The Washington times., 1928-09-27
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BY Babe Ruth

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DETROIT, Sept. 27.-With
the world series only . week
away, the winners are still al
most as much q gamble as they
were a month ago.
INT there are certain things about
enc four contending clubs that are
n,,tafanding. The Yankees ana Car
dinaIg. IL they get into the series
-riII have one thing in their favor
that will be denied the Giants ana
1tI,lafics. That's experience. Tney
viii know what it's all about-and
baIieve me that means lot II .
tense set Of games like the WOrio
The Athletics for instance, have
lack Quinn, as the only reguld
who has ever been in world series:
Col5b. Speaker, Collins. and Bush: OF
course. have all been through H.
Int they're on the side lines: II
the Yankees get in they VIII LAYS
4 completely experienced cIun'
There isn't a man on our ciuD' VIC
Il apt to play in the series, VINO
haSn't been in one or more Oh
the big affairs.
Over I'm the National League
the Cardinals correspond 70 the
YanIxees and the Giants to the
Athletics. OF the McGraW outfit
LindstrOm, Jackson, and Terry
are the only regulars who nave
played in . series. !
The most interesting comparison
hatween the contending clubs is the
nitching. So far as possible World
aeries Is concerned think you can
figiIre Grove, Walberg, Quinn,
Ehmke, and Earnshaw for the Attn
letics: Sherdel, Alexander. Haines,
Rhem. and Mitchell for the Card
finals; Benton, Fitzsimmons, Hub
beIi. Genewich, and Henry for the
Giants, and Hoyt, Pipgras, johnson,
Heimach, and Zachary for the
Yankees.
AS pitching stats go ] would
rate the Athletics as the best, the
Cardinals as second, the YANKEES
ms third and the Giants as fourtn.
OF course IL Pennock should come
around to form again SO that ne
would Be able to work "A the series,
InCn' the y AuhC0 R4S(AtAAo WO1tA ~
improved--but I'm figuring without
Herbie ii there. And that win be
the toughest handicap the Yankees
win have TO overcome II they win
the pennant. ] believe HerbGe PEN
mock is the greateGt world series
pitcher in the big leagues today.
When q fellow starts talking
about courage he's treading on
dangerous ground. But believe
fighting spirit il something the
Giants, Cardinals and Yankees
have I'm abundance. And / be-
lieve the Athletics are . little
weak I'm this respect. / don't
mean that they haven't courage
or anything like that.
But I believe they are the sort Of
team that is more apt to crack I'M
der the strain than are the others.
On the other hand the Mack
pitchers in a short series are apt
to be unbeatable IL the AS win.
Particularly since they will be pitch
ing against ball clubs that are not
accustomed to their stuff. Fellows
like Grove and Walberg are mighty
tough, believe me, and win give
either the Cardinals or Giants plenty
Of trouble.
In case the Yankees win look for
Hoyt and Pipgras to carry the bulk
Of the work for Us. And I figure
Benton, Of the Giants, and Haines,
Of the Cardinals, to be the toughest
pitchers for US to hit. Strange as
II may seem, in view OF what hap
pened in 1926, ] don't believe Alex
ander will stop the Yankees. In 1926
Alex was pitching against a lot Of
young players who were inexperi-
enced. and his smartness got him
by. But today the Yankees are
different ball club. They've learned
the pitching tricks since then and
they'll be a lot tougher for Alex
or any one else.
As far as hitting strength goes
the four contending clubs are fairly
well balanced. There's little differ.
ence in their batting averages as
clubs, though the palm for slugging
and long distance pounding / think
would go to the Yankees.
Copyright. 1928. by The Christy
Walsh Syndicate)
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