The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1929-10-16
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To FLASH
CLASS
By Ford g. Prick

world series is over, but the
echoes of its blatant bombast
still resound across the nation
this morning - and they will
continue to resound. in the
sorrowing hearts of National
Leaguers for quite some time
to come.
This writer is not one to argue
chat the results of the past three
world series are bona fide measure
OF the baseball abilities of the two
leagues. Far from it. In baseball
The breaks count for lot and IN
the past three years the breaks
have been with the American
League,
None the less. where there is so
much smoke there is sure to be at
least evidences of fire, and even
rabid National Leaguers will be
forced to admit that for the pres
ent at least the balance of power
seems to rest in the American
League. In fact, they are admit
ting it right and left, and before
the echoes of this series have died
away you'll find the older circuit
out battling to restore its lost
prestige through the development
of real championship teams.
The Cubs on this showing
I'm this series were not real
champions, not any more than
the Cardinals of 1928, or the
Pirates of 1927 were champions.
They were winners, yes-but
mediocre winners in a race where
endurance had counted more than
class and in a league which for
some five or six years has had no
really outstanding club. Since the
Giants four-time pennant winning
aggregation of 192122-23 and "a
was broken up the National League
has been without d champion of
real class. The world series of
1929 served only to emphasize this
fact. The truth has been known
and realized by the magnates of
the Heydler circuit for some time.
The Philadelphia Athletics this
year were the superior of the, Cubs
in every department of the game.
In pitching, in fielding, in hitting
even IN fighting spirit-they exceiled
from here to there and while it must
BE admitted that the Cubs suffered
q lot of bad breaks the fact remains
that the Cubs as they are now con-
stituted probably never saw the day
when they could hold the AS on
even terms
Two years ago when the Yankees
won four straight the thing was
laughed off on the grounds that the
Yankees had experience to toss in
against green Pirate crew. Which
probably was at least true in part.
Last year the answer was that it
was two-man series with Ruth and
Gehrig standing so far out from the
mob that they carried the whole
National League to defeat by the
power Of their own bludGeons. And
that, too, was true in a way.
But this year there can be no
such argument offered. This
year there was an equality of
no single outstanding heroes
carrying victory i'm the wake of
their swinging bludgeCns.
This year the American League
team won because it was a better
team and because it excelled in all
the departments that go to make up
baseball
The cubs had good hitting. good
pitching for the most part and good
spirit. But the AS had better
pitching. better hitting and far bet
ter spirit-and You needn't look any
further than that for the results OF
the series,
review there were so many out
standing features that 1t is hard to
pick the greatest. There was that
seventh inning tornado in the fourth
game when the AS came from be-
hind to pull victory out Of defeat
and turn disaster into flaming glory.
There was that wonder pitching Of
the elongated Ehmke that put the
As away to a running start in the
opener.
And ClimaXing everything was
that ninth inning rally Monday
when. with one out, the boys
who wouldn't he licked. ripped
and tore at a faltering Cub de-
Tense to score three runs and
put a sudden end to a series that
seemed torPdOOmed to carry
Ma urally high among the heroes
list will he written the name Bing
Miller swarthY veteran Of many
years American League service For
it was Bing who. after Foxx mad
been Intentionally passed, smacked
MalOnes fast hall for double to
score the winning run. Miller was
q herO--and he deserved the lauda-
ton that he got
But there were others. too. You'll
go a long way before you find a
better catching record than that
compiled by Mickey Cochrane dur |
ing those five games.
Or better job of relief pitching
than that turned in by Bob Grove. |
who was denied starters privilege
because he was so much more valu
able as a relief man.
Looking through the records you
will find that young Jimmy Foxx
deserved much credit and Al Sim,
mons. too.
Yes. it's hard job tn pick
the series hero This year. For
there were a LOT of heroes and