September 3, 1924 was another day without baseball for the Washington Senators, a brief interruption of their pennant struggle with the Yankees. The pitching staff was caught, however, in a picture dated on the 3rd. (Given the background shown, it seems impossible that the picture was actually taken on the third, but perhaps it was issued to help fill the news vacuum created by the off day.) The caption-writer offers an optimistic view of Washington's chances to achieve its unprecedented objective:
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