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Nationals Have Fully Earned First Base Ball Title in History of Washington
TEAM JUSTLY REWARDED,
I / IS VERDICT OF ALL U. S.
(‘Game Band of Athletes Led by Youthful Stanley Har
ris Overcame Strongest Opposition and Bat
tled Way to American League Title.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
BOSTON, Mass., September 30.—Never has a big league base ball club
seemed more deserving of a pennant than Washington’s and never
has there been a more popular triumph in the major circuits than
that of the Nationals in the 1924 championship race of the American
League.
A game club has been justly rewarded, and the whole county is
happy. That 4-to-2 victory over the Red Sox yesterday in Fenway Park
that assured the Nationals of the title, regardless of what transpires this
final day of the campaign, thrilled the sport-loving public of the land as
they never before were thrilled. Washington has every right to he proud—
and a little jealous, too—of its first major league championship in base
ball history. But the champions are not Washington alone. They belong
to the country, as typified in its National Capital, and the entire Nation
insists upon sharing with Washington the joy and the pride that follows
the Griffmen. The Nationals’ triumph is a great thing for them, a great
thing for President Clark Calvin Griffith of the club, a great thing for
Stanley Raymond Harris, youthful manager of the pennant winners, and
a great thing for big league base ball. /
There was not a harrier man in
the world at the conclusion of yes
terday's game than Griffith, when
Bucky Harris grabbed Denny Wil
liams’ grounder, stepped on second
base to force out Danny Clark, then
tossed to Joe Judge at first to com
plete a double play ending the con- j
test, Griffith’s heart must have filled ;
with joy. It was his day. the day he |
had been striving for since he as- !
turned charge of the Nationals in 1912. !
Griffith's great aim since he went
to Washington has been to give the
city its first major league pennant.
And it has taken him 12 years to get
it for the National Capital. He
neared the goal in 1912 and again in
1913, but the club in these years was
pot quite strong enough to make the
grade and each time finished a poor
second. But Griffith stuck to his self
appointed task with grim determina
tion—and the Nationals are in first
place to stay in this American League
campaign.
Victory In Tribute to Harris.
The success of the club is a sterling
tribute to the magnetic young mana
ger, Bucky Harris. The base ball
world was startled last winter to
hear of Harris' appointment to the
field leadership of the Nationals. He
was too \ oung, too inexperienced,
base ball wiseacres cried, to be
given such an important post. But
Harris jumped into his work with
both hands and feet, spurred his tram
into action and now as a winning
manager his first year out. the 27-
year-old athlete, who has in a man
ner revolutionized base ball, has all
the former critics doffing their hats
to him.
How sweet is the triumph to
many of the Nationals. Walter John
son, long recognized as base ball's
greatest pitcher, after a wait of 17
seasons, gets an opportunity to flash
his genius in a world series. Roger
T’eckingpaugh, virtually cast aside
by a pennant-winning club, gets the
thrill that conies with a champion
ship after three years, and an added
kick with the knowledge that the
club beaten out by the Nationals
this year was the one that tagged
him "through" after 1921.
George Mogridge, Allen Russel and
Harold Ruel also were with the Yan
kees at one time, but not long enough
to. get a taste of pennant Winning.
Joe Judge and Sam Rice have star
red for a number of seasons with the
Nationals, but have had to wait pa
tiently for their laurels. All others of
the club, too, well deserve the honor
that is theirs.
Will Help Entire Game.
Base ball undoubtedly will benefit
greatly from the Nationals’ victory.
Too long has the New York incubus
threatened to throttle the game. Os
course. New York teams have just
as much right as teams of other
cities to win pennants. But the New
York clubs of both leagues, with re
sources much greater than those of
teams in other cities, were able to
build playing machines that for a
time crushed all opposition. Theirs
were hollow victories and for a time
dulled interest in the national game.
But when the Nationals' unexpec
tedly developed championship strength
early this season interest in the sport
was intensified, for the public at least
recognized a flag contender that
might have a chance to overthrow the
Yankees and thus prevent another
intracity series in the guise of a
world championship. As the Nats
went along at the top or thereabout,
fans over all the country rallied to
their cause. Even New Yorkers have
gotten a real “kick" out of the rise
of Bucky Harris' aggregation.
