The Washington times., 1924-12-31

IN the world series at the most
crucial stage of that memorable
conflict of the diamond. There is
no assurance that he will come
back next season ready to play
championship ball.
The high regard IN which the
Washington players hold Pecllin-
paugh was expressed yesterday
by Curly" Ogden and Paul Zahn-
iser, pitchers of the world cham
pions who nave been sightseeing
about the country since they col
lected their share of the world
series proceeds.
I'VE had a good fighting ball
team last season." said Ogden,
'but when all is said the chief
credit for the success Of WASH
ingtOn in winning the pennant
and beating the Giants in the
world series must be given to
PecEinpau0ll.
peek played wonderful ball
last year, probably the best i'm
all his long career. and his steady
ing influence and his great fight
ing spirit welded the Washington
; club into a championship team.
1--WE expect a bard fight next
season, but If Peck is back at short
playing his usual game / think we
can pull through. Without, Peck
IL may be different. If he is I'M
able to stand the hard campaign
1t will be necessary to shift Bluege.
our regular third baseman last
season, over to short and put the
hot corner in charge of Mike Nc
Nally, who has just come to us in
a trade by way of New York and
{ Boston.
"Bluege is a good young ball
player-he proved his ability and
nerve in the world series-but
good as he is the club does not
figure to go as we'll as il Peckin-
paugh were in there.
Everyone in Washington will
miss johnson. Naturally we will
8 feel his loss, but Grifftth has
COMPARATIVELY young pitching staff
which figures to go great next
season, and he has strengthened it
nv the addition of two veterans
who can be counted on as winners
Stanley Covaleski, whom we got
from Cleveland, and Vean Gregg,
whose fine work with the Seattle
champions of the Pacific Coast
league entities him to return to
the majors.
1--WE had a wonderful season"
-. Clipped in ZahniSer, "bHt it was
not until the last month that
the American league fans began
to take us seriously. Soon as
they saw we were in the fight
for the pennant they turned out
and / doubt whether any team in p
the whole history of baseball got
such support as we did
ION the road we were More
popular than the home team.
Everybody seemed to be roofing for
Washington to win the pennant.
And they kept right on, too, be-
cause the whole county appar-
emily was for us when we met the
Giants in tie world series
Washington has lad some great
celebrations but they never staged
anything to equSl the scenes that
followed our winning of the world
series. Oldtimers in the city say
there was never anything like it
pSlOiCs 6AWISE. imam the .AfI1llS-
tice Day celebration. The whole
! town was wild with excitement
The World series was enough TO
Nmake any fan wild. Greatest series
ever played, with the result in
dt5ubt until that twelfth inning
when McNeely made the hit that
! sent Ruel across with the winning
run.
BY the way, this fellow McNeeIy
surely made good. His arm was
none too good when Griffith got
Y him from Sacramento, but he
came along great. Watch him.
he'll be star in the majors.
There was some great playing
In the series. but no one did more
brilliant work than frankie k'risch
of the Giants. He's a star if there
ever was one.
He made three catches in one
game that robbed Goose Goslin Of
three hits. They were three of the
greatest catches / have ever seen.
Yes, sir, you can tab Frisch as one
Of the real stars of all time"
Odgen and ZahniserS will visit
San Diego and take in the races
at Tia Juana and after that If the
bank roll is still intact will take
: the train for New Orleans, to while
away the time until the call for
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