Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-29

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series? That burns me up! |
All the fellows on our club |
think we have been in as many hot |
snots as the Cubs. We played before |
big crowds in New York and Philadel-
'phia in series that meant something 10
both clubs, and we didn't choke W"
at any time. 4.
several stories have made capital OF
The fact that some of the Cubs. notably
Hornsby and Cuyler, kingpins on the
attack, had been under world series fre.
They were picked as Two players VINO
would go out there and play the same
kind Of ball they do in the league
season.
This is possible. I'm not going to
predict that any man on the chicago
club will be unsteady when he gets into
the world series. / don't see why any
man on McCarthy's club should be
trembly.
I believe that any player who has
gone through long, hard grind to win
the pennant. fighting in tough series
: that meant lot to his team, has proved
that he has enough of what somebody
named intestinal fortitude" to take
world series contest as lust another
ball game"
admit that when we faced the
Yankees in an important series last
September We looked bad. We went
lead. When We left We were in second
place, and never did get back on top.
They said we "choked up in that
series. I will let that pass. No matter
what happened last year, this is an
other year and there has been a new
deal.
We have made up our minds to take
the battles with the Cubs lin our
stride"
Won't Credit Four Straight.
Any team will lose now and then:
Much as I would like TO do SO, will
not make the positive statement that
the Athletics will win four world series
games in a row, as the YankS did
against the Pirates and Cards in 1927
and 1928
But know my mates on the AS, and
I promise you every player on our cluo
will be in there bearing down to win
what will be to us lust another ball
game"
Now and again you hear or read
about money players" That is an
other term that has me guessing.
don't want to get into an argument
with men who know more than I do
about such things.
But I don't agree that any player
comes through big in the clncheS be-
cause he is thinking of the money in
volved. I can only look at this from
my own experience.
Just the other day read that the
team which wins the coming series will
drag down something like $4,000 man,
while the losing club will get 1000
less player. Two grand is not to
be SneeZed at.
Nevertheless will tell you from
acutal experience in important series
that if come to bat with the chance
to knock in the winning run will not
be thinking about the $4,000 which
will be my take" If do bit of pea
shellacing When I'm at bat in pinch
all I can afford to think about is what
that pitcher may throw to me, and
when it is best to "have my cut"
Cold Doesn't Worry Him.
Probably there is something in the
back of my head that is pressing me on
to do my best in clinch, because of the
additional money I will gee If I am
successful. But I insist that I never
have been money player" consciously,
which means that gold never enters my
thoughts when I am batting or chasing
fly ball.
The AS have been taking things easy
since we won the pennant. we all have
had days off mean the So-called
regulars. At the same time, we have
done enough playing to keep ourselves
in shape.
see some fans are worrying because
they think maybe Connie Mack won't
have his team ION edge" for the series.
Don't do any fretting over that. Wen
be right.
Mack has had enough experience to
know what will best fit his players for
the series. He has put it up to each
man individually. I guess he tries to
handle every player as an individual.
One may need more work than another.
know that when one of our first
aGR~
to reach base by slide, or does a
Somersault trying for shoestring catch,
shiver all over. Suppose Miller,
Dykes, Foxx, Cochrane, Boley, Bishop
or Haas, or in fact any of our regulars
or first-string subs, were damned up in
way that would prevent him from
taking part in the series? That would
be mighty bad.
If we really needed to win games
now to land the pennant, it would be
different. Then an injury to reg
ular would have to be taken as
fortune of war"
Avoiding Unnecessary Risks.
We clinched the pennant two weeks
ago. We want to win every game we
can and keep in our stride. But we
certainly don's want to. take long and
unnecessary risks that might cripple
us for the series. l
What we have been wishing is that
the schedule had been so made up we
would not have so many off days. We
were listed to play only seven games
in the last two weeks of the season.
That had us At to be tied.
Even If all the regulars had not
played on the days when league games
might have been scheduled, those who
were taking vacations would have been
is uniform and having a workout. And
they would have kept their thoughts
on base ball.
I am not preparing anything like an
alibi by referring to our off days. The
Cubs have rested almost as much as
we have. But do think the AS would
have a sharper edge had we been in
the old ball game-T mean the team,
and not the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. up to
the finish of our league race.
Anyhow, Manager Mack has had an
opportunity to try out his reserves and
rockies. The rockies will not be
eligible for the series. But the reserves,
men like French, Summa, Lebourveau,
Cronin, Burns, Hale, Perkins and
several of the younger pitchers, have
had some workouts that may be of
value to them If they are called into
active duty when we clash with the
Cubs.
(Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Allance)
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