New Britain herald., 1927-06-20
WAIVER AND HARRIS PIRATE BIG GUNS
Pittsburgh Fans Wouldn't Swap
 Pair for Ruth and Gehrig
By tM Associated Press,


 New York, June 20 @ = There may be more and bigger headlines about the brace of Yankee belters. Buster" Gehrig and Babe Ruth. or the clouting combination of the Ath- letics, Ty Cobb and Al Simmons. but no Pittsburgh fan would consent to take either pair just now for the two Buccaneer bombers. Paul Waner the bridegroom, and Joe Moon" Harris.
 Waner, a youth of A, but already a star of the first magnitude. and Harris. the battle-scarred veteran of 35, have been the big guns of the Pirate attack for weeks. Their con- stant and timely walloping has been as vital as any in the clubs ability to keep it's pace around the top where bad breaks" such as the tenn porary loss of Kremer and the in- jury to Cuyler threatened to be dis astrous.
 Paul Waner has replaced Glenn Wright as the teams foremost ex- ponent of the timely art of driving in runs. With only third of the season elapsed, Paul has driven in the astonishing total of around 70 runs. pace which would carry him we'll past the National leagne record of 152 for a season, set by Hornsby. or t,-e Aemrican league mark of 17O. made by Ruth.
 Harris has been zooming along the top of the leagues batting ever since Manager Donie Bush shifted his lineup and put the Moon" on first base. a move that netted im- mediate results and snapped the Pirates out of their earlier slump. Harris and Dutch" Ruether, both cast off by Washington last season. have become vital factors in two pennant races Ruethcr has been twirling brilliantly for the American league champions. the Yankees, now we'll out in front in dash for q second straight title. If present pros cnt prospects are fulfilled Dutch" may be tossing 'em up for his old team mate. "Moon," when the worlds series rolls around in Octo- l Der.
 l At least substantial portion of the sports spotlight shifts this week from the now famous sands and mashie niblicks of Oallmont to the placid waters of the Thames. where the Crimson tipped oars of Harvard and the blue sweeps of Yale will have 1t out for rowing supremacy on Friday.
 In season of rowing upsets where Yale already has had its f1ve-year winning streak snapped by Princeton the hopes of Harvard are higher than at any time since 1920. when the Crimson last was triumphant. Harvard has six lean years to spur it's oarsmen on. They will find the Ellis well-trained for the big grind but the dope" at least favors the Cambridge crew.
 Bobby Jones. shorn of his national open golf laurels by the lean and silent Scot. Tommy Armour. now lOOhS AOl " dl U lO d lOuSI lUl llle dlllu- teur crown with his Pacific coast rival. George Von Elm. at Minne- apolis in September.
 It may be a ee-cornered party. however. if Jimmy" Johnston, com- peting on his home course. displays the sort of shot making ability that carried him to the front of the na- tional open field at Oakmont for the first two days. In spite of his disas- trous s7 on the third round John- ston was only two strokes back of Jones, at the finish of the 72-hole battle
 Willie MacFarlen, who defeated Jones in playoff for the open cham pionship in 1925 at Worcester, was nearby the Atlantan as the latter finished out of the running last week.
 Well, Bobby" Willie consoled, "l see you're shooting like the profes- sionals now with your ITS and 7o's.'