Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 236, Decatur, Adams County, 6 October 1925 — Page 6

Pittsburgh Is Mecca For Rabid Baseball bans

CITY ON EDGE FOR BIG SERIES Excitement Prevails As Final Preparations Are Made For Opening Game By Frank Getty (U. I*. Staff Corregpondent) Pittsburgh. Pa.. Oct. 6. —(United p resS )—Amidst the smoke before the battle. Pittsburgh, lair of the pennant winning Pirates, took on the air of a real world series town today. There was pep in the step of pedestrians; mounted police who will handle the crowds at Forbes field tomorrow pranced in practice; ticket scalpers opened offices downtown and carpenters banged the last nail into the additional stands of new pin which will seat the farthest removed of 45.edu spectators <>n the morrow. Sun Is Shining A red sun burned its way through the murky haze, with promise of fair weather for the opening garnet despite the weatherman's fear of possible showers. t ! Out at Squirrel Hill, the Washington Senators who had been permitted by | Manager Bucky Harris to bring their ; wives and families to the big series, loafed throughout the morning, awaiting their turn to practice on the smooth manicured greensward of Forbes field Undaunted by the fact that they are entertaining world's champions, the! vc,. sails took the field in final secret j tice, preparing the plays with ■ aich they hope to make their visit..is walk the planks. Hotels Are Filled Downtown the ticket speculators, with agents of the internal revenue. bureau on hand to see that Uncle Sam gets his fifty per cent of the profits, I were ready to treat prospective cusr inters to similar foshion. Hotel clerks throughout the city . >oned incessantly: "No, no, sir; no, no, ma'am; no looms to be had.” In the lobbies one would begin to distinguish famous characters associated with baseball and its spectacular climax, the world’s series. Magnates,, statesmen, movie actors and actresses and celebrated gate crashers strutted and posed and talked wisely and sometimes too well of the coming struggle. It was heresy in Pittsburgh to suggest above a whisper that the Senators would repeat last year's success against the Giants, but local brokers were offering no better than 6 to 51 and often 11 to 10 on the Pirates. One) prominent commission agent said that "big money" would not be forthcoming until tomorrow, dut to a certain uncertainlty about the condition of Ed-1 die Moores injured thumb and Bill' McKechnie's indecision as to who he ' will start in the opening game against Johnson. FARRELL PICKS SENATORSTOWIN J United Press Sports Editor Thinks Washington Team Will Repeat By Henry L Farrell (United Press Sports Editor) New York, Oct. 6. —(United Press) —After considering the relative pitch ing, fielding and batting strength of the principals in the world's series starting tomorrow, and the mental morale of the two champions, it is our guess that the Washington Senators will win the series from the Pittsburgh Pirates. it is only a guess and it is no better than the opinion of any one who thinks and is willing to wager that the flashy Pittsburgh will defeat the Washington veterans. The Pirates are considered stronger than the Senators because of more quantity of good pitching, heavier hitting from eight men in the lineup who are .300 or better and greater speed afoot but a close analysis of the figures will show that these advantages are not so heavy. Coming into the lust stretch the Pirates were leading the National League in team batting with an average of .306 but the Senators were leading the American League with a mark of .3U6. The Pirates had stolen 142 bases and the veteran Senators had stolen 132. There isn't any great difference in those figures. When it comes to pitching it does seem that the Pirates have more good pitchers than the Senators but the Pirates staff isn’t as flexible as the Washington staff and no manager in baseball can handle and mix up his

