Evening star., 1936-09-26
HUbbELL IS ONLY u
KNOWN QUANTITY.
Yank SIabbing So Spotty
Mccarthy May Go Back
to Hunch Playing.
BY SID FEEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

n YEW YORK. September 2e.-
nj The guessing game that seems
" to have EN- all stopped this
a week is that OF trying to dope
out the pitching in the world series.
The only known quantity appears
to be Carl Hubbell, the Giants elbow
ing master. but the wise bows even
are starting to figure him as a ques-
ton mark on the theory that since
he has won Is straight games he Is
about due to lose.
On the season records the Yankees
have a better rounded throwing staff,
but in the last couple of weeks the
American Leaguers' pitchers seem to
have been holding a contest as to
which one can give up the most hits
and still win his ball game. They've
succeeded so well that it's hard to
pick the winner.
AS result, Pilot Joe Mccarthy
hasn't been able to decide yet just
who his starting hurlers will be. The
thing is in such complicated state
that Marse Joe has about come to the
decision that he'll have TO turn
hunch player again, a method in
which he long has been a noted
believer.
Hubbell's Best Season.
THE most interesting pitching angle
concerns the ability of King
Carl" Hubbell to stop the Yankees
twice, or even three times, if neces-
sary. He has made monkeys of the
American Leagues heaviest belters in
three all-star games and one world
series. This year he has been having
the best season Of his star career
but how long can it keep up?
After Hubbell, the Giants have fat
Freddy Fitzsimmons, whose knuckle-
balling has been big factor in the
pennant-winning drive, but who
hasn't been the steady performer that
his lean portside stablemate has be.
come this season.
The rest Of the Giant squad has
been about as effective as the man
who tried to stop a steam-roller by
leaning against it. Frank (Gabbo the
Great) Gabler talks a fine game, but
doesn't appear to have the stuff to
stymie those Yankee ball killers.
Lefty Al Smith has been one of the
most erratic. Hal Schumacher is hav-
ing his worst year, but his return to
form yesterday raises Giant hopes.
Pitching IohS All Omen
For time the Yankee side Of the
argument seemed cut and dried,
with Mont Pearson and big Red Ruff
fing as the big Two" and old Pat
Malone and Johnny Murphy to round
1t out-Malone because he knows Ma.
tional League batters from his years
with the Cubs, and Murphy because
he has shown a fine recovery since
his illness.
But in the last several starts, none
has been very effective.
AS result, Mccarthy has been Civ
ing his entire staff chance to win
q berth. Right now, Lefty Gomez.
who seems to have snapped out of the
doldrums into which he has sunk
since midseason, appears to be q sure
starter, possibly against Hubbell In
the first game. His previous world
series experience makes him as big
an asset as some of the season.
long stars.
The records for the season and tor
September show Hubben head and
shoulders above any rival. He has
won 26 games while losing 6. His
earned-run average Is under two PEI
nine innings. He has pitched a
complete games. In September he
started six games, won them all, gave
up less than 80 hits all told, walked
about 10. and famed in the neigh
borhood Of Is.