Evening star., 1933-10-04
WEATHER PERFECT
| FOR SECOND GAME
Crowd Arrives Slowly for
Series TiIt-Giants Made
6.to.5 Favorites.
BY EDWARD J. NEIL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

POLO GROUNDS. NEW YORK, Oc-
tober 4.-Stirred by victory and the
warmth and sunshine of another per-
feet base ball day. the march on the
Polo Grounds for the second game Of
the world series between the Giants and
the Senators became a rollicking. SWELL
ing parade today.
The tension of the opening-day battle
in which the gangling hero Of the home
folks, left-handed Carl Hubbell. turned
back the American League champions,
4 to 2, as Mel OFT hit the first home
run Of the series, was lost in the new
confidence felt in Bill Terry's still
astonishing Giants.
The teams leave for Washington i'm
mediately after today's game for three
matches in the Capital, starting to-
morrow, with the sixth and seventh
contests, If necessary, due here Sun
day and Monday.
Cay Ideal for Game.
Base ball could not have ordered to
specifications more perfect day. The
sun poured down as it did yesterday,
the sky overhead was full of fluffy
clouds, and a light breeze was just
enough to cool mildly perspiring brows
and flap the flags that encircled the
roof of the covered stands stretching
almost completely around the field.
The crowd seemed to wander in more
slowly, however, than yesterday, when
a last minute burst Of selling brought
the attendance close to 47,000, just
square block Of the center field bleach
ers, huddled between the ends Of the
huge converging stands. were filled,
however, full hour before noon.
The 10000 unreserved seats found
customers more slowly, however and
the gayety of the situation was further
dimmed by the fact that the blue
coated band went suddenly and COM
pletely out of commission for reasons
unexplained, but unsatisfactory, what
ever they were, to the bleacher and rush
patrons. who insist upon their music
at world series.
Griffs Arrive Slowly.
AS the first Of the Giants streamed
out of the club house in center field,
citizens clothes, and there was con-
siderable waggng Of heads and waving,
and predictions.
Once more Johnny Salveson, the
right-hand rookie took the practice
mound to sharpen the batters' eyes as
he did yesterday. It's an old custom.
and a sort Of superstition in base ball,
that the fellow who pitches to the hit
ters in practice before a game they
win must be right back the next day
getting them prepared again. He's
their good omen.
There was the same cocky. confident
air about the Giants as they raced
about the field shagging flies. laughing,
hailing each other. having a lot of fun.
The odds ride with them now to win
the series and the betting commission
ers nave made them a 6to-5 favorite.
They can leap to to l by taking to-
days contest.
OFT Gets Big Hand.
The crowd saved its biggest hand for
Mel OFT, the quiet, sturdy little right
fielder who blew the opening contest
apart in the very first inning with his
home run off Wally Stewart Bash
fully the youngster from Gretna. La,
once the child prodigy of John McGraw,
ago when he was only l6, ducked his
head and doffed his peaked cap to the
roar of appreciation.
Then he set himself. took his toe
hold and bombarded his admirers in
the right-field stands with robust
clouts
Bill Shores replaced Salveson after
time and again it was OFT who delivered
the big blows into the stands. Bill Terry
stayed in the club house
Most of the Giants. Little Hughie
Critz. Long John Ryan, Travis Jackson,
George Davis. Gus Mancuso and Joe
Moore, devoted themselves in the hit
ting drill to meeting the ball squarely,
chunking it into the outfield on line,
rather than aiming for the stands.
Terry Hits Long Drive.
When Terry did trot in from the CEN
ter field exit Of the club house he was
greeted with a roar Then edged to the
plate and started denting the fluttering
bunting that prettied up the facades of
even longer than any OFT had belted,
the pellet dropping down into an en-
trance opening in the farthest section
Of the lower right field stands.
Cronin's Word Trusted.
1t was obvious Terry ana the Chants
trusted completely in the spoken word
Of Joe Cronin, for the Giants went
through their hitting drill with the
vanguard Of the Senators struggling out
to watch, without bothering to look at
practice left-hand pitching.
Incidentally the press box managers
were 'on" Cronin today for his open
ing game choice of Stewart. The theory
is that in short series such as this
you've got to lead first with your best
in order to have him ready for further
duty again at the earliest possible mo-
ment.
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