The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-04

New York, Oct. 4-The worlds
widest series is now passing thru the
old familiar preliminary phases. This
morning the lucky fans are receiving
their tickets thru the mails and the
unIucky ones are cursing the baseball
magnates and hoping the legislature
passes a law prohibiting any more
world series in New York.
The players are taking their final
practice at the Polo grounds--the
Yankees this morning and the Giants
this afternoon. The Yanks are brush
ing up their travelling uniforms for
use tomorrow when they appear for
the first time in New FORK as a visit
ing" team.
Landis Holds court"
Down at the Commodore hotel,
Judge K. NJ Lands is holding ln1or-
NAL court as the various major and
minor league club owners pay their
respects to hinr and call for their
tickets. Garry Hermann is there, too.
This time Garry is just club owner
In other years he has been chairman
of the National baseball commission.
boss of the worlds Sc 5 and prince
of entertainers. He i " reduced to
entertaining. He certal y can do that.
There will be nearly 500 reporters.
journalists, cartoonists and telegraph
operators in the enlarged press box
tomorrow afternoon At least that
many more were turned down. These
viii be the only complimentary
tickets.
The hotels are doing a brisk busi-
ness despite the fact that comparative
ly few out of town people could be
assured of securing reservations for
the games.
Dopesters Are at Sea.
New York, Oct 4-Picking a win
ner of the world series between the
Giants and the Yanks is hazardous
almost fOolhardy task to attempt.
The Giants, judging them by all
round ability, have an edge on the
Yanks, tho it is all on paper.
No worlds series in the last five
years or so has offered such a noun
tain of uncertainties to the "dopester."
Both teams have their weak and
strong points. Both are possessed OF
a terrific punch. Each has proved
that it can fight and win under fire.
Weighed side by side, they balance the
scales pretty evenly.
Pitching has decided most world s
series of other years 1t may decide
this one. If it does, the Giants are the
hard series.
All Depends on Hitters.
But what will edge in pitching profit
the Giants if the Yanks start to
Strengthening the slants Of McGraw' s
men. Or what if the prolific bats Of
the Giants six of whom are 500 hit
ters no matter whether Smith or Sny-
der is used behind the bat, crash thru
the offerings of Carl Mays and Waite
Hoyt?
Looking at it from this angle, ability
to make the hits count, may have
more to do with the decision il favor
of the team that gets the fewest hits
than stinginess on the part of the
slabbers.
Babe Ruth, naturally enough looms
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Giant pitchers to solve. Take him out
of the Yank lineup and New York fans
would make the Giants prime Iavor-
tiles.
The big Bambino may break up the
best pitched bail game at any stage.
Nobody knows this better than Nc
Graw. and it goes without saying Ruth
will probably get a base on balls If the
Giants are in a tight PINCH. It's all in
the game and the Yankee pitchers
have the same prerogative.
Giants Better Seasoned.
It can be said in favor of McGraw's
team that the Giants have a better
seasoned and better primed pitching
staff today than the Yanks. In Nehf,
Toney, Douglas and Barnes. McGraw
has a mighty capable quartet Behind
these are Sallee, Ryan and Shea.
Manager Higgins has his one big
ace Carl Maya game and brilliant
young slabber in Waite Hoyt and dan
geroUs and willy veteran, When ne Is
right, In Bob Shawkey. But Shawley
isn't at his best. Old Jack Quinn,
Harry Harper, Piercy and Collins
stand behind these twirlers. The
Giants haven't looked at a submarine
delivery such as Mays uses and will
undoubtedly find it troublesome. but
Art Nehf, in form, stands an even
chance to take Mays measure.
Compared to the Yanks, the Giants
are superior in fielding and base run
ming. They play more diversified
game on both attack and defense than
The neA o'Huggins. Once they start
setting men on the bases. McGraw
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