| Show PITCHING ACES FAILED CLUBS I IN BIG SERIES I Hoyt And Watson Were Big Disappointments In Recent Test BY fly B BILLY AS Th The of baseball pro producer duce ducer many unu unusual ual angles angle everi Never as 5 this tru truth th better Illustrated than in the thO 1922 1023 world rits Let Iet me explain Prior to the of the series It i there wa was one on pitcher that Mil Mu- Mil Mil- Miller Miller ler HuggIns banked on more mor than any other member mether of his blA staff tat itea It Ita ea a a i waite alte Hoyt The big bis right right- bander of ot the th Yankees Is 18 i known Inon as a II great money pitcher at ot his hl bet bert In a Il pinch Ho Hot has bu a world of at and ju t as much courage In lii the camp of ot the th Giants John wa was regarded retarded with great Ireat ta faor Dr Watson atson the th pitcher who had been entrusted with winning I the important all game am In the finai series erles with the Cincinnati Reds I roomed up as McGraw s pitching ae ace Ju Just t before the opening of the I serle acne I Iwas was a ac chatting with HanK Gowdy veteran catcher of the Giants Dl cus ln Watson Ilton he h re- re remarked re remarked marked marled He H has hoa ha good stuff tuft and anda a peculiar style that always pua- pua iles a club facing him for him for forthe forthe the tint first time G GAW IE SELECTIONS Just ahat hat the rival thought of ot Watson and Hoyt can be gleaned from the th fact act that the pair wets e the- the pitching selections for tor the th opening game B me meThe The first game ram in a world series Is considered Important all Il a much desired edge ed Both Hoth oth pitchers warmed up well I umpired the plate In that tame game and both seem seem- seemed seemed ed to h har hae e plenty of stuff Watson lasted three Innings In which the Yanks Yank nicked him for three runs run through t hit hit- hitting hit ting ling His rather peculiar side sidearm sidearm sidearm arm delivery did didn't seem to have any terror for tor the Yanks Tanks Hoyt breezed through three InnIngs with with- without without without out any trouble In an American League game rame any time a club spots Hoyt three runs it has work ork ahead to heat heRt him Th Then n came cam th the break WORKED ONLY O FEW rEW INNINGS i The next Inning saw flaW th tit exit ot of Hoyt Hoy from the game cam and the th Se- Se ae aeries otI I ries Hoyt a pitcher who with his brain hran ns os much as 81 his pow pow- powerful powerful powerful erful right arm suffered a mental slip Up With runners runner on first and third Hoyt wound up which Is contrary to bas baseball ball ethics aj as It permitted the th runner on ol first to jog joc down to second But for tor this error have been en holding the th runner r on first and would base ha hai stopped topped the drive ot of the batsman battman that went vent for two TO bases and both runners slip alip caused Hoyt Hoyta withdrawal Thus Thu before the finish of ot the first game g-am g the two pitchers on whom the th managers manager had to win the opener ha had 1 been removed from the game same The strange trang Tt P ot of It Is that neither got another I chance to show In th the e series aeries No Ko doubt had the th Yankees Yankee bet lo I the sixth game rame rame In which Pennock was re started with only II a dews dal daw rest t the second cond guessers would have had their Inn Inning Inning- In I as Hoyt appeared to be b the logiCal choice The Th uncertainty of baseball sure I prod ces some SOm unu ual n- n I |
