The Washington times., 1936-09-24

of a short series By Pat Robinson,
International NetDs SerUtce
sports lDriter, on tOorld series
proSpectS).
81 BY PAT ROBINSON
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-In antic'
ipation Of the "nickel" or Sub
way series" which should become
a reality before nightfall, Broad
way bookies today were quoting
8 to 5 on the YankS to take the
series and 7 to 5 Carl Hubbell
wins the opening game for the
Giants.
The professionals do not like a
team that backs into a pennant'
as the Giants are doing, but they
believe Hubbell when right-and
he almost always is right-can
beat any team, including the
Yanks, the first time he faces
them. That is why they are bank
ing on the Giants to take the
opener but the YankS to cop the
series.
Admitting that pitching is 30
per cent Of the game, especially
in q short series, they do not
think Hubbell can carry the
Giants through alone and they
haven't much faith in the ability
of Fitzsimmons, Sch macher,
Smith, Gabler and Castleman to
check the admitted power OF the
YankS.
Fitz and Smith Picked
This view is at variance with
the opinion Of National League
players who believe Fitz and
Smith, at least, will cause the
Yanks plenty of trouble.
The betting fraternity thinks
even less of the Yankee mounds
men-PearSon, Hadley, Broaca,
Ruffing Gomez and Malone-but
they insist the Yankees hitting
power will offset weakness in their
pitching except, of course, when
Hubbell is working against them
On paper, Ruffing is the one
dependable Yankee flipper. Pear
sons record Of games won and
lost is impressive but many OF
his victories were rung up be-
cause his mates were making
runs for him in carload lots.
Hadely might surprise the
Giants, but he is just as likely to
get his bumps. Broaca Is an
in-and-outer and Gomez Is a prob
lem child.
Some ball players say Gomez
has lost his high hard one, but IN
recent outings he appeared about
as fast as ever. Mccarthy might
gamble on him against Hubbeu. .
hoping that Gomez has one OF
his unbeatable days.
OF course, if the YankS beat
Hubbell in the opener, there may
not be much to the series But
if Hubbell beats them, the Yam
kee morale will be unimpaired
for they feel they can trim any
body else Bill Terry shoots at
them and they are not yet con
vinced they can't take even Hub.
HOmers, Maybe
There seems to be a widespread
belief here that the YankS' muir
derers' row will spay the Polo
Grounds close grandstand seats
with homers.
Well, they might do that
against ordinary pitching but
they don't figure to do it against
the Giants low ball pitchers. Hub
bell has his screwball; so has
Smith; Schumacher has his
sinker, Gabler and Castleman
their downers and Fitz his knuck-
ler, the like of which the Yanks
have never seen in their own
league.
It may be easy enough for a
batter to belt a ball off his ear
into those close stands but it's a
different matter to drive one in
there off his kneecapS.
The Yankee throwers are more
likely to carry mental hazard
about those nearby stands than
are the Giants who are used to
them.
The writer realizes anything
may happen in a short series.
Hubbell for instance, might have
an off day and get his ears pinned
back. Pearson might be wild as
a hawk or have control and work
a Shutout. But off the records,
the Giants figure to have a de-
cided edge in the pitching depart
ment. It remains to be seen if
that edge is sufficient to offset
the superior Yankee attack.
VOTE AMERICAN