Evening star., 1933-09-28
STARTING PITCHER
IS MOOT QUESTION
Weaver and Stewart Figured
Possible Opponents of
HubbeII in Opener.
BY ALAN GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editcr.


n YEW YORK, September o.
M It seems to be an old
/ \ American League custom
and privilege to surround
the world series pitching selec-
tions with secrecy. Connie Mack
gave a successful demonstration
of this type of strategy several
years ago when he baff1ed the
Chicago Cubs with dark horse"
starter, Howard Ehmke, and
Clark Griffith, the "Old Fox" of
Washington, now seems to have
imbued his young pilot, Joe
Cronin, with the same mysterious
habit.
Whereas the principal pitching
secrets and hopes of the Giants are
wrapped up in the great lef: arm Of
slab against the Senators next Tuesday
afternoon at the Polo Grounds, the
experts still are busily guessing how
Griffith and Cronin will rotate the
Washington staff
The logical choice would be AL
Crowder, the sturdy right-hander who
has worked in so games this season,
scored victories N "a and is equipped
by experience and pitching craft to
bear the brunt of the Senators hurting
defense. But there are plenty of
smart" base ball men who think it
would be suicidal for the Mats to send
their ace highlander against Hubbell
in the opening game. Their theory, in
short. is that the Giants will be heavy
favorites to win any game that Hubbeu
starts and that it behooves the Sena-
tors, as a consequence to save their
stoute5t pitching arm for other &C.
casions in a series that may go the
limit of seven games.
Hubbell Wins Tooth Victory.
DERHAPS Griffith and Cronin have
been weighing this aspect of the
situation, as well as the fact that
Crowder was knocked out Of the box
by the Athletics on his last time out.
Whether the Senator bosses fear"
Hubbell or not, the fact Is that the ace
Of the Giants staff looms more FORM
idably than any other pitcher on either
team.
Consequently the gossip in
Washington is that the Senators
may gamble on the former Uni
vsrslty of Virginia professor of
mathematics. Monte Morton
Weaver, for the opener. with
Crowder and the two southpaw
Stars, Earl Whitehill and Wally
Stewart, to fall back on.
Weaver, six-foot right-hander, won
% games in his first full major league
season, 1882. He failed to repeat this
sterling performance, due apparently
to mental as well as physical worries
f1ne performances, has a lot Of "stufi"
and may give the Giants a flock of
trouble.
Hubbell's final prep" for the world
series yesterday, when he tanned the
slugsing Phillies for his twenty third
triumph OF the season and the Tooth
victory Of his major league career, was
all that could be asked from the SEN
satlonal exponent of the screw ball"
Stewart May Be Choice.
IUBBELL will rotate with Hal
schumacher, the young right
handler, and Freddy Fitzsimmons,
the burly "knuckle-ball expert, accord
ing to Manager Bill Terry's we'll laid
pitching plans. If the series goes the
limit Carl is certain to start three
games. 1t is equally likely that he will
be called for relief duty at any espe-
cially critical stage of the proceedings.
He has worked in As games this year,
registered 10 shutouts and never been
reluctant to respond to Terry's emer.
gency calls.
when things begin to look
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