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Show yfvspiRE mmw DECLARES pitchers win flag TILL BRENNAN. National league umpire, who oftlclated in the Sox-Cubs Sox-Cubs series In Chicago, having nothing to do. recently aired some of his views on tho national game Airing vlewa is an ordinary thing ror people In the limelight to do. but Umpire Um-pire Brennan's opinions emerge from tho range of the cominooplace and bo-come bo-come Interesting. He talked of baseball players, world's series, brother umpires und magnates and hud a good word to say ror all. "You can talk all you want to about world's "series."" he declared, "but ror real baseball those llrst two contesla between the Cubs and 11. e Sox were as pretty us any you would wnnt to see. Nine full Innings and wenty-fclght wenty-fclght men faced Walsh tho first day. I haven't seen much American league pitching, out put me . wn as saying Ed Walsh's twirling against the Cuba was wonderful. "But even nt that won't sny he is the greatest or them all. I'or instance. I have never even seen Ford or Jonn-son Jonn-son work, and they say those two are the real Ktuif. Bender I have seen, and also Coombs, having worked last year in the world's scries. 1 also saw Joe Wood last spring In a couple of games before the season opened. I think, on the whole, that the pitching of the two leagues stacks up about even In the Nationals there are Mathcwson and Marquard of New York and Nap Ruck-er Ruck-er or Brooklyn, not to mention Lavender Laven-der of the Cubs, Hendrlx or Pittsburgh and a few others. "Pitching Is always the thing that wins in a short series. This has been said before, but It Is so truo fiat It j will bear repeating You may nlso udd I this no team ever has won a pennant pen-nant without at lenst one 6lar. air tight pitcher. .Look over the list In both leagues. There were Coombs and Bender Ben-der with the Athletics. Mullln of Detroit. De-troit. Brown of Chicago. Wood of Boston, Bos-ton, Adams or Pittsburgh. Mathcwson of New York and Ed Walsh or iho Sox In every pennant race of the last several years one or more pltch-:- have hnd to bear the brunt or the vi .ry. i in.sslfylng the assets of a winning bitii olub Sn their order of merit. I should plnce an air tight pilchnr llrst. Second comes the catcher. A high class man behind thw bat Is absolutely noces-snry noces-snry to a winning leain. and for substantiation sub-stantiation let me point out Thomas. Meyers. Kllng, Sullivan and Carrlgan and. Incidentally, Stnnage. All these men were or Invaluable assistance In bringing the Hags to their various clubs "N'fXt comes a heavy hitting outfield, n-ii guysa L need go no rurther than Hie lioMlon club or 1912 to show you ! Just what I mean Tho outfield haa got to be one ot the most Important cogs In n modern baseball mnchlnc. and If It Isn't there strong then goodby to ponnunt hopes. Offensively, ot course, hitting Is the most Important tcature. but of scarcely scarce-ly secondary Importance Is fast base running. Mot raw's Glnnts realize the truth ot this, nnd It In generally granted grant-ed that their ability and daring on tho bases have been their greatest asset throughout the past season." |