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Show I Pirate Pilot Quite Optimistic 0 f;r J ' a . if o.? n Photograph shows, left to right, Rhyne and Waner, two rookies the Pittsburgh Pirates paid a goodly sum for. i Bill McKechnie, veteran pilot of the Pittsburgh Pirates, can "see no rea-! rea-! son" why his club should not repeat this season its triumphal march of 1925 through the National league and again capture the world's championship. champion-ship. ' "Our chances for winning another championship are extremely bright," McKechnie said to the Associated Press. In addition to the same players who defeated Washington in the last world's series, the club has been strengthened greatly by addition of Paul Waner and Hal Rhyne from San Francisco. "Waner is a wonderful hitter and will be in left field on opening day, replacing Clyde Barnhart. Rhyne has shown exceptional ability at second, third and short. Even if he should not crowd out Eddie Moore at second base, he will make a valuable utility infielder. "In the pitching department, Shee-han Shee-han has shown enough to warrant saying say-ing he will be of great service this season. Of the newcomers, Crowder and Songer give every Indication of being major league timber. "I feel we have the hardest hitting and best base running club in the National Na-tional league. Backing this up with such fielders as Wright, Traynor, Carey and Cuyler and better than average pitchers, I can see no reason why we should not repeat in the National Na-tional league and successfully defend our laurels against the American league champions next fall." |