Evening star., 1935-10-14
ONLY THREE MEN
MERIT BIG HAND
Gehringer Leads, Warneke
and Bridges Are Next.
Neither Club Hot.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

CHICAGO, October 14.-In the
1885 world series there were no more
than three players who, by any
stretch of imagination, could be called
great.
The Detroit Tigers in winning the
American League championship were
not great team. They merely were
the most consistent and determined
in a league where the quality of play
was considerably under par.
Chicago was not a great team In
the series. 1t was great in marching
q straight games to win the National
League pennant over the broken
Giants and the pitcher-shy Cardinals.
In the world series the Cubs made
too many mistakes to merit compari-
son with the really great champions
Of their league.
Charlie Gehringer, the Tiger second
baseman, was the greatest player in
the series. The silent Knight of
Detroit is the greatest second base
man since Eddie Collins and future
years may stamp him the greatest
since Lajoie, the glamorous French
man of the American Leagues juve-
nile years. Gehringer is a tremen-
dous hitter and fielder who seldom
makes mechanical mistakes and
hardly ever a mental blunder. Phleg-
matte of temperament, Gehringer is
one player to whom the world series
was Just another mess Of ball games.
Warneke Is Great HurIer.
YOU can put Lonnie Warneke, the
l. tobacco "chawin' clothes-line
from Arkansas, down as one Of the
greatest pitchers ever to chuck a ball
in any world series. Warneke has
lust about as much stuff as Matthew
son, Brown, Donovan, the Deans or
any other pitcher you can recall. In
addition he has the courage without
which no pitcher is entitled to be
called great"
Tommy Bridges is another who is
qualified to associate with Babe Ruth.
Grover Alexander, Bill Dineen and
Babe Adams in the bull pen OF world
series heroes. The little man has a
great curve ball and he is able to win
under pressure. Without him the
Tigers might still be looking for tnelr
first world championship.
Billy Herman, the Cub second base
man, is a fine player and. while the
best in the National League, loses
something when placed in competi-
ton with Gehringer. OF course, both
Mickey Cochrane and Gabby Hartnett
have been leaders in their line these
many years and although they dis
played their usual steady game be-
hind the plate. they did not shine
particularly bright in this series.
Goslin, the sixth game hero of Tiger
fans, is on the down slope and his
winning hit merely offset his error
in the first game.
Cubs Get the Knocks.
CINCE the Tigers won, any mechan-
- ical or tactical mistakes they
made will be forgotten. But a lot
of fingers will be pointed at the Cubs
when the hot stove leaguers go into
session this Winter. There was
| Cavarretta's blunder in chasing Rogel
to second while Fox scored. That play
was eoualed only when Heinie Zim-
norman Of the Giants chased Eddie
Collins over the plate in the 1917
series. However, Cavarretta is still
under voting age, so the Cub fans
can charge that to inexperience. But
Jurges' error on the easiest ground
! ball of the series. in the fourth game
cannot be skipped so easily.
When Chicago fans get around to
it. they are going to ask Charlie
Grimm why Hartnett was not per-
mitted to hit with Lindstrom on
second and none out in the tenth
round of the fourth game. Or why a
| pinch hitter was not sent in for
Jurges and French in the ninth in
| ming of the last game when Hack
was on third, waiting for any sort OF
hit or fly ball to send him home
with tie-breaking run. In the final
analysis there were more tactical
than mechanical blunders on the Cub
side than by the Tigers.
Moriarty Not to Blame.
THE Cubs and their followers will
blame Umpire George Moriarty
for loss of the series, so long as the
big Irishman lives. But George really
damaged their chances only once;
that in the third game when he