Evening star., 1932-09-27
RUTH|S WAN, WEAK;
STAR PITCHERS ALL
Despite Affections, New York
Is 8-5 Favorite to
Defeat Cubs.
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

iSSOlldltu f'ItSS 0pOTlS WIIleE.
n YEW YORK, September 81
nj The big city pulsated with
l Y world series fever today as
the Chicago Cubs, glamor-
Gus champions of the National
League, and the New York Yam
KEGS, the boys with thunder in
their bats, prepared to fight it
out in base balls greatest spec
tacle at the Yankee Stadium, hard
by the limpid Harlem.
Tomorrow they go at it. Two games
here, then three at Chicago, then
back here for two more. if the series
goes the limit. A short fight and a
sweet one. But today it still was some
thing to anticipate, something to argue
over, with every office and street cor
ner an open forum.
The Cubs, slipping in under the Hud-
son at 10 am. this morning, were to
be given full possession of the great
pile in the Bronx for a last-minute
brushing up on fielding and a sharp
eningup of batting eyes The Yam
KEGS. too, were to snap through just
enough work to retain keen edge for
the big series.
Meanwhile the greatest activity was
miles removed from the battle site
Kenesaw Mountain Lands, from a
central location, smoothed out the
ayers and umpires final Instructions
And in the back rooms it went like
this:
Yanks 8-to-5 Favorites.
yeah. they're Offering to on
h,,t
thing, not thing Didn't they lay the
same figures that the Athletics would
take the Cardinals a year ago and
didn't this Pepper Martin make them
all look silly?"
That was how matters stood-the ap-
proximate odds, 8 to in favor of the
slugging Yankees, the prospect that
there will be showers tomorrow and
Thursday. and the majority of fans
frankly skeptical of the Cope that has
established the American League cnam-
pionS top-heavy favorites.
About the only point upon which all
agreed was that the big series is not
likely to break any attendance records.
There has been a healthy. normal sale
and there probably will be around So
600 customers in Col Jacob Ruppert's
big ball yard when play starts at 80
pm tomorrow, but the record of g.
600, set in 1926. probably will not be
endangered.
Most of the falling OF in Yankee
sentiment the last several days Is trace
able directly to the doubtful condition
of three of the clubs outstanding per-
formers, Babe Ruth, Charley Rufflng
and Lefty Gomez. With those three
right" it would seem logical to suppose
the McCarthymen would take the Cubs
in such short series where a couple
of sure-flre pitchers and an energetic
hor1e-run hitter can carry the load But
nothing is logical with three men like
that on the doubtful list
New York Stars Wobbly.
The Babe will be in there. starting
his tenth world series and aiming at
his favorite right field bleachers with
every swing, but even his best friends
are uncertain the big fellow will be in
at the finish. He still is a little wan
and weak from his recent siege of ap-
pendicitiS.
Rufing, the large right handler who
is due to face Guy Bush of the Cubs
in the first game, pitched only passable
ball his last few starts during the reg
uiar season, and Gomez, regarded as
McCarthy's best bet for the second
game, displayed streak Of wildness his
last two times out that gives Yankee
partisans the jitters every time they
think about it. Johnny Allen, brilliant
rookie right-hander, may be McCarthy's
choice for the second tussle. opposing
either Charley Root or Lon Warneke
Manager Charley Grimm and his Cubs
were enthusiastically greeted at every
stop their special train made on the
way from Chicago. At one stop Grimm
said:
Every man is in shape and we hope
to nab the first two games in New York
and finish it right at Wrigley Field.
We aren't afraid Of the Yankee bat
ting attack. We're under dogs in this
fight and I'm glad of it. Well fight
that much harder to win"