The Washington times., 1925-09-07

opportunities for rest, something t
Philadelphia pitching staff is the
as Bucky Harris expected, from o.
The AS are down, but they are
not out. Just because they dropped
two games to the champions last
week in Washington. do not run
away with the foolish idea that
they are helpless. Far from that,
they are decidedly dangerous when
playing at Shibe Park.
Long hits In Washington are
usually triples. Others are doubles
The opposing team has a chance of
cutting off runs on such bingles.
Long hits at Shibe Park are
usually home runs and the OPP
ponents have no chance of STOP
ping the runs from going over
Aside from Goose Goslin and Joe
Harris, with Sam Rice or Roger
Peckinpaugh horning in now and
then, the champions are without
the long hitters possessed by the
Mackmen. In other words. the
Mackmen have the edge in all
games played here by the cham
pions when It comes to hitting. OF
course. the balance is maintained
by the superior pitching offered
by the Griffs.
The chief difference between
the champions and the Mackmen
Hes in their comparative polish.
The champions work together
like a machine. They play
close. harG-b0fIed baseball from
1rst 70 last. They know all the
tricks Of the game and every man
has his head uD.
The Mackmen lack the smooth.
ness shown by the champions.
They have much brutal power,
they have quite some speed on the
hoof. but when il comes to syn
chronizing their efforts, they fall
down.
A baseball axiom has it that
the strength Of team runs on a
straight line from the plate to
the center field fence. In other
words, the catcher, pitcher, second
baseman, shortstop and center
fielder spell the success of a team.
Mickey Cochrane is a power be-
hind the bat ana swinging 1t for
the Mackmen. When rested,
real class. Then comes a weak
place, around second base. Max
Bishop is an excellent player, but
he does not work with Chick
Galloway half as well as Bucky
Harris does with Roger Peckin-
paugh. Galloway does not rank
with Peck from any angle. Earl
McNeely does not approach AL
Simmons as a batsman. but in
every other way he outshines him.
McNeely's fielding is brilliant to a
degree.
It is the Washington infield,
playing with deadly accuracy, that
will bear the brunt of this series
opening here today and 1t is an
infieId of which Washington may
we'll be proud. 1t Is quite the best
in the American Ieague and the
equal of any in the National
league.
Joe Harris usually hits a mil
lion at Shibe Park and Joe
Judges absence from this series
should not prove any handicap.
Joe Harris is playing excellent
ball for the champions and his
fighting spirit makes him dOubIy
valuable. He is replacing a pep
cry player, but he is holding his
own along the same line.
Bucky Harris and Peck are the
scissors cutting off runs for the
enemy day after day. They are
the best double play combination
in the major leagues today.
Over at third base Ossie Bluege
u proving himself the best man
at the position in this circuit and
the equal of "Pie" Traynor, the
star of the Pittsburgh Pirates, soon
to be the Griffs' rivals for he
championship of the world. It is
this quartet that should swing the
victories to the Griffs here by
real hits go through them.
The Mackmen are to be COM
mended for their wonderful fight.
They are the first combination in
eleven years to land Connie Mack
In the first division, and that's
something in itself. The fans here
are all steamed up over baseball
and all because of the fight made
by the AS all season long.
Two months ago Philadelphians
expected a pennant. Today they
don't. Three weeks ago, when the
AS first began to show signs of
fans became doubtful. That awful
Western trip has rendered them
quite hopeless. II the champions
take three out of four in this
series, the fans of Philadelphia will
begin taking football. a popular
sport in this city.
The lobby OF the Adelphia,
headquarters of the champions,
vas all cIuttered up this morning
with husky coal miners from up
Rhan1OI<in way. The miners are