I pitchers as well as young Bucky Hariris did In the series last year. Harris, in beating the Giants last * year, knew almost exactly how many F innings his pitchers were good for and he made his plans accordingly. He had |in Marberry—and he still has in him—--1 the greatest relief pitcher in baseball and he ought to be of invaluable service again this year. "Money Playing" , The most Important factor in a series where there is so much money at . 'stake to the individual players is ex- ( perience. Ball players call this exper. lienee "money playing" and in this reI spec t the Senators will have a tremen■dous advantage over the National League champions The difference between the winners and the losers share in the* world’s I series last year was more than 12.000 I to each player and it outfit to be just l as much this year. Every ball hit in the series will be tagged with *2,000 and the Pirates will think more of that than the Senators, who have been through one terrific series and two hard pennant races. I With the exception of those grand jold veterans, Babe Adams, Stuffy Mclnnis and Earl Smith, none of the . Pirates have been in a world's series [and their path to the National League I championship didn’t test their gameness to any great extent. The injuries that the Giants suffered all season helped Pittsburgh to win the pennant ' more than any particular brillliance 'on their part. I The Pirates have depended all season on hitting and speed on the lAses, although their defense was helped by some very good pitching. The hitting strength should not be over em- I phasized in the series, however, as the Pirates did not have to knock I down any infield strength in the National League like the Senators will I I present to them. No National League team played the smart baseball that the Pirates will ' have to oppose against the Senators and the combination of brains, experience and the brilliant defense with i which the American League champ lons are equipped is almost invincible. It is true tha tluck was a big factor in the winning of the 1934 world’s 1 series. National League players will ’tell you that the Pirates will go into this series a stronger club than the Giants were last year and that Washington beat the Giants on luck. The Senators did have some lucky breaks, of course, but their good luck in getting the breaks just about balanced their misfortune in losing such a valuable player as Roger Peckin[pa ugh. It certainly was no lucky break that forced Washington to put on third base a player who wasn’t 1 even a good minor leauger. There are batters on the Washington club that will get just as many I hits in a pinch and drive in just as many runs as the vaunted Pittsburgh hitters and that is what counts In any ball game. A hitter who can hit .60U over a season with the bases empty isn’t as valuable to a team as a batter who hits .200 with the winning run <-n third base. There is no outstanding weakness on the Washington club and there is a I decided weakness at first base on the Pittsburgh club and it is not within memory that a world's series was won without a good first baseman. The Senators have experience, brains and the mechanical equipment t f a world's championship team and they ought to win. I

. . RESULTS OF PREVIUOS WORLD SERIES Year Winner Loser < 1834 Providence (N.L), won 3. New York (A.A), won 0. 1885 Chicago (N.L), won 3. St. I-ouis (A.A.0.), won 3; one tie; no champion. 1886 St. Louis (A.A ), won 10. Chicago (N.L.), won 2. 1887 Detroit (N.L). won 10. St. Louis (A.A.).-won 5. 1888 New York (N.L.), won 6 St. Louis (A.A.), won 4. 1889 New York (N.L.), won 6. Brooklyn A.A.), won 3. 1890 Brooklyn (N.L), won 3. Louisville (A.A ), won 3; one tie; no champion. 1891 —1902 No series. 1903 (First since organization of present American League). Boston (A.L.), won 5. /Pittsburgh (N.L.), won 3. 1904 No series. 1905 New York (N.L), won 4. Philadelphia (A.L), won 1. 1906 Chicago (A.L). won 4. Chicago (N.L), won 2. 1907 Chicago (N.L), won 4. Detroit (A.L), won 0; one tie. 1908 Chicago (N.L.), won 4. Detroit (A.L), won 1. 1909 Pittsburgh (N.L), won 4. Detroit (A.L), won 3. 1910 Philadelphia (A.L), won 4. Chicago (N.L.), won 1. 1911 Philadelphia (A.L), won 4. New York (N.L), won 3. 1912 Boston (A.L.), won 4. New York (N.L), won 3; 1 tie. 1913 Philadelphia (A.L), won 4. New York (N.L), won 1. 1914 Boston (N.L.), won 4. Philadelphia (A.L), won 0. j 1915 Boston (A.L), won 4. Philadelphia (N.L.), won 1. ' 1916 Boston (A.L), won 4. Brooklyn (N.L), won 1 1917 Chicago (A.L), won 4. • New York (N.L), won 2. 1918 Boston (A.L.), won 4. Chicago (N.L), won 2. 1919 Cincinnati (N.L), won 5. Chicago (A.L), won 3. * 1920 Cleveland (A.L), won 5. Brooklyn (N.L), won 2. 1921 New York (N.L), won 5. New York (A.L), won 3. 1922 New York (N.L.), won 4; tied l.New York (A.L), won 0; tied 1. ' 1923 New York (A.L), won 4 New York (N.L), won 2. 1 1924 Washington (A.L.), won 4. New York (N.L), won 3. s hi -I. .... '

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1925.

