Evening star., 1933-09-23
Jackson Has Experience.

81 A S far as hitting Is concerned
~ Jackson will not materially
weaken us. Vergetz might hit a
longer ball but Jackson should hit as
often and be as tough a man in the
pinch. What is more he has had world
series experience, and he will steady the
younger members of the infield."
Bills standing pat on his present
lineup means that George Davis, OBJ
tanned last Spring from the Phillies
will hold down center field. Although
not as dangerous with the bat as
Lefty O'Doul, he is the better fielder
and it is on the Giants defensive
play in the pinch that Terry relies not
e little.
But Lefty isn't out of it; I'm 60
Ing to use him as pinch hitter" said
"We may need one. In a spot
like that O'Doul will prove his
value to US. He is one Of the
most dangerous batters in the
league and in our ball park
especially he Is likely to drive
home run into the upper deck
anytime he can get hold Of
good pitch.
I'm the Washington park. of course,
he may not be SO likely to do it, but
for that matter none Of us may. It's
a park with a long center-field drive
forget we open at home, and with
Hubbell."
Giants Right Field.
"HE difference in the two parks is
pronounced, except in center field,
where the Polo Grounds measure
430 feet on line to the bleachers and
the Washington park 422 feet. The
spot in the Polo Grounds which such
southpaw swatters as ODoul, Terry
and OFT mark with an OK" on occasion
is the right-field boundary line, only
257 feet from plate to stands. A full
66-foot farther swing will be needed
in Washington to clear the right
field wall, but several times this year
drives by this Giant trio have shown
enough carrying power to bridge that
added distance.
To slap home run into the
left-feld stands in Ne1U York you
must hit the ball 355 feet, Uhile
in Washington 407 feet is re-
quired
It is question whether more homers,
II any. will fly into those stands from
the bats of Moore, Critz, Mancuso, Ryan
brigade, than off the clubs of Cronin,
Bluege. Schultz and Luke Sewell.
Our guess would be that the Giants
have an edge, as Cronin is the only
right-hand batting Senator who has
shown signs of blasting out many four
baggers. But Mancuso, Davis and pos
sibly Ryan. the kid who shouldn't hit
but does when least expected, may con-
meet, especially in their own bailiwick.
ON the left side of the plate Wash
~ ington has Buddy Myer, Heinie
Manush, Goose" Goslin and Joe
over 800. in company with Boss Cro-
min. while Myer and Schultz are easily
within the gay nineties'' and invalu-
able in the pinch.
''Kuhel is the only man haven't seen
play" said Bill Il don't know much
about him. But I notice he's up with
the leaders. although you must remem-
Der there are more hits in that ball
they use in the American League
than in the one we have to hit against.
But said before I thought Washington
had the edge in hitting. And they
have; you can't get away from it."
How well Terry knows it you
can Judge when it is remembered
tndt ne Is the OILY UidHt HittIHS
over 800. Joe Moore is next
highest. with .292 or thereabouts.
The Senators are hitting rs
points higher, as team, than
the Giants.
They are even points better as a
defensive unit, a department in which
Terry figures he has shade. 1t is a
question, of course, whether the dcu-
ble-play combination of Critz and Ryan,
of whom veteran New York sports writ
ers say-"the best infield pair in these
parts in 10 years"-will turn back more
assaults than Washington's Myer-Cro-
min combination.
"It's going to be a tough series" "
Terry summed up. We haven't the
greatest club ever assembled. But 1t
hustles. and hustling team is hard to
beat. BY the way He was pull
ing away. inch by inch; it had been a
long conversation for Terry. You
might say I'm depending upon fellow
by the name of Mel OFT to help us out
with the hitting. He always hss!"
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