The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-17

I'm not so sure about Adolf
Luque, who was the pitching SEN
sation in the National League last
season. feel the same way about
Urban Shocker in the American
League. That baby, sure enough,
Is great pitcher. have always
found him a tough egg to hit and
In the last few years he has gone
great. Whether he will do as well
this season is something else again.
We can't keep on going forever.
Ty Cobb, for instance, isn't the
player he used to be. I don't mean
to- be personal or anything like
that. The records speak for them.
selves. Aside from his hitting
Tg.s greatest asset was his speed
and even he admits he can't get
around the bases the way he did
tour or five years ago.
So this season I think we may
expect to see. Ty slip away just
. little more just as, four or five
years from now. 1 will begin to
slip myself. We can't get away
from it.
But what Of the other players?
Harry Heilmann, who beat me out
In the batting averages last year,
ought to have another greater sea.
son, and !. expect and hope we'n
have as interesting and as friendly
q fight ais we had in 1928. It's Il
pleasure to get hooked up in a
mess with him. I tried to show
him that when I let him sell me
. $4,000 insurance policy after
he beat me out.
Eddie Collins is another interest.
Ing case to study. That old boy
has been around a long, long time
but instead OF slowing up last year
he actually speeded UP, hit his head
off and ran riot on those old bases.
Eddie may not do exactly as well,
but I figure he's going to be pref
ty near as good.
That goes for Walter johnson
and few of the other old-timers.
Still, 1 have a bunch there's going
to be one exception, and that's Bob
Shawkey, Of the Yanks. I expect
him to have a real good year. Joe
Dugan and Aaron Ward ought to
make everything sit up and take
notice, and so should Willie Kamm,
of the White Sox. What George
Sisler will do nobody knows, but /
do hope he comes back. More
than anybody else he viii be,
watched BY fans who will be pull
ing hard for him to make q real
comeback.
Who will be the best pitcher
in the league? Waite HOyt, of
the Yankees, has everything, but
tai spite OF his youth and wonder.
full physique and ''Stuff" be-
lieve hess still year or two
sway from finding himself.
Howard Ehmke, Of the Red Sox,
ought to be among the leading
pitchers, along with Sam Jones,
Joe Bush, Herb Pennock. George
Uhle, Eddie Rommel, Red Faber
and Charley Robertson.
Charley Jameson and iris Speak
or should have great years among
the outfielders and If Bob Meusel,
Of the Yankees, win get excited he,
too, ought to be sensation. Aaron
Ward and Marty McManus should
lead the second basemen, next,
maybe, to Eddie Collins. Short.
stop is problem, but Dugan stands
out at third. No one catcher is
head and shoulders above his field,
though some youngster may come
along and develop into a sensation.
They are the real interesting
birds-the youngsters are, and this
year there are plenty of them
around, both in the American
League and in the National. have
an idea about what the fellows who
have been around for a few years
win do, but what the kids have up
their sleeves is a horse of another
color.
I'll be watching those horses to
zee they don't run away with all
the records.
Copyright, 1924, by The Christy
Walsh Syndicate.