[TEAMS STAGE t FINAL WORKOUT I Harris Announces That Champion Senaors Are All In Good Condition (By Henry L Farrell, United Press Staff Correspondent) Pittsburgh. Pa , Oct. 6—After waiting sixteen years, with patience and long suffering. Pittsburgh was back into its own today, a contender in the annual world's series the classic of baseball. Only the older generation of fans ' .'•membered the series of 1909 when Fred Clarke’s Pirates won the championship from Hughey Jennings' Detroit Tigers, and those who have come to know baseball in the recent years when Pittsburgh was losing pennants In the last hard quarter of the race entered into the festivities with all the fervor and enthusiasm of a college freshman. City Is Decorated Merchants contested to see how big and how many pictures of the 1 Pirates they could adorn their windows with and there was a profusion ’ of orange and black pennants bearing the names of the new heroes ’ The color scheme was mindful of Princeton on a "big three” football game and the interest and spirit of the traffic cops, the bell hops and sober-minded business men brought back the days of 1919 when Cincin nati was going crazy about its first pennant winner. You would think that Pittsburgh never had been allowed to see a world's series in its own back yard but. as the citizens are wont to remind you. it has been a long time mice 1909. Champions In Town Bucky Harris, the youngest manager in captivity, led his world’schampions into town last night 1 and, ook the players out to a fashionable -übnrban hotel to keep his veterans! away from tne storm and strife of <he city"We’re all in good shape," Hair is saidi "I’m going tc play. Peck is going to play aad Covele-skie is ready to pitch the second game. Those stor. les about our many disabilities did not come from me. I don’t believe in bear stories ” Bill McKechnie, manager of the Pirates, was one of the early visit tn it the hotel where the Washington -lub is stopping. "We'll work out this morning and you can have the park all afternoon." he told Harris. “There will be no one tc bother you, but the carpenters.” There was plenty of hammering and sawing and knocking at Forbes field where the carpenters were putting the last raps in on a temporary bleacher section in Centerfield that was made necessary by the tremendous demand for tickets. The noise didn’t bother the Senators. however, as they went through the same session last year when their boss was building extra stands to take care of his customers and increase the gate. |. Bucky Harris repeated that Walter j! Johnson, the veteran hero of the II Washington staff, wonk! pitch thej 1 first game and that Coveleskie would J I get the call in the second game.

RAINCOATS IN DEMAND Pittsburgh. Pa., Oct. (United Press.)-—Rabid baseball fans who are forced to stand in line to buy bleat her seats, for tomorrow's game are advised to bring raincoats along by William Brotzman. local weather forecaster. — f '"V — "After that " he said, "it all depends Ferguson may be slipped into almost any place, and I'll bet you that he shows you a baseball game.” — o — World’s Series Pacts Principals — Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Senators. Number of Games Four out of seven. Opening Game —At Pittsburgh. October 7. Owner of the Pittsburgh Pirates— Barney Dreyfuss. Owner of the Washington Senators —Clark Griffith Manager of the Pirates—Rill MeKechnie. Manager of the Senators—Stanley Buck" Harris. Scenes of Games — Forbes Field. (Pittsburgh) and Griffith Stadium. (Washington). Capacity — Forbes Field 45.000; Griffith Stadium, 36.000. Time of Games—2 o’clock eastern standard time. WORLD SERIES HEROES 1919— Walter Ruether. Red pitcher, by his batting, and Eddie Roush, Red center fielder, by his fielding, were the big factors in most of the de- 1 feats of the White Sox. 1920— Elmer Smith. Cleveland right fielder, hit a home run with the bases full, the first , time in world’s series his- i tory. Bill Wambsganss. Cleveland second baseman. completed a triple play un1 assisted. 1921 — Jess Barnes, regarded as the "pall bearer” of the Giants’ pitching staff, relieved Toney twice after he had been knocked out of the box and won both games. « 1922 — Jack Scott, released unconditionally by the Cincinnati Reds for having an incurable arm, and picked up by McGraw, turned the big hero of the series when he let the Yanks down with four hits in the third game and won for the Giants by a score of 3 to 0. 1923 — Bob Meusel was the conspicuous hero of the 1923 world’s series. With the bases filled in the eighth inning of the last game. Babe Ruth was fanned by Bill Ryan. Meusel then came up and rapped a single to center field scoring Haines and Johnson. Cunningham made a wild throw into the dugout and Dugan scored and Men sei went to third. Meuael’s single, it turned out. won the game and the series. Casey Stengel, winning two games with home runs, was the big ' Giant hero. 1924 — Earl McNeely, young Washington outfielder, doubled in the twelfth inning of the seventh game and scored Ruel with the run that won the game. Walter Johnson, after failing to complete two games went to the rescue •n the ninth inning of the last game and held the Giants safe for four innings. BOX AND PIE SOCIAL % PREBLE SCHOOL 1 mile north of Preble FRIDAY, OCT. 9 Prizes in contests will be awarded. Edward Jaberg, Teacher.

