The Washington times., 1931-09-29
EXPECTS HIM
To PITCH
OPENER
BY BABE RUTH

tell me that Burleigh Grimes
has not been as effective this
season as he was year ago, and
the advance dope on the world
series is that the veteran spit
baller will not play so big
part in the coming games as hE
did year ago. I have reat
that Hallahan and Derringer ar;
counted on more than Burleigl
to overthrow the AS.
Until Gabby Street prove
otherwise I will stick to the b
lief that Grimes will again b,
the key pitcher in the CardinaS
staff. BY that I mean that tn,
pitching choices for the game
will depend chiefly on the mum
ber of times he will be able tQ
take his turn on the mound. =
expect to see him out there ad
Groves opponent in the opening
game, and I expect to see Street
send him back at the first op.
portunity.
Grimes Money Hurler
Grimes is a money pitcher Of
the highest order and the best
bet, believe, that the Cardinals
have for starting the series. He
pitched great ball in both his
starts last year, holding the
Mackmen to five hits in each
game. The AS never could
organize anything like a batting
rally against him.
In his first game they got
no more than one run in any
inning against Grimes, and in
his other games he shut The
AS out until the ninth when
Jimmy FOxx slapped him for a
homer which beat him. Home
runs accounted for two runs
in each of Grimes games.
Grimes was none too effective
in some of his recent appearances
but that means nothing. Just be-
fore the 1880 series Earnshaw was
having all sorts of troubles in his
games, and then he turned out to
be the hero of the series. AS long
as a pitcher is physically fit 1t
makes no difference what hap
pened the last time he pitched.
understand that Grimes arm Is
all right and that is all that is
necessary. He is smart pitcher
and not likely to get flustered by
an error or two.
I understand that Jess HaineS
will not be able to pitch during
the series because of an injured
arm, and this is regrettable. I
always like to see teams at full
strength when they go into Q
world series. though it usually
happens that one team or the
other has somebody on the Grip.
pied list. Connie Mack'S team has
been badly crippled during the reg
ular season but understand all
his regulars will be ready when the
series starts. The absence Of
Haines may be costly to the Card,
inalS.
Haines Holds Hitters
I was surprised last year that
Jess was not used until the fourth
game, and be certainly outsmarted
the heavy hitters of the American
League in his 3-to-1 victory over
Lefty Grove. You may remember
that the AS couldn't get anything
better than a single off old Jess
and they got only four of these.
1t was their lightest hitting game
of the series.
In a world series wise old
pitchers of the Haines and
Grimes type are often worth o
lot more than younger pitchers
who may have more stuff.
At one time I was inclined to
believe that Paul Derringer, now
finishing his first season with the
Cardinals, would not get much
chance in this series. I based my
belief on the fact that newcomers
seldom are called upon in tueir
first year, because inexperience
may be fatal. Wiley Moore started
a game for the Yankees in the
1927 series with the Pirates, but
he is the only first-year pitcher to
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