Evening star., 1921-10-01

ORDINARILY, world series games
are drab affairs. In most cases,
the rival managers vie with each
other in seeing which team can play
, the most conservative base ball.
Because of the shortness of the
series and the big stakes, the safety
first plan is usually adopted. The
get-a-run style of play. which is
usually the popular system, lacks
color and makes IT uninteresting
games.
1t will be a long time before there
is another series as colorful as the
1920 event between Brooklyn ard
Cleveland. That series offered excep-
tional pitching in spots. with Just
enough hard hitting to add variety
when it seemed the pitchers were
gaining the upper hand. l never ex-
pect to see another game like that
s-to-l victory that Jim Bagby scored
over Brooklyn. Jim was touched up
in every inning, Brooklyn getting
total of thirteen hits, yet Jim de-
served shutout. A ball that took
bad bound eluded Wamby for an
easy out, giving Brooklyn its only
run.
Great Stun Last Year.
That 1920 event was a series long
to be remembered. There was the
home run with the bases filled, a
triple play unassisted, any number
of remarkable double plays, sensa-
tional catches in the outfield, and
last, but not least, q home run by a
pitcher, after catcher had been pur-
posely passed, in order to take
chance with the supposedly weak
hitting pitcher. Jim Bagby turned
that trick in the S-to-1 win he scored
over Brooklyn. That same game was
featured by Smiths home run with
the bases filled. and Wamby's triple
play unassisted. Some contest.
Color Apienty Promised.
I am inclined to the belief that the
1921 series Will carry more than pass
ing interest. and is likely to have
plenty Of color. With New York get
| ting into it as the American League
! representative. the presence OF Babe
Ruth alone will be a great card for
fandom. Aside from Ruth there is
| lot of color in the Yankee lineup.
There is Carl Mays with his 'tsubnA-
rine" ball. He always is an interest
ing pitcher to watch, particularly by
fans seeing him for the first time!
Then there is Roger Peckinpaugh. one
of the greatest fielding shortstops in
Sthe history of the game. 1t is a poor
day when Peck fails to contribute
some sensational play in the field. In
Bob Meusel the Yankees have one of
the business What a ride he gives
the ball when he gets hold of it. =
Right here l might say that the
| lively ball probably will make things
interesting. / have my doubts il the
ball in use today is as lively as the
ball in use during the first three
| months of play, but it is still a ball
that will carry on" The lively ball
has killed Oft lot of the so-called
strategy. All the teams are playing
for clusters of runs. The sacrifice
and steal seldom are used The hit
em-out style always offers more in
terest to the spectators. 1t makes
for more fielding.
SlaxhinE Style to Prevail.
! i look for the slashing style to pre-
vail in the coming series. ] am sure
| the New York Yankees will use that
| system, because that has been their
style throughout the season. 1t is q
| club with great power. When it
starts hitting there seems no stop
| ping it. as every man in the line up
| takes a healthy cut. The Cleveland
| team plays more varied attack,
Speaker shifting his style to suit the
| occasion. The hit-and-run, however,
| is a favorite play with the Indians,
and they have much SUCCESS with il.
| In all probability the Pittsburgh
| style would have more closely re-
| sembled the Cleveland system. while
| the Yankees and the Giants will play
! similar game.
| offers more possibilities for the un-
/ usual. That should please fandom
, copyright 1921