The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-07-27
TRAYNOR COMEDIES GIANTS
NATIONAL LEAGUE REMNANT
Pittsburgh Boss Expects Pirates
to Trait Cubs and Cards
in Fourth
BY HAROLD TRAYNOR
Manager Pittsburgh Pirates

New York, July 27.-Barring unfore-
seen injuries and breaks, 1t Is my
opinion that the first four clubs In
the National League will finish the
season In the order In which they
have stood for the better part Of the
campaign to date.
In other words, I am picking the
Giants to repeat. with the Cubs sec
ond, the Cardinals third, and my own
Pirates, fourth.
Perhaps the manager Of . fourth
place club should make lot Of claims
and threats, but I'm being honest in
stead Of optimistic.
I believe the New York team will
win, and 1t deserves to retain its
championship. Day In and day out,
Bill Terry's combination Is the most
formidable In the circuit.
Superior pitching and defensive
play, with timely hitting, and q won
derful spirit, make the Giants the
outstanding outfit, 1t seems to me.
Carl Hubbell alone Is enough to give
them an edge in hurting. The Okla
homan. to my mind, Is the greatest
pitcher In baseball today.
Chicago Infield Strong
The Chicago entry has fine In
field and IS exceptionally powerful 1t
the plate. but It's pitching Is too spotty
for the long drive, Is I see 1t. OF
course, the Bruins are not out Of the
race, for no array can be counted out
when its only two or three games
back Of the leader with the season
little more than half gone.
Both the Giants and Cubs are
tough to stop on their home lot. And
the schedule favors the men Of Man
haitian, since they already have COM
pleted two Of their long trips, and will
spend the critical month Of Septem-
Der ut the Polo Grounds.
st. Louis Is . fighting club, well
balanced and strong, but Frank
Frischs pitching largely has been :
two-man chore, and I don't believe
the Dean brothers can carry through
alone. The Red Birds were hard hit
the other afternoon when = sprained
ankle put Paul Dean on the sidelines
for three weeks.
As for the Pirates, we're not kid
ding ourselves. Well scrap right
down to the tape. and ! am confident
that we'll be closer to the pace-mak-
ers ct the windup than We are Of
present. We're going to do our part
making II q noStri to nostrtl chase.
which suspect It viii be oil the way
along the route.
Pittsburgh has been handicapped
by injuries. particularly the fractured
finger suffered by Fred Lindstrom
Now that this splendid outfielder u
back, the Pirates have the sharpest
third place hitting In the loop.
| The acquisition Of Ed Holley ought
to help our pitching. which hasn't
been Of the highest order.
Future II might
Fourth may be the best We can do
this year, but I am positive that the
future Of the Pittsburgh club y
bright.
In Arkie Vaughan, We have one Of
the foremost, II not the peer OF short.
stops. In Vaughan, Paul Waner. and
Lindstrom. We have three q tn
surest hitters in the game. and I'm
still rolling along ct . fairly rapid
rate.
Every time you look up one O
those Waner guys Is rounding second
base" remarked Hughie CritS. Of thu
Giants, following our last series VIII
the New York club. Lloyd Wanel
stu Is Little Poison. and Broshe'
Paul Is deadlier than ever.
The piraes may require tinkertnl
here and there, but give them pitch
ing replacements and klndler not
from lady luck, and ! have IN idei
they'll win In 1884, Or run the victor
ragged.
lCopyrieht, 1904, NEA- Service. me-