The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-10-01
World Series
HighIights
By PAT ROBINSON

and / hop into the cluDn0uSeS.
Yankees first Where steam is
rising off hOt-shOwered athletes. .
Some silent, some cussing their
"tOugh breaks :" Some naked,
tOweling; some half-dressed. All
fighting mad.
Breaks beat u.s." says Joe Nc
Carthy 81 think Gomez can
take them. Hope so anyhow.
That ball Di Maggie hit meant
the ball game "A foot either side
and we were in.
Lazzeri's sore as a boil. "Great
day for ducks but no fair test for
us But, wOttahell, you gotta
hand it to that Hubbell. He's a
"Oh, / don't think he's 50
tough" chirps Powell, the author
OF three straight hits Trouble
with you guys is, you're not good
mudderS :"
"You can bet your shirt he
won't stop us like that again."
adds ROIfe "Any time you
see the batter'S box all Scruffed
up, you know the hitters aren't
getting any purchase for their
swings :"
you said it," said Gehrig
81 was sliding around up there 40
if / had skates on -
at was easier for Hub with
that slow stuff than it was for
Ruffing," explains Dickey
"And, say, that was a good strike
Pfirman called on Whitehead that
time Red forced in a run ."
DiMaggiO sitting silent. .smil-
ing to himself. admits he hit
that double play ball pretty good
"WiSh it had been in there"
says Joe.
Ruffin talking quietly to Comes
interrupts to answer queries:
''Yeh, it was an impossible day for
pitching . L couldn't get the mud
off my cIeats. didn't you see me
kicking that mound all the timo
Il was afraid to cut loose in
that mud. scared 1 might pull a
ligament. Yes, the Giants are
good, game, hustIing bali club
But 1 think Gomez will stop then
sure. I'D like another crack at
them myself on a good day."
Over to the Giants next door.
where the Giants are surprisingly
quiet. no wild scenes of jubila-
ton. boys act as if they know
they still have tough row to hoe.
Terry admits the "breaks" de-
cided the issue Hub pitched a
marvellous game under the cOndi'
tiOns. and who said the Yanks
had no pitching that Ruling
showed me plenty . he was fast
and he had a nice curve Yep,
I'm going with Schumacher in the
next one"
"And," add MancusO, "if Schu-
macher has a good day, he'll trim
them. Now we know what the
YankS can do and they don't look
too tough for us to take. They're
good but 1 think we're a little bet
ter"
"Say," warned KOenig, the old
American Lacquer, don't be fooled
on that Gehrig. Hub stopped him
cold today but he's liable to beat
anybOdy's brains out tomorrow"
HubbelI, modest to a fault, as
usual had little to say for himself.
81 had all my stuff out there to-
day." he says, "but 1 had an awful
time getting the ball to behave.
1t was just ike trying to handle
q creased eel. Yes, / think l
might beat them again but, Of
course, / don't expect to do as well
as 1 did today. 1 was pretty lucky
1 guess. And the boys sure gave
me great support"
Hub tells us it was a screw ball
that didn't break that Selkirk hit
off his ear into the stands for the
Yanks' lone run. .."I know it
wasn't going to break as soon as
I let go of it," says Hub, "but
there was nothing could do about
it then. :"
"Hey there" shouts Whitehead,
from under a shower. at Mel
OFT. "They Oughta make you
OutfielderS pay to get in the park
not one of you had a putOut
pretty soft. ="
Yeh," said Mel, "but how about
up at that dish? Two walks and
two hits amt SO bad -"
Little Dick. Bartell. w h o SO
homer tied the score and put the
Giants back in the ball game, is
trying hard not to look too pleased
with himself and not making a
very good job Of it.
"He threw me a nice fast one
right down my alley, and / just
busted it =" is the way he ex-
plains the homer Gee. it sure
felt good. soon as hit it, / knew
it was going in the stands That
trip around the bases was the
happieSt journey I ever made. -.