Evening star., 1933-10-09
WOULD STANDPA
ON SERIES LOSERS
Old Fox Is Confident Club Has
Power to Drive to An
other Pennant.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

~LARK GRIFFITH, the Old
Fox of base ball, has not
" lost faith in his Nationals
despite their decisive de-
feat, by the Giants in the recent
and regrettable world series. He
looks for his ball club to cop
again in the 1884 American
League race.
MY ball club as it now stands
ought to win another pennant
easily" the Washington president
declared today.
Break it up because it lost in the
world series? Why. nothing could be
more foolish, Griffith snapped Then
between means forced by a neuritis
attack affecting both shoulders the
grand old man of base ball defended
his beaten bunch.
Our showing in the world series dis
appointed me greatly" he admitted.
But the Washington ball club is much
better than it seemed to be against
the Giants. 1t simply was off its bat
ting stride, in a slump in series so
SAlOlI ~ ilal 4IO IIldilIc W 1ttONtI.
ITS good enough, though, to come
back for another pennant in the Amer
lean League. And I'm convinced it's
good enough to take any club like the
Giants over a long stretch of games.
SVXIHY, if the Giants we're in the
w same league with the Ma
tlonals l don't believe there
would be anything to the race so far
as the two clubs were concerned In
my opinion, the Washington club would
outdistance the New Yorks. And so I
think would one or two other American
League clubs over a 154-game stretch
I'm convinced my ball club is one
OF the best I ever assembled, one of
the best the American League has had
in some time. I'll go farther and say
it's one of the best the majors have
had in years for long spell of cam
paigning.
The Giants were good, all right.
I'm taking nothing from them They
played a great game in the world
series. Should have won it, too. Every
move they made panned out right
Never move to criticize because not
one failed With their two-man pitch
ing staff, great ball club for a short,
sharp thrust
But the world series was no true
gauge Of the strength and ability of the
Washington club. It's driving club
with the power and stamina to carry it
long way.
1T can go for me again. And it can
win another pennant next year, too"
A S THE Washington club now is
~ constituted, Griffith will pretty
well have to stand pat on this
years organization for the 1884 pen
nant drive, unless extensive purchases
and trades are made during the Winter
Other than the % players who were
on the world series list of eligibles, the
Nationals included just a few more
Ray Prim, the southpaw pitcher, and
Cecil Travis, the infelder, who were
with the Washington squad at the end
of the recent season, but were not
listed as series players; Ed Linke, the
chubby right-hand pitcher who was
with the Chattanooga farm, and
young infielder picked up from college
ranks are the only additional prospects
for the 1884 training camp.
Right now Griffith isn't concerned
with the matter of getting additional
talent for his ball club The main
business to be disposed of within a
few days has to do with arranging an
other managerial contract with Joe
Cronin. The Washington president
seems well satisfied with the way his
young pilot handled affairs and this
time Cronin may get better than one
year proposition.
With that settled, the Old Fox prob
ably will do some recruiting for next
years fight.