San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-01
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JOHNSON BEST
OF HURLERS
Ruth Voices His Ideas on
Series-Discounts
Southpaws.
By BABE RUTH

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-"What dc
you think of the pitching in tie coming
world series?"
/ guess more people have asked me
that question in the last week than
you could shake a stick at. l hear il
everywhere / turn. And it's a tough,
tough question.
1t isn't made any easier by the fact
that have seen Pittsburgh only few
times since the season opened either.
But there are some things that just
naturally stick out like a sore thumb.
For instance, there's Walter johnson.
1t doesn't take any deep doping to
figure that Walter is about the best
single bet of the series. The old boy
is going great guns this year-better
than he has gone in several seasons.
And which is more he has a lot OF
speed-which, National League men
tell, me, is a big thing against the
Pirates.
DOUBTS LEFTIES."
If I was to pick one single pitcher
who was sure to win game during
the season I'd name johnson. But
after that's over, then the going gets
tough.
Somehow I don't figure left-handers
to get by particularly well in this bat.
tie. Reuther and Zachary both are
great pitchers-but against Pittsburgh
they go up against an array of right
hand hitters who have been seeking
left-handers to the showers all season
along. Zachary's slow curve might
make trouble for Pittsburgh the first
time they look it over-but I'm afraid
old Dutch" will have his work cut
out for him. You've got to remember
that his stuff is not new to the Pr
rates either. He was in the National
League for long time and they know
all about him.
STAN AND FRED.
Which leaves Stanley Coveleskie
and Fred Marberry to pick up where
Walter leaves off. Convey has a lot of
stuff. And, when he's right, he'll
make trouble for any club, don't care
who they are. This stuff about his
pitching a low curve ball is the bunk.
Covey pitches them where he figures
they'll be toughest to hit.
Maybe he pitches low curves to one
club. but he may pitch EN- high and
inside to another.
The Pirate pitchers don't know so
we'll. Meadows, Of course. stands out
as the best of the lot. specs" has
been UP a long time and he's learned a
lot about pitching. That helps. I've
always figured that it was the wise
pitcher who got by in world series
anyhow.
/ played against Morrison a couple
of seasons ago and III say this for
Johnny. He's got one Of the snakiest
curves I ever looked overland I've
seen q lot Of them. And talk all you
please, a good curve ball pitcher is al
ways a trouble-maker when he's right.
JOHNSON THE BEST.
Yde is a great left-hander-but ]
don't figure left-handers TO do much
for either club. They may fool me
but it looks like it would be the right
handlers who would fight it out.
That makes it johnson, Marberry
and Coveleskie against Meadows, Al
bridge, Morrison and Kremer.
They're all good but johnson is the
best Of the lot. In a long series il
would be a toss up but in short
series I've got a bunch the Senator
pitchers will have a little the best OF
the argument.
But you can't tell. And I'm still
staying with my story that the break
will decide.
Copyright, 1925. by the christy walsh
| Syndicate.)