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George Grantham has done remarkably well at the iron door for the Pirates. It is expected, however, that Stuffy Mclnnis will get into some of the world’s series games, for the veteran has a steadying influence on the ~est of the infield,

. -■ — The Fourth Down BY WILLIE PUNT — U As soon as they get through tellin# the world that the coaches are orrecting the defects which cropped >ut in the opening games last Saturday. the college sports correspondents will proceed to send out bear stories n regard to next Saturday’s games. The Adams County Witness says: "Next Wednesday the world’s series >egins. Let us hope one or the other earn wins four straight games. Its time for football." To which we say imen. The following item, taken from the ’ortland Sun. is interesting, if true: "This afternoon Coach will make several changes in the line-up in order to strengthen the defense Every substitute player on the local team will be used next Saturday when Portland plays the Decatur high school eleven. Coadh Scales intends to us e the players that will battle in 1 " 1 -

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the fracas and if necessary to use his third team, he Intends to run them in against the Decatur team the greater part of the game. In the Richmond ‘game the Portland line stood up on the defense and failed to seep out their opponents, practically on each play.” The Goshen Democrat arraigned the Goshen hign school eleven on the following charges Monday: “Fuftibling, mixed signals, no pep or drive, lack of cooperation between the line and backfield and a general all-round inability to do the right thing at the right time.' Outside of that the team played a whale of a game in holding War-\ saw *0 a 6 6 tie. In other words, Coach Scales Panthers scaled off a bit. A Now is the time for al! good— Yellow Jackets to come to the aid of heir team We almost forgot what *e were doing. Since school has been in session long enough for the teachers to become more or less mechanical in their work, they feel that they can spare a little time off from their “home work" to take care of sore muscles and "Charley horses,” so they have challenged the Yellow Jacket second team for their annual game of football next Friday afternoon. First call for water boys! LAND ON PORTLAND'. WABASH TEAM LOOKS STRONG Victory Over Purdue Puts Little Giants In Front Rank By R. L. Kesler, Written for the United Press Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 6. By defeating Purdue. 13 to 7. in the annual struggle at Ixif-iyette, Saturday, the Wabash College eleven today stepped into th,, front rank of Hoosier inter collegiate football. This does not mean that the Little Giants have moved alongside Notre Dame, for the "Irish’’ are in a class by themselves as fur as state elevens are concerned. Their crushing victory of 69 to 0, over Lombard is but another instance of their estrem< gridiron strength. The Wabash-Purdue however, was the feature attradion on a very interesting early season card offered the sporting public tn Indiana. In presenting his team in its first real t< st Coach Vaughn showed con rfncfngly that Wabash will have to be reckoned with this year. Although light and lacking experience Wabash played like a veteran team at Lafayette. , 1 The Butler and DePauw game also -

was a surprise as Butler had |». favored to emerge victorious. D..p auw showed a complete reversal 0 ( < over the first week and by an rally scored a 6 to 6 tie with the p a / eleven. The result was a disappointment t 0 ' Butler and a big thrill for l)ep, uw Aside from these two games | contests were one aided affair, with Notre Dime running wild uga ( ;i: , j Lombard, Indiana smothering sui,. Normal, Franklin trouncing n 0.,. j Poly. Earlham winning from l)efian.-. 1 and Indiana Central trimming Oakland City. Hanover again tasted defeat, t ; t , 1 time losing to Cincinnati l'niver ?t , by a close score. Practically all games wire p\...) on wet fields which held down > r . to a considerable extent in son.e , stances. I o TEACHERS TO PLAY SECONI; Feature Football Game I) Be Played On Ahr’s l ie! I Friday Afternoon The “feature" football game ot t!» • local season will be played next , ~ day afternoon on Ahr’s field whm . Decatur second team will me.-t ; faculty. The game will be a ben'll scrap forthe 1 high school Athl, Association. Admission will Is ■!, cents and everybody is invited to 4 . tend the fray. The faculty has arranged one of tim greatest all-Decatur line-ups that li( • be mustered together and Captain .V F. Worthman predicts an easy vic , for the teachers. Bryce Thomas .J . play center for the teachers, 1 . Durkin and Maurice Kennedy will I I down the two ends. Hansel Foley 1 I Felix Maier will hold tackle positli r. and W G. Brown will ]... guards. M. F. Worthman ami Fl I Gibson will occupy halfback posit! c, Coach Marshall will play full-hat k anj Walter Krick will play quarter. The faculty will hold a practice ,i. before the game. The second t. ia of the local high school has the ei. ■ >n the teachers, having practic-il several weeks. W. Kiess will or. .... the center post for the second team; Potts and will play guaol; M. Thomas and Koos will play t.u .-’risinger and Ful|rman will hold thsnds; Zwiek and DeVor will 1 lay Lalback positions; Macklin will play i.tl md Billy Bell will call the plays from the quarter-bank position. A game well worth the money Is predicted and everybody is invited to attend the fracas. The game w 11 start promptly at 4 o’clock Friday afu-rimoii. Heiman Myers will officiate, ass ,t< J ay Bill Linn umpire. Ralph Tymlall a> lead linesman and Georg - Wittseu.e'.d assistant head linesman. —O —— — Bluffton"*— A. Edward White is tinnew chancellor commander of the K if P. lodge here.