The race for the American League
laurels this year has been one of the
greatest in the history of organized
base ball. So keen was the competi
tion that at times there was less than
two games difference between the
first and fourth place clubs in the
league.
Defeated Strongest Opposition.
The Nationals bagged the pennant
by being able to tight off the pair of
teams rated highly in public estima
tion before, the campaign got under
way—the Yankees and the Tygers.
Twice the Nationals, in second place,
invaded the New Yorkers' stronghold
and each time left with a clear claim
to first position, and when the Ty
gers, who hung around the top of
the ladder persistently, despite the
thrashing from the Nationals, threat
ened to get a firm hold they were
shoved down, never to rise again, by
Harris' scrappy crew.
The Nationals were slow starters
in the race to the pennant, but once
they got going set a pace too furious
for most of the other clubs to try to
follow. In the first week of the sea
son the Bucks got a winning average
of .500, then fell below that mark un
til June 3, when they beat the Tygers
in Detroit to give them a 50-50 stand
ing. They played even base ball for
a time, but on June 21 jumped ahead
of the .500 point and never fell back
to it thereafter. June 24 they moved
into first place for the firs? time since
the opening day of the campaign.
The Yankees then were the stepping
stones for the Bucks, who beat the
New Yorkers in New York four times
in three days.
Back to Washington went the Bucks
and performed so well against the
Athletics and the Red Sox that they
held first place with a four-game lead
over the nearest rivals, the Yanks,
when that bunch came down from
New York for a five-game series.
Winning in four engagements, the
Yanks reduced the Bucks’ lead to a
s single game, and the latter were not
so impressive against the Western
clubs that visited Washington In July.
Numerous double-headers played
havor with the Bucks’ pitching corps
at that time, and as a consequence the
club dropped considerably in the title
race.
More Mlafortue Followed.
More misfortune was to follow.
The Bucks went W#st the latter part
of July and proceeded to drop three
or four games to the Indians. They
regained that lost ground in Detroit
by mauling the Tygers, and when
they moved to St. Louis they were
within a game of the league leaders.
But the Browns bit the Bucks right
SPORTS.
CHAMPIONS!
WASHINGTON. AB. B. H. PO. A. E.
Lei bold, cf 5 0 1 3 0 0
S. Harris, 2b 4 11 5 4 0
Rioe, rs 4 1 2 0 0 0
1 Goslin. If 4 0 11 0 0
Jadre. lb 4 0 1 12 1 0
Blueee, 3b 4 0 0 1 0 l
FeekiDpaugb, s* 4 1 3 0 & 0
Ruel, c 4 1 2 4 1 0
Zachary, p 2 0 2 1 2 0
Taylor* 0 0 0 0 0 0
Marberry, p 1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 36 T 13 27 14 1
BOSTON. AB. H. H. PO. A. E.
William*, cf 5 1 2 0 0 0
Wamby, 2b 3 0 1 2 4 0
Veach, If 4 1 2 0 0 0
Boone, rs 2 0 1 3 1 0
J. Hams, lb 3 0 1 11 1 0
EazelL 3b 4 0 0 1 2 0
Lot, st 4 0 1 8 5 0
O'Neill, c 3 0 0 2 11
Fullerton, p 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hevisst I 0 0 0 0 0
Quinn, p 2 0 0 0 1 0
Clark? 1 0 1 0 0 0
Total* 32 2 9 27 15 1
•Ran for Zachary in fourth inning.
tßatted for Fullerton in second.
JBatted for Quinn in ninth.
Washington 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 o—4
Boston 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 o—2
Two-base hit—S. Harris. Stolen base Bice.
Sacrifices-^—Marberry. J. Harris. Wambsganss.
Double plays—Peckinpaugh to S. Harris to
Judge. S. Harris to Judge, Wambsganss to J.
