact that
Griff had to Out-dicker three
other big league clubs who would
have liked to have had his serV-
ices. Those clubs we're the Phila-
| delphia AS, the New York Yam
KEGS and our present guests, the
st. Louis Browns.
The final with the Browns
is on tap today. The Griffs
will be up against an old iinx
in Walter Stewart, left-hander,
who has been poison many
more times than one in previous
appearances.
Stewart will be opposed by
Alvin CroWder. who Manager Wal
ter johnson hopes will be right
as victory will enable the Grlff-
men to run their streak Of con
Secutive games to twelve.
incidentally the Griffs leave Al
7:3O tonight for Cleveland where
the first stop is to be made on
this second Western trip of the
season. A day of rest tomorrow
and Manager Johnson's men will
continue "the old fight" Friday
in the first of a series of four
games with the Indians.