The Washington times., 1933-10-03

hO1H Jake LIl6 uOIlOTS.
I look for Hubbell to give the
Senators plenty of trouble every
inning he is on the mound, but
I figure, too, that those Washing
ton pitchers are going to be
tough on the New York hitters.
Joe Cronin has two great south.
paws in Earl Whitehill and Wally
Stewart, and one of the smartest
pitchers in the game today in
Crowder.
These three have been able
consistently this year to hold
the American League hitters in
check, and the hitting has been
harder in our league. Whether
due to the ball or nots is another
question, but the fact remains
that hitting was heavier than in
the National League and runs
were far more plentiful.
Low Score Games
Thus in a league where scoring
has been heavy these three Wash
1ngton pitchers have had more
than their share of low score
games. I look for them to hold
the National League hitters to
low scores, too.
I see no great difference be-
tween the two clubs from a field
ing standpoint. But there un-
Questionably is more power hit
ting in the washington lineup,
and I look for it to assert itself.
Granting that Hubbell is clearly
the best pitcher of the year, he
cannot work every day. And I
believe that the three Washington
pitchers mentioned above, also
Monte Weaver, who came along
fast in the closing weeks, figure
to do better than Schumacher.
Parmelee and FitzsimmonS.
CroWder, like Hubbell, has been
effective both as starter and as
q relief pitcher this year. I look
to see both of them starting games
and also figuring in relief work if
another pitcher gets into trouble.
would like Hubbell against any
Washington pitcher who may op.
pose him, but I would favor the
other Washington starters against
the fellows who will follow Hub
bell in the games.
I don't look for any home run
hitting in the Washington games,
and do look for some in New
York, with the Senators doing
more of it than the Giants. I
base this belief on the fact that
Washington has more of what we
call power hitters than New York
has.
Better on Defense
I am quite sure that the Giants
will encounter a better ball club
in this series than they saw in
their own league during the regu-
lar season. And I am equally GER
tain that Washington will be up
against better defensive team
than the Senators had to face
while winning their American
League flag. Washington met
harder fighting teams but none
that made scoring so difficult,
and for that reason none that
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look for a series in which
pitching and tight defense will be
the deciding factors. That has
been the type of ball with which
both teams have prospered dur
ing the regular season. Each team
has relied on a few runs to win
and for that reason the two man
ayers, Bill Terry and Joe Cronin,
have not lost much time in chang
ing pitchers. So don't be sur
prised if such moves come along
quickly in this series Neither is
a club which figures on one big
inning pulling it through after it
has fallen behind.
It should be a closely fought Sc
ries, but you know how baseball
has a habit of upsetting the dope.
Hubbell'S pitching gives the Giants
a great chance in any series, but
I still think the Senators are
enough better as a team to win
the big title.
Copyright, 1898, by The Christy
Walsh Syndicate)