The Washington times., 1933-09-20
BROWNS
THIRTEEN
TIM ES
By GARRETT WATERS

Dy OAhNE L WAL 1CnO
The Griffmen say goodbye to
their last Western foe tomorrow
when the St. Louis Browns will
have played the final contest Of
the current series.
And even though the Browns
will leave memories because of
the trouble they've given Cronin
and his gang this time, Man
ager Cronin'S same collection Of
performers will probably offer
up thanks that the Western
teams, as a whole this year, have
fallen down and played dead
enough to allow the Griffs to
take SIS games away from them
since the start of the cam
paign.
Yes sir, the Western boys have
surely been a help to the Griffs
this season when it ha5 come to
losing ball games. For example,
the Griffs have experienced an
unusually successful year against
the Browns as 13 triumphs have
been recorded against the Mis-
souri, Club where only seven set
backs have been dropped.
Against the Chicago White Sox
and Detroit Tigers, the Griffs
have played better than 800
baseball for the year, Fourteen
triumphs have been chalked up
against these two rivals while
only seven and eight losses re-
spectively have been recorded.
Against Cleveland, the figures tell
that the Griffs have won IL
games in 10 played for another
average we'll over the 900 mark.
Fared Well Against East
While on this subject, it might
be we'll to state that Cronin and
his gang have Jared just as we'll,
if not better against the Eastern
clubs. The best work can be said
to have been turned in against the
Boston Red SoX, where II games
were won in 81 played.
The Yanks, whom the Griffs
are to engage in three games next
week. have been beaten IL times
in 19 starts, while the Phila-
delphia AS, who are scheduled at
Griffith Stadium for singles game
Saturday and Sunday. and final
one on Sunday, october 1-sched-
uled finale of the Season-have
been downed II times in 18 starts.
So it would seem from all this
that the GriffS are where they
are today because they've been
able to down these foes not only
in spots this season but at times
when victories just had to be
gained in order to keep pace or
overhaul the Yankees for the
league leadership.
It really has been interesting to
follow the Griffs steps to success
this year. During the first part
Of the campaign it will be remem-
bered that clubs in both sections
of the circuit gave Cronin and his
men plenty of trouble, in fact,
only a little better than 500 ball
was played.
Foes Fall BY Wayside
But soon after that winning
momentum was struck the foes,
one by one, fell by the wayside
with the result the Griffs built
up such a Campaign" for them.
selves that it became just ques-
tion of time when they were to
eventually overhaul the supposed
powerful New York Yankees for
top honors.
They did just this, history tells
us, and today are finally on the
Threshold of the third champion
ship for the club. Ability to beat
down their every obstacle has turn
ed the trick for Cronin and his
merry gang and it's another of the
many reasons why the boys"
should be the 1888 American
League flag bearer that they
promise to be within the next few
hours.
And by way of passing, will
those two needed triumphs to
clinch the championship ever
come? We all ought to know be-
fore the present week is ended at
least.