The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-10-22

Bill Ryan has been improving
every year since he joined the club
and his pitching ins the first game
against the Yankees proved many
things to McGraw. Ryan helped
toss away the final game, but he
was inserted in a tough spot. The
Yankees were pressing" were hit
ting everything, and Ryan prob
ably did as well as could be ex-
pected.
Virgil Barnes and Claude Jonnard
are two youngsters who should
get further consideration from Nc
Graw though either or both may
be used in a trade IL an experienced
highlander can be picked up that
way.
This also goes for Dennis Gearin.
the diminutive left-hander. Gearin
is still In the experimental stages
as a big Lacquer. His size is a big
handicap, as there have been few
successful midget pitchers in the
big leagues especially left-handers.
GeaTfn, however, performed well
in the few trials he received at
the end Of the National League
Season. McGraw is looking for q
good left-hander as Nehf's sue
cessOr, and Dennis may be the
man.
It is doubtful whether Watson,
Scott or McQuilIan are with the
Giants next year. McGraw has in
dicated that he may use any one or
all of them in a big swap. Jack
Bentley was a big disappointment,
but he won quite few games and
was a valuable pinch hitter. Nc.
Graw paid big money for Bentley,
and with a better combination of
pitchers next year may develop
Jack into a steady winner.
McGraw has always managed to
have one or two good lcft-handed
pitchers around. II he can't make
big leaguers of Bentley and Gearin
he will undoubtedly do some trad
ing. 1t is said that Dutch Reuther
may figure in a deal that will bring
him to the Polo Grounds.
ct knew pretty well what I was
up against in pitching as far as
my own club was concerned, but /
did not anticipate that the Yankee
pitchers would go through so well, "
said McGraw in discussing the
worlds series few days ago.
1--WE had . tough time getting
by IN our own league. Only the
great fielding and timely hitting
of the boys saved us at times
the sort Of baseball you saw us
play i'm the first game and the
last until Nehf blew up. Then,
Mt other times, my pitchers came
through splendidly when we were
hard pressed.
81 knew that we would be up
against it If the Yankees ever
started hitting, and they did that
right from the jump. However,
we gave them a battle, and II
we had tied up the series In six
games believe we would have
won 1t.
Last year Jack Scott came
through for me and the year be-
fore Jess Barnes was a life saver.
This year 1 had no second pitcher
able to share the burden with Nehf,
and it was too much for that little
fellow. You can bet the Giants
will not stand pat. The series
really demonstrated that We won
a pennant with ordinary pitching.
It also showed me some other
things, and I expect to get busy
this winter and remedy some OF
these faults"
Many National League partisans
assert loudly after the defeat OF
the Giants that the Cincinnati
Reds, who finished second in the
senior league. would have given
the Yankees a much sitter fight.
Pat Moran, manager of the Reds,
was of the opinion that LuQue,
Donohue and RiXey- would have
curbed the Yankee hitters. How.
ever, the YankS have at times
padded every good right handler
in the American League. Rixev is
a big left handler with a puzzling
cross-fire delivery. He probably
would give the Yanks more trou-
BILE than either Donohue or Luque.
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