The Washington times., 1933-09-25
BY DAVIS ]. WALSH

BY DAVIS ]. WALSH
NEW YORK, Sept. Is QN.S0.
After reading all the kind things
his local admirers of the press
were saying about him, Mr.. Bill
Terry's only response today was
to sit down companionably in
the clubhouse at the Polo Grounds
and behave in manner that so
few managers choose to assume
and so many do not somehow
dare.
He gossiped of the world
series frankly and as one who
seemed to think the enterprise
was entitled to certain amount
of advance advertising from the
help. He talked from the book.
He discussed possibilities and
personalities. He spoke his mind
freely and without benefit of
stealth, which, on past perform
ances, isn't according to Double
day.
Speaking for himself, he said
he probably would pitch Hub
bell, Schumacher and Fitzsim-
mons in that order and then
come back with Hubbell. Speak
ing for the Senators, he said
he'd match Moore with Manush
in anybody's sunfield; that he
was not greatly impressed with
Whitehill and that, while he re-
spected all of their hitters, he
feared only Cronin, Myer, Ma
nush, and perhaps Bluege. No
two ways about it, we haven't
had a manager like Mr.. Terry
around a world series in some
years.
PhOned at 6 A. M.
The last time, in fact, took
place under somewhat similar cir
cumstances back in 1924 when
it was the custom of a certain
reporter to call Stanley Harris
from his bed at 6 a. m. and
ask him who he intended en-
ploying that day on what is tech
nically described as the hillock.
Mr.. Harris invariably answered
johnson" or "Mogridge," as the
case might have been, and mur-
muring something polite and in
articulate, stumbled off to bed.
He was very nice man and
very good manager in those days.
He is still very nice man, having
resigned as manager of the De-
troit Tigers on Saturday.
I wouldn't recommend the same
technique in the case of Mr.. Terry,
who is Southern and feels there
is something confidential about
mans sleep. But if you want
to know what he thinks and
what he plans to keep on think
ing until further notice, he wants
you to know that he is open for
business between the hours of
9 and 5 and until / o'clock on
Saturday and holiday.
For instance, he'll tell you this:
"GOslin is not the hitter he
was. CrOnin, Myer and Manush
are the men we have to watch.
Maybe Bluege, too. Of course,
any of them is liable to go wild
but right now we recognize the
first three as the danger marks.
"Whitehill may, be tough but
he didn't look it when we hit
against him with Detroit. If
anything, I'd pick Stewart as
tougher. But we're not worry
ing about their pitchers, they're
worrying about ours"
Worst SunfieId in N. Y.
Moreover, he'll also tell you this:
"That talk about the sunfield
at Washington is nothing on our
conscience. We have the worst
sunfield in the world at the Polo
Grounds. We also have the
best sun-fielder in the world at
the Polo Grounds. His name is
Joe Moore.
"MOOre will play every game
for me. In fact, I won't use
an alternating outfield against
left and right handlers but will
stick with Moore, Davis and
OFT. don't know why 1
shouldn't. They are away out
in front of the Washington
Outfield. O'DOul will be used
only as a pinch hitter. AS
for Lefty Clark, the pitcher, Tm
not planning on using him at
ALL"
Finally, by way of emphasis
and for good measure, he'll then
tell you this:
"It ought to be a one.run
Series. Those white shirts in
centerfield at the Polo Grounds
will help the pitchers and they
don't need much. We have the
pitchers and that ought to
swing the final result. 1t al-
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