Evening star., 1933-10-03

Giants Win Close Ones.
.rASI said earlier in this series OF
IA articles, pitching will be the de-
= termining factor. And the Giant
pitching advantage, to my mind, Is so
conclusive that only one result IS pos
sitle-a decisive victory for the Giants
Not only are Hubbell. Schumacher
and Fitzsimmons brilliant pitchers,
shutout and low-hit specialists, out
their pitching equipment and styles are
just the type to shackle the washington
bats
All our pitchers, you know,
throw a "downer" in some FORM
HubbeIPs screw ball breaks down
and away from right-handed
r.. hitters: Schumacher's fast ball
sinks, and Fitz's knuckle ball can
- be termed dry splitter
All are deliveries that compel batter
to hit the ball into the ground; deprive
him of his driving power.
The Senators are not power clup,
ANYWAY. in the sense that We consider
the Yankees and the Athletics. Faced
now by the combination OF that type
of pitching, steady and workmanllke
infleld and the dead" ball that will be
in play during the first two games at
the Polo Grounds, they should hnd the
scoring of runs a decided problem.
And that brings us back to series
of low-score games. The records prove
that the Giants excel in these. All the
wear the Giants have been winning the
CLOSE ones-they won the National
League pennant on the strength OF one
and tWorUn victories.
Luque and Bell Subs.
{. the series gets under way con-
lota 0r1nlnvmPnt
three starting pitchers, Hubbel.
Schumacher and Fttzsimmons. probably
In that order The veteran, Adol1o
Luque. and Herman Bell are slated to
fill the relief assignments, should any
be necessary. Both are experienced and
steady and have done effective WORK
all year.
other day that Schumacher's youth ana
comparative lnexperlence VIII pe
drawback. I can't agree on that. saw
him "on the spot too often this sum
ner to believe that he'll be bothered by
the series environment. Why, when we
were clinching the pennant during the
final road trip of the year. he won nVe
successive games, beating each OF the
contenders, St. Louis, Boston, Pittsburgh
and Chicago, in turn. And one tnlng
more, his overland 'sinker Is oe-
livery the ike OF WIllCll tile oeAAe''oAo
have not yet seen.
Incidentally. TRAVIS Jackson
and I haze a special incentiDe to
1uin. We played 'otth the Giants
of 1924, 1Uho Dere beaten IN
sepen-game series by the Senators
1Dhen a ball, hit by Earl McNeely,
struck pebble and bounded into
the outfeld.
This is our chance to show that luck,
and nothing else, beat us in that classic
of 10 wears ago. Speaking OF jackson,
I've got hunch Watch him. He may
be the series hero. There are prece-
dents for this prediction.
Back in 1906 George Rohe, a last
minute third-base substitute. virtually
won the series for the White Sox, and
in 1914 Charles Deal, another third
base replacement, was factor IN the
four-straight victory Of the Boston
Braves.
But I'VE got more than hunch on
which to base a conviction that the
Giants will win the series. They've got
pitching, great defensive strength, team
balance and a splendid morale. A WIN
ming combination. indeed. I won't at
tempt to stab at the number OF games
IL will take, but whether it's five or
seven. I sincerely feel that the final
score will award the worlds title to
New York.
copyright. 1889