The Washington times., 1933-08-07
CRON|NSHUNS
.OUT-AND-OUT
PREDICTIONS
BY GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

Times Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Aug. They've
written about the uncertainties OF
baseball many times in the past
and they'll be writing and dis
cussing the subject for many,
many more years, because it's
really true that you can't figure
how things are going to happen in
the game until that last man has
been put out in the ninth, so to
speak.
Jimmy Isaminger, baseball
writer of the Philadelphia In
quirer, happend to be in the Phila-
delphia clubhouse before yester.
days Griff Philadelphia game at
Griffith Stadium.
Just as he was leaving to Wend
his way up to the press box for
the contest near at hand, he ran
into Manager Joe Cronin, of the
GriffS. Of course this brought
forth the usual exchange of greet
ings which went something like
this:
"HOwdy, JOe," began Jimmy.
Looks like your crowd is fin
ally on the path to the pen
nant. And Pm glad of it, now
that the AS are out of it."
Thanks, Jim," answered
CrOnin. "But say, don't go fig
uring us to far on that path
as lots can happen, y'know be-
tween now and October. OF
course I'm willing myself to
say that we're on the way,
but 1 can't become too con-
fident over the fact that we're
i'm at this stage of the race"
"Well, your chances look
very good to me-" replied
Jimmy, But I'll agree with
you that plenty can happen in
this racket. Take the AS and
their play of recent date, for
instance"
Follow closely from here on
fans, for here on hangs an in
teresting story.
The AS were a sullen, down.
trodden, beaten ball club about
10 days ago. All because the
Griffs had visited their baliwick
and defeated them three games
in row, while trip to Boston
Immediately following found them
losing three more contests for a
losing streak of six straight
games!
Change Overnight
But presto, overnight the Al
changed from a downtrodden ball
team to winning one again by
virtue Of winning series against
none other than the New York
Yankees, supposed most danger
Gus contenders for the 1888 gon
falon.
The Griffs, in the meanwhile
gained excellent ground while the
Yanks were losing because they
were able to defeat the Boston
Red Sox in three games.
Now, the point in this story Is
this. You can never tell what's
going to happen in baseball be
cause there's something different
most every day the sun shines
Jimmy ISaminger, and all the
other writer's travelling with the
Philadelphia AS when they ar
rived at Washington yesterday
told everybody that it was theil
belief that the AS had taken al
the life out of the McCarthymer
by the three triumphs scored dur
ing the latter part of last week
that the Yanks were a beaten
downtrodden team at !ast-anc
that the Griffs should virtually
walk away with the bunting.
But yesterday, that "Mr. Uncer
tainty" bobbed up again wher
the Yanks up and beat the Bostor
Red Sox. 5-4, in a game in New
York. while the AS handed th(
Griffs IL to 8 trouncing in {
contest at Griffith Stadium.
Now What?
Now what? It's one Of thosO
things, that's all. And it not onl!
brings out that you can't figurI
what's going to happen in thi
baseball racket until that last mar
is put out in the ninth. The Griff
are thinking in this vein at an!
rate, and maybe it's a good thint
as it's better to be a little con
servative ofttimes, than too SURF
Of winning from team as danger
Gus as the Yanks still happen tt
be. Particularly in a series of th(
sort starting here with today'E
double header.
Maybe that chance to crow ;
little bit will come after this Sc
Of games. Well see, we'll see.