The Washington times., 1924-09-29
ARM FEELING.
Fine SAYS
WALTER
Star Pitcher Of Washinrto
Hum-D inger Team Writing
for The Times
Continual from FIrst PAge.l

see us win the pennant. That IL
why 1 say Il would b crime for
Ms 20 lose now.
New York fans were the first to
show this feeling for a. during our
series in New York Just before
Labor Day. Really, felt almost
at home In the Yankee Stadium the
way those fans rooted Tor as.
When we went to Detroit the
Tigers still had q chance to win the
pennant, and we did not expect to
find much support
But many Of the fans clieered Tor
us just the same.
Hard Fight An way.
In st. Louis and Chicago the
fans stood up IN our half N the
seventh. They said It was the
first time In the history az the
league that Chicago fans went back
on the White Sox, no matter what
team they were playing.
saw this happen again here in
Boston. They actually booed
Ehmke Tor striking out Peckin-
paugh In q pinch. That Is why
think II would be crime to dis.
appoint the fans anywhere. They
have been following us an aeasoH.
ana have been trying to show Us
they are with US. It Ii up to us 20
win, that's all.
This has been q hard fight All
the way. Even when we reached
first place the second time we did
not talk pennant. The Yankees
are q powerful team and many Of
the fellows thought something
would happen to knock us out Of
the race.
Yanlks Always Dangerous.
When we left Chicago with q, lead
Of two games began to feel sure
OF winning. Two weeks before I
had thought half game lead would
be enough. was wrong. The
Yankees are always dangerous, and
we have needed that two-gaYne mar.
gin TO carry rs safely over the
finish line.
I am glad the pennant h COM
Ing to Washington. / have never
pitched for any other big league
club, and / know Just how disap-
pointed Washington fans have
been for years. Now they viii
have . chance 70 know how 70 feels
to have peInant.
Clark Griffith Il another happy
man. He has constantly hoped for
this victory. He wanted the honor
Of giving Washington its first PEN
nant.
Harris IL another. To win q pen.
nant In his first year as manager
Is wonderful thing. and ali the
fellows are glad for his sake as
much as for their own. He iS the
youngest manager ID the big
leagues. but he IL going to show
himself wise one IN the world
series. Don't think ne is Just
lucky. No manager ever worked
harder all the way than he has.
He has had every one with him be-
cause he Il q square shooter.
Arm Perfect Now.
For myself. am glad TO get into
q world series. Larry Lajcie, one OF
the greatest batemen / ever faced, |
never played IN one. Nap RucIxer
was done when his Brooklyn club
won. This 10 my eighteenth year In |
big league baseball and It's my first |
chance az D world series.
a couple Of years ago / suffered |
from strained legs. Just before |
that ! hurt my arm slipping off the |
rubber right here In Boston. That |
was the only time my arm ever
bothered me, and the winters rest |
fixed that up, I honestly feel now |
as strong as ever. / can run as |
well as ever and my arm feels per-
feet.
Some people have asked me for
the real reason for the Washington
clubs success, and / am glad to |
give Il. The team spirit has won
for us.
We have some fine players, but |
90 has every other club. / could |
name two or three other clubs |
which might have won ifithey had |
had the spirit. Organization ana
spirit have won the pennant. Clark |
Griffith has given us the organiza- |
ton. Buclky Harris has given as
the spirit. Every man on the club |
has done his part and given ali ne |
had. It Is hard to beat q team |
like that.
Glad When It's Over.
The American League Il very |
strong. The lowest team can often |
upset the highest, because there ID |
not much difference, between them. |
For Instance, we have beaten New |
York and nAtYr1tk IN fhA aaaaav.t,