The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-13
PITCHING WILL BRING M'CARTHY
 CLUB IN FIRST
Detroit Luck Due to Drop; Giants Lucky to Make
 First Division?
By GEORGE KIRKsEY United Press Stan Correspondent

(Unlteu kfeSS DtAM NOEEeHpOnueHGI New York, April 13-(UP)--A long time ago when Abner Doubleday first invented baseball, he called 8 companion aside and said:
 "Get yourself good pitcher and you'll have winning team"
 The same still goes today-97 years after the first baseball game was played in Cooperstown, N. Y. The 1936 pennant rases will open to- morrow in the major leagues and the two pennant winners will be the teams with the best pitching staffs.
 Those two teams are the Chicago Cubs in the National league and the New York Yankees in the American league, in the opinion of this ob- server.
 The National league will be a 2-club race between the Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals. No other team will make serious bid for the pennant. The Cubs will win out with 8 driving finish in September-not 8 21-game winning streak such as brought them last years laurels, but 8 sustained drive that will beat the Cards to the wire.
 Four Way Fight
 The American league will see 8 ding dong battle between four clubs the Tigers, Yankees, Indians and Red Sox. The whole race hinges on 1fs." It'll be the most thrilling race since the Tanks and Browns came down the stretch neck and neck 10 years ago. One bad puitch might de- eide the pennant. One bonehead play might make champion out of the other team.
 The Tanks will win, as old Abncr Doubleday said, because they have the best pitching staff. They had the best pitching staff lasct year but didn't win because of a combination of adversities that befell them in the dog days of September. Pitchers can't win with an inf1eld full of holes. The earned runs averages show the Tanks were on top with 36O.
 Gomez, Pearson, Broaca, Ruffing and Tamulis will carry the big pitch ing load for the Tanks and will be assisted by Brown, Malone, Hadley. Murphy and Sundra. No other American league club can match that staff when the heat is on in August and September.
 The two-time champion Tigers won't crack up. They'll make raco of 1t and get beaten out by better club. Their luck won't hold out for the third year. The Indians will , push the Tigers for second place. They might win the pennant with & catcher like Cochrane or Hemsley of the Browns. They have pennant winning pitching staff but haven't receiver to handle 1t. The Boston Red Sox have improved their club extensively but haven't helped the pitching staff. Don't forget that old Abner said in 1839: Get yourself a good pitcher" The Sox have added Marcum. Look at his record. He was 30th in earned runs last year. It's still up to Grove and Terrell
 The Cubs will beat off all the challengers with Warneke, consid- cred by many competent critics to be the greatest pitcher i'll either league, Bill Lee, Larry French, Charley Root and Tex Carleton. What help they need they'll get from Mike Kowalik, Roy Henshaw, Clyde Shoun and Clay Bryant. That bunch will win 96 games, good enough to take the flag.
 Nip and Tuck
 The Cards will make the Cubs battle into the dying days of Sep tember. Dizzy and Paul and Parme- lee will win about 69 games, but St Louis hasn't anyone else to make up the deficit. Dizzy himself isn't sure bet. He may decide to plant cotton in Waco or sell peanuts in Okumul- gee. He belongs to the Cards, but Breadon, Hickey and Frisch can't guarantee he'll pitch when they want him.
 As far the Giants, they'll be lucky to land first division berth. Their pitching staff is weakened and who thinks Terry is going to hit .340 with water on the knee?
 The most improved club In either league will be the Cincinnati Reds. They have three pitchers. Derringer. Chott and Hollingsworth who will give the best of them trouble. That kid infleld won't have to take off its hat to many others. Chuck Dressen, who is one of the best managers in baseball, may have the miracle club of 1936 under his wing. Watch them.