The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-10-01
BY JOE WILLIAMS
Times Sports Writer

Times Sports Writer
DETROIT, Oct. If Schoolboy
Rowe knows his lessons the Tigers
ought to beat the Cubs in the World
Series starting here tomorrow. The
Schoolboy has been named to pitch
the opening game. This makes it
plain that in the Judgment of Man
ager Mickey Cochrane the School,
boy is his best bet.
Furthermore, it makes it plain
that the Tiger manager is counting
on using the Schoolboy as often as
possible in the scheduled seven
games.
Thus the importance of the
Schoolboy's position can not be
exaggerated. If he collapses at the
start, the American Leaguers will
Immediately be thrown into a panic.
If, on the other hand, he is able to
turn the Cubs back in powerful STYLE
the home defenders will be hard 10
catch.
The Schoolboy bulks so large in
the Tiger picture this year that ne
one way or the other by his per-
Torrance in the opening game. If
he turns in a glittering performance
the morale of the Tigers will become
so improved that Cochrane's men
may make a simple parade of the
rest of the series. The Tigers are
that kind of a team.
A Remarkable Exhibition
This is the same Schoolboy who
won Is games in row last season
TO equal the all-time American
League record. He was the pitching
sensation of the season.
Yet. Cochrane didn't have enough
confidence in him to start him in
the opening game of the series last
season. He started the ancient Alvin
Crowder instead. The Tigers lost
the opening game and went on TO
lose the series.
The Schoolboy pitched the Sec
ond game, and gave a remarkable
exhibition. The game went II in
nings. In the last nine innings only
one man out of % reached first base.
Cochrane had hesitated TO use the
Schoolboy in the opening game be-
cause Dizzy Dean was the Cardinal
pitcher He practically conceded
that Dizzy was unbeatable.
But He Lost His Stuff
AS it turned out Dizzy pitched a
ragged game and if Rowe had faced
him and pitched the kind of ball
he flashed in the second game he
would have won easily and the Tig-
ers would have taken the first trick,
important not only as a game won
but as psychological stimulus.
But even so the Schoolboy's per-
Torrance was so impressive the Tig-
ers regained all their confidence; he
was one pitcher they could certainly
count on for another victory, or
possibly two more victories.
But it developed they didn't know
their Schoolboy, and his capacity
for inconsistency.
The Tigers came up to the sixth
game leading three to two in games
won and in perfect spot to drive
home the clincher. The pitching
assignment went to the Schoolboy.
It was his second start in the series.
He had had three full days rest.
But what happened? The SCHOOL,
boy didn't have thing. He had
lost his stuff.
He Has His Moments
The point is the Schoolboy has
his livid moments. After such a
brilliant start he should have chased
the Cardinals right out Of the park
last fall But he didn't; he fell down
on job that was made to order
for him. What happened the next
day was an anti-climax. The Tigers
had left the field the day before a
beaten team.
So you see it is very hard to
figure the Schoolboy. Cochrane is
loading him up heavy with the
starting assignment and the heavy
pitching labors it entails; he may
come through and he may not. He
has pitched in Streaks this year. II
ne has one of his good StreakS in
the series he'll be terrific.
But how can you tell in advance7
You. can't. At least I can't.