Evening star., 1925-10-04

It may be in the books Tor the
Washington pitchers to stop the
Pirates. but II they do they will have
accomplished something that no other
group Of hurlers has been able to do.
It. is only natural that I do a little
Dragging about this hitting array Of
Pirates, because I have never seen the
time.
Muddy Ruel Is good hitter. but he
Is not as apt to break UP a ball game
rs Earl Smith. who is a free swinger.
>iooch Is a smart hitter.
Grantham, l think. Ii q better hitter
than Judge. McInnis' value to our
club cannot be underestimated., He
was a tower OF strength every time
called upon. He will help considerably
against the Nationals. owing to past
experience In six world series.
Harris Dangerous Hitter.
Bucky Harris is a bad man at the
plate, am willing to admit. and ex-
tremely dangerous in a tight emer-
gency. 1 am willing to give him an
edge over Eddie Moore. this edge COM
ing from Harris advantage in expert
ence. Don't discount Moore. however.
He has been hitting 800 all year and
has been a great man himself in sew
eral clutches. Moore is faster. too.
Wright and Peckinpaugh are two
great shortstops, strong In attacking
power. Peck was awarded the most
valuable player prize in the American
League and l know how good a man
must be to get that prize. rate him
as tower Of strength on the offen-
sive, a fellow who is apt to break up
any tight ball game. Still / wont put
him above Glenn Wright In attacking
power. Wright's batting mark doesn't {
tell the whole story. He hit over 300.
but he hit about 500 in the pinches.
put Traynor ahead Of Bluege.
Both are young, hustling ball players,
with Traynor's hitting better and be-
ing faster. In the outfield the Pirates
can muster greater offensive strength.
/ believe. in spite of the great year
that Rice had and the fine work OF
both Goslin and McNeely. Goslin
is going to be tough fellow to stop
because he is one Of those free swing
ing fellows and, Of course. Rice, q
veteran, Is a bearcat, with mark
around $50, but when you CONSIDER
that Barnhart and Cuyler have driven
in more than 100 runs each. and that
Carey's mark has been around $40
all year, l believe you'll agree when l
say that our three will be better
attacking force than the Washington
two.
CuyIer Is Sensation.
McNeely is valuable man, but his
hitting mark is not as good as any
one of the three Pirate outfielders
Goslin and Rice are not to be toyed
with. becau use they can hit and are
fast and form a strong offensive pair,
but Z am giving my boys the edge
In this comparison nevertheless.
Cuyler, one of the sensations of the
wear. leads our club in hitting, with
a mark around $50: he has driven In
more than 100 runs, he Is second to
Carey in stolen bases, is one of the
leading home run hitters and leads
the club in triples and doubles. You
can't ask for much more than all
that. You must go far back In his
tory to find a better attacking out
field than the Pirates. washington
pitchers. like johnson and Ruether,
Will outhit Pirate pitchers. but the
offensive strength of pitchers Will
hardly sway the series:
In summing up I feel sure the
Pirates will show a better attacking
force than Washington. This is one
big edge we have. e.
tCopyright. 1025.)