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Show Pittsburg in Different Mood Over 1922 ILL Knee Advancement of 'McKechnie to Manager's Position Posi-tion Helps Pirates Morrlaon, rattrwn. Artama and fifamar ail turn In ahutouta or hJd tha anoiny to on tr two run, They art out ihra ami aoclt 'am through. wl knowing that thay hava m tram iriat ran go hark and gat m. l.ook vr tha rrror da and o how stingy ttioy all hava bean with ba on balia. Thar la our paychology again. Thay. took rhancaa, but bioka tt.a old pill ovar the plate." Krad t'farkr. formar manager, has bean travaltng ultii tha tram for couple of wefkit. "Heat varatloo I could blow myself to." aid Iha Kanaon. Clarke, like John Mcf.rrvw, doran't like to make prediction He aeldom talks before a crucial came or a world's aarles taut tie, but ha did open up a bit her the other day. "Yea. I think the Pirate will coma through In ha eald. "A team needa five eeentiale to win a rhamplonahlp. Thaaa are: Xsnagemant, ptlihing, rutting:, rut-ting:, fleldlnr and nrrva. "I think our pitching ataff easily has it on tha (ilanta. The l'lrata are the hitting fools of the league. And I ran IndursV M'Krchnle'a deilarat'.rtis regarding regard-ing the fteMlng. Va, ihy should cop,"' One fa miliar ftvur may be miaalng net year. That' -"Hbe" A 'lama. The big right hand or wants to reUte, but he may chang his mind. It Is an open aeret that A da ma overexerted over-exerted himself this senaon. t'nst 40, he pitched ehutoiit ball wehn he had to, but. Ilka th mighty Matty of the old an days, he took things oaey when h could. HI frfemla on the team hava told of the ntarhte after hard bat flea when Adnma' Ills perfect control and hla . uncanny knowUlM of batters were his aces. The Pirates will try out tha uaual flrfk of "promising youngsters" In tha spring, but It will take real phonom to oust m regular from hla proaent berth. PITTSBCItO. Oct. J4. Despite the fact that tha pittsbura Mratea fulled to wreat the National leacue pennant from the New York r.lanta, local fandom la In a distinctly different mood than it waa a year ago tolay. 1 In 111 Manairer Olbaon'a warrlora ; rama down iha home atrau'h with a rom-inamlinv rom-inamlinv laad and then Mew up with a report that was har throughout organ-Iscd organ-Iscd baseball. Pennant hopes faded away with the Jlants' rush, and .oral support-era support-era cava vigorous ent to their disappointment. disap-pointment. Ulhaon arot awar poorly thU year. A rhane of ma nature resulted. From the wek that Hill McKeohnle became kfp per distinct Improvement was noted. From tha middle of July Flltabura; played Ilka a championship team and records show that the Corsairs mada tha area test record rec-ord In the league from that turning; point. GIANTS' LEAD TOO MUCH. Tha Olants' lead was too much, however, how-ever, and local f ana must wa It anot hei year. And they are. aemlnRl)-, confident confi-dent that ls:i will be the scene of triumphs tri-umphs auch aa were recorded at Korpa field when Fred t'larke'a men became champlona of tha world. I For tha pat aix weeka tha Pirates hava ben teadlnaT tha league In team hit-tina. hit-tina. The pitching has been superb, with shutout victories anything but rare. The, fielding haa been equally aa pectacular. MrKechni Intends to atart next aeaeon with big present lineup and pitching ataff "Why break up championship team?" ha aaked. "Would you trsdi ty outfield fur any In tha buatness. or our pitching staff for any eorpa in either leagueT If there a batter catcher than Hchmidt or a mightier Infield on offense or defense than rlmin, Tlerney, laranille ana Trayner?"' Iocal writer and grandstand airperta hava advance many theortea for th remarkable" re-markable" change that came over the Pirate after ! K'hnle took charge. Some give the manager all tha credit. , other insist that tha pitching staff did it after Catcher Khmldt was brought hack to tha fold aqd given charge of the hurlere. Another faction credits a Hon' hare to Reb Ruaaell. mighty slugger, who was brought from Altnneapolla by (skipper (skip-per Mac. . M'KECHNIE STARRED. Conservative followers of tha Plratea have been willing to admit that the individual in-dividual referred to have all contributed their share, but they point out that U waa McKechnle who patched up the Hchmidt trouble and McKechnle who added Russell's Rus-sell's 42-centimeter bat to the available artillery. Playera themselvea have aired their vlewa. 'Thla psychology stuff may He called tha bunk by some, but I'm for It," aald on of the veterans. "Wa looked like bums when McKechnle took hold. Then i we start out and break the sennon's rec ord for consecutive victories. How do you explain iff Kssv "Hchmitty comes back to take the kid catchera In hand and In a few dsya he haa the pitchers believing they can't lose. Huns) blow a In and geia bit by the home i run bug. Tlerney goes on a rampage and booata his batting average to .170. Jilgoee btowa hlmaelf to a similar average. Mx Carey and Rabbit Maranvllla, the two rent cog a of tha outfit, have their greatest I season, lirlmm and Traynor prove they I are really wonderful fielder despite theli-hard theli-hard I'irk with the hat, I '"l ' en the plt'hera go craiy. Cooper, |