The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-09-28
Old Sluggcr Believes Mays's
Style More Dangerous
Against Giants.
/ HORNSBY FOR HIS LEAGUE
Looks for Another McGraw
Triumph-Figures Flatter
the Higgins Corps.
ny DANIEL.

Joe buSn beat the giants. ShuckSi
Why. that boy was made to order
FOR McGraw's hitters. / expect they
will slam Bush harder than any OF
the other first string pitchers Of the
Yankees" Thus did Dan Brouthers,
once king slugger and possessor OF
an average better than 300 for fif-
teen seasons, yesterday launch into
: his theories on the coming world
series. Brouthers held tanning bee
with Amos Rusie. one Of the greatest
pitchers we ever had, at the Polo
Grounds. and they agreed that the
Giants would win over the Yankees
again.
In fact, nearly all OF the oldtimers
favor the Giants, and no doubt senti-
ment figures strongly in their calcula-
lions. They regard John McGraw as the
greatest manager who ever sent out 81
signal. and 1t Is largely because OF their
high estimate of Macs ability that
they are inclined toward the National
Leaguers As Derby Bill Clymer put it
at the Polo Grounds the other day: mo
matter how the situation may favor the
other fellows, no world series Is worse
than an even proposition for a club
managed by McGraw with the breaks
deciding. The breaks are the things"
To return to Brouthers-he declares
he has seen smarter ball clubs than the
one the Giants will pit against the Yam
KEGS next Wednesday, but adds that he
has seen few aggregations which can
hit as do the New Yorks and do their
hitting In the face of odds and handi-
caps.
Thinks Mays Big Threat.
Il think that of all the Yankee pitch
crs Carl Mays will make the most trou-
BILE for the Giants. He has a mean de-
livery. do not think that Hoyt win be
anywhere near. the pitcher he was
against McGraw's club last fall. AS for
Shawkey, the boys tell me they have his
number and don't care how often they
trot him out. ! do not know much about
Jones, but hear he hasn't been going 50
strong this year" said Brouthers.
THE Giants pitching isn't as bad as
II has been made out to be, either" Big
Dan added. ''Nehf ought TO be winner.
and / look for Jess Barnes to work an
other big surprise. McQuillan has looked
better to me each time he has worked.
You do not need more than three pitch
crs for a series like that. Do not forget
Jonnard either. ! always did like slug
ging ball clubs, and that gang of Me-
Graw's never Is licked.' M sftfrY
Roger Hornsby or the Cardinals. lead
Ing hitter of his league. also is inclined
toward the Giants. When asked on
Tuesday what he thought of the chances
of the National League champions
Hornsby declared. II think the Giants
have the edge. They have a great ball
club--hard hitters and fast men. They
have wonderful defensive team and
their pitching will do. l think Nehf and
Barnes can turn the trick. However.
while I regard McQuillan as a good
pitcher, do not think he can win in the
series. He is too excitable.'
Hornsby Saw Different YanlSs.
Hornsby no doubt got his Impressions
OF the Yankees in their series with the
Cardinals in New Orleans last spring. in
which Miller Huggins's club, did not look
40 well. Since then the Yankees have
Undergone u reconstruction +. have gained
tremendous strength through the plac-
ing Of Dugan at third and Witt in
center field, with Elmer Smith to call on
H. a pinch The Yankees as they stand
are not quite the club which Hornsby
aaW.
Pitching always holds major place
III world series talS--but never was II
a. salient as II Is now. IL has been
stated by some that McGraw won his
onnant this year with the weakest
pitching staff which yet has taken flag
W he major league. Mac" himself will
dispute that. lie holds that his Jug
cling act may have made the staff look
orse than II really is--and that his
singers may spring big surprise.
However, the fan in the stands and
the man in the street bow low to the
pitching fetich---and no wonder when
Il takes only four out of seven to win
The title. Pitching has q tremendous
value In the classic, and the Yankees
Certainly have the pitchers. Here Is
how the two STATS shape up just now:
YANKEES.