The Washington times., 1933-09-09
CHICAGO BIDS
FAREWELL
TODAY
BY GARRETT WATERS

The GrlttS made ready TO en-.
gage another powerful opponent
after today's final game of the
current series with the Chicago
White SoX, the afternoon also be-
ing set aside to honor Ossie
Bluege.
That strong opponent will be
the Cleveland Indians who Will
come to town tomorrow after
having just finished a torrid
series with the Philadelphia AS
at Philadelphia.
The Griffs' luck, performance
or what-have-you against this
team this season, has been un'
usual to say the least. The first
time the two clubs met the In.
dians won in a 6-to-5 engagement
at Cleveland-the only one played
at that time because rain halted
all the others.
The second series here went
three games, with the Griffs win
ming the first two by one-run
margins, IL to 10 and to 2 re-
spectively, and the Indians an
nexing the third by 6-to-5 score.
There then followed most un'
usual series in Cleveland in which
Manager Cronin and his gang
took four out of five games played
"a feat that was quite a 1eat
at the time because the Grl11s
were in the midst Of a battle to
overhaul the New York Yankees
for the league lead.
All Close Games
A "three out of four" series was
nlaved next with the Griffs TAX
ing the first two games of q
double-header, 60 and 5-4,
single game the following day:
3 to 2, then dropping a 3.to-2
engagement on the concluding
afternoon of the Tribes visit.
But the Griffs were not so for.
tunate the last time they faced
Walter Johnson's collection OF.
performers. The a m es were
played at Cleveland in this in
stance-last month-and the In
dians won three out of five played,
taking the first series away from
the Griffs in two months.
In this particular set of games,
three excellently pitched per-
formances were turned in against
Cronin and his gang, one by Yves"
lev Ferrell in the opener of the
set, another by Clint Brown in the
second game Of a Sunday double
header, and still another by
Monte Pearson in the night-cap of
second twin bill, played two days
after the first mentioned one.
Plenty Tough
"They were plenty tough in
that last SERIES" Manager
Cronin agreed today when
accOsted on the subject. "And
they'll probably be tough again
this time, especially as they're
out to strengthen their advan-
tage on third place. You
know when a team realizes it
has a chance to cut in on
the world series spOils. it's
hard to beat. And that's the
sort. Of team Walter johnson
has playing for him these
days. Wen have to watch
'em."
The Griffs will see nothing but
right-handerS in the series after
all, is checked up, as the In.
dians haven't left-handed
pitcher in their midst. But their
right-handers promise to cause
plenty y: trouble-providing they
pitch as we'll as they did in
the last series.
The Griffs will probably find
Wesley Ferrell, Clint Brown, Mel
Harder and Monte Pearson huri-
ing against them after the series
actually starts. Manager Cronin
has announced that he will coun-
ter with Lefty Walter Stewart,
Monte Weaver, General ALVIN
Crowder and Earl Whitehill in
that order with the lads, Jack
Russell. Alec McColl, Bob Burke
and Tommy Thomas being held
for relief work if that becomes
necessity.
And so the set of engage
ments will commence after to-
days finale with the White Sox,
also after today's festivities in
honor of Ossie Bluege--one OF
the grandest players ever to have
been found in washington
ho caho1l uniform