The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-10-13

game this equality was carried TIL
Then came the reason for the
finel result. 1t was then that the
breaks came, and the Senators won.
And that is why they won. They
got the breaks.
On the other hand. it is said
that the winning team always gets
the breaks. If this Is SO, then
perhaps the Senators would have
won anyhow. They certainly did
put up game fight, not only during
the regular season, but through the
series as well, in spite of the fact
that the Giants were big favorites
b win
II any player in baseball IL en-
titled to q good break Walter
johnson n, and along with every.
body else I'm mighty glad he got
IL. / think he earned that break.
He was called upon in about the
toughest situation that could be
imagined, and he came through
Ike the great pitcher he still isl
But remember the pitcher he
was when I first came into the big
leagues, and I agree with ny Cobb
when he says the seventh game
wouldn't have been necessary If the
Giants had stacked up against
Walter in his prime. He could have
pitched every other day, and the
Giants would have seen a fast ball
that would make his fast ball OF to-
day seem slow in comparison. Now,
you understand. that hts fast ball
10 slow today. Far from it. Rip
Collins. Of Detroit, is about the only
pitcher in the American League
who can come near it.
Bucky Harris all,arolind playing
Is one of the things that stands
out when you look back on the
entire series. Sam Rice made a
few great catches and throws.
Frank Frisch fielded marvelousIy,
just as he did against the Yankees.
Goose Goslin socked the juice out
Of that old apple.
Roger Peckinpaugh was worth
his weight in gold while he was
in the game. But when everything
Iis said and done. Arthur Nehf got
the real tough break. He pitched
his head off and pitched great ball,
only to lose out at the end.
Zachary's pitching. think, was
the outstanding feature Of the
series. He just about Ieft.handed
and slow.balled the Giants to
death. He had wonderful control,
especially in the second game he
pitched, but more than this he
had change Of pace that stood
the Giants on their heads.
have been asked to say what
think Of the Senator's chances
to win the pennant again next year.
Any team that wins it once has
good chance to repeat the follow.
Ing season. What has been done
can be done again. But next year
the Yankees will have profited by
their experiences Of this year, and
Detroit will be very, very trouble.
some, indeed-more than they were
this last season.
A few of Tvs youngsters have
got the experience they needed,
and when the pressure Of the pen.
nant fight is turned on next July
or August, ! don't think they'll
peter out as they did this year.
From the looks of things now it
ought to be a great three-cornered
fight between Washington, Detroit
and the Yankees. If johnson re.
tires--and from what he told me in
Washington I'm almost sure he
will Washington will have quite a
proposition finding somebody to turn
in the number of winning games he
did this year. Marberry is a, good
relief pitcher but he doesn't seem
to do SO well starting games Of his
own.
StiIl, Washington will have had
the confidence of having won a
pennant, and Bucly Harris has
proved that he knows his business
As manager. My hats off to
him. He took a team that
couldn't do much for two or
three years and with hardly any
changes brought them to Wash.
lngtOn's first pennant and then
to a victory over the Giants.
He had some good breaks in the
world series, but breaks even up in
the long run OF season, and
against the Giants his team showed
the real class they showed the
Yankees and the rest of the teams
In the American League.
congratulate them all, and I'm
sorry the Giants had to lose the
way they did. They put UP a won
Gerful fight.
Copyright, 1924. by the Christy
Walsh syndicate)
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