Harris. Zachary to Bluege. Left on bases—
Washington, 6: Boston, 8. Bases on bails—
Off Zachary. 2. Struck out—By Zachary. 1:
by Marberry. 2. Hits—Off Zachary, 5 in 3
innings; off Marberry. 4 in 6 innings; off Ful
lerton, 5 in 2 innings; off Qninn. 8 in 7 in
nings. Hit by pitcher—By Zachary < Boone).
Winning pitcher—Marberry. Losing pitcher—
Follerton. Umpires—Messrs. Connolly and
Owens. Time of game—l hour and 62 min
utes.
between the eyes for five games In a
row.
Such a disaster would have dis
heartened a less courageous club, but
the Bucks were too spirited to quit.
Their pennant bubble had been burst
by the Browns, critics of the game
declared, but the Bucks refused to be
lieve it. They took three of four
games played in Chicago, then came
home for a successful stand.
Fifteen games were played in Au
gust with the Western clubs, and
11 of them were grabbed by the
Bucks. Their greatest achievement
during the spurt was the terrible
wallop handed the Tygers. The Cobb
men took the opening game of a se
ries of five, then the Bucks proceeded
to take the next four. That wallop
practically put the Tygers out of the
championship running and put the
Bucks in the race again.
But the Yankees remained to be
reckoned with. Well, that New York
bunch was quelled in fine order the
last four days of August. The Bucks
gave the Yanks a good licking in the
big Gotham stadium and made them
like it. They took three of four
games played and returned to Wash
ington again In first place.
Before starting on the present trip
the Bucks had increased their advan
tage over the Yanks to two full
games. But that went by the boards
while the Tygers were getting some
revenge when the Bucks last visited
Detroit. Across to Cleveland went
the Bucks, deadlocked with the Yanks,
and matched the three-time league
winners and 1923 world champions
victory for victory.
Break Came la St. Loots.
The big break for the Bucks came
in St. Louis. There little more than
a week ago they won two of three
games played, while the Yanks were
losing three straight to the Tygers.
and they clung to their advantage in
Chicago although hard pressed by
the White Sox. The Bucks were be
ginning to feel the strain of the
grinding struggle then.
To Boston came the Bucks for
their final series of the year, near
ly fagged out by their efforts in the
West. The strain on a pacemaker
in a big base ball race is much great
er than on the team following, and
the Bucks showed it only too plainly.
They lost the first game here, while
the Yanks were winning In Philadel
phia, and with the loss went almost
everything save courage.
They fought desperately Saturday
and regained the advantage wrested
from them Friday, as the Yanke were
humbled in Philadelphia. But still that
one game was needed to clinch the
league laurels. And they had to
battle mightily for that yesterday.
But they landed the game and with it
the pennant, and are ready to point
for that big series with the Giants,
who clinched the National League
pennant last Saturday for the world
championship. A Washington ball
club full of fight ought to be seen in
Clark Griffith Stadium Saturday.
CLUB PRESIDENT QUITS.
READING, Pa.,' September 30.
MacCormick Reed, president of the
Reading International Base Ball
League, has tendered his resignation
, to the board of directors. Spencer
Abbott, manager of the Keystones,
• has denied that he has resigned.
BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS |
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Bt. Louis I131W18!—I 9110,111 81741781.487 Cincinnati .1910 12—13 13116| 10 83| 7»!.542
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-YESTERDAY’S RESULTS. YESTERDAY’S RESULT*.
WASHINGTON. 4s Ronton. 2. Pittsburgh, 5; Chicago, 4.
Chicago, 18s Detroit. 5. Philadelphia at New York (rain).
New York at Philadelphia (rain).
GAMES TODAY. SEASON OVER.
Washington at Boston. Season
New York at Phils. fish
THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON. D. C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30. 1924.
BOSSES OF THE ONLY CHAMPIONSHIP CLUB WASHINGTON EVER HAS KNOWN
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GIANT INFIELD HAS EDGE
ON GRIFFS’, FIGURES TELL
R.r the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September 30.—The New York Giants have the edge on
their world series rivals, the Washington Nationals, when it comes
to offensive and defensive ability of their respective infields, a
comparison of the two clubs, based on the latest averages, reveals.
