The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-29
GREATEST FINISH
 IN OLDEN LOOP
 SINCE 1908 SERIES
World s cries Opening !, May Be Delayed ; Giants
 in Slump

NEW OA ASKtsff See- ' - e ' F7 Baseball fans of thes nation, and thousands who are not fans, watch ed with tense interest today one of the most dramatic diamond duels eyer staged--the deadiocked finish light for the National League pen- nant between the New York Giants, defending champions, and the chal- lenging St. Louis Cardinals.
 Opening of the football season. the approaching world series and other sports were neglected for this grand flag battle. the like of which has not been seen in the major leagues since 1908 when the Giants and Chicago Cubs played of, pro- tested game to decide the pennant winner.
 Mickey Cochrane's Detroit Tis- CTS easily 4clinched the American League pennant several days ago and are all set to clash with the world series. But here 1t is--just one day before the end of the ma jor league season and the fate of the national flag still is in doubt. In fact there is no certainty the world series will be able to open at Detroit on Wednesday. as sched- uled.
 Wotta Fight!
 A few weeks ago Bill Terrys Giants, world champions of 1933. looked like certain winners. But Frankie Frisch and his fighting band of Cardinals staged one of the games most brilliant iate-sea- son surges, winning IS of their last 23 games. That is phenomenal baseball. They did this while the Giants were losing II of 21.
 The Cards won their second straight game from the Cincinnati Reds yesterday while the Giants were idle for their second consecu- tive day. This victory tied the two contending clubs in the National League standing. It left them like this:
 St. Louis ....... 93 58 .616 New York ...... 93 58 .616 Now each club has two games left on its regular schedule. The Giants play Casey Stengel's Brook lyn Dodgers today and tomorrow at the Polo grounds in New York, and the Cards continue today and tomorrow against Cincinnati at St. Louis, completing a four-game series. a
 If deadlock still exists tomor- row night, end of the season, it will neccssitate the first ''constitu- tionar' play-off series of three games in baseball history. officials of the National League already have completed plans for this play on. The first game would be con. tested at St. Louis on Tuesday, the second at New York on Wcdnes- day and the third if necessary, at New York on Thursday. In that case the world series could not open at Detroit until Friday or Sat urday.
 Weather might take hand in the race. Should either game be rained out today, a double header could be staged tomorrow. But if any games were rained out tonor- row, they would, be permanently standings then could determine the wirne r.
 ', Great Stun
 Coincidentally, although the Car dinals are making their final bid against the tafl-end Cincinnatans. and the Giants against the sixth place Dodgers, fate could not have selected more formidable psyche. logical opponents. Charley Ddesscn, manager of the Reds, Is one of Bill Terry's warmest friends. and there are four or five Red players who have no fondncss for owner Sam Breadon of the Cardinals. The Reds, as a club, would rather see the pennant go to Moscow than to St. Louis. As for. the Giants and Dodgers, metropolitan rivals, they have been feauding since the early days of McGraw and Robin son. Ta'ctless Bill Terry poured oil on the flames last winter when he merrily inquired of newspaper men.
 The Dodgers? Are they still in tn. league?" Some 50,O00 fans were expected to swarm into the Polo grounds today to watch Casey Stengel and his blood-thirsty Dodg. CTS answer the question.
 Leroy Parmelee of the Giants Van Lingle Mungo or Ray Benge probably will be mound opponents.
 Although the contenders are tied, st. Louis is the betting favorite. Jack Doyle, veteran Broadway commissioner. last night quoted 2 to against the Cards winning, and 6 to against the Giants.
 ST, LOUIS (NL)