The Washington times., 1933-08-18
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OVER YANKS
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By GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent


CHICAGO, Aug. 18.-The Griffs
have been very happy lot this
season, as most everyone has been
able to figure out after seeing
the team perform at least once.
What's more, Cronin's gang has
had many things to make it
happy. For example, the winning
stride that was struck the first
time the team visited in this
western sector of the circuit.
The team became a most
dangerous ennant contender
then, while ever since the pen
nant idea" has been kept as such
an incentive by the "boys" that
they've continued to be contenders
despite all their New York Yam
kee rivals have had to do or say
about it.
Today, the Griffs are even hap
pier than at any time before. And
why? Simply because their fond.
est dreams have been realized
since the beginning of this cur
rent Western trip.
Manager Cronin and his men
left Washington last Sunday
night, after having beaten the
YantS to ta.ze a five and one
half game lead, with a particular
ideA in view for their final West
ern invasion Of the year. It was
to gain as much ground in the
case as could possibly be gained.
Everything Works Out
So far Everything" has worked
out in the grandest of fashions.
Wednesday, as a starter, the
Griffs defeated the Chicago
White Sox while the New York
Yankees were losing to the St.
Louis B. 23-ns. The result? The
GriffS gain>A.. a full game on
their pesky rivals in the battle
for first place honors.
Yestc day the Yanks lost again
to the Browns while the GriffS-
well sir-they scored at will
against the White Sox to grab a
IA to 1 triumph. The situa-
ton now? Well, the Griffs now
lead the league by seven and
one-half games-the greatest ad-
vantage th2y'vc enjoyed since
their jump to fame during those
exciting days of June when they
were then striving to keep the
Yanks at bay after having over
hauled 'em, by CAD.
And so there's every reason why
the Griffs should be happier to-
day than they've ever been be-
fore. They believe they're on that
path to the championship at
last, even though they realize the
season still has a month more
to go and success of the past
two or three days must continue.
Manager Cronin and his gang
leave this city for st. Louis to-
night after this afternoons final
game with the Chicago White
SoX. There, three contests will
be played in two days, single
fray being scheduled tomorrow
and a double-header Sunday.
"It is our aim to wade right
through the Browns just like
we have the White SOx," Man
ager CrOnin declared today.
"And / believe we can do it,
especially if the boys continue
to hit, field and pitch as we'll
as they have during the past
three days. And, say, wasn't
that some game we had with
the SOx yesterday" Maybe
Bill Terry, of the Giants, had
better sit up and take notice."
Schultz Whangs EN-
One of the biggest features of
the Griffs' hitting attack against
the Sox yesterday was the work
of Fred Schultz. Having been in
the throes of one of his worst
slumpS in years, Fred came out
Of it in vicious style by socking out
three honeSt-to-goodness bingles-
all Of which figured in the scor-
ing.
Fred, incidentally, must have
known something before his eff
forts yesterday, as riding to the
ball park he mumbled to one Of
his teammates that "he'd hit to-
OaV mr. know the reason whV