These figures are based on the first-line troops of the Giants, where
several major casualties have occurred in the closing stages of the cam--
paign, but they are conclusive. #
They show that the Kelly-Frisch-
Jackson-Groh combination of the Na
tional League champions has a com
bined fielding average of .97275 as
compared with .96925 for the Judge-
Harris-Peckinpaugh-Bluege quartet.
At the bat the Ciant four have an
even more decisive margin, showing
.309 to .287 for the Nationals.
Kelly and Judge are nearly on a
par, although the former is a harder
hitter; Frisch excels Harris both at
bat and afield; Peckingpaugh has the
edge on Jackson in experience only,
while Groh is much abler than Bluege.
Calculations, however, may be up
FinST BASEMEN. *
G. AH. 11. H. HR- TB. PC. PO. A. E. PC.
Kelly. Giants 142 SOS 01 IST. 21 304 .320 1,345 72 11 .002
Judge, Nationals 137 503 71 102 3 224 .321 1 "09 74 7 .*OS
SECOND BASEMEN.
Frisch, Giants 144 003 121 10S 7 283 .338 404 557 27 .073
Harris. Nationals ..140 533 80 145 1 100 .272 381 363 23 .070
THIRD BASEMEN.
Groh. Giants t 144 550 82 157 2 301 381 133 387 8 .081
Ulnegr, Nationals ... 113 301 SO 107 2 135 .274 128 315 30 .045
SHORTSTOPS.
Jackson. Giants 148 580 70 177 11 353 .301 331 533 53 .*4l
Pecklnp'gh, Nationals 150 513 73 138 3 172 .260 200 403 38 .063
* UTILITY IN FIELDERS.
Taylor. Nationals ... 24 70 11 10 O 34 .271 30 IS 3 .003
Lindstrora. Giants ... SO 71 17 18 O 33 254 30 41 4 J 44
Terry. Giants 75 154 34 37 4 47 .240 201 13 4 .087
Shirley, Nationals ... 20 74 12 17 0 23 .230 146 13 4 .073
Miller, Nationals 8 11 1 3 0 3 .183 3 0 0 .183
BEDS START ON TOUR.
CINCINNATI. 'September 30.—The
Cincinnati Reds started out today on
their annual Fall barnstorming trip,
opening at Paris. Ky.. this afternoon
and closing at Huntington, W. Va.,
on Sunday, October 12. The team is
scheduled to play 13 games.
set by the inability of the Giants to
put their full Infield strength on the
field. Frisch seems certain to play,
but Groh is on the doubtful list. In
addition, McGraw has Indicated he
may shift Kelly, who has filled in at
the keystone bag-, to center field and
play Terry at first. Llndstrom, 18-
year-old schoolboy, is first string sub
stitute for Groh. Thus, with Terry
at first, Kelly or Frisch at second,
Jackson at short and Llndstrom on
third, the Giants would not look so
formidable as the figures show. Sta
tistical comparison of the rival in
iiclders follows
TRAVEL 3,000 MILES
TO ROOT FOR GRIFFS
Postmaster James E. Power and.
wife of San Francisco, Calif., together*
with Assistant Postmaster Frank
Schuler and Superintendent of Mails
George Asmusen, have arrived in
Washington to attend the world se
ries.
“California, here we come.” said
Postmaster Power. "Out in California
everybody was rooting for Wash
ington to win. We were so con
fident that we came on in advance In
order to get our seat reservations.
We have traveled 3.000 miles to root
for Walter Johnson, Bucky Harris
and the whole team to win over the
Giants.
"We also want to help the Johnson
testimonial. If Walter comes out to
the Pacific Coast as a player-mag
nate next season we will give him a
royal welcome and loyal support.”
RAIN PREVENTS GAME.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., September 30.
