The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-07
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Der, win oppose him. If it happens
to be murky at game time, with a
hint of rain in the air, Ray Kremer
may be Bill McKechnie's choice to
oppose the Griffmef.
Johnson's style needs no descrip-
ton. Old Barney enjoyed his pre-
liminary workout on Forbes FiNld.
He perspired freely as he warmed
up, found he had plenty OF speed
and his charley horse was not in
evidence.
Ready" Says Barney
I'd say l was ready as i
can be-, was Barney's comment this
morning. ''Of course it is too
much for me to say that am sure
to fool those Pirates, but If my
style can fool them, I ought to do
so. with a little luck. I've never
faced some Of these great hitters,
but = have faced some others in our
league and those Pirates can't be
much worse than Heilmann, Cobb,
Speaker, Ruth, Simmons and Harry
Rice. =
Meadows and Krerner are right
handlers, the former with d long
record iii the National League, the
"
working his first full season with.
the Pirates. Manager McKechnie,
believes Kremer may have an ads
vantage on dark day because he:
has more speed than MeadoWs
whose speciality is said to be a
curve ball.
No matter whether Meadows or
Kremer starts today's game for
the Pirates, Vic. Aldridge, q big
right handler obtained in q trade
with the Chicago Cubs last winter.
will be called upon to start the
second game for the bold bllc-
cancers. McKechnie places a lot
of faith in Aldridge.
Convey for Second Game
Stanley Coveleslxie, who upset the
Brooklyn Robins three times in
the 1920 world series, win start the
second game OF the series for the
world champion Washington Griff-
men,. The silent Pole reports his
ailing back muscles completely
healed and believes himself able to
exert all his wiles against the
Pirates.
''Ady arm never bothered me-,
says Covelesl1ie. My back did,
though, and now the pain has left
ii and Il am in shape to show at
my best. Give me some OF the
breaks and I may hang up q VIC
tory. / sure want to. anyway
The third game between these
two teams may find Alex Fer
guson tackling either Meadows or
Kremer. McKechnie's choice de-
pending upon which of his pair is
chosen today. Bucky Harris Is al.
most sure to start the right-handed
Ferguson If Johnson and Coveleskie
happen tor. win their games. The
Pirates are not believed as power
full against righthanders as they
ARE against the southpaws and Har-
ris is not one to overlook anything.
He would like nothing better than
ito win this series in four straight
games and will not experiment with
southpaWs until he can do 50 with
little to lose.
Ruether To Get Chance
If johnson or Coveleskie loses,
or If both lose, Dutch Ruether will
have the Job Of putting the world
Champions into the hunt once more
and, if he is successful, it is posi-
BILE that Tom Zachary may start
the fourth game, though Ferguson
will also be a candidate for the
mound task. Beyond this fourth
game even speculation loses it's
point. In so short a series no man.
ager can look too far ahead. Much
hangs upon what happens as the
series advances.
There is much talk here Of how
quickly the Pirates will run away
from their rivals. Vague tales are
heard that the Pirates are Z to 5
favorites but nobody can be found
who has wagered anything. Pitts
burgh fans, whose last champion.
ship came in 1909a are loyal to the
core. They are pulling hard for
Bill McKechnie's team to triumph
over the Griffmen, but it is diff
cult to find even one who has put
up any dough.
Scalpers are not in evidence, 1t
is possible that few tickets have