The Washington times., 1933-08-14
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BY GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent

EN- HOU1E III N11CAGOS
Aug. 14.-Happy, joyous and full
of vim, wigor and vitality, the
merry Griffmen faced the be-
ginning of their final Western
trip of the year dripping with
confidence today as they sped
towards Chicago where they open
a four-game series tomorrow.
And the team has every rea-
son to be in such a joyous mood
for yesterday they registered one
of the most important victories
of the season when the New York
Yankees we're beaten and beaten
deciSively by a 3-to-2 score at
Griffith Stadium.
Many baseball men are of the
contention that that triumph yes
terday was the real turning point
in the race and that the Griffs
are finally on that road to the
championship fought so doggedly
for ever since the team became
a decided contender late last
June.
One thing about the situation
is this: The Griffs took lot
Of heart out of the Yanks by
that victory and not only in
creased their margin over the
McCarthymen by five and one
half games, but made the task
of battling against the Western
opposition that much easier.
"But even though we're rest
ing sort of easy in first place,
we must continue to plug away
for victories" Manager CrOnin
states.
1--WE still have a little over
month to go and this means
victories at every possible turn
even though the percentages
show that the Yanks face a ter
rible task to catch u.s."
The Griffs play 16 games
against their Western foes on this
trip, beginning with the sched-
uled four-game set against the
Chicago White Sox which opens
tomorrow.
Face Browns Thrice
Three contests in st. Louis fol-
low the White Sox series. five are
on tap with the Detroit Tigers at
Detroit next, while the invasion
closes with a series of four games
against the Cleveland Indians at
Cleveland during the dying days
of this warm month of August.
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stop off at Philadelphia for two
days before returning home for a
game stand against the Bos-
ton Red SoX on Sunday, Septem-
ber 3. The schedule then has
them lined up for games at Bos-
ton over the Labor Day holiday
and the day following, Tuesday,
September S. However, by WedneS-
day, September 6, the team will
be home for it's final home stand
of the campaign, which will find
every Western foe in the circuit
appearing for games at Griffith
Stadium.
Reminesce Over Game
The talk of yesterdays game
and how it was won was on the
lips of every man. Most of the
boys fell in with the idea that
Russell Van Alta, the Yank left
handler, "is quite pitcher, at
that"
"He has a peculiar curve
ball." they agreed, land the
manner in which he delivers it
plateward makes it hard for the
batter to hit properly"
They cited the cases of Cronin
and Harris in that third inning
after Myer had doubled and had
moved to third on Manush's in.
field out as particular examples.
Both Dave and Joe were set
to drive the ball to right field
when they stepped to bat" one
told it, "but Van Atlas curve
came at such an angle that in
stead of hitting the ball to
right field as desired, Dave and
Joe bounced the pellet right
back at the pitcher. He's full
of tricks like that, and one of
the reasons why the Yanks
have been SO tough for us to
beat this year."
Still, the Griffs won't have to
face any Van Atlas on this West
ern invasion. Which is quite a
help, as the boys" will all
agree to.