The daily independent., 1936-10-10
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In Clemson-Blue Devil Came
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BY JACK CUDDY
Copyright, 1886, BY United
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BY JACK CUDDY
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New York Oct. 9.-(UR)-PoOr
Ford Frick built himself up to an
awful let-doWn. And these must
be sad days indeed for the youth
full preXy of the National league,
who takes the ups and downs of
his senior circuiteers SO poignant
ly, because his boys have been
getting a terrific kicking around
lately.
Why-only last July Mr.. Frick
and his mop of curly brown hair
personified joy and elation. The
erstwhile sports writer and radio
commentator was sitting there in
his lofty Radio City office. His
face was beaming. He radiated
such confident satisfaction that l
accused him of gloating. That was
shortly after his National leaguerS
had beaten the junior circuit lads
IN the Boston all-star game on
July 7. Shortly after the Ma
tionals had scored their first inter-
league all-Star triumph in four
tries.
Although the Boston score WIS
only 4-3, President Frick could not
have been more deliriousiy de-
lighted if the result was 4003.
Yes sir, they certainly had ban
ner brigade of ball players in the
National league this season, said
Ford with his eyes swapping. Play
ing just the brand of ball he liked
"a fast, we'll balanced game, with
no particular accent on slugging,
but with tight pitching, impreg-
nable fielding, plenty of base
stealing and concentration on
strategy Indeed, his men were
playing the brand of ball for
which he had been campaigning
for for several years. 1t was the
Frick brand of ball. And was he
happy!
Alas and alack! Those horSehide
castles in the air have come tum-
bling down right into the dust OF
the playing field. And PreXy
Frick and all of Frick'S men and
their prestige have been kicked
right in the pants by the slugging
American leaguers.
Most painful doubtless was that
impressive four games to two
world series triumph in which the
Yankees of the American league
almost blasted Frick's representa-
tive, the Giants, cut of the ball
parks. Adding insult to injury,
the Chicago White SoX. WallOped
Chicago'S National league Cubs
tour games in row.
And to lop these off, the final
league, club and individual aver
ages for the season showed that
the athletes of Will Harridges di-
vision we're superior in batting
and even in fielding.
Perhaps President F'rick and his
henchmcn derived a mite Of cen
ISOLATION the other day when the
,aSt-piace Phillies Of the National
circuit beat the last-place Ath-
leticS of the American in a post
season charity game. But it
couldn't have helped much.
After witnessing the world Sc
rieS, reading the results of the
Chicago White SoX-CubS series
and perusing the season averages,
I am inclined to believe that the
American leaguers played a more
effective brand Of ball than their
rival circuiteers during 1886. I do
not know if it was q better
brand, but it appears to have been
much more effective as far as
making runs and winning games
is concerned. And that is what
they pay off on. For example. I
remember that there is more than
$4,000 difference in the size of
series checks to be given each
winning Yankee player and each
losing Giant player.
After the National leaguerS-
aided and abetted by Rookie Joe
DiNIaggio-had beaten Will Har-
ridges men at Boston, flock OF
fans and writer's were inclined to
attribute the high scoring figures
in the American circuit to inferior
pitching a repeatedly livclier ball
But these views have taken it on
the lar-after the highly-touted
pitching staffs of the Giants and
Cubs were unable to cope with the
power of the YankS and White
SoX.
In those six world series games
the Yanks carved out an all-time
classic record of 43 runs. while the
Giants were making %. And al
Chicago, the White Sox registered
% runs in four games, while Char
lie Grimm's Cubs were making 8
In the fourth Chicago game
Grimm sent French, Warneke
Lee, Davis and Root to the mound
but the Cubs were beaten, 80.
Peculiarly enough, these two
city series were fair barometers o1
rival league abilities, because the
Yanks and Giants were champions
of their divisions. and the Chisol
finished third, just half a game
out OF second place, while The
Cubs tied for second with thE