The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-04-28
ON THE SCREEN Of SPORT
By Hugh S. Fullerton.

, can he kept down. The team has gained
greatly III attacking power. 1t figures
to tie, CarrIEan. Il really great hitter
! this year than it did last ard should
score runs in even greater proportion
because II has a lot of speed scattered
around
Study the possible eject. Last year
Walter Johnson was credited with win
, ming % and losing Is games. At that
prupurtion. in the longer season he
ought to pitch about 43 games this year
and win Is and lose H. That on the
! basis Of the team having the same at
lacking power us 1t noccessed last scu-
son
5ut study further: Last season John
son lost - games and IL of them wcr':
lost by one run. Surprising the team
gains 20 percent in attacking power
without losing defensive strength. as II
seems Ia have done, Johnson should Win
about So ana lose IL games If he pitches
at the same gait he did last year. In
Other words the Senators present rata
or tough proposition even for thu
strongest of the American league teams,
And that, without taking int" account
the fact that Chicago and Boston. the
two teams that weer hardest for them
the latS two years are weaker.
Gavvy Cravath showed more nerve
and courage than most men possess the
other day when he jerked Eppa Riklay
OFF the slab and put himself in as pinch
hitter in the crisis Of the game. The
/ fact that he made a home dun drove In
| two runners ahead and won the game
; to made hero Of him, but-but-
or. boy! Had he struck out.
Cravath was made because decision
Mt the home plate seemed To rob his
team and give the Giants another
chance. Tie seized HIS bludgeon and went
up TO hit out of rcfcnSc-and he hit.
For a manager |" take SUCH chances
Of getting the public after him Is
sheer courage Few managers would
risk it. | remember one of the ncrviest
things l ever saw. Jim Ryan was man.
aging IA team IN Chicago. The park WAS
packed. the opposing team WAS leading
! by one run. and one of his best hittcrS
was at the bat with runners on second
and third. The good hitter swung wild
~ at the FIRST TWO balls pitched. and
Ryan jcrkCd him out OF the game
grabbed bat md went To the plate
with two strikes and no balls called. lie
cracked the first ball pitched Tor a
double and wo uthc game.
Il had to- he said later. Jack cine
good hattrr) is u hero with our crowds
and if | missed that ball | might az
wei have given away the club and gun.
Harry Lumlcy. when he was manaE-
, ing brooklyn WAS laying off with DAD
leg. His team made late rally Knock
| in IN Chicago pitcher of the slab and
Chicago called on Rculbach TO save the
dnv. one uf Brooklyn's best hittcrS
was UP, but Lum took him out and limp
ed up to the plate. and smashed nome
run over the right field fence. winning
the game.
There may be some psychological rca-
SON for pinch hittrrS succeeding when
the risk is greatest Rut the greatest
Instance of pinch hitting | ever saw
happened in Boston. when Fred LAX"
was managing the team 49,
The Sox were trailing; needing a n.
to tie. CarrinEan. u really great hl.Ier:
was Mt BAT when Lake suddenly TOOK
t'nrrigan out and sent Donohuc to nit
/! for him. The move was astounding.
, rarrigan, normally was close 10 800
hltlrr and dangerous in pinch. Dono-
hue was lucky to hit .2lS; Yet Dono Ii,,
cracked Il hit down tho third base lin"
and won the game. Later Lake calmly
remarked: an,
Il had n hunch. 1t came to me- Ika
n flash | know it looked crazy-out y
worked"
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