The Washington times., 1925-10-03
Penn Avenue
Ignores Wall
Street
Odds
By NICK ALTROCK

Well, boys, confidence is every
thing, as the mouse said when he
chased the cat.
We are in the World Serum
again for the second consecutive
time and don't let nobody tell you
different. l see that Wall Street
has made Pittsburgh a 11-to-1O
favorite for the serum. But let
me tell you that Pennsylvania
avenue has made us champs a
1000, 00O-to-1 favorites and they
will gobble up your money like a
rabbit in a cabbage patch.
The Giants were favorites last
year and we ate 'em up, bones and
all. l got my signals working this
year again and / figure the Pirates
will be as easy to cross as a cover
ed bridge.
The World Serum money will be
easy to take. Nick Is studying
for the Old Folks Home and he
amt getting any younger. i am
getting so used to that extra DC.
tOber dough that l look forward
to it every year.
Zachary is in good shape again.
You remember he was the pitcher
who knocked off the Giants. He
pitched one game in the last serum
that win always be famous. That
was the game against Art Nehf. At
no time during the game did any
Giant batter have more than two
called balls on Zach. In other
words, Zach was never in trouble.
And If that amt pitching steady,
then France doesn't owe US 2
cent.
The Washington fans are wild
ington fans were always wild. Up
the ball park.
President Coolidge will see the
opening game in Washington. He
has got a box reserved and will toss
out the first ball. / will catch the
ball. have been over to the
White House every day teaching
Cal fast inshoot. Cal has got a
gymnasium in the White House.
On Xmas am going to give him
an oil can for his iron boss.
was talking to Griff yester-
day, and it looks like we win
start Walter johnson i'm the first
game of the serum. Barney has
been in there for almost twenty
years, but he is sti1 as full Of
steam as donkey engine. When
they talk of pitchers of all time,
they got to talk of Barney all the
time.
1 predict that Big Swift will turn
in a row of blanks for the first
game. Then we got Coveleskie,
Ruether and Zachary. could men,
ton myself, but four aces is
enough in any card deck.
Griff asked me what kind of
shape my arm was in and / told
him that was ready to pitch at
minutes notice. / guess Griff
thought meant to pitch hay be-
cause he told me to be at his farm
the next morning.
Griff wouldn't know what to do
without me, because he told the
newspaper fellers that was a big
help to him. I'm kind of SUSPECT
GUS about that because he said 1t
on rainy day.
/ guess. folks know all about our
team by this time, but 1 want to
say a word about Peckinpaugh. We
got Peck after the world was
through with him. Higgins dropped
him like a hot potato.
Higgins was right about that be-
cause when we got him we found
the old potato was still hot. And
he Is getting hotter.
1t was like opening an old let
ter and finding It full of good
news. OF course, 1 was the guy
who picked Peck up. am the
scout for Washington in the big
leagues. Griff sends me Vp to
New York every little while to
see If New York has got any
players we can use down in Wash
ingtOn.
Griff claims there amt any use
scouting in the sticks when he can
pick up prospects right in the big
towns. And Peck is one of my
finds. He was judged the most
valuable in the American League
this season, which Of course amt
nc slam at my judgment. Watch
him during the world serum.
/ predict we will take Pittsburgh
like Scotchman takes his fingers
of Scotch. Four. And straight.
Walsh Syndicate)
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