The Washington times., 1936-10-01
Yankees Bank
On Gomez To
Tie Series
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against the combined battering Of
wind and rain.
Most of them seemed to be
Giant fans, too, for yesterdays
victory gave this short-choice in
the betting a new lease on life;
not so much because of Hubbell's
victory, which was expected, but
more because the heavy hitters OF
the Yankees looked so futile. The
result was that the Giants went to
even money in the betting for the
lest of the series.
AS a result, the Giants were to
60 into the second engagement,
when and if played, at no worse
than even money in the betting,
although the Hubbell performance
was conceded in advance. How
ever, the original price Of 11-20
against the Yankee was based on
the possibility that the man might
not win; whereas, the doubt now
exists as to whether he'll ever
lose.
Gomez for the YankS
The Yankees meantime were
looking forward today to a
cousin" or at least no worse
than an uncle by marriage when
Schumacher takes command Of
the firing opposed by Grenadier
L. McGooferty Gomez. Still, the
talk around town last night was
that Schumacher really came back
in his final game in Boston and
that the Yankees are strictly a
big ball club or none at all.
On behalf of Schumacher, it
was said that he uses lot OF
down" stuff like that of Bridges
and Whitehead, who beat the
Yanks with considerable regu-
larity throughout the current
season.
Moreover, it was added that the
YankS' behavior yesterday was
that of a club that doesn't fig
ure to win the tight ones, for it
wasn't disposed to play the adj
vance man on hunts and the in.
field let Di Maggio's throw go all
the way through to the plate in
the eighth inning when it didn't
have chance.
That was the inning in which
the Yanks blew all chance, first
when Burgess Whitehead inter.
cepted Di Maggio's shoe-high liner
fer a double play with none out
and the tying run on third base;
second, when in the last half
they booted Charley Rulings
we'll pitched game into a four
run rally by the Giants.
Gehrig, Dickey Off
However, the best club in the
world-which the Yankees are not
can be made to look like the
worst when Hubbell is performing.
1t had it's chances early before
the guy in the gangling pants got
himself warmed 20 his work: after
that. it had none. He was hit
seven times, including Selkirk'S
homer, but famed eight, including
practically all TIE good ones. And
this with wet ball.
Gehrig and Dickey were off bal
lance all day and couldn't hit out
of the infield. Once Mr.. Huhben
let up on Selkirk and thrice he
let up on Powell, but the real
top hands of the attack got every.
thing he had-curve, screw ball.
slow ball and sinker.
AS a result, the Giant outfield
didn't have a single putout all
day. And he'll be ready to do it
all over again in the fourth game.
Rain Cuts Patronage
That, in a sense, made the SEQ
ond meeting something Of a pay.
off, since if Schumacher can win.
the Giants can hardly lose. But
Gomez, a great man when right,
can and probably will have much
to say about that. A left-hander
with plenty, he can silence Terry,
OFT and Moore-if he only will
In consequence, the next crowd
may sell out the place, if the
weather is halfway right. YeSter.
day, the general admissions failed
to materialize because of the
storm. 1t was still raining last
night, so the all-night vigilantes
at the gates were mercifully few.
And that's one point on which
baseball can be absolutely relied
upon; show it no money and it'll
play you no game.