The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-30
SAYS MRIELD AND
PITCHERS BETTER
Than Series FOES
Big Train Admits, However,
That Giants Have Remark.
able Spirit :
PRAISES RYAN AND TERRY
Former Mound Ace Would Not
Trade Senator Outfield
For Giants
By WALTER JOHNSON
(As told to Bill Braucher, NEA Serv.
ice Shorts Editor)

ice Sports Editor
New York, Sept. 30.-Baseball writ
ers here say the Giants have . much
better defensive ball club on the field
than appears on paper. In other
words, fighting qualities give . better
reason for their pennant victory than
the averages.
That certainly is true. In the few
games have seen the Giants play
this year, they were on their toes and
last, specially the infielders. Blondy
last, especially the infilders. Blondy
Ryan, a fine competitor at shortstop,
and Bill Terry, q natural leader ut
first base, have helped to keep the rest
Of the club going at top speed.
But, taking both clubs man for man,
I think the seantors are better In
both the infield and the outfield and
have . better-balanced pitching staff
than the Giants.
Bluege I regard as the best defen-
sive third baseman In the game. He
has proved himself over ten years and
two world series, 1924 and 1925. When
the pressure is on. he is the kind Of
fellow who will not fail.
Ryan VI. Cronin
While every baseball man under the
sun admires Ryan for the splendid
spirit he has shown during the season,
his performances in the field Of 1t
bat are not likely to compare with the
play Of Joe Cronin. who Is well on the
way to becoming the greatest short
stop since Hans Wagner.
With = ball game at stake there Is
no one In baseball more dangerous at
the plate than Cronin. In the field
he takes every kind Of chance, COM
Ing up with plays that appear to be
impossible.
Buddy Myer. second baseman Of the
Nationals, has not quite as good q
fielding record as Critz, but he has q
big edge at bat and Is the kind Of ball
player who makes friends Of all the
fans for his gameness.
At first, young Joe Kuhel lacks the
experience Of Terry who is q finished
fielder and hard hitter. But IL Joe
hadn't come through for the Mats this
year, the world series story might be
different.
Well, Now, Would You?
Going to the outfield, have q
question to ask. Would you trade
Manush, Schultz and Goslin for the
Giants outiield which Is made up OF
O'Doul, OFT, Joe Moore and Davis?
Neither would I, and my reasons is
much the same as yours. The WASH
ington outfield has established itself
es . hitting unit that seems
incapable Of slumps. And they are
all good fly-chasers.
It was the batting Of Schultz early
IN the season that carried the Mats to
victory In games when left-handed
pitchers might have beaten them.
! do not like to make predictions
about individuals, but think 0oslin
viii hit in this series. I never will
forget how he won the fourth game Of
tho 1924 world series for us with Q
lone run into the stands, scoring q
couple Of men ahead Of him. II was
just the margin We needed, as the II.
nal score was Z to 1.
In the very next game he hit an
other into the stands. starting . rally
that carried Washington to victory.
Not many men who played In that
series remain In the game. Only five, 6
! recall. still are with the teams that
met In the series, and about q half
dozen are playing with other big
league teams. Bluege. Goslin and
Sam Rice are still on the job for the
Mats: and Terry and jackson are the
only Giants left over from the club
that last won pennant for Mc0raw.
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