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Show I BILLY EVANS SAYS a ; What will Wulte Hoyt do during the scayon of 1922-7 '. I Tho work of no pitcher in the American Am-erican or National league will be watched with greater Interest than (hat of the New York star. Hoyfs remarkable pitching in the 1921 world series Is the cause of all the glamour that now conters around him. Hoyt, pridr to tho world sorles, was known as a very good pitcher. To those Intimately acquainted with his work, he was regarded as a great pitcher. No person on the ball field is In a j better position to Judge of the worth i of a pitcher than the umpire. I work ' ed a number of games back of Hoyt ' lust season, and was one of the individuals indi-viduals who knew that Walto Hoyt was a great, not Just a very good, pitcher. In doping out the world series I I picked Hoyt to be tho star of the I Yankeo staff. I said I felt sure he I would win two games and that h-might h-might go over for three. I also laid emphasis on tho fact that Hoyt must com through or the Yankees wouldn't have much of a chance. . . . What Hoyt did In the series with the Giants is now a matter of history. Suffice to say that he mads me look like a wise guy. For which please accept my thanks. Walte. Getting baek to his pitching in the series. He won two games and lost , one. Ills defeat was Just about tho: toughest break ever handed out In a. bin series. ' ' His first shutout victory was a pitching classle which will go down in I the records with ihe performances of those great star- of the past. Christy Mathewson. Chief Bender. Mordecal Brown. Babe Adams and others. His second victory came after a' much greater effort. To me. hoW ver, it was a more brilliant performance than his huiout victory. Ho was In the hole si least a half dozen times.' where a base hit would have meant the ball game. Each time be tight- ened up. and either made the danger-j out Giant batter whiff, or pop up. Walte Hoyt Is one of the k greatest pitchers. His performance In j the world series was not merely a flash. It was a typical Hoyt pcr- formancc. Hoyt will do big things f..r the, Yankees in 1922 or I miss my guess. 1 He will be a much better pitcher 1 than be was last season. He has the confidence born of success. suc-cess. Wonderful courage with which nature has endowed him. |