The Washington times., 1935-09-30
SeriieSFans
Cram Into
Detroit
By PAT ROBINSON

the fact. Every hotel is Swamped
with reservations and packed to
the doors. Salesrooms and meeting
rooms have been converted into
dormitorieS and one inebriated
gent offered to pay double the
regular tariff if a leading hotel
would put pillow on a billiard
table for him. When last seen the
gent was heading for 4 park bench.
And the night was colder than
Tilted Chorine's smile, and the
weather man was not a bit en-
couraging. The w. M. predicts
cold with intermittent rains, and
says heavy pennies will be strictly
in order.
Frank Navin, owner Of the
Tigers has enlarged his bleachers
to take care of a crowd Of $4,000
or more, and he says he could fill
the park with out-of-towners alone.
Half Million Bids
More than half a million bids
for some $4,000 reserved seats,
and Franks headache is to devise
a system whereby 100000 will di-
vide into $4,000 and leave none
disappointed. 1t will be a good
trick if he does it.
He is going to place more than
20 900 bleacher seats on sale the
day of the first game and the
ensuing fight should be reminis-
cent of the late unpleaSantneSS
between Joe Louis, Public Hero
No. here, and Max Baer, a lad
even the ladies have already for
gotten.
The fans are just as much in
terested in Mickey Cochrane &
Co., as they were year ago out
they are no. going haywire as
they did then. They are taking
this one in stride. A few OF the
nuttier nuts we're on hand to wei
come the Tigers home at mid
night last night but the rest OF
the natives were content to go
home and dream about four
straight for the Tigers.
Last year the locals were eager
to hook the family gems to bet
on the home guard but they're as
cautious as a Scotchman with
collection plate right now.
Risk 10 to 9
They still believe in the Tigers
but won't risk more than 10 to 9
on their chances. Like Mickey
Cochrane himself, they believe
the series will go at least six
games. However, they're willing to
Law 10 to 7 Schoolboy Rowe trims
Lon Warneke in the opening game
Wednesday.
Mickey seems unCOncerned
about the recent slump Of his
hired hands. They'll snap out
of it when the chips are down"
he said. "YOu can't expect a
man to work his head off for
a sandwich when he's just fin
iShed a lO-course banquet.
Last year we were tighter
than the keys on my sax but
this time we'll be lOOser than a
goose. / expect to go with Rowe
in the first game but I may
change my mind.
81 saw tie Cubs play the
Cards and the've got plenty but
we've got more. Warneke, Root
Lee and French are good pitch
ers but 1 think Rowe, CrOwderD
Auker and Bridges are better
and this is going to be q pitch.
ers' SERIES"
Mickey expects the pitchers to
have a bigger edge than usual be.
cause they'll all be throwing out
of the bleachers. The left field
bleachers have been enlarged both
here and Chicago and that wav-
ing background is not going to do
the hitters any good.
Last year the Tigers seemed to
have some doubts about their own
ability. They had heard they
were lucky. They were and they
knew it. This year they're good
and they know that, too.
Wide Difference
There seems to be a wide diff.
ference of opinion as to just how
good the Tigers are. Some old
timers think they're a shoo-in;
others are as firmly convinced the
Cubs are too hot for any team to
stop.
However, it is worth noting they
usually dive according to their
former or present allegiances. For
instance, Dan Howley, former
manager of the Reds, thinks the
Cubs can't miss, and Rajah
Hornsby. manager Of the Browns,
is equally certain the Tigers have
what it takes to cool off the Cubs.
And I violate no confidence
when I tell you Ford Frick, Ma
tional League prexy, picks the
Cubs, and Will Harridge, A. L.
boss, counts on the Tigers.
Strangely enough, nobody Is
picking either team to win four
straight, sure indication nobody
thinks either team outclaSSeS the
other.
The one thing they all agree on
the fans, old-time players and
managers and the Cubs and
Tigers themselves-is that it
should be one of the most closely
contested, best pitched and Bit
terly fought series ever staged.
And that's all John @. Fan asks.
Merchants Lose