The Washington times., 1925-10-10

The big thing though is the fact
that Walter Johnson and Stanley
CoveIeskie get a days rest. Walter
can work with two days rest when
the weather is cool, but it's strain.
Now with three days, he can come
hack on Sunday il necessary.
I hear Harris is planning to start
Ferguson today. That's a funny
thing about baseball. Two months
ago Ferguson was about to be sent
back to the m eors-and would have
been, IL Bucky hadn't grabbed him
at the waiver price. And now he's
about 70 start q game in the world
series. And Harris Is convinced
he'll get away with it too.
There's this to be said I'm his
favor. He is as cool as . cucum
Der under fire. He won't get
excited. and he won't be nervous.
He's got lot of stuff too. He
isn't q speed-ball pitcher. but he
has a queer sidearm delivery that
Is almost q crOssfire-fhe sort OF
thing that Bucky Harris believes
viii bother q lot OF free sWingers
Ike the Pittsburghers.
If Ferguson can get away with
his game today, then LeIcky will be
sitting pretty. He can afford to
take a chance on Ruether in the
next game, and Walter and Convey
ought to be able to go great guns
with that much rest.
If Fergie loses today, however, 1
look for Harris TO shoot with john
son on Sunday and Convey on Mon
day which would leave him In a
had way IL the series should go to
Tuesday, before 1t is decided.
McKechnie viii probably use
Kremer today, and IL Kremer wins,
then he will pick Morrison on Sun
day, figure. or perhaps Yde. That
leaves Meadows and Aldridge 20
finish with.
And with that sort of a pitching
ARRANGEMENT 1t looks to me as
though today's game would have
q lot to do with the final result:
The team that wins today VIII
have all the best Of it in the
pitching. The manager can take
q chance, then. He can gamble
with his pitchers, in that way Civ
ing his stars a few days of rest
TO prepare for the finish.
So far. as see it. the whole
thing has been a stand-Off. The
Pirates have played the best ball
Extensively. The Senators have.
had a little edge in the hitting.
And Washington has got q little
better pitching, too, think, even
In games won and lost. johnson,
pitching the first game, had
everything. And in Thursdays
battle Convey really pitched better
than AIdridge-thOugh he did lose.
Here's another thing. Thursdays
L
don't figure Washington will lose
any more games that way. They're
too dependable. You've probably
noticed Pittsburgh so far hasn't
made any errors at all-and 1t
will be mighty unusual II they go
through the series without Few
hobbies.
Today the odds will be with the
Senators, thanks to a day OF rest
and a heavy diamond. But they're
dp against a tough fight. and It
will be a lot tougher unless Bluege
is able to get into the lineup again.
Now just before i wind up-a
word about myself. It's the sad
part Of the story to me. The jinx
that has run me ragged ever since
trail and so I've seen my last
game of the present world series,
I'll probably be in New York by
the time this story reaches many
of the papers. 1 guess shouldn't
have come to the series. The doc
tor advised against 1t, but
thought / could stand a few more
days. I've had a swelling on my
leg that's getting worse each day
Its some kind OF inflammation as q
result of my operation. 1t isn't Sc
rious but hurts like the dickens
I'm sorry.
(Copyright, 1925. by the christy Walsh
SyndlcRte.l
A Tough Life, Lads
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