Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-04
SPIRIT OF PENNANT BATTLE
TOCARRY YANKS TO FRONT
Babe Ruth Declares Fighting Qualities of American
League Team Will BE Too Much for
McCraws Giants

forget that IL has taken the best
pitchers in the American League two
full seasons to perfect balls that max.
Bob miss.
As for me. many OF the experts
seem To have IL all settled that Art
Nehi VIII tie M" ny in knots. Being
Il ft-liander. he viii have q certain
physical advantage, but Neht is the
very Giant pitcher look TO see crack
under attack. | don't think the little
ieft-handcr has got the stomach for
- Notwithstanding battle, and If !
can't do IL. the rest Of the boys will
break him up.
The Chants have no. real curve ball
pitchers. and everybody knows wha.
The Yankees do To fast-ball pitching
TOucy seems to Dc our most danger
Gus obstacle. He has offered great
resistanc" 10 the hcavy-swinEinG
There's one thing about him, he
never throws a ball the same place
the second time. He has II wonderful
mixture and looks good in the box.
est spit hail:r since the passing Of
Zig Ed Walsh. IL all depends Of
course, on his condition the day Of
tho game Douglas has given Me-
ing season, aud there is no telling
how he vii! behave during the hig
week. Barnes viii serve up tn,
sam" kind Of STUFF as Walter J"hn-
on speed /" great extent. and that
Kind al pitching is made TO order for
our club.
Giant Cuirherx Are HIurrs.
behind the bat the Giants carry
heavier attack than the Yankees, hut
wc pack plenty OF punch in the bal
ancc OF the lineup. When II comes
10 catching and holding up II pitcher.
Wallic Schnng. with his world series
experience. Will Offset the batting OF
smith and snyder.
Kelly at first, is not the seasoned
quite rs "rratic as our c.t-handcr.
but the long Californian lacks conf
dcnc" ana experience, which means
:" much. Kelly has busted up more
ball games than Pipp. but in a series
"l games, he fails when needed.
Johnny Rawlings. another product
%! me Golden state. has hoped
around TO nearly every club in the
:Nationai circuit. lie knows "a lot Of
base yall. and from that standpoint.
may have Il little edge on Ward,
'n"rcaS our second bascman il %
per cent stronger at the bat.
NJ shortstop. the opposing captains
ace each other. l know the steady
ng influence that Peck has on the
i"nkccs. He is valuable TO the club
II Il way that does not show in any
vcrascS. bancroft and Peek have
cen through many hard seasons. and
OH clubs are well fortified in the
,A0rticld.
hr most sensational young players
present day baseball. Frank
riSch cam" from Fofdham College
IA" iiani", ana has never slowed
sine" his debut. He is one Of ~.
roatcst base st,alcrs in the. big
raEuc baseball he is tn" hardest
lifting third bascman in the prcsen.
RES ana his iielding is Xix" SO mucn
ghjuiag.
MrNnIiy Finshy Fielder.
But admitting all this, ne has dan
'cT"Gs competition in Mix. McNai-
and Hon" Run Baker. When
;Aker WAS laid up McNalIy was
ac has never been relieved. He is
whiTlwind fielder. and one Of those
'cak hitters. who often comes
rough in a climax. Even If HOME
Jun fnkcr does not play in the reg
liar lineup. his world series rcpii-
ai4n ana terrific bat, waiting in
"adin. So, Will be an awful reminder
o The Giant pitchers.
In the outiicid its Mcusrl. Burns
MI Young facing Meusri. Miller and
myself. ON fielding there * no one
WITH the Giants To compete wiki Mil
81. The balance of the opposing
gardeners are about toss-up on de-
eHsc. with u little edge To Bob Mcu-
sci for his wonderful throwing arm.
Hurns and Young are old hands at the
game. and Irish Mcuscl is a danger
ouS Sucker. think his bat gave the
.iants the punch that won the pen
nant.
rs for Manager McGraw. the fact
that he has won seven pcnnants
shows how much we respect the abil-
iiy And don't overlook our old De-
troll rival. liughey Jennings, who
knows NOR" about the Yankees than
any man in the National League.
Nopyrighi. 1921. by The Christy
walsh Syndicatc).