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Last year on the September day when the Boston Braves clinched the National League pennant, Billy Southworth was quiet and thoughtful. The Boston press and the Braves management were calling him the smartest manager in baseball; he had done wonders with a team of youngsters and temperamental castoffs from other clubs. But Southworth was worried about the World Series (which the Braves lost in six games to the Cleveland Indians). Also, he wondered whether his Cinderella outfit would hold up this year...
McInnis has taken a leaf from Billy Southworth's book when it comes to picking his starting outfield. If the Yale coaching brains decide to pitch a right hander against the Crimson. McInnis will probably put lefthanded hitters Charley Roche and Ed Foynes on either side of centerfielder Hal Moffie...
...there he was in the "batter's box," with two out and men on first and third. Giving up on the possibility of a hit, Billy Southworth ordered Masi to steal second. In the ensuing confusion, Southworth hoped to slip Russell unobtrusively across the plate with the tie-breaking...
...which has been cited, simply because it is a perfect illustration of the new theory on How to Win Baseball Games. Of course, it may be old stuff to Billy Southworth; but, if so, he has been keeping it to himself...
...innings, Sain toyed with Cincinnati. By then his mates had built up a six-run lead. He eased up, won 8-3. Said Southworth, beaming: "He's a cinch to win 20 games...