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Cleveland expert. Bagby is Of the
old school with a fast, sharp curve
and a fine fast ball. Caldwell is a
veteran fast ball pitcher.
Pairing Them Off.
Iris Speaker probably will depend
on these three FINGERS unless Guy
Morton is sent into action. Morton
however, is so erratic in his work
that there is small chance he will be
given a worlds series assignment.
One may expect that Bagby, who has
turned in thirty victories this year,
will oppose Grimes in the opening
session. Coveleskie may be looked
upon as the logical second day Sc
lection Of Manager Speaker and Rob
bic may be expected TO counter with
Sherrod Smith The third game
looks a lot like Ray Caldwell's
working day. with jeff Peffer on the
mound for the Dodgers.
Leon Galore might be nominated
for the third game assignment by
the Brooklyn manager, but II is
hardly likely. Since he pitched
against the Braves in the longest
major league game on record last
June Galore has been in and out,
effective sometimes. but weak at
others. Against a club with the
power of attack carried by the Ind
ians he might prove to be rather an
uncertain proposition.
Robinson has good talent 10 rely
on if the pitchers first named are
unequal TO the task of holding the
Indians, but it is safe 10 say he will
rely on the quartet named. and prob
ably on the trio first named. Man
ager Speaker has no other course
open. He has two most excellent
pitchers and two others, who are
capable enough If the Indians can
score four or five runs off the OPP
position.
Two Big Mainstays.
Both COveleSkie and Bagby are big
and strong men, who thrive on hard
work. IL a day interV enes between
the second and third game OF the Sc
rics. and between the fourth and
fifth. if would not be stretching
/ imagination to believe that Bagby
and Coveleskie would carry the work
OF these four days without any help.
Running time of the railroads be
tween New York and Cleveland is
such however. that daily games
proba bly, will he called for.
In that event a second string man
/ will be sandwiched in for duty h'.
tween Coveleskie and Bagby for the
third game.
\ worlds series calls for supreme
effort in five games. on that basis.
then. the Cleveland staff is just as
strong as Brooklyn's. Grimes Is as
good as Bagby and Coveleskie. per-
/ haps. but Bagby and Coveleskie are
as good as Grimes. and better than
any other member of the Brooklyn
/ staff IL must be remembered, also.
! I'm such comparisons. that COveleskie
and Bagby have pitched their vic
| tories under much heavier fire than
| has been faced by the Brooklyn staff.
/ 40 such fence breaking teams as
! Chicago. the Yankees and Washing
ton draw pay checks I'm the
| National league.
The Brooklyn predominance in
I pitchers. about (which much will be
written. exists in numbers and not in
| actual strength of pitching. II the
/ BROOKLYN staff were 20 be trans
planted 10 an American league club
( for a seasons work 1t might dra'N
some attention as the best in the
/ league. but IL would have much
tanner opposition. worlds series
is based on enormous strength. mus
I tered in a few days. Therefore,
/ Cleveland is just as strong as
/ Brooklyn in this respect.