Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-25
ST. LOUIS STRONG
IN EVERY SECTOR
But Moriarty Would Favor
Either Yanks or AS to
Beat Them in a Set.
BY GEORGE MoRIARTY.


Jew discredits can be lodget
H. against the st. Louis Cardinals
because consistency has shon
- nightly for them Throughout
q the strenuous campaign. The.
s1ook good from the backstop to the out
field. I like the Cardinals because the!
shave the color, confidence, cleverneS
sand everything else that a superior clut
needs.
Except for their slight downward
Trend six weeks ago, when the Giants
temporarily. unseated them, the Cardi
mails have beaten the enemy at home
and abroad, and that reflects champion
ship caliber While due credit shoulc
be given a club that fights an uphill
battle to a pennant. every sportsman
could well afford to shed tear of re.
greet If the Cardinals were knocked of
their perch during the last few days o.
play.
A glance at the ST. Louis infiele
prompts wide admiration Both Theve.
now and Meanwhile, who do the short.
stopping. are real stars. Please recall
that Maranville was the shortStop Of
khe would champion Boston Braves un.
der Miracle Man" Stallings. Fourteen
years have slipped by. but Maranville
refuses to slip in proportion. Looking
back, with due regard for S'tallingS.
nov wonder If part of that miracle
Eitle didn't belong to Maranville. With
Thevenow and Maranville no major
league team is better fortified at short
ktop.
/ Holm and High Can Hit.
Holm and High. although not clasSed
rs finished fielders. WELD troublesome
bats and play we'll enough to handle
hnything except the EXTREMITY difficult
chances Kamm or Lindstrom might
gracefully capture. FriSch is whirl-
EWind second baseman, although he cam
not make double plays la Ctitz.
No less than Jim Bottomley holds
kSBway at first base and plenty of red
hot argument is on tap in Missouri fer
any one who thinks there is better
Shrst basemen. Bottomley also drives in
runs, rather than be driven in himself
Wads of praise, without waste, can
De tossed at the st. Louis fly catcherS
hIafey, Douthit, Orsatti, Harper and
BLADES Before Roettger was injured,
The Cardinals had the greatest throwing
butfield since Lewis, Hooper and Speak
Yer, the old Red Sox trio. But Orsatti
Throws well and is smashing hitter.
1Grover Alexander is pitching per-
kssonality. He asks no help in world
ljserieS. but yearns to help others. A
pitching staff is greater with Alex
ander on it. The entire team feels the
bower of his presence. Then there is
clarence Mitchell. the smart, left
handed spitball artist. A left-handed
spitball delivery is nearly as rare as
a hens tooth. American Leaguers
never have faced southpaw splitter,
so this should make Mitchell a novelty
tnd a worry. if the Cardinals compete.
Sherdel, with his classy left-handed
shoots, is likely to puzzle any team that
has not faced him often. His slow
stuff is difficult to cope with. Rein
hart is another southpaw, and tough
problem at times. Rhem, Haines. Frank
house and johnson are the other right
flanders who can be sandwiched. The
Cardinal pitching staff is brimful Of
rich experience, and appears in excel
dent shape for big tuSSle.
Wilson Versatile Backstop.
Wilson is the snappiest backstop in
the National League, and should be
the number one man. He can hit, run,
throw and think, and what more may
one expect from any lad behind the
plate? Smith is the Cardinals second
Choice with the padded nit. He is a
mechanical catcher, but a powerful
hitter. The Cardinals outclaSs the
2nkeeS III SHEET Catching dUllty. UuL
Cochrane of the Athletics, is a more
creative catcher than Wilson, and can
do the other things-hit, run and throw
"a trif1e better.
Still. like the Yankees chances. if
they and the Cardinals meet in the
series. Even with their pitching at
low ebb, they have the killer instinct"
at the plate, and their defense is a
smooth proposition when working prop
erly. / like the Athletics chances,
should Philadelphia meet the Cardinals,
because they are well balanced and
powerful in all departments.
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