The Washington herald., 1912-08-30
WOLVRRTON PICKS
RED SOK TO BEAT
GIANTS IN SERIES
Yankees Leader Says Boston Will
Trim New York-Engel Pitches
Creditable Game.
OTHER SPORTING CONTENT

Harry Wolverton, the hustling manager
Of the New York Americans. picks Bos-
ton and New York to fight 1t out for the
worlds championship this fall. and when
asked his opinion as to the winner re-
piled unhesitatingly. II pick the Boston
Red Sox to win the title"
wolverton is not stuffed up with Ameri-
can League prejudice. He Is q shrewd
baseball man. backed with plenty Of ex-
perience. He believes the Red Sox have
the better club.
As far back as March when Griff took
the reins and chaperoned a dozen pitch
ers down In Charlottesville. the Nation
ais camp. he made an offhand remark
one day that Joe Engei looked to be the
makings OF big league pitcher.
Engel has been carried on the pay
roll of the Washington club all season.
He made his debut in Boston Decoration
Day morning, and although beaten,
pitched fine ball. Since that time. or
until yesterday. Engel has been Of little
use to the club except to pitch to the
batters and amuse the veterans on out
ct-town trips with his whole -souled en-
tnusiasm on everything that happened.
Yesterday Engel beat the New York
Highlanders, 2 to i, and he looked Just
johnson or Bob Groom; better still. he
had whole lot Of stun. and Grifr's
good judgement in working him was
never better illustrated.
The Old Fox has been nursing Engel
along. The youngster seems to have ac-
qulred control, his worst fault early in
the season. and also confidence, this lat
ter requisite Vital to the success OF
winning twirler, indicating again that the
Naf aaN
when he decided TO carry Engel this sea-
son, even though he could not zee his
way clear to start him in a single game
Next season Joe Engel will probably
take his turn in the box with johnson,
Groom. Hughes. Cashion. and the others
The New York players. when inter-
viewed at their hotel last night, were
not averse to praising the work of Engel
That kid showed me the best curve
ball i have seen this season." declared
Mack Simmons, the Highlanders' second
baseman. Il watched three Of 'em sail
over the plate, and then walked back to
the bench" he added.
The others declared that Engel had a
lot Of stun. and he must have had. for
the reason that the New Workers have
hit every pitcher hard whom they have
The crushing defeat handed Connie
Mack's Athletics by the Boston Red
Sox yesterday emphasized more and
more the fact that Boston will be the
club to uphold the honor of the Ameri-
can League against the National League
champions in the coming worlds series.
Connie Mack had saved Southpaw
Plank especially for the opening clash
with the Red Sox. What they did TO
him Is shown by one glance at the box
score. Plank all season long has been
the only veteran in Macks stable who
was able to perform consistently.
II Boston disposed of Plank so easily.
what will they do against Bender and
Coombs!
II is about time that a change of
luck should be visited upon Harry VOL
Nerton, the manager Of the New York
Yankees. Handicapped by injuries early
In the season, losing game after game
because he was forced to play green re-
cruits, Wolverton never let out a whim-
per. He was not looking for sympathy,
didn't want 1t, realizing that it was all
in the game, and that some day the
worm would turn.
BY the looks Of his club now, the worm
has turned with a vengeance and the
are going to win a lot of ball
games before the 1872 season comes to
G close.
Jack Leliveit looks Ike a mich i'm
proved ball Plser over the form he
showed here last season. He had no
chance to show what he could do in
but he is much faster on the
bases. and he always could hit. Lelivelt
has already added considerable strength
to the New York outfit.
As predicted in these columns recently.
Griff has given his club a shaking up.
Laporte repls cling Morgan at second and
holding down Shanks' old job
In left.
A careful analysis of yesterdays game
reveals the interesting dope that Laporte
and Kenworthy were potent factors in
the Nationals victory.