New-York tribune., 1922-10-03

series tomorrow.
The Giants did no fielding practice
at all. In that respect they were diff
ferent from the Yanka, who had field
ing and batting practice. Maybe John
McGraw reckoned that team which
had just finished a six months cam
paign didn't need any elaborate work,
out two days before the big series, with
its money and renown.
| The Giants had batting practice, and
| the pitchers and catchers fooled around
a bit, bunting and shagging flies, the
usual routine. There was only half
hours work in all. Jesse Barnes and
Claude Jonnard pitched TO the batters,
and Bob Meusel, Of the Yankees, stood
there looking on while and talking
| to his brother, Irish, Of the Giants.
| Frank Frisch, whose foot hasn't been
| altogether right since he was spiked in
| the spring, didn't put on his uniform,
but Frankie is pretty fit, as those know
! who have seen him In ball games re-
Gently. He put in the time watering
his Chow pup, recent addition to the
| Frisch menage, and trying to induce
| said woody canine. to enter his car and
be driven home. The pup preferred to
stay and see the practice, or else
didn't think much Of his boss as a
driver.
Nehf and scot< Chase Flies
Arthur Nehf and Jack Scott caught
a few flies and hit few balls, but
did nothing to overexert themselves. It
was beastly hot, to tell the truth. 1t
is believed, though McGraw has given
no hint on the subject, that Nehf or
Scott will open against the Yankees
tomorrow. Each is in good trim right
now.
Scott, some Of the Giant fans argue. !
is man the Yankees never have faced, !
and pitcher new to them often has
their measure the first time he faces |
him. SO they rather think Scott will
scale the heights to face the Yankees /
tomorrow. The prevailing opinion,
however, is that Nehf will top the
mound, on the strength, if for no other
reason, of the way he turned them
back last year. He has rounded into |
capital condition after emerging from
his stone bruise age.
But neither Nehf nor any other player |
on either side has come out with any
fiat prediction that mis- team will win.
There IS no bitterness in the rivalry |
of these two clubs and wasn't last |
year, except what transitory rancor the |
heat Of combat may have engendered. |
ran into Everett Scott as he was
coming out of the Yankees dressing
room and asked him how about 1t.
THE team to win the first four
games will win the SERIES" was Scotty's
sage pronouncement. "a man would
be a sucker to say anything else.
How Is anybody going to tell how these
two teams will come out 2"
Don't ask me to make a predic-
tion," said Arthur Nehf. That's some
thing I never do. If they catch US
when were hitting we'll beat them; if
they catch US when we're not they
may beat US. We're going in to do the
best we can, and now that the pen
nant is In I am not worried over the |
worlds series. None Of the boys Is
worrying, and I think you'll hnd our |
pitchers stand up pretty we'll.
Curtains in Center Coming Down
"The curtains will be down in center !
field, and it's hard to tell how that will |
affect the batting. It's harder to hit |
with the curtains down-there's no |
doubt about that-and if a man lets 1t |
get on his mind-a left-handed hitter |
those signs on the left field fence |
can bother him when he's facing a |
s1de-arm right-handed pitcher 1t de- !
pends on the man whether he's going !
to be bothered OK not. Psychology has |
something to do with it.
., "on the other hand, in any game that's
close batter may get hold Of this |
lively ball, whang it into the stand with r
a man or men on, and away goes the
ball game"
Two Of the men who were named on
the Giants list Of eligibles for the
worlds series have been taken off.
They are Mcguire and MacPhee, the In
held youngsters. Their names on the
list brought the Giants list Of ell
gibles up to twenty-seven, including
coaches, but not manager, and Judge
Lands ruled while back that the
twenty-five must include coaches. Nc
Graw, when he was aprissd Of this con-
dition, promptly took two names Of.
1t appeared that last year the Yank-
ees had twenty-five names on their list
exclusive of the coaches, doubtless an
oversight, though contrary to the Com
missioner's Interpretation Of the rule,
was natural, then, for the Giants to
think they could have the same num-
Der this year.
James Tierney, Giants business
says ne has no doubt the st-
tendance will be as large-game bv
game-as last year. The bleachers and
the whole upper grandstand at the
Polo Grounds are not put on sale until
the day Of each game and then only at
the grounds. Last year many fans did
not understand this arrangement and
stayed away, thinking they would not
be able to buy. seat at the grounds.
also for fear there might be a Jam at
the gates.
Many Empty Seats Last Year
The result was many empty seats up-
stairs the first day Whan tbo cox
learned they could go to the grounds
the day Of the game, buy seat with no
great inconvenience and walk in. the
upper tier was well patronized for the
rest OF the series. The pile of unopened
mail on Iierney's desk yesterday-aI
~usszzaunrans..--ss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. /.