—An exhibition game between the
New Tork Giants and the New Haven
Eastern League team scheduled here
this afternoon was called off because
of rain. ■ . . .' ■ ■ ‘
HOW GRIFFS ARE HITTING
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teller 4 4 2 0 « .TSO
tioxlio 157 SXO 19it I.' 124 .342
Martina 24 41 14 tl 5 .241
Rice 154 642 215 25 78 i
Mc.Veely 41 175 57 3 15 .326 i
Judge 140 512 165 12 81 .222
Tate 20 41 12 O 0 .217
Zachary 22 74 22 O 7 ,207
tel bold 83 242 70 O 21 .200
Johnson 38 72 21 O 11 288
Ruel 147 501 142 13 02 .283
Ogden 16 46 14 O O .282
Blnege 118 400 113 6 48 .282
Runnell 37 18 5 O O .270
Peckinpnngh 153 529 145 O 51 .274
Taylor 25 70 19 2 7 .271
Harria J 33 547 148 20 62 .270
Khirley 29 73 17 O 14 .233
Miller 6 10 2 O O .200
Mogrtdge .... 20 70 12 O 4 .171
Margrave ... 22 23 5 0 6 .152
Speece 20 14 2 0 1 .142
Zahnlaer .... 24 28 4 O 2 .140
Marherry .... 50 58 8 0 2 .138
JOHNSON FIT, WILL PITCH
FIRST GAME, SAYS HARRIS
BOSTON, September 30.—With the American League pennant won,
the Washington club of 1924, who accomplished what Washington
teams have been trying unsuccessfully to do for nearly 40 years,
took things easy today. Their youthful manager, Stanley Harris, whose
rise from breaker boy at a mine to leadership of a champion team at
27 years of age, has fired the youngsters of the country, went to Wash
ington overnight.
Before leaving Harris said his
team’s success was due to its fighting
qualities, and that they would carry
these same qualities against the
Giants Saturday. He indicated that
Walter Johnson was in good shape.
. notwithstanding his recent injury,
and would pitch the first game.
Johnson himself, achieving an am
bition to qualify for world series play
after a generation of pitching, said
this might be his last year in major
league base ball.
“I realize that I cannot go much
further,” ho said. "My arm is still
good, but I know I haven’t got the
stuff 1 used to have. When the sea
son started I had fully made up my
mind to retire at the end of this year.
Now it all depends on what comes up
Athis Winter.
"If I can got located in base ball
somewhere in the West, that would
suit me perfectly. I want to get set
tled. I have four children, and I want
to get out of base ball before 1 get
useless. If I can help Washington to
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j CHICAGO. September 30.—President
i Ban Johnson of the American League
I has telegraphed Stanley Harris. 27-
year-oid manager of the triumphant
Washington club, his hearty con
gratulations.
And he added that he had un
bounded faith in Harris’ ability to
win a world championship from the
New York Giants.
President Johnson’s message:
“Hearty congratulations to you and
your players over your splendid vic
tory. The sportsmanlike deport
ment of the Washington club through
an exacting and strenuous campaign
reflects great credit upon you all and
has been wonderfully helpful to base
ball as the national game of our
country.
“I have unbounded faith in your
ability to win a world championship."
win a world pennant this Pall that
certainly would be the time to quit.”
The Nationals • have orders from
Manager Harris to be back in Wash
ington to take up serious practice at
their home park at I p.m. tomorrow.
"We will be ready for the Giants,
be sure of that,” were his parting
words.
YANKS-MACKS TWIN BILL
IS PREVENTED BY RAIN
PHILADELPHIA, September SO.
—Continued heavy rain today
washed away the base ball season
in Philadelphia, the final games,
a doable-header between the New
York Yankees, dethroned cham
pions of the American League, and
the Philadelphia Athletics, being
canceled.
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Boston Fans Accord Bucks Wild Ovation Following
4 to 2 Victory Over Red Sox in Deciding Tilt,
When Marberry Rescues Zachary.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
BOSTON, September 30.—How those 10,000 Bostonians did yell yes
terday when that Harris-Judge two-ply killing ended the game be
tween Nationals and Red Sox, with the former club on the long
end of the score and in certain possession of the American League cham
pionship. Men hurled hats into the air, women waved handkerchiefs
frantically and every one cheered mightily. The new champions cer
tainly were given a great ovation.
