The Washington times., 1916-10-01
Bill Donovan Picks Red Sox;
Joe Tinker Fap0ring PhilIies
Yankees Manager Thinks the
Dodgers and PhiIIies Wholly
0utclassed In Series.
BY BILL DONOVAN,

BY BILL DONONAN,
Manager Of the New York Yankees.
You'd ought to had that pennant,
BILL" said a friend to me the other
day. "1f they hadn't busted you wide
open with injuries. you would be
cutting into tho old kale, all right"
ITS all In the game" told this
prophet. "and I'm not kicking. Neither
am / claiming anything II we had
gone through the whole season with
out a single regular getting his finger
scratched"
II took gameness to bring the Red
Sox through. and my hat Is off to
Cardigan. I'll admit at ono time II
looked to me as II the Boston CLUB
had blown when Barry was hurt. We
all realize how much Jack means to
that team in the field, but the rest OF
the players just went to work harder
They deserve a lot of credit.
II Is well known in baseball that
one ball club will show UP stronger
against some certain opponent tnan
some link stuff. The Red Sox have
always been our dish, and we haven't
had az much trouble with CarrlBahs
crew as with weaker teams In our
White Sox, and Red Sox were punched,
and Carrigan was on he road and
Barry was hurt, l thought that the
Boston boys were gone. l might
have underestimate the strength or
the Boston team since we generally
fight them to a standstill ourselves.
But they showed their stuff when IL
came to the pinch as they have In the
past.
Carrigan IL q great manager, and
he knows how to work his pitchers
better than any other leader In the
business in my opinion. II was the
backed up by the game baseball play
/ ed by the rest of the team which
pulled him through.
Now for the big series don't
know which team will represent the
| National League In this meet yet,
since ! am telling this on Wednes-
| day. but whichever is unfortunate
| enough to run into the Red SoN viii
believe IL has bumped into n British
| charge on a German trench. ] don't
see how either the Brooklyn or Phila-
delphia clubs class with the Red SoN.
to either candidate for the National
| League honors. The Phillies are GER
| tainly no better than last year. even
| though there was much talk OF Mo-
to the nag last season. and that his
victory was due to the weakness of
| the National League In war times
| Carrigan has pitching STAN THAI
| will make the Phillies feed upon q
tougher diet than these fellows who
go OF to the woods and cot roots, and
] grass. and stun to show they can live
on nature. SO can COVE. But the
National Leaguers won't survive long
on Carrigan's pitchers. I think the
greatest stan in baseball, and the
box corps amounts to whole lot I'm
the big series.
Outside of the pitchers box, Car
rigan has just as strong a team. man
for man. as Moran. and he even car
ries the edge in the outield. l have
heard rumors to the effect that Alex
OF the series, working Saturday, rest
ing Sunday, coming back on Mon
day, and then again Wednesday
Alec says. so friend told me:
thought nothing OF working every
day In their time, and the batterE
certainly busted the ball just as
There was a different style of gam,
played in Radbourne's day. Alexan.
der will have to carry most OF the
burden Of the pitching the rest of tn,
way II the Phillies are to win the
place I'm the series. and he won't &c
Into the series very we'll rested fol-
his hard work. Carrigan will have 9
grand chance to condition his pitch.
ers and get his stan. already bristlinl
with confidence, into tip-top shape.
Whether Brooklyn or the Philliei
win the National League pennant tn,
victor will hop into the worlds series
Either will be crowded to the enc
without a chance to breathe. TIL,
Red Sox VIII have an advantage Il
that extent: But I don't think the,
The Brooklyn club would propabl,
make a stronger showing against tn,
Red Sox than the Phillies. Robbi,
. has q better rounded pitching stat
ana do lbs s hltters would be more abb
pitching. than the Philiies. They iik
the style better. But ] don't Sc,
where either Brooklyn or Phiiadel
phla carries Chinaman's chance I,
end.
My own season has not been ex
actly satisfactory. But. rs said.
Z breaks in the luck. we should hav
finished pretty near the top. Tn
desertion OF Caldwell hurt us an,
the injuries to my regulars.
GOOD baseball was played in the Amer
champion to win. Ny old boss Jen
q nings. had a strong club outside or m
o box. a team that should have breeze,
o along to pennant. Even II the Tiger
0 had started in any sort OF season, the
0 should have won. But Cobb got ava,
o bad. and that practically means IN
whole club is affected by his work. Sar
Crawford was out OF the line-up owe
most OF the distance. He came aroun
slow But the big hole was the pitchinl
q The team that puzzled me was Comis
n keys collection OF world heaters a
y | what should have been world heater,
: and guess II puzzled Comey a iittl,
+ too. The White Sox never could sect
7, to get going right and hold the nae,
e They made desperate effort at IN
! close OF the season and again fell shor
e It was quite blow to Cobb TO hay
= | Speaker nose him out for the battin
= championship. Ty had his heart set O
IL establishing that ten Years record. b,
y Cobb made Speaker move along at
n good clip to beat him. Ty tried har
/ toward the end to come through, an
l. was gaining on Speaker until the Tigei
;. got up so close to the pennant the
le were In the front row. Cobb was sacr
ficing his average for the team then.
wonder II will be able to get
seat for the series?