The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-10-05


opinion, nor has sectional prejudice
All the games have seen iris
Speakers Indians play this season
have been against the Yankees. j saw
the Dodgers play all their exhibition
games last spring with the Yankees
and on these my opinion Is based as 10
the outcome of the present series.
Last spring. while writing about
the games played between the YAM
KEGS and Dodgers in Jacksonville
Fla and on the trip North. l men
toned that Manager Robinson had
his pitching stan in better form TO
start a championship season than any
other / had ever seen return nome
from a training camp.
l predicted at that time that the
At and ready condition of Robbie's
pitchers would enable The Dodgers to
get a jump on their rival teams In
the National League. That is Just
what happened and IT eventually re-
suited in their winning the National
League race.
CONDITION TOLD.
The Dodgers pitchers did at times
during the season lose their effective
ness, but they did not fall into any
long-continued slump. Their splen-
did physical condition. the result of
their excellent handling by Manager
Robinson, averted that danger
saw most Of the games the
Dodgers and Giants played in their
wind-up series, and as Robbie at that
time used all of the pitchers he must
depend on in the world series, i had
a good opportunity to size them up.
can say that every one OF them
showed up as strong and apparently
as At as when they started the
championship season in April. There
was not a Dodger singer who was
not apparently ready. and they i'm
pressed me as having confidence. In
consequence / see no resaon why l
should not have the same opinion of
the strength and ability of Robbie's
stan as had in the spring-and that
was "the best ever"
In comparing Speakers pitchers
with Robinson's, / base my opinion
of the Cleveland hurlers on what I
saw them do in the games they
pitched against the Yankees. Covel-
eski and Bagby were always danger
Gus, and will be in this worlds Sc
ries.
They were apparently overworked
at the time the Yankees played their
last series with them in Cleveland. Have
they had time since their driving
nn1SU u pe iu'y sNs"pS'"sN'
MAILS WAS WORKED.
Mails. big strong left-handed
pitcher was given the bulk of the
work during the last two weeks or
so. But the question arises, will the
pitchers whom Speaker most depends
on to hold the Dodgers-Bagby, Cove
Iesl<ie. and Caldwell-be in as good
condition to stand the strain as Rob.
bie's sturdy staff? I opine not.
The Dodgers can be relied on to
support their pitchers much more
capably than they did against the
Red Sox in 1915. and for the very
simple reason that they win have the
confidence that they surely lacked
lacked against the Bostonisns. In
that series about all the Dodgers ap-
pcarcd to think OF was the losers
end.
This year things arc entirely diff
fcrcnt. The Dodgers think they are
going to cop, and that rs half the
battle. especially in a world series.
Nothing TO u. The Dodgers have n
much steadicr team. more vim. pep,
and determination than In 1916.
Olson is still with them at shortstop.
but ~ greatly improved player and
has lots more experience. His team
mates have faith In him, too.
PLAYERS COMPARED.
KiIduff, Konetchy, and Jimmy John
ston arc fine infleldcrs. While kildun
is the more peppery. Johnston is not
slow by any means, and he compares
well with his rival inhelder OF the
Indians.
Gardner. Of course. Is or much
longer experienced at third base than
Johnston and no doubt the superior
In ability to cover that bag But
Johnston has all the punch necessary
TO hold his own there.
AZ first base lAconslder ~ = toss-up.
Eonetchcy Is n veteran and not very
last. bat hc has had good year, and,
taken all around. can hardly see
where Toe yphnttou. ~ cleveland, Ia
any more no be relied on.