The Washington times., 1933-09-28
N,TERRY.
RATED SMART
LEADERS
BY GARRETT WATERS

NEW YORK. Sept. 28.-A series
of the world (world series to YOU'D
brings into play many, many
things. First of all, the games
are one grand big show for the
spectator.
Next. they are decided test for
the performers involved, while
most important of all, they open
the door for every path of man
agerial strategy that can be
mustered by the leaders Of the
two teams, who usually pull every
string to win what to them is
the greatest honor In their lives
the worlds championship.
In the series due to start within
the next few days, this manager
ial strategy promises to play its
most dramatic part. For in Joe
Cronin and Bill Terry, the series
is given two of the smarteSt lead.
ers in the game today-a pair Of
men who won't leave a thing un-
done in the way of strategy to pull
their respective clubs over the
wire the winner.
CrOnin's Possibilities
From a Washington standpoint,
many questions are being asked
these days as to the possibilities
Of Cronin'S success as a Strategical
leader in the games to come. They
are wondering whether he'll pull
the right move at the right mo-
ment and whether he'll out
general anything that Bill Terry
attempts.
We'd say he will as his record
as a manager this season proves
the point, speaks for itself, or
What-have-you. Yes, we'll agree
that he'll have a tough man in
Bill Terry to outgeneral but even
SO we believe he'll turn the trick
as there's never been as smart a
manager connected with the
Washington ball club since the
days of Bucky Harris when that
young fellow was winning pen
nants and out-smarting the other
fellow right and left in the sea-
sons of 1924 and 1925.
Although many may not realize
it, Cronin is out-generaling Bill
Terry right today in withholding
the announcement of his starting
pitcher for the opening game OF
the series next Tuesday at the
Polo Grounds, Terry has an
nounced his selection in Carl Hub
bell, super-left-hander, but Cronin
has kept everybody in the dark by
saying that it will be any member
of his staff from Gen. Alvin
Crowder down to the rookie, Ed
Chapman.
He's doing this. so he explains
it, to keep the Giants from prac"
ticing too diligently against
right-hander or left-hander in
their daily stick drills, or in other
words, to keep them from becon1-
ing "set" to face either a right
handler or southpaW.
"Why give 'em this advan-
tage?" he said. "It would only
make it harder for our pitchers
to beat them because they'd be
ready for CrOwder or White
hill or Weaver or Stewart, just
as much as we're going to be
ready for Hubbell."
Maybe my figuring will be
all wrong by the time that first
game actually starts, as instead
of starting HubbeIl, some other
hurler may get the call. But
we'll have to cross that bridge
when we come to it, and I
might say we've even started
crossing it this early by the
use of every man on our staff
in our batting practices re-
Gently
The series begins, as most every.
one knows by now. next Tuesday
at the Polo Grounds, New York
city, If you please. The ball will
get rolling then, dear friends,
and with it the strategic moves
of Messrs. Cronin and Terry.
Which man will be out-generaled?
Cronin? Terry? We think the
latter. But the actual games
will tell.