In the last row of that part of the stand hack of the Nationals’ dug
out some one spotted Clark Griffith, president of the pennant club. As
quickly as the fans realized who he was. Griffith was lifted from his
chair and practically passed down the stairway to the dugout without
touching a step.
Some husky Hub fans raised him over the iron guard rail to hand
him to the crowd of Nationals who had just come off the field. They
cheered the president vociferously and probably gave him a couple of
sore shoulders with their many congratulatory thumps
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When Griffith finally got away
from them he endeavored to hurry
across the field toward the entrance
to the Nationals’ dressing room. But
his progress was slow, for every one
that recognized him—and there were
many among the fans on the field
who did—Just had to grasp his hand
or give him a pat on the back.
Manager Harris yesterday selected
Jez Zachary to face the Red Sox at
the outset of the game needed to
assure tfie Bucks of the champion
ship. believing Jez’s southpaw slants
would be just the thing to baffle the
crimson-hosed batters. But Jez was
far off form and. had not Curtis
Fullerton. Manager Fohl's first choice,
been so easy for the Bucks, they
probably would have been forced to
wait until today to land their cham
pionship.
Backs Ramp Fullerton.
Fullerton was well bumped in the
first two innings and Fohl sent the
venerable Jack Quinn to the box in
the third round to finish the game
for the Red Sox. Five of the Na
tionals' 13 safeties were made off
Fullerton during his short mound
term. Zachary was almost as bad.
He gave up five wallops in the first
three Innings and was in trouble
in each of them. So in the fourth
Harris put Fred Marberry on the
slab. Four swats in six innings were
all Fred gave up.
Sam Rice's speed combined with
Steve O'Neill’s wild heave made a run
for the Bucks in the opening round.
There were two out when Rice singled
to left field and he darted for second
base on the initial pitch to Goose Gos
lin. Sam's slide had O’Neill’s throw
beaten, even If good, but the ball
carromed off Dudley Lee's leg Into
left field. Rice was on his feet in a
flash and raced home.
Little time was lost by the Red Sox
In offsetting the marker. Denny Wil
liams slapped Zachary for a single
to center and scored when Bill
Wambsganns hit down the l«ft-field
line for one of the longest one-base
blows ever made in Fenway Park.
The ball rolled to the fence, but
Wamby so feared Goslin's arm he
scampered back to first after turning
the bag.
Re 4 Sax Slagle Saddens Fans.
Bobby Veach’s single and a pass to
Ike Boone filled the sacks and sad
dened the 10,000 Boston fans in the
stands who were rooting for a Wash
ington victory. Zach tightened for a
time and fanned Joe Harris. Then
Homer Ezzell sent a sharp grounder
to the left of Roger Peckinpaugh, but
the veteran short fielder grabbed
the ball and with Bucky Harris and
Joe Judge engineered a double play.
Judge and Ossie Bluege had been
retired in the Bucks' second inning
before Fullerton was reached for two
tallies. Peck poled a single to center
and Muddy Ruel did likewise, sending
Roger to third base. Zachary bumped
a one-base blow into left field and
Peck counted, while Ruel took third.
Nemo Leibold drove a single through
Wamby and Ruel got home. When
Boone threw the ball to the far cor
ner, trying to snare Zachary, Leibold
dashed for second, but was caught on
the runway.
Lee’s single, O’Neill's walk and
Bluege's wild heave after taking a
grounder from Heving, who batted
for Fullerton, filled the bases, with
none out, in the Red Sox second
round. Williams, though, lined to
Zachary and the pitcher’s throw to
Bluege doubled Lee off third base.
Wamby then rolled to Peck.
Sox Again Score la Third.
The third was another scoring in
ning for the Red Sox. Veach started
it with a single to right and Zachary
hit Boone on the left hand with a
pitch. Joe Harris sacrificed. Zachary
knocked down 'Ezzell's wicked drive,
but recovered the ball In time for a
play at first base only, so Veach
I counted, while Boone took third. Lee
ended the frame with a grounder to
Bucky Harris.
