The Washington times., 1925-10-10
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me chance To come back sooner
against the Pirates. Well. that
sounds rood, ok course: and there
is SOME truth IA IT did not waste
hand was 0t swollen twice its
natural size. as somebody said. Be.
cause gripped the ball ao hard.
III fact. i have suffered more from
some games during the past sea-
son So. IL Buclxy wants to send
me back Sunday In what FviIl be
the fourth game. III be ready to do
my best.
no ret hack to Bluege. there Is q
wonderful baseball player lost IN the
flood Of newspaper publicity because
he does everything so easily and
smoothly. well remember the ease
with which Larry L.aiOie fielded
around second base honestly be-
lieve Bluege is Isai0ie at third
base. With him back on the Job.
wen have our famous infield ma
chine working on all four cylinders.
We were all delighted to hear NaEi
szae cliib physician that Ossie was
not seriously hurt and know
Aldridge must have been glad. He
never tried to hit Ossfe. It was
just an accident have had some
of them myself and know how
Aldridge must have felt,
Learning Batting Tactics
We have learned some things
about the Pittsburgh hitters that
should be helpful For instance.
Glenn WRIGHT likes low balls. Tray
nor, fine ball player. prefers them
On the outside. Right down the
batting order. different players seem
better against certain deliveries.
This Id all part ot baseball. and i
suppose the Pirates areA watching
out batters in the hope of learning
similar things about them. IS
all perfectly fair and nobody makes
any kick about II.
The most noticeable difference be-
tween the contending clubs, to my
mind, II the greater steadiness OE
our team. Whenever our infielders
get hold Of d ball they know ex-
actly what to do with tt. They
make mechanical errors. naturally,
but mentally they seldom make q
boot. IT has not been SO with the
Pirates in the two games we have
now played.
Wright struck out in the first
game and still had his bat in his
hand as he started for his position.
Grantham made miraculous stop
OF Goose Goslin's low liner. and was
about to throw to second to head
off Buclxy Harris when he caught
flRnself and tagged first base, COM
pleting a double play. When men
are sure of themselves they don't
do things like that. I'll admit ner-
1a.n =. A.
do with this, but this nervousness
can lose the series for the Pirates.
il it continues long.
Peck Is Not Nervous.
On the other hand, our infielders
are without nerve at all. Roger
Peckinpaugh's error on Moore in the
second game was not because he
hurried his throw. He happened
to pick up Moore's grounder on
the slippery side and. as he started
his throw, the ball slipped to the
ground. That hurt US, but it was
a purely mechanical error. II Peck
is nervous, so lis the Washington
monument.
The Pirates have plenty Of speed.
AS club they are harder and
longer hitters than we are. But
cannot see that they have any
thing else on US. Certainly, our
CLUB is just as brainy, just as dar-
ing, and just as good in the field.
We are about to play three
which is bigger than Forbes field,
II those fellows get home runs
here, they will earn them, es.
pecially in right field. Their speed
may not give them so much, with
our pitchers and Ruel watching for
any wild running. No club in our
league has been able to run wild
on US in two years, and don't
think the Pirates will prove an
exception.
Speed alone cannot overcome
brains coupled with less speed. The
Pirates may be faster generally,
but we have the experience hooked
up with fair speed. We are asking
for no quarter, and are giving
none, / might add. The better
team Is going to win this series on
its merits and the loser will offer
no alibis. This goes for the Pirates
as Well as for US, feel sure.
"Fergy" Anxious
Alex Ferguson will probably start
today for us in the third game, and
1t gives US a thrill to see how
he is to make good. He
thought he was all done when the
Yankees let him out, and here he
is starting game in the world
series. No wonder he is anxious
to make good.l / know just how he
feels about it. He'll have great
team behind him, and it will be up
to him t o show his stuff Bucky
Harris believes ''Fergy" will w.n