The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-09-30
ISDUTcH8 RUETHER
goes back to early summer, when
they reeled off is wins I'm row.

goes back to early summer, when
they reeled off 16 wins in . row.
But that won't help them any in
October. The big punch in the
Yankee lineup is Babe Ruth. I'm
willing to admit that whether he.
falls down or not he is always a
threat" But how about that
ankle he twisted in st. Louise last
Saturday. and I happen to know
that he went to bed last night with
steaming hot clothes packed around
Maybe the boys who name the
betting odds have overlooked some
of these little inside facts. But
this much you can write down for.
a certainty--we're, not thinking
about betting odds or Babe Ruth's
swollen knee. We booted away
three games out of four in Boston
where it looked like we had the
pennant cinched.
One or two OF our very young
players showed signs of nervous
ness but the club as whole didn't
give it a second thought. We
moved into Philly and hammered
the ball around the lot like we had
never heard of Boston.
have talked with some Of the
New York newspaper writers who
witnessed the Yankees fight In
the West. According to them
the New York Club was worried
sick. AS they said about Demp-
sey-the Yankees couldn't "un-
track themselves.
They certainly know they are
going UP against a club as good
as Cleveland. st. Louis, Chicago,
or Detroit, in the coming series and
that shouldn't give them any par
ticular. peace of mind. They wound
IN the season with a double loss
to the Browne and maybe they
haven't untracked yet?
What I'm trying to get across
to the fans is that our club Is
no better or no worse-on paper
than the Yankees. AS to compare
tive strength on the playing field
YOU can only tell that from the
box score, not from the betting
odds.
Wen give the New York club
a battle all the way through. We
won't play with one eye on the
ball and the other on the score
| board. Washington was the "a
vorite over Pittsburgh a. year ago.
Washington plowed into the Pirates
and the series seemed to be in the
| bag until Pittsburgh recovered and
won in wild finish,
We figure to get away to a
flying start and do no worse than
break even at the Yankee stadium
| by Sunday night. But our play.
| ing policy will be to win the
| necessary four games out OF seven.
| The first four. or the last four
| makes no difference. And we
don't care IL we have to coIae
back to the stadium to get the
deciding game.
I remember an incident early in
| the season that seems appropriate
now. It was during our second
visit to the Polo Grounds. 1t was
anybody's race in the National
League at that time.
We're going to win this pen
nant," I told an acquaintance in
| the hotel lobby
He thought / was putting out the
old propaganda. I invited him. out
to the Polo Grounds. He sat on
the BENCH and talked TO the boys.
We took bad beating from the
4 Giants that very afternoons. After
the game insisted on him ceminG
4 into the dressing room. I wanted
him to observe our bali club in the
face of defeat.
This club has no nerves at all,
was all he said He hit the nail
on the head. We weren't effected
by the unexpected trimming in
Boston. We weren't effected by tho
great competition from the Cincin
natl Reds. And we're not giving
any thought to the betting odds
which make the Yankees favorites
Copyright. 1925. by the Chrlsty
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