The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-10-02

Who j. going 10 win the world
series!
Ak me-?
Eight National League managers
have already picked ri,tsburg, while
n" same number OF American
League leaders have named Wash
ing,on.
That is An annual custom. 10y
atty usually swayS. the managerial
Judgment in picking ,thS winner. It
would probably be regarded as high
treason to do otherwise.
regard PittsburG as one Of the
greatest teams that has ever rep
resented the National League in the
world series.
Pttsburg can hit, has a world Of
speed and boast very capable pitch
ing. 1t richly deserved TO win the
National League pcnrant.
Likewise, Washington is Il great
ball club, the best in the American
League.
There has been no fiuhc connected
with the victory Of either club. Th"
world series clash will he Il battle
between the two logical contendcrs.
It is my opinion that seldom, If
ever hlv" two more evenly matched
clubs met in the fall classic.
\ careful analysis Of the strength
and weakness Of the two teams would
probably give rittshurg Il slight edge.
The Giants went into the series Of
last year with an admitted margin
but didn't win.
No one knew in advance that the
Was hngton groundkcepcr would
have two pebbles in just the proper
spot to turn apparently easy outs
into base hits.
Those two pebbles had much 10 do
with deciding the issue.
Also there was no advance dope on
the fact that in the final inning Of
the deciding game "I1;lnk' Gowdy
would trip over his mask and fail
to catch an easy foul fly from "Mud-
dy' Rucl's bat.
No one knew that Fate would then
step into the picture and ordajn that
Rucl should take advantage Of the
slip by cracking out Il two-haGgcr,
the forcrunncr OF the winning tally.
u is baseball tradition that the
better team does not always emerge
the victor in the world series.
| do not believe there Is Il distinct
mark Of superiority between the two
clubs on which one could dcfiuitci!
pick the winner. After all, u shor,
series is not Il true test.
] look for the breaks to again play
most important part in the final
outcome. The breaks and courage
arc two features that cannot be over
looked in scvcn-gamc affair.
The averages show that Pittsburg
has more power at the bat but play
crs seldom run true to form in the
blue ribbon classic. Often some or
binary batsman is the shining star.
Pittsburg has more speed but
Washington is far from being slow.
In short series speed. from the
standpoint Of differing bases, is Il
dcbatablc asset. With each game
meaning so much. managers often go
to safetyfirst meth rods rather than
to the takc-a chance kind.
Pitching is always the most impor-
tant factor. In this respect Pitts
burg appears to have II fairly COM
Portable edge but you can never tell.
During the final month Of last sea-
son. Southpaws Zachary and Mo-
gridgc just couldn't finish ball
game in the American League. Both
seemed pitched out, yet it was these
two pitchers who stopped the rush
Of the Giants and made Washing
ton victory possible.
Walter Johnson. the man Washing
ton banked on strongest. lost his first
two starts but was crowned with
glory in the final win by as superb
an exhibition o. pitching as was ever
seen on any mans field.
If Fttsburg wins. am inclined to
think it will be hattin" and pitching
plus the breaks that will do it.
If Washington is victorious, | am
Of the belief that the clubs marvel
Gus defense will be prominent fac