The Washington times., 1933-08-04
CLUB CAN USE
REST WITH
DRIVE DUE
By GARRETT WATERS

O11-QdyS III Cne Dig leagues lou
around all too seldom for big
league ball players, but when
they do arrive the same said
big leaguers take advantage OF
ttiem in every way.
And so it happens with the
Griffmen and Rex Sox today,
whc idle not because they want
to particularly. but because the
schedule makers have deemed it
so.
For the Griffs, the day of rest
comes as a most welcome gift, as
the team under Manager Cronin'S
direction has been under quite
a strain for the past 10 days,
meeting such formidable foes as
the Philadelphia AS and New
York Yankees, not to mention
the improved Boston Red Sox,
who have been met and defeated
during the past two afternoons.
Just what the GriffS, as in
dividuals, will do to pass the
hours away today remains only
their business, when it comes
to a definite check-up, but to
those running the destinies of the
club, the idle period is one, they
believe. that'll give the team
just the rest it needs to tackle
the very large task ahead which
lists an important game tomor-
row with the Red SoX, another
important engagement Sunday
with the Philadelphia AS. four
eXtra-important tussleS with the
New York Yankees at New York
early next week, and four tense
battles with the Boston Fed Sox
at Boston, ending the week.
1--WE face a real battle ahead
in the scheduled games with the
Yanks, AS and Red Sox,"
Manager CrOnin intimated to-
day. "And tOday's Off-day will
give us just the rest needed to
become prepared for our new
test. The boys and myself have
been travelling under severe
strain during the past 10 days
and, literally, / think we've
earned the rest that the Sched-
ule makers have given us today.
But we'll be out on the ball field
tomorrow to resume our fight
for the pennant. And naturally
we hope to continue in our re-
cent winning mood by trOuncing
the SOx for the third successive
time in the current SERIES"
Tip-offs that several Of the
Griffs have felt the recent strain
of holding on to that first-place
position in the pennant scramble
have been given in the past two
games the GriffS have played
against the Boston Red Sox. Gro
min gave his prize veteran, Heine
ManuSh, one days rest by keep
ing him out of the starting lineup
of Wednesdays game, while yes
terday he sent his team into action
without the services of Fred
Schultz, regular center fielder,
who up to recent date, has prac-
tically carried the Griffmen both
afield and at bat in the daily
games.
Cali the regular boys will be
back in action for tOmOrrOw's
contest with the Red SOx,
though" CrOnin mused over
the telephone this morning.
But / just had to give 'em a
little bit of rest during the
past two games because they
looked as if they needed it so.
TOday's off-day should help
'em even more. l believe so,
in fact, look for them to be.
gin playing tomorrow just as
well as when they we're in
their best stride a few weeks
ago."
And so you have the "dop pe"
on the Griffmen at this day and
hour of the season when the
schedule is at standstill and
there's no chance of the team
losing any ground in the race.
The Griffs hold a three-game
advantage over the New York
Yankees for first place now, and
mean to keep it. if not better it,
when they resume play again in
the final game of the current
series with the Boston Red Sox.
And bettering their position Is
not the most impossible thing in
the world what with the AS ap-
parently able to win again at
times when it means great
deal to the Griffs' cause.