The Washington times., 1930-09-27
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BABE THINKS
HALLAHA|N
TOO WILD.

IUU WILL 81.
This is the third Of 9 serIes4sof
stories by Babe Ruth on the-wdfId
series. Another will be publikhed
Monday and throughout the tssfieg
BY BABE RUTH - .
How will the Cardinal pitchers
fare against the Mackmen and
who is likely to be most effective
against the American LeaguefS?.
That is a topic which is being
debated all over the country right
now as .tlGabby Streets. men put
on the flashing touches sfor the
big battle with the AS. Some
will tell you that Bill Hallahan,
will stand the American Leaguers
on their heads with his great,
speed and fast-breaking curve.
Others believe that Grimes will
be most effective. Or will it be
johnson, or Haines or Rhem?
1t frequently happens that
the pitching star of the series
bObS up from the ranks Of
the second Stringers. Ehmke
wasn't expected to start last
year and see what he did, =
Joe Bush was a world series
hero when he was only a, kid
member on a team which
had a great staff of veterans.
Hallahan has done more pitch
ing this year than any other
member of Streets staff. For
years he threatened to break out
as a winner and this year he has
justified the confidence of his
club which kept him despite
many disappointing performances.
Hallahan has supplanted Dazzy
Vance as the strikeout king Of
the National League and Street
probably is counting on him for
an important role in this series
I don't look for so much from
Hallahan. In the first place the
AS are a tough team for a souths
paw pitcher and the best Of the
American League left-handers will
testify to that effect. In the sec.
ond place Hallahan is inclined, to
streaks of wildness. AS far as
control goes the Cardinals star
southpaw is considerably below
par. And a pitcher who Is eff
on control will find those AS the
most patient walters at the plate
that ne ever saw.
Max Bishop, the AS .lead-otl
man, is the weakest hitter OF ali
the regulars who will take part
in this series. But keep an eye
on Bishop and see how many
times he gets on the bases. I
have seen him walk three and
four times a game this year when
our pitchers were working under
instructions to put the ball over,
even if he hit it out Of the lot.
COchrane and Bing Miller
are two others who make
pitcher put them over. A
Ieft.hander with control has
his troubles with the AS
hut one without it will not
get far. So / don't look for
HalIahan to shine, but Bill
NAV completely upset the
dope. Only three OF MacKS
regulars-BiShOp, Haas ana !.
C0chrane-are left-hand hit
tiers, and COchrane hits south
uaws as well as he hits right
handlers.
I look to Grimes as the Car,
dinals' starting pitcher and !
also figure he will be the one
who viii cause the AS the most
trouble, Burleigh is past 81 ano
not As fast as he once was. But
he still has enough to be a top
notch pitcher. and what Is very
important. he knows now; l re-
gard Grimes as one OF tne fed1
smart pitchers now in the major
leagues, and such a pitcher Is
alwavs more. dangerous than a
younger man who may have more
st,lff but has not learned how
to make the most Of 1T: +,
The spitban angle also is In
Grimes favor: We have only two
snithallers lin our. league, and rone
Jack Quinn-is with the AS, SO
they won't have to hit against
him The other is Red Faber,
whom they see only once in a,
oreat while. II Grimes has the
splitter working well the days ne
faces the 7Ss;;SsI i; Il he oNldl::
win. -,
around a long time and knows
ali the tricks of pitching. He
had a lot of stuff when i first
saw him with the Tigers
about eight years ago. He
lasted tive or three years in :.
our league, but he lacked ex.
perience then. They tell me
he has since developed into
quite a pitcher and he surely
proved his worth in the re-
cent Brooklyn series.
Jess Haines pitched some great
ball against the Yankees in the
1926 series and he pitched part OF
a game against us two years ago.
He is cagey boxman, but think
the years are taking their toll
from Jess. Naturally he hasn't
what he once had out there in
the box, but Street may figure
him for one game i 49, - :, ( : z. "a ~, n,
q / like Grimes scfa1lces best
with johnson next, and then
a toss up between Haines and