The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-10-02
Johnson Praises Young Managers
Of Two World Series Opponents
Gives Joe Cronin and Bill Terry
Great Credit For Coping
remnants
By WALTER JOHNSON
(As told to Bill Braucher, NEA 81
ice SpOrts Editor)

ice Sports Editor
New York, Oct. 1.-Two aggressive
young leaders will take their teams |
into battle at the Polo Grounds to-
morrow as the world series Of 1888 be-
gins.
Each has shown remarkable ability |
to inspire the players. Time after
time have heard smart baseball men
who have been in the game for years
criticize Joe Cronin,s methods in
handling the Senator's. He has play
ed lunches In his use Of pitchers quite
often. and the charge has been made
that he worked some Of the men too
often.
I think the fact that he has won,
and In doing so has come through
with all the men in good condition,
testified to his judgment as to assign
ments and relief jobs.
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Joe Is hustler himself. There are
several men on the team who might
bog down, but Joe Is the kind of a
fellow who peeks them up. He won't
let player flop!
Like Bucky Harris, who led the team
In 1924, Joe has had the benefit Of
several men coming through for him,
men whose expectations for the sea-
son were uncertain-such as Kuhel
and Schultz. Their bats carried the
Mats along through trying times back
In June and July.
Harris playing at second base in
1924 gave us that wonderful year. The
fine work Of Kuhel at first contribute
ed as much as anything to Washing
tons success this season.
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] Bill Terry started the season Will,
what was picked to be q seventh-place
club. He took over tremendous re.
sponSibility In succeeding q man like
John McGraW. He made trades dur.
Ing last winter that the experts de.
clared were suicidal. On the defense
Terry's club during spring training
looked like anything but q champion,
ship outfit.
, I hear 1t said that the pitching stat
, came through for him, but It seems {,
me he had to have little more thar
that. The Giants have been q fight
5 ing club for him, even during the 81.
weeks when he had to absent himsel
S from the lineup. All the players ar
for him. He has their confidence.
He used Hubbel during the year Ii
much the same way Cronin use
Crowder. Much credit must 20 +
these capable work horses" It ha
been said by some that Terry wa
spelling . fine pitcher by overworl
But Hubbell has been In great shap
all year and seemed to thrive on It.
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A testimonial to the spirit tina
Terry worked up in the team was OF
fered In that telegram Of Blondy Ry
ans. After Ryan was spiked In Bis
ton, the team went into q slump an,
the experts believed the long expects
cracking-up had come. The Giant
lost seven games.
The Giants were in st. Louis, stil
in first place, when Terry received tn
following telegram from Ryan: An
EN- ROUTE. THEY CANNOT BEA'
US.
The telegram was tackled up on til
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house. The team snapped out Of Il
slump.
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There have been greater Gial
teams than this one. The club v
beat In 1924 was q better club. BIZ
this one has as much courage as an
team ever saw-and Terry Is Il
man who kept up the morale throus
trying times.
Smart switching Of pitchers at crit
cal times probably will mean . gre,
deal in this series. Il Cronin follow
the procedure he adopted at critic
times during the season, nearly all /
the Warrington pitchers viii have
chance to zee service.
Terrys handling Of pitchers dlril
this series Is going to Be most impor
ant, for pitching now appears to o
fer whatever chance the Giants ha
to win.
Copyright. 1888. NEA Service, INK
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