New Britain herald., 1925-10-15
HARRIS HAPPY AS
JOHNSON HAS REST
big Train in Fit Condition for
Last Game Of Series

Pittsburgh. Oct. Is Pl-Fate has
been kind to Bucky Harris--fighting
for another worlds series baseball
cham ionship---for Old Barney need
ed another day of rest.
The youthful Washington manag
or was confident yesterday that with
only two days relief from toll the
Great Walter johnson once again
would subdne the Pirates Of Pitts
burgh in the seventh and Anal con-
test and carry Il second successive
title back to the national capital.
But whom rain came TO sweep aside
the test for The time being the smile
Of the Senator pilot became broader.
At the same time Manager Bill
McKechnie Of the Pirates contends
that the rain was kind TO him. allow
ing an added rest for his boxmen
before the last decisive struggle.
THE Senators fear Aldridge as
much as We fear Johnson" he said,
And the man who has won two
games for us will be in fine fettle If
called upon. Aldridge is a husky
hoy. dotes on mound duty and is
ready and willing all the time.
when Krcmer pitched the RI
rates into lie on Tuesday, every
pitcher of my squad. including the
man who had Just been victorious,
sought s,lcctio for the next con-
test. confidently predicting that iii"
Senators would be stood on their
heads. ! did not announce q pitch
or ycst crdav although had made Il
decision. Their is no special mys.
terry about it. We want to name the
best man for the job
From all appearances AldridGe
and johnson will be toe to toe in
the final clash before a record throng
for Forbes field. johnson, accord
ing to runs scored, has tho edge. He
has permitted only one in is innings,
his second victory at Washington,
being Il shutout.
Aldridgo won the second game Of
the series at Pittsburgh by the mar
gin of three and two and allowed
three runs against six for the
Pirates at Washington last Monday.
McKechnie feels that johnson,
though on the crest of one OF his
most brilliant waves, so far. cannot
again check Pittsburgh's rush. The
Pirate manager predicted that age
| Il nd tb I
the Pirate bats, with their recently
recovered power, would have some
thing to do with the decision. Har-
ris, however, stands confident that
the giant Kansan will carry on &c
three straight triumphs 10 equal the
records Of the great pitchers Of the
past
81 am ready and was ready TO-
day." johnson himself declared AFT
er yesterdays game had been called
II could have gone through with the
program but another day undoubted
ly will help me. My leg which
strained in tho last game In Wash
ington, is all right and there will b'
no trouble about that"
ut will be a great baseball mo
ment," said Manager Harris, "Whc'
the two leading pitchers OF thi
series clash. Now is the time Z
prove which is the better In thi
series. Barney is ready for them
aren't YOU. Barney"
McKechnie will 60 through vii
the program he had planned, keep
, ing McInnis at first base. The rea
son for Stuffys sudden appearance
in the lineup probably never wi
he known but there are solid ~
: mors that the players pleaded Wit
NcKechnie to place the veteran
first, not because OF any failure o
the part Of George Grantham. bl
because It was the only posi'io
omen to a veteran of world serie
play.
r The move has borne immen'
fruit. When pitchers have been
trouble McInnis has been Their
, Slarping them on the back, urgir
confidence, and, II one were watcl
/, ing particularly, 1t must have bee
noted that the old first baseman
the Athletics was busy cutting dow
d few bounding balls on his own a.
! count. Many baseball men attribu
ed the sensational comeback of II
Pirates TO McInnls' insertion into Il
lineup at the psychological momen
Johnson has not faced the Pirat'
since they recovered their hittir
legs. Yesterday. perhaps, wou
l. have been the best day imaginab
for his speed had the rain held o.
Darkness hung over the field, pc
= feet setting for the arrival Of Il