, 1923-10-10

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man with the inevitable corduroy
trousers. bandana neckerchief and
somersauiting monkey; a soioist
singing latest sentimental ballads in
n naa1 tenor, not SO good; an old
white bearded fellow with a dented
cornet and a lot OF melodies popular
in 1898, and a negro with a banjo
and a little ditty with no tune but a
thousand verses.
Boys with baskets of sandwiches
and buckets Of coffee, OF lemonade
and other nameless connections
barked their wares among the wait
ing crowds. There were all sorts of
novelty venders-men with field
glasses for fifty cents, catering to
the bleacherites; others with PEN
nants and various sorts of novelty
souvenirs.
Over the singing of the Ministries
and the barking OF the vendors
could be heard the hum OF baseball
argument; but the dope all sim
mered down to this:
Two years running the Giants
under dogs in the dope and the bet
ting, have been the victors. Again
this year they are rated below the
Yankees. whose powerful staff of
pitchers. ~"murderers' row" of hit
ters and all around star. Ruth. are
believed by the experts 10 be In
vincIble. Yet John McGraw and his
Giants are confidently predicting
that another title nag will fly over
their home lot.
The series this year. as in 1922,
will be of seven games. the team
winning four games taking the
championship. McGraw's pitching
aces are Artie Nehf, John Scott,
Hugh McQuillan, Rosy Ryan,
while Higgins has Pennock. Hoyt.
Jones and shawkey among the de
pendable. Nehf, McGraw's ace last
year, along with Scott and McQuil-
Ian. probably will get the first call.
and Pennock. Hoyt and Jones may
work for Higgins.
Both teams will take the field with
the lineups and batting orders they
used in the pennant lights in their
leagues.
Walter Pipp. Yankee first base
man. who injured his right ankle
several weeks ago. will be at his
post as usual. the injury to the ankle
having mended past the danger
point. Should the ankle become too
painful for Pipp to play. however.
Ruth probably will be called in from
right field to first and Harvey Hen
drick. the tall heavy hitting new.
conner. tent to the outer garden.
Aaron Ward will be- at second.
Everett Scott at short, and Joe
Dugan at third. Bob Meusel win
be in left, and Whitley Witt in cen
terrified. with wallie Schang. "Old
Dependable" behind the bat. Hug
gins has young Ernie Johnson. a
brilliant infelder. for utility work
and Benny Bengough and Fred Hof-
mann for duty at the watching
posts.
Meusel. Casey Stengel and Pep"
Young. Stengel is weak against left
handed pitching and when the
Yankees use a portside finger Bill
Cunningham will do center field
duty. The regular Giant infeld,
George Kelly at first. Frank Frisch
at second, Bancroft at short and
Groh at third. will be started. Frank
Snyder is the regular catcher. with
Hank Gowdy and the youthful Gas
ton in the waiting line.
The probable lineup and batting
order:
Giants-Bancroft. SIS: Groh. sb;
Trisch. 2b: Young. RI; q. Meusel. II;
Stengel or Cunningham. CT; Kelly 1b;
Snyder. c: Nehf or j. Scott. p.
Yankees-witt. CT; Dugan. sb:
Ruth. RI; r. Meusei. II; Pipp. 1b;
Ward. 2b; Schang. c: z. Scott. IS;
Pennock or Hoyt, p.
Umpires-Evans. American league.
at plate; Hart. National league. third
base; Nnllin, American league. second
base; o'Day National league. FIRST
base.