Evening star., 1929-10-06

eSTI6S.
tually ended in our favor four victories
to one and it was generally conceded
through the length and breadth of the
Nation that the Athletics had replaced
the Cubs as masters Of base ball.
The defeat that the Athletics handed
10 the Cubs in that series stopped
the Frank Chance machine dead ana
that vanquiShed lineup was never again
to win a pennant.
Now after an absence OF nineteen
wears, two different Athletic and Cub
teams are going to clinch for the world
championship again. Conditions are
different than they were in 1910. This
time two young teams are battling. IT
is the first pennant for either team IN
many. many years.
Each one has a chance to prove that
It is as good as either the old Athletic
team or the old Chance machine. This
time there is no slipping team to be put
on the shelf.
Loser Won't Be Wrecked.
While only one team can win the
coming event, to my way OF thinking
the loser is not going to be wrecked 1t
will not suffer enough to lose all OF its
prestige and the beaten team will have
a chance to come back and repeat in
the pennant race in 1880. That's the
way see 1t.
Summed up, I believe we have the
pitching, batting and fielding strength
to accomplish the defeat OF the CUPS.
Sooner or later believe such stalwaft
bat carriers as Simmons. Foxx, Coch-
rane, Dykes, Miller and Haas Will ADAPT
themselves to the Cub pitching.
Then Bishop and Boley are two bats
men always apt to hit with men on
bases They are wonders in pinches
and I feel they will come through In
this set of games.
always feel that if one or two Of
the regulars find the Cub pitching
troublesome that the others will carry
the team along. That has been the
history of the Athletics team through
out the pennant race. One or two regu-
lars might fail to hit in certain games,
but there were others who did enough
humping to win the ball game.
No Strategical Frills.
The Athletics play certain style OF
game and we are going to stick to
our system that won us the American
League flag. We have es,g designed sar,rs no
strategca STIR 1 1aT TrS o sai Ier ihs aame %oF0
When the Athletics are going right,
they don't fear any kind Of pitching.
We have been successful against the
greatest pitching opposing teams could
one important phase of our season
has been the fact that opposing pitchers
who may have beaten us could seldom
repeat. We have no reason to fear the
Cub pitching to any great extent, good
as it is.
A pitcher may bother us for awhile,
but before the game is finished. ne IS
going to find it extremely difficult TO
continue to fool the Athletic hitters.
The Cub pitchers are good but only
human and they are not going to al
fright a collection cf hitters who boast
of victories over such flinging lumi-
naries as Hoyt, Pipgras. Pennock. Gray,
Crowder, Miller, Lyons, Hadley, Jones,
Whitehill and Morris.
We are going to show the Cubs some
real pitching. Grove and Walberg. left
handlers, and Earnshaw, Quinn, Ehmke,
Shores and Rommel, right-handerS, are
on razor edge and ready to do their
best.
Hasn't Picked Opening Pitcher.
The Athletic pitching staff is strong
both In ability and numbers. AS I
wrote in an earlier article, will not
pick my pitcher for the opening game
UnLU IL lS LlLILC 4OL Wiz S1ANANAo~eS w
warm up. Anybody selecting my open
ing pitcher for me is guessing.
am not at all fretting over the
stories that the Cubs make life miser-
able for left-handers. think they will
find in Grove and Walberg, two port
siders a cut higher than the left-hand-
ers they embarrassed in the National
League race. I see no reason why
shouldn't use both CT my left-handers
in the coming games. Then have a
wealth of competent right -handers in
Earnshaw, Quinn, Ehmke, Shores and
Rommel.
If there is any weakness in my infleld
with Foxx, Bishop, Boley and Dykes
covering the positions. I haven't found
it, They form a powerful quartet and
back up defensive skill with batting
punch.
No manager would ask for better
outfield than the Sirnmons-Haa Miller
trio. Each member is heavy hitter.
swift base runner hard thrower and
adrcit fielder. Then Mickey Co2hsane.
the king of catch"cs, ro'nds out our
tenn.
we are ready for the cv;,s.
(Coo: ricrt, 1929
Ill.,