The Washington times., 1935-09-23


st. Louis. Frank buck" oNem
They shared the rate OF the
Giants, and all hope Of world
series on a scent fare crashed
in the collapse of the Gotham
teams.
Those who are close to the sit
uation say that Ed Barrow and
Clark c. Griffith will get together
in New York tomorrow and pa
rade their trading chattels for
each others approval.
Griffith will be on Broadway
for the fight, and probably will
remain there while the Griffs are
in town.
Just who will be involved in the
deals, providing any develop, is
difficult to say at this time. There
has been a great deal of talk this
season about certain trades be-
tween the Yankees and GriffS.
One that has persisted in the
face of frequent denials involves
Heinie Manush and Ben Chap
man. Heinie would welcome a
chance to go to New York, and
he could cover that right field in
the House that Ruth Built. It is
no secret that Manush is just
about through in this city.
Would Benefit
A change of scenery would ben
eft Heinie no end. He's not
through as ball player, and the
fact that his batting average fell
off a bit this year is not a sure
fire indication that the end Of the
trail looms before him. Griffith
wants pitchers, and perhaps the
Yanks have a hurler who would
win for the Griffs. You may be
assured that any deal will be
based on a winning pitcher COM
ing here.
Despite the fact that the st.
Louis Cardinals won a double
header from the Cincinnati Reds
yesterday, their defeat at the
hands of the Rhinelanders on
Saturday did them no good what.
ever in the National League pen.
nant race. The Cards go into ac-
tion with the Pirates today and
tomorrow, playing out two post
poned games.
The Cubs will be idle until
Thursday when they storm down
on Sportsmans' Park for the pen.
nant fight.
Three games off the pace, the
Cards must win those two tilts
with the Pirates if they hope to
play the world series this year.
There is little assurance that they
will do any such things, for the
reason that in an even 20 games
this year, st. Louis has gotten
nothing better than an even
break. And any such thing today
and tomorrow would be ruinous;
nothing less.
Three Games Difference
If the Cards get an even break
with the Pittsburgh gang they
would hold their present position,
three games behind the leader.
The standing then would read:
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If this should happen, then the
Cards would have to win five
straight from the Cubs. Winning
four out of five would give St.
Louis a net gain of three games
and tie up the race.
If the Cards beat Pittsburgh
twice, however, the complexion
will change somewhat. Should
FrischS blades win two from the
Pirates while the Cubs are idle
they will gain one full game and
go into the pennant grapple two
games behind the pace.
Even under those conditions the
strain will be terrific on st. Louis.
So terrific, indeed, as to be crush
ing. The Cubs have only to win
two games to grab the flag, while
St. Louis must win four out Of
five to come out ahead.
Chi Fans WhOop
It is small wonder that the
fans of Chicago are whooping it
up in high glee as world series
enthusiasm grips the city. Play
ing the Tigers calls to mind the
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