Quinn’s spitba’ll proved troublesome
for the Bucks until the eighth. Bucky
Harris began that frame with a two
bagger against the left-field fence and
sprinted home when Rice singled to
center. Goslin forced out Rice, but
took third when Judge singled.
Wamby, however, made a fine catch
of Bluege's low liner and doubled
Judge off first base.
Marberry gave the Red Sox a good
tussle in his six innings of toil. Only
once did they get two on the paths
in a frame. That was in the fifth,
when Boone and Joe Harris singled
with two gone. Williams got a hit
off Fred to start the seventh session,
and Danny Clark, pinch-batting for
Quinn with one gone in the ninth,
singled.
But Williams rolled to Bucky Har
ris, and the manager touched second.
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retiring Clark, and threw his club to
a championship with a toss to Judge
that erased Williams.
CAUGHT ON THE FLY
Those Nationals on the bench wer/
wild when the pennant was wot*
Bats were tossed about, gloves hurl*
ed onto the field and finally th 4
water bucket was smashed into bits*
The display of enthusiasm rivaled,
anything to be seen on a bench in a
great college game.
There nas great excitement in the
clubhouse, too. The players con
gratulated each one another, all had
to shake Griffith's hand, and then
Secretary Billy Smith almost made
a speech. He was so choked with emo
tion, however, he could not start.
While every member of the. club
from Manager Bucky Harris down is
elated, now that the nerve-racking
drive to the pennant is ended, they
are not forgetting that important
series due to open in Washington
Saturday. Manager Harris left Bos
ton with President Griffith for Wash
ington immediately after the decisive
game yesterday and today is to be
gin planning for the impending con
flict with the Giants. Tomorrow af
ternoon, Harris will have all the Na
tionals at work in Clark Griffith Sta
dium, and daily drills will be in
order until the series gets underway.
Goose Goslin is the only player
other than Harris who will not be
here for the wind-up of the cam
paign today. Goose left last night
for his home in Salem, N. J., bnt will
be at hand in the stadium tomorrow
afternoon.
Dudley Lee made the most spectac
ular fielding play in yesterday's en
gagement, when he went far to his
right for a stop of Bluege's scorching
grounder and threw out the batter
from deep short in the sixth inning.
Zachary was almost knocked oft his
feet by Williams' liner in the second
inning, but clung to the ball and re
covered his balance quickly enough
to double Lee off third base. The
sacks were crowded with none out
when Williams met the ball.
Backy Harris made a fine stop of
Veach’s hit over the second bag in
the initlaJ inning. The ball was hug
ging the ground but traveling fast
when Bucky got to it. But he was
too far out in center field to get the
batter.
Goalin got an easy single in the
third inning. He topped a ball and
it rolled, by Quinn. Joe Harris ran
across to the sphere, but when he
turned for a throw found no one at
first base. Wamby was near second
and Quinn had not left the slab.
Some healthy hitting was done by
the lower end of the Nationals' bat
ting order. Peck slammed three sin
gles in four trips to the plate, while
Ruel got two in four efforts and
Zachary, a brace of singles, had a per
fect batting day.
Many of the new champions attend
ed a box party at one of the larger
theaters here last night. Others were
entertained about their hotel. The
Bucks are popular in Boston and the
Hub fans were especially glad to be
around them last night.
Byron Speece may be opposed to
Fred Wingfield in today’s game, last
on the 1824 calendar.
•
BROWNS ONLY A. L. CLUB
NOT TO HAVE WON FLAG
ST. LOUIS, September 30.—While
local base ball fans generally ex
pressed satisfaction today over
Washington's victory in the race for
the 1924 pennant, it was generally
mentioned that the Browns now are
the only t»«.m in the American
League that has not won a pennant.
Washington's victory served to re
call the days of 1922, when “the
Browns almost won a pennant.’’ They
were defeated by the Yankees, the
margin of victory being one game.
HUGGINS HOPES BUCKS
WILL TRIM THE GIANTS
PHILADELPHIA, September 30.—'T
wish them all the luck in the world
against the Giants,” said Miller Hug
gins, manager of the Yankees, when
informed by the Associated Press that
Washington had cinched the pennant.
"They have played fine ball all year.”