Evening star., 1933-10-01

tured recent WOrlQ series. l look
very possibly the limit of seven.
Even in these days Of the lively ball
pitching has continued to dominate a
world series, generally, and I do not
look fer the present clash to be any ex-
ception. On what I have seen of the
New York club this year. plus careful
perusal of records. believe the Giants
have mighty fine pitching staff. To
my way Of thinking. pitching more than
any other factor won the league pen
to win the world series it must look to
its pitching.
More to the point, the New York
pitching staff has a number of men who
resort to certain style deliveries against
which Washington is ordinarily weak
In the American League Washington is
regarded as team which does not like
southpaw pitching. While the batting
style of the club is net at all lopsided,
there being an equal distribution Of
right and left-handed batters, the Sen
ators In recent years have not been very
successful against southpaws.
HubbelI Seems Frai1.
VXIITHOUT question New York has
w one of the greatest southpaws
in Carl Hubbell. Neither on
nor off the field does Hubbell impress
you as an outstanding athlete, for he
is far from rugged. In uniform he
looks positively frail Yet Hubbell has
an assortment of stuff that makes him
tough to beat, and his style of pitching
is not relished by Washington's sluggers
Hubbell's screw BALI is his most
effective weapon. He has fine curve
and good enough fast ball, but the
screw ball he resorts to most If there
is definite difference between this
and Christy Mathewson's famous
fadeaway, it is that Matty's fadeaway
was effective whether he kept the pitch
high or low, while Hubbell must keep
the screw ball around the knees to
get the best results.
As 1 have said, Hubbell has
good fast ball, and Washing
ton as q whole likes speed, but
in all the games 1 have seen
Hubbell pitch the fast ball is
Hubbell usually wastes the fast
ball, seldom making it good
enough for the opposition to get
good hold on it.
Despite frailness, Hubbell can stand
plenty of work This is because there
is no effort to his pitching he has
good control and makes his task look
easy. Pitchers Of the Hubbell type,
in the American League, have always
been highly successful against Wash
ington. OF course there is always the
chance the dope will be completely
upset in a world series. but on form
Hubbell should meet with much sue
cess. I believe he is the one pitcher
who holds the fate of the Giants ir
his hands Hubbell, If at his peak In
the series, could win two games and
might break into the select circle of
world series pitchers who have won
three games.
Should Manager Bill Terry use Hub
bell. Schumacher. Fitzsimmons and
Parmelee as his starting pitchers, look
for them to be effective In that order.
While Schumacher is fast-ball pitcher
and I have stressed that washington
likes that style-the Senators will face
a fast ball Just little bit different when
Schumacher serves.
Schumacher Has Deceptive Ball.
Y VERY often fast-ball pitchers get
" an unusual break on the ball. and
cannot explain it. It is due to the
peculiar manner in which they let the
ball 90. their natural way Of delivering
it. Hildebrand, Cleveland. has such
delivery, and in the games have seen
Schumacher pitch he has shown that
style.
Uould say Schumacher throtCs
q fast ball sinker. That is ball
uhich breaks much after the
manner of the banned spitbaH,
and it is most deceptive. 1t may
cause much trouble for Wash
ington.
Parmelee is fine pitcher and has a
great fast fall, but his style in the past
has not been effective against Wash
ington. Fast-ball pitchers as rule do
not beat the Senators. Fred F1tzsim-
mons with his knuckle ball, another
freak delivery, which acts not unlike
the spitball, can be most troublesome II
he has control. There is also chance
watson Clark, veteran southpaw, may
break into the picture. He has an as
sortment Of slow stun not relished by
washington, and may be the surprise
of the series.
General" Crowder, ace Of the WASH
ington pitching staff, is truly great
pitcher. He is the type who could easily
win three games in the world series.
Crowder has rubber" arm, works
easily, and has a world of stuff. But the