Evening star., 1933-10-03
L0NG-LA|D PLANS
LIKELY TO CRASH
Experts Late Swing Toward
Giants PuzzIes-Russell
May Start a Game.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

4 tween Ine peIlHdHI-WlH-
ming clubs of the major
leagues for the world base ball
championship that was to get
under way here this afternoon
very likely will go down in the
history of the diamond classic as
the series of surprises.
Marked by oddities before its
start, the series promises to pro-
vide even more unequal features
as it progresses.
Particularly puzzling to the sports ex-
perts has been the last-minute trend
toward the Giants among those daring
to forecast the series victors
As recently as last week the National
League champions were thought to have
only a slim chance to overcome the
Nationals, flag winners in the American
League With all the records in its
favor the Washington club was pro-
Iounced faVorite.
Yet within the last two days, New
York sentiment has increased steadily
were to enter the battle they were ac-
corded virtually an even chance with
the Nationals to lug away the laurels.
Go Against Precedent.
CURPRISING, too, has been the pub
- lies choice of the Giants as win
ners of the first game with their
great screwballing eft-hander, Carl
Hubbell doing the pitching, despite the
readiness of the bettorS to get their
money down on the Nationals to win
out in the series.
Heretofore, victory in the first game
has been regarded as almost essential
to victory in the series. In its consid-
Grafton of the current set of champion
ship tilts, however, the public-outside
Of New York-appears to figure the
Washington club quite capable OF cop
ping the world championship. despite
the handicap of first game loss.
Another surprise was saved for the
beginning Of the series by Manager
Cronin. Since his Nationals cl1nched
the pennant in the American League.
he had shrouded with mystery his
pitching plans for the opening game.
The majority of base balls followers,
with no advance word from the boy
manager. had felt certain that either
the right-handed Al Crowder or the
left-handed Earl Whitehill. each win
ner of more than a score OF games
In their clubs championship campaign,
would be sent to the pitching peak this
afternoon.
Yet the young pilot who throughout
the American League season handled
his pitchers without advance announce
ments of his plans, but admirably
nevertheless, was prepared to order to
the firing line against the Giants none
other than the left-handed Walter
Stewart, rated generally as the Ma
tionals' second-string southpaw.
Though this move was calculated to
startle the base ball "wiseacres," Cronin
declared this morning he hao planned
the employment of Stewart as today's
starter more than two weeks ago.
May Start Russell.
~THER pitching surprises such as
} starting Jack Russell, a relief
hurler during the American
League race. in one of the series games
might be sprung, for those of the Ma
tionals who have carefully observed the
Giant batters in action recently claim
that Russell with his fading curve
could stop the New Workers cold.
Surprises are due from the Giant side,
too, say those who insist they are in
1890
Terry has said he probably would not |
use Ray Parmelee on the hill because !
of the pitchers Wildness, it is being ru-
mored that the injury last week OF Fred
Fitzsimmons, husky right-hander, may
compel the use Of Parmelee in the |
series.
And there ,are hints being dropped
that Terry will not adhere to his an
nounced plan of using only the Moore
Davis-Ott outfield They will tell you |
here that Frank O'Doul, former Ma
tional League batting champion, whose
punch was missing in so much OF the |
pannant campaign. braced so notably |
In the last four weeks of the race he |
probably will get the call to enter the
series as soon as any Of the selected lot |
of Giant gardeners begins to wilt be-
fore Washington pitching.
1t begins to appear that many OF the
plans so carefully plotted for the series
by the rival clubs will be brushed aside
once the battling becomes hot and new
schemes Matched on the spur Of the
moment. With such aggressive, in
trepid and impetuous leaders as Cronln
and Terry directing the operations OF
the rival outfits almost anything in
startling base ball may be expected.