Evening star., 1924-10-12

With Peckinpaugh in the game.
Washington had the reputat zion of
htving the fastest infield in base ball.
But 1t will have to get some speed
and hitting into that infield if it to
come back and fight the American
League to a standstill again. Bluege
did not convince any one that he ever
will be much better than he was in
the series this year Peck is ageing.
Harris still is good-very, very good.
but Judge will not last forever and
is nearing the slowing-up time.
Goslin Superior In Garden.
In the Washington outfield Goslin
was superior to Rice and McNeely, in
fact superior to all the outfielders.
McNeely probably will stick along
with Washington because of the oc-
casionRl good things which he showed,
including that hit that brought in
the winning run in the deciding
game of the series. But McNeely is
not the heavyhitting outfielder that
Washington really needs. Goslin car
ried himself into the front row of
outfielders of all time. He not only
Is batter who is immeasurably bet
ter than he was, but he is SO much
better an outfielder than when he
first began, that he is one of the
finest assts of the club. Rice failed
to come UP to the mark expected of
him in the series. Perhaps it was
only temporary lapse such as Jack
Murray once had in world series
playing for the Giants Certainly
Rice was not the sensation many be-
heved he would be.
Praise for RueI.
Behind the bat, Ruel was won
derfully excellent catcher, who would
have shown immeaSurable better if
he had been able to hit any in the
first six games. True, in the final
inning. it was his -bagger that
started the fireworks, after Gowdy,
his rival, had had chance to retire
him on his high foul. But on the
series as a whole, Gowdy did not put
1T over on him in fielding. Moreover
GoWdy took lot of coaching from
his boss. while Ruel was showing his
ingenuity in running the Washington
game.
Walter Johnson is not through as
a pitcher unless he wants to be, and
II dld not take his great work in the
deciding game of the series to prove
it. He is through, however, as one
Of the unbeatables Of a major league
He will be able to pitch as well
another year as he did this year in
a regular major league season, but he
VIII never be successful in starting
world series games unless he is able
10 rectify his style SO as not to
waste so many valuable pitching mo-
tions. He threw twice the number of
balls that were needed in the two
games he lost. No pitcher can be
prodigal with his arm in a world
series with any rational hope of sue
cess.
Mats Nerd Pitching.
George Mogridge gave the grittiest
exhibition of the series. but Mogridge
Is beyond the limit where he can be
depended upon to do much except un-
der certain conditions. Zachary was
the best pitcher that Washington pro-
duced. and Marberry may amount to
something, but the Nationals will
have to go far and reach out on both
sides to find pitchers to carry them
through another year.
The Giants have their infield prob
lem solved for next season since
Lindstrom has come to the front so
strongly. but they will have to patch
their outfieId again. The world series
did not impress any one with the fact
that Wilson will ever by any better
than he was in the series Meusel
seems almost to have slipped his
major league cable. and when the
he3t season begins, the Giants will
need two high-class men for their
positions.
Nehf pitched a fine first game for
the Giants, and a fine one on his sec
ond start, with an injured hand, al
though he was beaten. Bentley was
as uncertain in the series as he has
been since he came to the Giants
Both pitchers probably will be kept,
but neither will be able to stand
much every day work. OF the New
York right handlers, not one looks like
a. fine, stable, everyday winning
pitcher. Yet McGraw may worry along
with them for another year. with that
magnificent young infield to help him
out.
Copyright, 1924