The Washington times., 1933-08-07
YANKS
READY FOR NEW
CRUCIAL SET

NEW YORK, Aug. 7.-Base.
ball developments over the past
weekend involving the Griffmen
and Yanks have been interesting
to say the least.
BY winning three games from
the Boston Red Sox while the
Yanks we're dropping three en-
gagaments to the Philadelphia
! AS, the Griffs were able to take
a four-game lead in the pennant
race by the time dusk rolled
around Saturday night.
Yesterday some more develop
ments showed their way into the
picture when the Yanks got out
of their losing streak to defeat
the Boston Red SoX, to 4, while
the AS were besting the Griffs,
IL to 8, in a game at Griffith
Stadium, Washington, D. c., if
you please.
Today the Griffs and YankS
meet each other face to face to
battle the entire developments to
a pulp, or make new developments,
such as the case really will be.
Biggest and Best
And before any more is said this
new series promises to be the big
gest and best of the late season
because SO much can be gained,
from the standpoint of the Griffs,
if they can only go out and win
at least three of the contests.
Manager Cronin's gang enter
todays battles (tWo of which are
on schedule) three games ahead
of their pesky rivals for first
place. Success in not only this
afternoons engagements but those
following in the next two days
will mean that such swell lead
will be gained that the Yanks will
find it exceedingly difficult to
overhaul the Griffs later even
should the opportunity present
itself. But we can't go too far
into this as the entire series must
be played first before the future
can be looked into with those rose
colored glasses.
Weaver to Hurl
There's this about the situa-
ton, however, that has it's bright
ness. Manager Cronin has all
of his veteran pitching array
available for the set including
Prof. Monte Weaver, who ap-
parently returned to his 1882
form by defeating the Boston
Red Sox so handily Saturday,
3 to 2. Weaver will probably
pitch Wednesdays finale of the
series as Gen. Alvin Crowder and
Lefty Walter Stewart are down"
to work today's double-header,
while Earl Whitehill is expected
to get the call in tomorrow's
single contest.
Oh yes, we almost forgot. The
Griffs lost a hectic 12-to-9 en-.
counter yesterday to the Phila-
delphia AS at Griffith Stadium,
which reduced their lead over the
Yanks for first place to three
full games because the Yanks
nosed out the Red Sox, 5 to 4.
A 13-hit attack off four Griff
hurlers are sufficient reasons
why the AS won, although the
appearance Of Frank Higgins in
the teams lineup could be, and
was, another. Higgins drove over
five of the AS IL runs and fig.
ured in another, his large day at
bat including a triple, double.
homer and single in five trips to
the plate.
Chapman Fails
Manager Cronin gave Ed
Chapman, his new pitcher. 8
chance to m axe good as a
starter, but Chapman had to
withdraw in the third after Civ.
ing up four runs in the second.
Tommy Thomas took his place
and pitched only fair ball, while,
Jack Russell and Bob Burke fol-
lowed Thomas before the game
ended. The AS won the verdict
while Russell was on the mound
as Higgins homer in the seventh
broke an to 8 deadlock which
was never headed again by the
Griffs in the remaining innings.
Sugar Cain was Connie Mack's
starting pitcher, but he was re-
lieved by Rube Walberg in the
sixth, who finished out in ac-
ceptable style. The Griffs tied
the score at 8-8 before Walberg's
entrance in the sixth when
Heine Manush tripled with the
bases full. But after this clout
Walberg was practically irwin
chile as Gains rescue man, and
as result got credit for one
of the few victories he's been
able to score over the Griffs