| Show I r Castoff May Ruin Bucs Buc's Plans II r f F f d r I 7 j Kit Ft J t 1 r rc A 1 oJ N t P I t f 1 6 1 jj tr r i. i kR- kR f t OJ I 19 If F O i it c I J i t f-t i t. t J Jw 4 idA 1 t l e tAn r ui 0 I w J r l 1 I i 1 Q- Q I I 1 ti 0 I t h II i t x y J t w- w 5 t i. i 7 i J 3 1 I. I f 4 f 1 j I I j oP L j i J 4 f A 7 I. I i I. I V fc I I Jk i 0 4 1 IS ISSUS IS ot OP OF US S 61 IN Ij It jF THE rt eos CASE CA TM CK OF m By BILLY EVANS S THE T HE Pittsburg Pirates Pirate In quest of the National league pennant may mayrue mayrue mayrue rue the day the club consigned Pitch Pitch- Pitcher er Hal Carlson Carison back to the minors with his destination being Wichita Falls Tex Ten years ears ago Carlson CrLson Joined the the Pirates At that time there was a a. controversy as to whether he belonged to the Chicago White Sox Sob or Pitts- Pitts burg jurg He was tas finally awarded to the latter alter club For a little littlemore more than six years he tarrIed tamed with the Pirates showing flashes of real ability at times s but having laving only one year in which he ht fin fin- finIshed f shed better petter ett r than the and then just one game to the good with 14 victories and 13 defeats His earned run average was as nothing to brag about particularly in ln 1922 1912 when the opposition averaged almost six runs per game off of his delivery Possibly that Is what caused to o send him to the Texas league early In 10 1923 A big noise in the Texas league lea Je last year with 20 wins and 10 defeats th the lowly Iy Phillies In dire need of pitching strength th decided to lo gamble wit with Carlson end nd drafted him for th the season of 1924 With a a poor ball club a tall ender most of the time Carlson enJoyed greater success than he ever did with witha a much superior club at Pittsburg burg Last season his record was 17 1 wins win winand and md 12 defeats with wilh a 2 team te m that fin fin- finIshed finished finished last with a percentage of only This year ear when Manager Joe Mc Mc- McCarthy McCarthy Carthy of the Chicago Cubs decided de that Pitcher Tony Kauffman no long long- longer er fitted Into inlo the scheme of things there he made a a. deal with Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia Philadelphia phia that brought Carlson to Chicago He H has performed brilliantly since Joining his new club In Ii early July of this season when the two clubs met in the first crucial crucia series senes of the year first place hinging on the outcome Carlson was the se selection se- se selection selection lection of Manager Jo Joe McCarthy to pitch the opening game Against the club that four years previous had sent him to the bushes labeled through as a big leaguer Carl Carl- Carlson Carlson Carlson son won a pitchers pitchers' battle by a one run margin that gave the Cubs the lead and dropped the Pirates to sec see second second ond place That one game In the big pinch gave the Cubs an added confidence In their ability and furnished burnished them with the Inspiration Inspiration- that may ultimately result In the winning of the National league pennant Owner Dreyfus of the Pittsburg g dub cub must suffer sutter much remorse every time Ume he reads where Carlson has pitched the Cubs to another victory which of ot late has been a most fre Ire frequent frequent quent occurrence It would be the Irony of fate bate If a I Pirate offs cast super pitching proved I a big factor in defeating Pittsburg In Its Ils pennant quest Stranger things have happened |
