Evening star., 1921-09-25

s. A GOOD southpaw is the type Of
"A pitcher thai gives the Pitts
bursh club the most trouble" re-
marked well known National
League scout to me the other day
Take Artie Nehf of the Giants. for
instance About ali he needs to 10,
IS walk out On the mound and nave
ms name announced rs the pitcher.
he is simply poison to the Pirates;
mas beaten them something like six
games this year
The Pittsburgh team is fast. There
really isn't slow man on the cIu:,
ne ilhe-up Is well balanced, there 70,
ing ABOUT an equal number of right
ana left handed batsmen. Much 81
Nhe speed is carried by Bigbee. Car,
Iflmm and Robertson, ali left hand, ii
oatsmen. Ii club is TO have succe:
against the Pirates, it is Amos,
iie iieeessaly that the opposing Pitch.
Keep mat quartet off the bases \, =.
OF New York has been successful
GONG this, hence his great suCcess
against the Pirates. While N.l,
fortune has been extremely unusual.
number of other southpawS na,..
ueeh troblesome to the fiiates. ainoiiS
tHen MarQuard and RiXey OF Ciaci-,-
Hati Recently Ruvther OF Brooki,n
peat cooper in ] TO . affair, allow
ing only three hits"
Only Harper and Nails.
If Pittsburgh wins, now extremely
improbable. it hardly seems likejy
they Will be forced to face left-hand-
ed pitching to any extent, regardless
or who WINS in the American League
New York has Harper. but there is
some question whether he would be
~
cleveland, of course, has Mails. but
his chance of starting also is dues-
lionable. Mails, when right, is a
bear but he hasn't been right many
times in the 1921 campaign.
A good left-hander has usually
bothered the New York Giants. but
this season McGraw's team seems
TO have gotten away from the south
paw bugaooo to certain extent. In
previous years Cooper, the star south
paw of the Pittsburgh team. had only
70 step on the rubber and the Giants
were through. This year the Giants
appear to have thrown off the Cooper
Jinx in particular. and no matter how
We'll he pitches, he has been unable 10
win.
In the American League good
southpaw gives the Yankees more
trouble than the Indians. Possibly
this can be explained by the shift
iine-up which Speaker uses. His sub
Stltute material is such that he can
throw in his reserve strength when
Southpaw goes against the Indians.
Smith and Jameson, outtielders, and
Johnston, first baseman, all left-hand
ed batsmen, give way to Wood, Evans
and Burns against left-handerS. The
New York club uses the same lineup
regardless of the pitching opposition.
Baker, Ruth, Pipp and Schang are
left-handed clubbers. Schang is of
I,., ssvnx hi o." nd l1Sf "a
dangerous when he goes to the right
side of the plate.
Kerr Type Bothers Yankees.
All types OF southpaws are not equally
successful against the Yankees. IL Is
the southpaw of the Dicky Kerr type
that is most troublesome. Southpaws
with great speed and a fast-breaking
curve, but lacking a change OF pace:
do not bother the wrecking crew OF
the Yankees nearly as much as fei-
low with the ordinary speed, VINO
mixes them up. In Cooper ana NehI
the Pirates and the Giants each Eave
a crafty Southpaw, and IN case the
Yankees win, they are likely TO see
plenty of southpaw pitchmg. IN. Inc
the type to bother the free swingers
on the Yankees Babe" Adams. with
his change of pace and tantalizing
curve is a type of right-hander tnat
makes trouble for both the Yankees
and the Indians. Spitball pitchers are
none to welcome to either the Giants
or pirates, and IL Cleveland wins. they
are sure to get a plenty Of Cove ''..kie.
In summing up the % ~hins
strength of the four clubs I Is evi.
dent that the Pittsburgh clu: ,.is most
to offer in that line. In per the
the National League. He can he re-
lied on to go big in the series. Then
there is Babe" Adams, the hero OF
the 1909 clash between Detroit and
Pittsburgh. Adams seems to be az good
now as then. despite his added twelve
years He has a mean curve, the
ordinary speed that is hard to time
and a fne change Of pace. In Nor
rison and Glazner Manager GIBSON
has two youngsters who use curve
ball to great advantage. In aooilion
he has the veteran southpaw. EAR
the series, it wouldn't surprise me II
the same Mr. Hamilton upset a bit OF
the dope.
Mays Hard to Beat.
The other clubs have no such Va
riety to offer. In Mays tho Yankees
have a tough bird to beat HIS
peculiar style of delivery, plus the
great stuff he gets on the ball, Is al
ways puzzling, particularly SO to a
CLUB racing lhC AA -
shawkey Is one Of the best right
handlers in the business. He has nne
speed and a great curve. Hoyt is
youngster with everything. and II
he gets of on the right foot Is hard
to hit. Lack of control is rip Col
Inns only trouble. Walter Johnson
in his prime didn't have more stun
Jack Quinn, the spitballer. is liable to
give you a sensational game At any
time.
Cieveland's best bets right now
are two spitballers. Coveleskie and
Sothoron. Coveleskie IL wonder.
Sothoron has just as much stun. but
is not SO steady If Cleveland wins
the club that opposes 1t will prob
ably look on plenty Of spitball pitch
ing. 49,.
SOU uthpaw, Douglass as q spit-bal!er,
with Toney, Barnes and Ryan as his
right t-handers, who use curves and
speed. Toney Is not as fast as he
was in his days at Cincinnati. but
Is mixing them UP and pitching with
better judgment.
Copyright. ls21) .