The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-10-08

IT OVER
WITH JOE WILLIa,Is

Chicago, Oct. g..
T SUPPOSE the experts are right,
i ike five and two coming out,
when they say the Athletics are a
shoo-in over the Cubs in the series
starting today. because among other
things they won their championship
in a league which everybody con-
cedes is stronger than the National.
This Is one Of those fundamental
propositions. In the prize ring they
say a good little man can never
whip a good big man, and 1 sup
pose the same is true in baseball
I mean you would never pick the
champion of the International
League against the champion OF the
American or the National League.
7 don't know that the experts are exact
" chasing the National win Va he m
Kind. but they are saving = 10Y OF III
about the organization that are not eom-
ksfnr reminded that the National League
entry hasn't won a game in the series
since 1926
rP THIS ISN'T PROOF ENOUGH THAT
THERE IS A VERY SUBSTANTIAL DIFF
IN THE CALIBRE OF THE
TWO LEAGUES. WHAT DO you DE-
MAND FOR PROOF?
yeah. Wen don't forget hat fellow
Hornsby viii be ont there wearing a I'M
eaEo monkey suit in this series
TINE Athletics go into this series
i with the strongest catching staff
anv championship club has had in
Mickey Cochrane is one OF
the greatest catchers baseball has
ever known. Even the gray bearos
on the side lines admit the New
England Irishman is an artist with
the big mitt. And in Cy Perkins
the Athletics have a second string
catcher who would be a star on any
other club in either league.
This kin OF power behind the bat is Of
tremendous importance 70 a 6al c!uD,
= steadvin9 influence TO the whole club.
This is another reason b the AthletlCs
IRE carrying the smart money IN the
yeah? Wen. lust walt until yS1 get a
load OF that Hornsbv guy in a tight SPOT
MOT only are the Athletics
~ plenty strong back of that
wood. but they can extend this
strength from the plate clear
out to center field. There is a base
ball legend that a club possessing
uniform strength directly through
the heart of the playing field owns
something close to inVinciblllty.
And in the great Cochrane, the de-
pendable Bishop at second and the
sensational Haas in center, NC
Gillicuddy seems to control a mann
artery of more than ordinary value
YEA? Well you can have EN-; III saHff
the sudden death SerteSeS."
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TINE Athletics tore through the
i American League the past sea-
son with a dash and zest that came
within a few loose degrees of spirit
ual inspiration. They rode rough
shod over some pretty good ball
clubs, including the champion
Yankees, generally accepted as one
of the wonder teams of all time;
they threw large gobs of dust into
the noble plans of Cleveland and
the Browns and from July on the
league competition had all the COM
petitive keennesS Of al eyebrow
picking contest.
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Yeah? Wen. maybe its a good thing
thew are fresh and ready. THEY'LL need
everything they've Eot out there against
Mr.. Hornsby.'
TT is quite possible, OF course, that
i even Hornsby may be a frightful
bust in the series, but the odds are
overwhelmingly against it. There
are a few rare ball players who by
the sheer power of their skill lift
themselves high above the dope, the
laws of averages, and all the pitfalls
with which a short series is beSet.
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Hernsbv is verv likely 10 be one Of them
In thiSAseries. ard If SO MCGintcuddys IN
yasion Of the west may not weld hoOplaS
and hurrahs.