The Washington times., 1933-09-05
LEAD
FINAL WEST
INVASION
By GARRETT WATERS

OJ NEA AASS
BOSTON, Sept. 5.-The home
stretch begins tomorrow for the
Griffs and how they're looking
forward to it, now that the sea-
son is almost ended and the pen
nant is almost within their grasp.
Manager Cronln and his gang
realize they will clinch honorS
during the next three weeks. But
to turn this important trick they
also realize that they must win
certain number of games.
Therefore they're very anxious
today to get back home to begin
the task-an item that's been
quite that when past home stands
are reviewed for the moment.
The Griffs open their final
home stand of the campaign by
entertaining the Chicago White
Sox tomorrow, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. Four games with
the Cleveland Indians are sched-
uled next while a quartet of en-
gagements with the Detroit Tigers
will follow the Cleveland series.
Browns COncud Stand
The st. Louis Browns will then
conclude the stand" as far as
the Western clubs are concerned,
with an appearance for four
games starting Monday, Septem-
ber 18 and going through Thurs
day, September 81. This will
bring the Philadelphia AS to Grit
fifth Stadium over that weekend
for single contests Saturday and
Sunday
Monday and Tuesday, Septem-
ber Is and 26, will be idle days
for the Griffs, but on the follow
ing three days Manager Cronin
and his gang will be in New York
for three contests against the
Yankees before meeting the Phil
adelphia AS in the final game Of
the season at Griffith Stadium on
Sunday, october /.
Getting back to the opening Of
the stand" the Griffs will have
what could be called their easiest
foe as guests tomorrow in the
Chicago White Sox. This team
has been donated II times this
season, and from this record,
should BE- beaten at least three
more times. True, Manager Fon-
SEGA, of the SoX, will probably
shoot Lefty Walter Miller in the
first and last games of the series
in an effort to register two tri-
umphS, but this should not bother
the Griffs to any great extent as
they beat this hurler twice at Chi
cago last month.
Trouble With Indians
Plenty of trouble will come to
town when the Cleveland Indians
follow the White SoX into Grif-
fifth Stadium. The johnson men
have been able to hand the Griffs
a real battle this year and the
Griffs really expect a little oppo-
sition from them because of what
past performances have meant.
Then, too, the Detroit Tigers
will probably be heard from
plenty. The Harris men could be
said to have given the Griffs even
more trouble than the Indians
this season as the years work be-
tween the two teams stands only
10 and 8 in favor of the Griffs.
The st. Louis Browns should
not offer much opposition even
though the team has improved
since Roger Hornsby took over the
management. Only Bump Hadley
promises to give the Griffs any
trouble, but Cronin and his gang
believe they'll beat him with
little extra effort.
The Philadelphia AS and New
York Yankees? Well, the GriffS
hope the pennant will have been
clinched by the time they play
those rivals again. Then, they
say, it won't make any difference
whether they win or not. All OF
which would be a pretty nice sit
uation to have rule at that, eh?
The next three weeks will tell
whether it does or not.