The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-03

/ "Greenperg didn't look like much
of hitter to me-" remarks Klein,
Cubs veteran outfielder who is see
/ ing the series from the bench.
Il couldn't tell from out there in
left field" says Galan, Cubs fleet
lead-off man.
Il don't think they are as tough
as the Cardinals, do you Augie?"
Didn't look like it to me in the
first game"
"I thought they had more power"
"Schoolboy Rowe hit the hardest
ball of the day and Indy camped
under it."
"Augie, you know Greenberg COM
planned to Umpire Moriarty that the
Cubs were using rough language.
The American League must be get
ting soft"
After a while it gets quiet, and
you know they are asleep.
Root Hits Hay" Early
All over the hotel, the Cubs are
Snoozing and snoring away. They
have no worries. They won the
first game. Down in Room 812,
Charlie Root, veteran pitcher, has
been asleep a couple of hours. He
pitches the second game.
Earlier in the evening, after
Charles supper has had time to
digest and before he gets ready for
his rest, you are talking to Charlie.
How you feel?"
Feel good" he answers.
Know you're going to pitch,
don't you?"
Yep; Grimm told me-"
Root, now in the twilight of his
| pitching career, has never won a
World Series game. Tragedy has
logged him two times in previous
World Series games. In the fourth
game of the 1929 series against the
Athletics he was breezing along with
an eight-run lead in the seventh,
when the Cubs broke down in the
biggest one-inning collapse in series
history When the inning was over
the Athletics had scored 10 runs.
Ruth Calls Shot
Again in 1882 against the Yankees
Root was going along great until
Babe Ruth pointed to the deepest
spot in center field, and said:
That's where I'm going to hit il"
That mighty homer ruined Root
again.
DO you think the World Series
has you jinXed, Charley?"
Il don't believe in jinxes. If 1
pitch we'll enough I'll win"
Then you remember Root and
Hartnett are the "grandpops" of
the Cubs kid team" Root is SO
and Hartnett a. Together they are
older shan Cavarretta, 18. Galan, %,
and Demaree, Is, combined.
You see Gabby in Room 1853. He
had caught a hard game in the
opener handling Lon Warneke per-
fectly. When Warneke lost control
briefly in the fourth inning, walk
ing Greenberg and Goslin, Hartnett
went out to the mound and said:
Dick (the ball players name for
Warneke), you're too cautious. With
the stuff you've got you don't have
to work so close on these guys"
That advice brought Warneke
back in his stride and he steadied
to close out a brilliant 80 triumph.
Gabby Is Confident.
"Gabby, what about Root? Do
you think he can beat the Tigers?"
Root is a better pitcher now
than he was in 1929 or 1882. He has
never pitched any better in his life
than he did from July until the
close of the season. I look for him
to pitch a whale of game. Bridges
will have to be at his best to beat
him"
Gabby is tired, and wants to go
to sleep.
Up in room 1929 you find War
neke, jubilant over his victory. He
says: Il wasn't tired at the finish.
could pitch again without any
rest. hope it's hot, and Root gets
a white background out there in
the bleachers. With his side arm,
throwing against a white back
ground, they'll never touch him.
BEARS RUN WILD