The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-10-06
Goose and Bucky Up
With Leaders in
Series Hitting

rors. but that shows how much
ground he covers" It may and
il may not. 1t is merely like true
that Wright is erratic in the field
and may blow up badly in this
series. This has happenedI to other
star players.
"Kiki CuyIer will show up this
Ruel person. a Pittsburgher will
say. ''Kiki is the greatest base
runner in the world today" But
Kiki will have to reach first base
before he can start to show up
this Ruel person." He may have
his troubles reaching first base
Other batting stars have flivvered
sadly in a world series.
One veteran baseball man who
. has seen much of the Pirates
this season says that, IL the Cor.
sairs happen to get the breaks
and win the first game by q wide
margin, they may win the series
in five games, being that kind Of
q team. "But," says he, elf the
Griffs hold them tight from the
beginning. they may blow up and
lose in the same number"
Steadiness, evidently, is not one
of the virtues possessed by the
National League champions. II
is huge asset Of the Griffmen, on
the other hand.
The Philadelphia Athletics, a team
much like the Pirates, swarmed all
over its opponents in the American
League with the single exception of
the Griffs. The latter played them
too closely. The AS could not af.
ford to make the slightest mental
or mechanical slip because the
champions always took immediate
advantage.
The Pirates have speed. great
hitting strength and good pitching,
according to those who should know
But just how well they will stand
eff the cIose-p1aying Griffs remains
to be seen. If they succeed in shak,
ing off Bucky Harris and his gang,
they may become world champions
If they fail to shake them off,
however, they never will become
world champions because they will
soon find themselves running be-
hind.
It is in, the infIeId where most
baseball is played day in and day
out, and the Washington infield
ranks easily with the best ever
seen together. Cutting off hits and
cutting down base runners Is done
easily and artistically by the Wash
ington quartet. It is dishearten-
ing to an opponent and nervous
be. crack under the strain of such
play.
The defensive strength Of the
Griffmen, that is, their alright
pitching backed up by alright in
fielding, may cause the harder
hitting Buccaneers to lose heart.
In that case the GTiffs will run
away from their rivals.
Where the Griffmen have q de-
cided advantage in this series is
their mental edge. They have been
through a world series, some OF
them through several. They know
what it is all about, and so does
their old man.
johnson was skittish as a de-
butante year ago. Today he is
just plain Barney, with years and
years Of high class baseball behind
him. He has no nerves this year
to bother him.
Joe Judge is nervous, coltiSh
creature around the hotel, but he
has the saving grace of becoming
as chilled steel once the game be-
gins.
"This time Friday We'll have two
OF them out of the way" says
Judge. Wonder if they can force
us to play six games. 1 don't like
rushing back here again.
Get that force us to play six
games?" Is Judge confident? No
more SO than any of his team
mates. They expect opposition, but
they also believe in their ability to
overcome it