The Washington times., 1923-05-31

AOu SIMPLY cannot take anything
for granted without those AS. On
the basis of what they have done
80 far and especially to us-you'Ve
got to figure them as being base-
ball eggs that may hatch out into
miracles. They have that certain
little something that took the
Braves from last place to first.
There simply is no telling just how
far the As will go this year.
They won the first series we
played with them at New York
this season and recently took an
other one in Philly. That's some
thing no other team has done.
The question, then, is this.
Will the AS finish this year with
the pace they've set; have they
really got the class of a pennant
winner; are they lacking i'm ex-
perience, are they seasoned
enough in quality to make up for
their youth and inexperience?
Will their amazing enthusiasm
and team morale make up Cor
what defects they may have?
e
This is what / think.
The AS will finish either first,
second or third If they finish even
third they will have done something
that nobody expected them TO do at
the start of the season. If they
finish as low as fourth or fifth they
will have done mighty well.
But ! expect them to do a lot
better. I've seen them in six games
and have studied their work against
the other teams. I've talked to
players everywhere in the league
and quite a few of them think
exactly as / do.
Miller Higgins has the same idea
/ have. Like hinlaI have changed
my mind about a few of the teams |
and revised my original notion of
how the teams will probably finish. |
I've shifted them about and boosted |
those AS up a heap. OF course,
what they did against US may be
only a flash but don't think so.
After winning nine straight and |
twelve out of thirteen in the west |
while playing under fairly heavy |
strain we were due for a let-up, but |
we dt1n't want to lose against the |,
AS. We were not spoofing our
selves about them.
After having had a good look at |
them in New York we were espe- |
cially anxious to extend our win
ming streak at their expense. The |
ball games we win at this stage |
Of the season are mighty valuable
later on.
In Eddie ROmmeI the AS have
one Of the best and smartest
pitchers i'm baseball. ROllie NaylOr
has been going great. Hasty,
Harris, Heimach and the rest
have all been doing well, and
II the pitching keeps up the AS |
will shoot through a lot of teams
that were supposed to be strong
er than they were doped at the
beginning Of the season.
Spark Plug Matthews is a hus-
ting little ball player who seems to |
have added the Spark that the AS |
needed. His pep has spread to the |
other players and in the infield |
Sammy Hale has been just what |
Connie ordered. Galloway; at short, |
10 one Of the best men in his line, |
and Dykes at second, and Hauser |
at first. are tough babies in a |
pinch and good hustling players |
from every point of view.
Bing Miller is a peach Of an out |
fielder and with him on one side of |
Matthews and WEIGH, who hit like |
blazes against us, or MCGOWAN on |
the other. the outfield measures UP !
sweet and pretty. Perkins behind |
the bat. is one pr the best boys |
and Connie Mack as manager |
knows as much baseball as any |
body in the world.
That's the kind Of team the |
Yanke have to beat and it's going |
II be hard and interesting Job.
copyright. 1923, by the Christy Walsh
syndicate.)