The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-22
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PRAISE
By Babe Ruth

y CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. q
: Whatever else may happen In
the 1923 baseball season, there
are two things which are out
standing. One, of course, is
: the uphill battle staged by
the Philadelphia Athletics. On
July A the AS were apparently
hopelessly out Of the race with
IL games behind and the
Yankees riding high.
Today they are right up there IN
the thick of the battle, fightihg LOT
q pennant, with an even chahce =.
Winning one. That has been one Oh
the greatest things that ever mas
happened in baseball. Nothing IKE
II has occurred since back In 19l4
when the Boston Braves came from
last place to win and even the
Braves didn't have any more Oh d
handicap to overcome than ala the
Athletics.
IL Just goes to show the truth
Of the old statement that any
thing can happen IN baseDaH'
and it's never too late 10 VIII
The athletics had the old ilght-
ing spirit. They wouldn't Dc
whipped and so they kept on
coming It's the greatest ex.
smnIe az game uphill fighting
I think I ever saw. Win or lose
now. the Athletics of 1928 will
he remembered a long. long time
for the fight they put up.
The other outstanding thing oil
the 1928 baseball season as see It,
IL the National League race as
whole. I've been around baseball
long time but / don't ever before
remember a race in which -FOUR
clubs were always in the fighting
with no single club ever getting a
long en- ugh lead to feel SAFE
The Giants in particular have
made a fight of 1t. Three different |
times this season the Giants nave
fheen way down in the standing. ana
three times they have fought their
way hack into the thick or the
race. And the most remarkaple
thing Of all was their feat in win
ming eight games from Boston IN
four DAYS. Double-headers are tough
,anytime-but when team can play
four 6ouble-headers in a row. ana
then come through to win them all.
they deserve all the praise anyone
can give.
A lot of folks think that the
Giants had cinch against the
Braves. but I'm telling you there
arc no cinches in double-heaGers.
Most big league clubs wouion
figure on making clean sweep Oh
four consecutive double-headers even
n they were playing a SAND '.ot
outfit. don't know yet how me
Giants did it--but / do know tliat
r,hen thew won those eight games
they established themselves as zeal
contenders for the pennant.
Imagine how the Cards, Cubs,
Rods and the others must have
felt when they got that news.
Probably they said to them
selves the very thing which we
said on the Yankee bench.
swatch those Giants CO." Earl
Combs commented. ANY club that
can win those games is tough--aI1d
from now on I'm picking the Giants
10 win the pennant."
With the race as close as It Is,
doping the world series is an i'm
possible proposition. You can't
even dope who the contenders viii
he. But I'll say this. With all tie
clubs showing the fight they are,
the two leagues are going to ne
mighty we'll represented regardless
OF who wins. And the world series
,uill he a battle. Clubs that can
fight SO hard for the pennant are
sure to put up great fight Of 4
when II comes TO battling for the
highest honors in all baseball.
copyright 1928. by The Christy
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