The Washington times., 1933-09-30
CRON|N,TERRY.
COLORFUL
RIVALS
BY GARRETT WATERS

NEW 4O1C1AJ OCPG' oO'--AAAVSA
esting, colorful, spectacular!
The world series of 1888 will be
just that, all right, as the dope
sters can't see anything else, be-
cause the two teams involved, the
Griffs and the Giants, posses such
an abundance of speed, ability
and magnetism.
What brings about this situa.
ton? Why will this series be Of
more interest than any of the
others in the recent past? The re-
spective presence of Bill Terry
and Joe Cronin form one reason,
while the polished line-upS,
naming such men as Heinie
Manush, Goose Goslin, Buddy
Myer, Joe Kuhel, General Alvin
Crowder, Earl Whitehill. Walter
Stewart, Carl Hubbell, Gus Man
cuso, George Davis, Mel OFT, Lefty
O'Doul, Freddy FitZsimmons,
among others. form additional
reasons.
Ancient Rivalry
Still another reason forces it's
way into the picture here. It
points to the fact that a great
rivalry exists between the two
teams-that more than the usual
sort has always existed between
Washington and New York teams
whether in a regular season game
~ nI.in
beginning of it dates back to
the time and hour when Prexy
Clark Griffith first took over
the reigns of the Washington
ball club back in the years Of
1912.
"A certain heated rivalry be-
gan right there and then,"
Prexy Griffith unused in a CAB
fest the other day, "and it's
gained momentum every season
since that time. The most graft
flying thing about the entire
matter has been the fact we've
always been able to Outshade
the New Workers, no matter
which team has been the op-
pOnent in the case"
The world series of 1924 offers
the most vivid remembrances Of
how the Griffs beat down" a
New York rival despite all the op-
position put up to make the games
go the other way. The GriffS won
that series because they "out-
rivaled" the Giants in a series
that had interest, color and palpi.
tation galore. They promsie to
carry on the tradition in the com.
ing set of games because. as Griff
says, his teams have always man
aged to "beat a New York oppo.
nent somehow"
even in exhibitions, we've al
ways had that knack of giving
'em trimming" Opines Griff.
II remember those two years
when we transformed north
with the Giants after spring
training. Those games were
battles all right because of the
intense rivalry, but we always
got the best of it,"
Did Well Against Yanks
AS to the Yankees, the Griffs
have Jared unusually we'll in re-
cent campaigns. The one quickly
closing is most important in
stance, as throughout this year
Manager Cronin and his gang
have been able to beat the Yanks
at moment when they just had
to be beaten.
"AnOther thing" said Griff in
this same aforementioned CAB
fest, "the Giants and Yanks
have always tried to intimidate
us by their manner of play, their
acknowledged super batsmen
and pitchers. But, like our
present team, we've never fallen
for their gags as the records
will reveal. We've most always
beaten them or let 'em know
they've been in a battle"
Gliff points to the latest bally-
hoo of the Giants at this hour.
It's all about Hubbell and what a
great pitcher he is.
Why. they think he'll win the
series for 'em, says Griff. Well,
maybe he has great chance, but
there's such thing as the uneX-
pected happening.
Maybe it will happen. Griff
thinks it will as do the men under
his employ. But doesn't this all
go under the head of rivalry?
We'd say SO and even contend
that the series drawing near will
more than out-rival any others Of
the recent past.
What do you think?