Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-27

what Judge and Rice were to the rest of the
club He worked diligently at the training
camp and his start in winning five straight
games meant a lot to the younger pitchers"
The third element in developing winner is
"hustle" says the famous pitcher manager.
mo matter how many good ball players
manager may have, he can't win if they don't
hustle for him. he went on. by hustling,
mean showing a lot of pep, playing heads-up
base ball and being ever alert to grasp an OPP
portunity to gain point. Muddy Ruel is an
example of a hustling ball player. He is a
little fellow and has always carried that handi-
cap well, because great major league catchers
are usually larger, more powerfully built men.
Yet Muddy has been in the American League
for IS years.
"Our chances for the 1880 pennant were
strengthened considerably when we obtained
Heinie ManuSh and Alvin Crowder from the
Browns for Goose Goslin and got Shires and
Harris from the White Sox for BraXton and
Tate. Goslin was long standby for the WASH
ington club but we more than replaced him.
AS for Shires believe he will develop steadily
Modesty prevented Johnson from mentions
ing fourth and most important part of a
winner, and that is loyalty to leader" He
has enviable reputation in base ball, being
admired by players and fans alike. Even the
most rabid and unsportSmanlke fan hesitates
to give the "razz" to Walter for fear of being
hit in the head by well directed cushion.
He Is the type winch can get the most OUT
of a player and hold his respect at the same
time.
What team in the American League do
you fear the most?" I asked.
"The Athletics, of course" he answered.
every period of base ball produces a great
ball club. When 1 was in my prime as a
pitcher it was the famous old Athletics. with
Bender, Plank and Coon1bs as pitchers, Thomas
and Lapp and then Schang as catcherS, the in
field of McInnis, Collins, Barry and Baker and
the outfeld of Oldring, Strunk and Murphy.
Then came the Boston Red Sox with their
outfield of Lewis Speaker and Hooper. Then.
more recently, the mighty Yanks led by Ruth.
They have been displaced by the 1929 and 1880
Athletics. We are hoping of course, that Wen
be the next big winner.
1.-THE AS have several very effective pitchers
In Grove, Walberg and EarnShaw. Their big
punches, Al Simmons and Jimmy Foxx are
sufficiently powerful to give any club plenty
of trouble. Defensively they are very good and
they are led by a mighty smart manager, Con-
ME Mack, with an able lieutenant, Eddie Col
Inns"
do you think the Yanks are through as
pennant poSsbiities?"
mot by any means No club is through
when it has on it men who can hit like Ruth
and Gehrig Ineffective pitching was the cause
of the slow start Of the Yanks. Some of their
young pitchers-Sherid, for sinstance-have not
come through for them as I thought they
would. You'll usually find the Yanks at or
near the top, nevertheless, and there is always
chance Of them putting on a squirt and win
ming out"
do you think Waite Hoyt traded by the
Yanks to Detroit is 'shot?"
mo If Hoyt works hard and gets into con-
dition, think he'll win a lot of ball gameS.'
do you fear the Cleveland cIub?"
mo I believe Detroit will finish ahead Of
Cleveland I look for f1ve-club race for the
pennant. with the Indians being showed into
the second division and the Athletics, Yanks,
Tigers and ourselves fighting it out
EENHAT do you think of the lively ball9 Do
you believe that Ed Walsh, Matty,
Plank. yourself and the other great ones of
the old days would have been SO effective
under present conditions?"
mo The lively ball and the present rules,
all detrimental to the pitcher and helping the
hitter, would have affected us adversely, but to
what extent I do not know In the old days
a great pitcher would pile up g. 80 even
more victories. Usually there were number
in the majors who won 20 more. Nowadays
it is exceptional if half dozen American
League hurlers reach the 20-victory mark
"Going back to your original question about
the old pitchers and the modern rules it is
difficult to answer. There are so many angles.
If Big Ed Walsh were in the American League
now and were allowed to use his splitter, he'd
lose about three games year. Look how long
Coombs, Plank and the rest would be about as
effective as ever, because, thinking it over,
great pitcher is a great pitcher regardless of
the period"
what modern batter do you, as a manager,