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Show No Club Can Stop Pittsburgh If Pitchers Hold Up C.x aarg Sf 111 " Pk .V y Av ... i From Left to Right. Are: Babe Adams, Ray Kremer, Manager McKechnle and Pitcher Yde. The Pittsburgh Pirates will win the National league pennant again if their pitchers hold up, in the opinion of Wilbur Cooper, former Pirate lefthander left-hander and now on the staff of the Chicago Cubs.. Cooper, who was traded by the Pirates Pi-rates in time to lose out of the world Berles "melon," has no lingering affection affec-tion for the Pittsburghers, but he Is forced to admit that the Pirates, la his judgment, are tne class of their league. "I hope the Cubs will win," said Wilbur, "but watch Pittsburgh, If their pitchers hold out. They have everything else hitting, good fielding, speed and youth. Beating the Giants and then Washington was just what the Pirates needed to give them self-confidence." self-confidence." Cooper said It was Impossible to gauge the Cubs' chances because of the great number of new men on the club, but he predicted that the new Chicago manager, Joe McCarthy, will be a success. Cooper himself feels "fine," but said he never predicts regarding re-garding his own success. Although the veteran southpaw does not expect to use resin himself, ha thinks that the new rule will help the pitchers, but will not cut down the hitting hit-ting much. "Resin will help the pitchers to grip the ball, thereby giving them bet-ter bet-ter control," Cooper says. "I don't agree with those who say that pitchers pitch-ers will 'cheat' by using Illegal stuff to doctor the ball. A few may try It, but the majority will obey the rules." |