The Washington times., 1932-10-01
SEES SERIES
END IN FIVE
GAMES

BY BABE RUTH


CHICAGO, Oct. IL do not
expect that the world series will
see any more of the Yankee
Stadium, and 1 am voicing the
opinion of every other member
of the Yankees when I say this.
When the series started I pre-
dicted that we would win in six
games. Things have happened
since to make me feel that the
series will not go beyondsfive, and
probably no more than four.
Do not let me appear to be
Dragging about what we will do,
I base the opinion on the fact
that the Chicago pitching Is not
likely to be as tough for us in
the next two games as 1t has
been in the first two, and we
won both. We didn't hit Bush
hard and we did not get anything
bigger than a single off Warneke.
That sort of hitting Is below the
usual Yankee standard. 1 expect
to see the boys break out here
with some long hitting and I do
not think that Root and Malone
will bother us as much as Bush
and Warneke did.
Two Defeats Big Handicap
Then there is another reason.
There is the handicap which
those first two defeats impose
on the Cubs. Several times it has
happened that a team won a
series after dropping the first
game. but it has never happened
in a seven-game world series that
a team lost the first two gameI
and then was able to win.
Look at it this way. Charlel'
Grimm's team must beat us four
out of the remaining five games
to become world champions. and
1 don't think they can do that.
recall that the 1921 Yankees,
of which I was member, won the
first two games and then lost the
series, but that year We played
nine-game series, or until one team
had won five games. The Giants
beat us. five games to three. SO
you can see what a handicap the
Cubs face because of those first
two defeats.
Yanks in Fine Form
All our players are in fine trim
and we still have plenty of high
class pitching to toss at the Cubs,
George Pipgras will pitch the
third game, and I look for Johnny
Allen for the next one. Both
have pitched fine ball during Sep
tember-in fact. Allen has been
steady winner since June, and he
won II during the season against
four defeats. Then we have Herb
Pennock, Danny MacFayden and
Walter Brown as starting posi-
bilities, or ready to jump in If a
game begins to get away. Then
again Ruffing will be ready to
start again in the fourth game, If
necessary. With all this reserve
pitching at hand I can't figure
how we can lose.
KOenig May Not Play
was sorry to hear that Mark
Koenig may not be able to play
in tn, game today or possibly in
the other games. If we are to win
we would rather beat the best
team that the Cubs can put on
the fell. I feel that the National
Leaguers cannot afford to lose as
good hitter as Mark is. But
that is one of the tough breaks
o. the game. 1t often happens
that some player Of great I'M
portance to a team is injured.
Idea Often Exploded
The idea that player cannot
do we'll under such conditions is
one of baseball's myths which
lives on and on, though it is ex-
ploded hundreds of times every
season.
Yes, must revise my first esti-
mate of a victory in six games.
Now l say five, at most, with a
chance of making it four straight.
We sure would like to establish
the record of three clean sweeps,
and know that Col Jacob Rup.
pert, owner of our club, is anxious
to see us do that.