The Washington times., 1932-09-07
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baseball season is on it's way to
q fadeout and it is interesting to
look back on it and recall some
of the impressions which it has
produced. No doubt there will be
many who differ with me on
some of the views which I may
express but 1 believe most OF
those dealing with futures will be
borne out in the seasons to come.
At any rate here are few
thoughts which come to me.
1 believe Billy Sullivan, of the
White Sox, son of the old-time
catcher, is destined to become one
of the great hitters of baseball.
I don't think the Cubs would
have finished higher than third,
had they been in the American
League this season.
I think AL Simmons had a good
season this year, even though he
was far below his 1881 standard.
That was a pretty high standard.
Look at his record of runs driven
in, home runs and extra base
hits and see if you don't think
he has done quite lot. Too
much was expected.
Best Pitched Game
I think the best pitched games
] saw all year was by Charley
Ruffing when he won it himself
in the tenth inning with homer.
He famed IL men in this game
at Washington and II Of the IL
went down swinging. Only one
third strike was called.
I think the Cubs would have
gone on to win the pennant un-
der Hornsby if he had been re-
tanned, so 1 believe it was a tough
break for Rajah. At the same
time believe Charley Grimm will
be a grand success as manager.
I believe this about the Cubs
because I cannot subscribe to the
belief that club with a pennant
chance would deliberately lie
down" on manager and pass
up those world series dividends.
We hear about players Lying
down" on a manager, but I never
saw any of it. There is too much
at stake for any player to do that.
The Cubs big squirt which devel-
oped late, would probably have
developed anyway.
I think Scharien, of the
Browns, was one of the finds of
the year. He has impressed me
strongly as a third baseman,
and he has been able to slap
big league pitching at close to
300 clip right from the start.
Puzzle for Yanks
I think Burleigh Grimes is
more likely to puzzle the Yankees
than Lon Warneke is in the COM
ing world series, though the lat
ter has been far more successful
than the veteran in his own
league this year.
I think that all the reports
Of a trade during the winter
which will send Vernon Gomez
to the Indians and Wesley Fer
rell to the Yankees are so much
noise. I doubt that either club
has any idea of trading its sta-
pitcher.
I think that the squirt of the
Brooklyn team into a pennant
contender for two weeks in Au-
gust was a life saver for more
than one National League club,
while the big lead of the Yankees
in the American League cost
every club owner many thousand
of dollars.
I think that the biggest base
ball story of the year was the
resignation of John j. McGraw
as manager of the Giants, and
that his loss will be felt for a
long time to come.
I think that the Yankees were
quite lucky to escape a shutout
for such a stretch of games, be-
cause in eight different games
this year they scored but one run,
and in one of these games they
didn't get the one run until the
tenth inning.
Dark Horse Looms
I think that some player who
will get little attention in ad.
vance will turn out to be the hero
of the world series this year. Re
meIuOer FeppSI MdI CIu ldoG yCdI
He was just an outfielder in the
advance dope, but he stole the
show"
think the fans of Washington
gave a grand exhibition of sports.
manship in their treatment of
Bill Dickey after his unfortunate
mixup with Carl Reynolds. There
were a few boots and jeerS when
Bill came back to Washington,
but most of the fans accepted
the view of Washington sports
writer's that it was a case of
good fellow losing his head and
sincerely regretting his action
Two good fellows suffered from it.
l think Elias Funk. of the
White SoX, is one of the greatest
outfielders I ever saw and l
don't think there is better
ground coverer anywhere.
think the most improved ball
player in the American League
this year over his 1881 form, is
Jim Levey, of the st. Louis