The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-09-21
NEW FACES
IN WORLD
SERIES
Victory of Pittsburgh viii
Stimulate Interest in
Annual Classic
By AL MUNRO ELIAS

Another world series is at hand.
After a sensational race the Wash
ington and Pittsburghs teams are
idling down the home stretch with
the remainder of the field lost in
the dust. The monopoly the New
York Giants have exercised in the
National League for four years
has been broken and Western
team will represent the elder
major league in the autumnal
classic for the first time since
1919 when the Cincinnati Reds
beat the same Giants to the bar
rier after a tremendous struggle.
Always McGraw can be depended
upon to furnish close competition
even though he may fall short of
the mark once in a while.
In the American League the
Washington team triumphed through
the managerial genius of Stanley
Harris, still the most youthful Of
major league commanders. and the
steadiness of its veteran stars. For
months the youthful array of Con-
ME Mack gave the Senators a fight.
for life, but in. the crushing mo-
ments Of the campaign the aged
players showed that experience Of
ten is greater than the fire OF
youth.
1t was two-club race in both
leagues almost from the start. From
mid-July it was apparent that either
Washington or Philadelphia would
carry the colors of iae American
League in the world series and
New York and Pittsburgh in the
National.
Both of the winners decided
their fortunes in series with their
closest rivals. Pittsburgh crushed
the Giants i'm q series at the Polo
Grounds, while Washington settled
all doubt i'm an early September
series with the Athletics.
The victory of Pittsburgh will
stimulate interest in the fall classic.
Last year the baseball world pulled
for Washington to win. This sea,
son it has been for the Pirates. The
fans love new faces. The country
over they now are specializing on
the outcome of the coming series.
VIII the speed of the Washington
infield offset the dash of the Pirates
on the base lines? Can the veteran
Washington pitchers halt the Cor
sair batters, who rate among the
best in the game?
! Once more the world will be pull
ing for Walter Johnson to win and
ado new laurels to his already great
record. But this fall the Big
Train will not have the fans back
ing alone. for in the Pirate fold is
Babe Adams. who at forty-three
still is pitching winning baseball.
Sixteen years ago, Adams hurled
the Pirates to the worlds title
by defeating the Detroit Tigers
in three games. And thousands
will be pulling for Adams to win
another world series game as
lie nears the end of his long and
honorable career.
The Washington club, tried by
the fire of the 1924 series, may be
slight favorite with some. But
there are players experienced in
the strain of the big classic on the
Pirate roster. Earl Smith the
brawny catcher, was through sew
eral sets with John McGraw, while
Stuffy McInnis played in three
with the old Athletics and one
with Boston.
And the brainy, aggressive Fred
Clarke on the Pirate bench is a
power to be feared Not forgetting
Johnny Rawlings, the injured sec
ond' baseman, who started the thrill
ing double play that ended the
1921. series.
1t will be a great series. Both
teams are co1orful m the extreme,
have speed, hitting power and
pitching strength. The dope points
to a hard-fought series with the
contending teams evenly matched
Copyright, 1925, by Al Munro Elias)