Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-06
BOTH TEAMS IN
PITTSBURGH READY
FOR TOMORROW

: Pittsburgh Pa, Oct. Shy the
Associated Press Back in the base
ball sun after q lapse Of is years,
Pittsburgh fandom stirred itself to-
day to feverish pitch Of excitement
as its favorites, the brilliant Nation
al League championship crew Of
Pirates, prepared to meet the inva-
sion Of Washington's title-rolling
forces in the first battle Of the an
nual worlds series war wednesday.
The threatening confidence OF this
Pirates den, however. seemed to
hold no terrors for Bucky Harris and
his band of Senators, who arrived
shortly after six o'clock tonight and
went to their quarters to rest in pre-
paration for q final tuning up to-
morrow on Forbes Field. scene Of the
first two conflicts Of the series AMI
also the sixth and seventh, If hos
tilities last that long.
Harris lost no time in announcing.
as he stepped off the train, that
Walter johnson would pitch the
: opening game. Stanley Coveleski,.,
right handed pitching veteran who Is
counted upon to share the twirling
burden with Johnson, will take the
mound for the second game, Harris
intimated.
While Harris and his men were
confident they will successfully de-
: fend their championship crown, the
% year old pilot of the Senators does
not under estimate his rivals.
"Any team good enough to win the
Natinal League pennant is as GOOD
as ours" Harris commented crypt
cally when asked his opinion of the
Pirates.
While their full strength will take
ir the field, the Senators. 1t was indi-
e Gated may be somewhat handicap
ped in the way of injuries. Harris
y himself displayed a badly swollen
middle finger on his throwing hand,
the result of spike cash. Coveles-
kie has suffered a leg strain which
ahmay affect his staying qualities,
while Peckinpaugh's ankle again has
: shown signs of weakening before.
81 Harris surprised his listeners. in
cidentally, with the assertion that
! he banks upon Dutch Ruether, sea-
I. soned southpaw, to share the mound
- burden with johnson and Coveles-
o kie, in spite of general belief that
the Pirates are sure death against
portsiders.
The arrival of the Senators and
disclosure of their opening plans
of battle followed brisk workout
for the Pirates, who, in spic and
span new uniforms, went through
Is sparkling drill at Forbes Field I'M
y der the watchful eye of Manager
Bill McKechnie.
McKechnie, keen and nervous as
he plans for the fulfilment of his
greatest ambition, was not as out
spoken as Harris although he in
:. dicated that Lee Meadows, 81 year
old be.spectacled right handler. will
twirl the opening game.
8 Meadows is my logical choice"
z McKechnie admitted. He is in
good condition and the most ex-
perienced of my best bets. But the
weather conditions Wednesday will
have something to do with my nnal
choice"
The Pirate manager intimated
that Meadows will draw the assign
ment if the prediction of clear and
warm weather is fulfilled; if it is
overcast, however, Vic Aldridge. an
other seasoned right handler OBJ
tanned from the Cubs this year, may
be the opening selection.
: McKechnie settled definitely. how
ever. the only other mooted question
about his lineup by asserting Eddie
: Moore would be at second base and
George Grantham at first, in pre-
ference to Stuffy McInnis, veteran
who IL entering his sixth, series,
There is no doubt that Pirates are
keyed up to high pitch as new
experience and new test APP
proaches for nearly them. 1t was
apparent of the mild-mannered Nc
Kechnie as he snapped out his prac-
tice orders.
= 1t Is q typically bold band Of buc-
q cancers, on sthe whole, that carries
1.-THE golden jubilee years banner OF
the National League into action but
there is a question in the minds of
many observers whether this con-
fidence also will be tempered with
the element Of steadiness 50 essen
tial to gaining the baseball heights.
The contrast here between the
fiery young Pirates and their older,
more seasoned rivals is the basis
for much Of the hopes of the Wash
ington followers. In struggle
which seems to md the contending
teams unusually well matched, it Is
generally conceded that steadiness
may be the deciding factor, with the
Pirates brilliant attack pitted
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