The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-09-30
By Eddie Ash
Babe Ruth to Go on Air Waves Tonight
Statistics Favor Senators Over Giants

TIL American League has copied five out of the last six
world series and the "law of averages" will be working
against the Washington Senators this year, but on baseball
form the lads of Joe Cronin are this columns choice over
the New York Giants. The National League team doubtless
is the peoples choice and is a club of great fighters led by
brilliant pitching with Carl Hubbell as the key hurler. On the
other hand, the Senators also have exhibited an immense
amount of courage at different times this season and their
pitching, while not so tight over the long pull as that of New
York, has been backed up by more artillery.
Hubbel may come through as the miracle man and carry
the Giants through and his mates may bat better than their
averages promise. Statistics show, however, that the Sen
ators as a whole were better hitters and felders during the
regular campaign.
RABE RUTH. sultan of swat and the hero of several world series down
ID through the years. Will make one last radio talk to the baseball fans
OF The country tonight before departing for a vacation in Honolulu. The
peek p@s ad discussion lis ia 90 I of the 1888 world ID series ensd dope. Ruth has played in
the fall classics more than any other pasdmer in history and the wash
ington Senators and New york Giants. 1888 series contenders, are no
strangers to him Ruths interview on the air will be the hghnght OF
the red net work of NBC starting at Il p m central time.
THE Times Will be wen-oovered on the world series action beginning
l. in New York Oct 3 All the experts agree it will be a thrilling
conflict between Giants and Senators and there will be plenty to write
TeIagrarn viii gr,Tnsa he Two ra io~ channns in action and beard down
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United Press coverage. The Times wire service. He is U P sports editor.
tribute daily articles. H. Allen Smith and Harry Ferguson, wen-known
feature writer's. will describe the games in lighter vein. Play by play
and box score will appear in The Times World Series Extra.
IT seems as though that sewen family of Alabama Just can not be
4 eliminated dh@inst from world Id series ae fame S and competition D0rmpi9, Last year TIT it
s ssTfI Of Will f5e I2Fr ! the family 65,t banner Eo into t another &C classic ass t6 as S SatGher-in-
THERE was a mrx-up in the score of one of the recent games in the
L Dixie series between New Orleans and San Antonio at San Antonio.
1t ws the second contest of the title play and the final score was sent
out a S 7 to + New Orleans, by press associations, radio and carried that
way in san Antonio papers. The correct score was 7 to 5 all scorers miss
ing a tally in the ninth just before the third out. With runners on third
and second and two down, Pmdy of San Antonio sent a hot grounder to
the New Orleans third sacker, who juggled and then recovered in time
to tag out the runner coming from second, but not before the runner
who was on third had crossed the plate-and the marker counted. There
was no force play at third, for first base "a unoccuped when Purdy hit
the grOunder.
Jimmy crowley, the old Notre Damer and now head coach at Ford
ham. has abolished the huddl. The boys will have to learn their signals
in thorough manner, old-stye fashion, and start crashing at the quarter
backs call.
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Harry Kipke, one of the greatest gridders in Michigan history, got off
more than 200 punts during his career without having one of them
blocked. What a line!
Robert E Lee is a half back with Mercer university of Georgia. He
is a descendant of the Confederate leader. He was all ready to do his
ban-toting against the Army at West Point today.
TN a QUESTIONABLE, Coach Chick Meehan asked his Manhattan college
i team this question: IF the end is smuggling and using rough tactics,
would it be advisable to take a sock at him and get a penalty just to
teach him a lesson, or wait until the officials catch him?" According to
one player, the answer would depend on the size Of the offending end.