The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-10-01
CHARLIE ROOT Will
HEAVE FAST BALLS
AT POWER HIT'7ERS
Chicagoans Must Do Utmost to
Prevent Sweep. Of World
Series
MCCARTHY PICKS PIPGRAS
Strategy Of Root Selection Ex-
pected to Handicap
Southpaws

ASoSo, Wv. A.-(H)-AlkC weary
warriors newborn at the feel of the
homeland under their feet, the Chi
cago Cubs rose in their native haunts
OF Wrigley Field Saturday to face a
fresh onslaught of the New York
Yankees, as the world series, injected
with new life and vigor, moved into
its second phase.
Undismayed by two crushing de-
Keats in the opening conflicts in New
York, the worshipping faithful of the
Bruin clan rallied to an all but hope
less cause with the zest of zealots. To
add to the excitement, Franklin D.
Roosevelt and his presidential cam
palgn party, were scheduled to view
the show.
Every reserved seat in Wrigley Field
was sold. throngs waited in line for
the early morning sale Of 1880
bleachers seats and $500 standing
room tickets, and three was every in
dication crowd of $4,000 was the
least to expect for the third battle of
the championship series, first of
three straight games scheduled here.
From every side came declarations,
amounting almost to fighting chal-
lenges, of Cub revival.
Depend On Fast Bali
The spearhead Of that almost fam
tastic hope was the veteran sidearm
fast-ball pitcher, Charlie Root, the
nominee of Manager Charlie Grimm
for the task of holding in check the
bats of Lou Gehrig, Babe Ruth, Bill
Dickey, and all the rest of the ma
rauding Yankees who battered down
Guy Bush, Burleigh Grimes and Bob
Smith. IL to 6 in the opening game,
dubbed young Lon Warneke into S
to defeat in the second, and left the
entire Bruin array with mild case
Of shell shock.
Joe Mccarthy had named the We
teran George Pipgras as his choice
to carry on the masterful pitching
performances of Charley Ruffing and
Lefty Gomez in the two New York en-
gagements.
From Root. tight-lipped and deter
mined, came assurance of relief from
problem that vexed the Cubs in both
games and led directly to most of the
Yankees critical scoring.
you can just bet" said Charlie,
measuring each word. that therell be
none of that 'too-careful' pitching for
our side in there tomorrow. They'll
get no unnecessary bases on balls
from me-"
While the Yankees, already possess
sorS of world series record for
straight victories, now totaling 10 by
the addition of the first two games
to the four-straight triumphs over the
Pirates of 1927 and the Cardinals Of
1928, could see nothing ahead but an
other clean sweep. There were ptysi-
cal problems to take into considera-
ton.
Wrigley Field, with short-sleeved
crowds in the left-center field bleach !
ers on a warm day. always has been
the bane of lefthanded hitters swing
ing against right handed, side-arm
pitcher such as Root.
Southpaws Can't Sec
Southpaw clouters claim that they
cannot follow the flight of the ball
against that background.
The effect on the Yankees, of
course, would be little short Of disas-
trous if things worked out as the
Cubs predicted. Five of the first six
men in the Yankee batting order
swing from the left side of the plate.
The prospect of a warm day, al
though there was a threat Of cloudi- !
ness, assured the theory being put to
a decisive test. From an impartial |
viewpoint it seemed that something,
anyway, had to come to the aid Of the |
Cubs if the issue were to be prolong-
ed beyond the weekend.
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