Evening star., 1925-10-10
FERGUSON TO HURI
THIRD GAME TODAY;
BlUEGE STILL OUT
Continued from First paes,

Continued from First pas.D
Wh" mas had but year of experience
IN professional base ball rsnks Al
tnouGh new to the professional came
MEer Is accounted a clever and steady
innelder and strong batter. and
Manager Harris Of the American
League champions this morning -.
pressed confidence in the ability Of
the Young athlete to perform In a
~ as important az this for the
world championship.
AS In the two previous games. risht
ma nders were to be pitching opponents
tnis afternoon. according to state.
ments issued by the rival team man
ayers. Stanley Harris, who piloted
tne Nationals TO the American n Lea que
championship. was to send to the Ala h
Alex Ferguson. who hurled Dprre n.
sationaliy for thet Nationa IL aJtSr me
joined them the second week in Au.
gust: The overnight choice of Bill
Mckechnie. Pirate leader. Is Raw
kremer. one of the best moundsmen
oil the year In the National League.
In the wagering on todav's game
the Pirates have been made 11to10
favorites. although the performa noes
OF the rival clubs in the two previous
engagements of the series warra Mt
no ODDS on either. Perhaps Manager
tiarIls choice or Ferguson for pitcher
has Influenced National League narti.
sans I" boost their favorites. Before
ne was waived from the New York
tankees to the WASHINGTON team
Alex was considered an Indifferent
hurler.
Record With Mats Good.
His record after joining the Ma.
tionals. however. seems to entitle him
I" serious consideration as a world
series pitcher. Ferguson worked in
seven games and was an inporta mt
lactor IN the Washington clubs drive
TO the American League pennant. He
scored victories over the Detroit
Tigers. the Cleveland Indians. the
Boston Red Sox and the Chicago
White SoX. beating the la at me ntioned
club twice. The Athletics handed
Ferguson his lone defeat as Ma.
tional. but he later pitched against
them in tie game
ferguson was to he opposed ny A
pitcher who performed in fine manner
in the National Leagues campaign.
kremer finished the sea son with A
record OF Is victories against & de-
feats. He is pitcher Of type
similar to Vic Afdridse. who heat the
Washington club Thursday. but he ha q
more speed than that hurler and dur.
ing the league championship season
was thought to be especially effective
on days when there was little light.
Real Hitting Expected.
So far the batting in the series ha.
heen light. but critics Of the game
were expecting an epidemic of hits
in the Washington park. Both clubs
q hny kn
, Ing their league campaigns and
against good pitching. too: 40 It seems
unlikely either will he held to the low
averages of the first two encounters
very long.
The difference in the size of the
playing fields Of Washington and
Pittsburgh also was expected to affect
the hitting here. Forbes Field. the
home of the Pirates. has been so re-
duced in size by the erection of tempo-
rary stands for the series that long
range batting within the playing space
Is impossible However. the grounds
az Clark Griffith Stadium offer plenty
OF room for extra.base hits. despite the
seats built in front of the perma ne MT
stands and wall
A general departure from the
safety" type of game that was pIayed
by both clubs in Pittsburgh also was
anticipated here. The athletes were
| 20 tense In the contests on Forbes
Fleid that with the exception Of the
pitching there was little brillia ncy in
pay: From now on the rivals are apt
10 play AZ they ordinarily would in
the course of league campaign. More
chan noes likely will he taken at BAT
and on the bases, With the preeau-
tionary measures adopted in the early
games abandoned, Washington NAV be
treated to three thrilling contests.
Although weather far from ideal for
base ball prevails. 1t iss not likely to
affect the pitching in today's game to
any great extent. The hurIers are
conditioned so well physically that the
chilly breezes should not bother them
During the regular league, campaigns
moundsmen have been quite effective
on much colder days than this. The
cold really is felt more by the other
players In the game. who usually are
not 80 active an the pitchers.