The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-29
]. EvERS PICKS
CINCINNATI TO WIN
THE BASEBALL TITLE
Former Star Says Experience
Counts for Little and That the
Reds Have the Edge Over the
White Sox In Pitching.
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CINCINNATI. %. sept. 29.-I have
Iciiyoly participated In four world
Smany others. II is natural there
good many others It is natural there
ore. that ! should have formed some
'bretty definite theories and ron
]lusions concerning contests Of this
Hiud.
n Firat 81 an ! maintain that export
lnco counts for little In a series of so
A ew games. ry his | mean expert
4nCs I'm former world series. such ms
. Collins. nuubcrt. weaver tiCOttr,
EilopHou, Moran md come OF the 9th
lyrs have had. Thcy viii bee lust Hs
Servuus and Just ns much ON edge in
Ithc coming series as They were In their
turst. M man who has experienced re-
possibility and strain OF a world
series can sBy truthfully, 1T doesn't
Bother or worry me"
! found the fourth series that ! vas
Nm iust as severe "a strain as the first.
4 nd the strain be- terrific, Most per
snns believe that tho mental hazard
Rome from the fact that every player
3knoWa that hundreds Of dollars NAV
fhnng on every ball hat rs hit or
Thrown. I do rot believe that this is
30. u has horu ny experience that,
|DhCn ouro the series starts, the play
IN ms rolsC to speculate on the finau-
ial side OF IL. out there ON the field
fthcir worries are concerned with tho
1ncunl winning of the games. An tho
'hnik among the mon In tn" clubhouse
4or at the hotels b.. "Iiow can We win
TOMORROW 90" and Il hope this or that
apitchcr h. right and that W. can grab
fthc next game
II believe that most world series are
Ylcr,ded more by husos on balls D. by
Mirrors than by clean hitting. And they
|nre decided more hy bases on hall
sthnn hv errors. You viii fiud hat In
Nfive OF the SIX games played In the
Iserics Of 1913. a base on balls started
|hhe innings I'm which the deciding
7iruus were scored
This brings us 10 tho question ~
'~lpitchinr. and pitching In "a shot series
~ his kind always counts heavily.
4Gicnsln's pitching has been none too
.rood All season. Cicottp h. % great
Nserlcs pltcher hut u remains to be
seen now well Williams will go and
. iI'nber may or may not bee right.
Cincinnati h1s In Ruother and Ellor
twp twirlcrs who are apt To show
. sonie great pi'Ching In The world
1scrios. In addition the Reds have
lpinn and those veterans Salloc and
n d NAnNE W. NhH - ffhE 'fHH E'H'H
\ his IA a dangerous pitching stan and.
ms / have said. before, I never have
srcn "A man who can handle pitchcrs
tho way Moran can
As FAR az the managers are con
crrncd there ia little to choose be-
tvvneu Momn and Gleason. Tncii
methods. however. will dincr. Gleason
Ins sort ~ q board - strategy 10
\ Collins weaver. Cicotte and Schalk
4 Moran has practicaliysno licutcnRnts
\ In snvtnp this I do not mean In ans
wav ia dispnrugc such players ~
/ Groh. Dnubcrt. kopf. Housch, MnEe'
I on any Of the others, but | believe
thai they are too unassuming and no
/ nrrrossi,c enough TO force any advice
ON Moran before, during or after IN
Games. Moran II apt Ia be his owl
board " strategy.
Past history has shown that whil'
n team on the face Of the figures an'
FArecords may not took to have a ch"nc'
IL stili ear win a world series IN th'
j games played between tho braves Nn'
Athletic b. 1914. confidence. fighting
snJrit and "A good pitching stan woi
over big odds and plenty Of adNerA'
dope. %
know that the Reds have conf
gcncc. 1 know TINT they are a fight
ing team and I believe that Nora
has the edge In the pitching. 20
Ii these reasons I favor Cincinnati In M
coming series. And n Thing more
watch the work of Groh and Rousrl
In ANY advanced picking of the stars
they look like the one best bet.
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