Evening star., 1936-09-27
MANCUSO, OUTFIT,
IS MORE DURABLE
Genial Mccarthy, Brusque
Terry Make Rivals Even
in Drivers Seats.
BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BY SID FEDER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, September 26.-The
relative merits Of four members OF
the world series set-the rival man
ayers and catchers-are provoking the
hottest kind of arguments since the
Giants clinched the. National League
pennant.
On most of the other spots in the
line-ups-the infield batting punch
of the Yankees and the outfield slug
ging Of the Giants, the pitching OF
Carl Hubbell. the rival defensive
strength, and so on-there is more
or less agreement, but any attempt
to give the edge to either of the
men at the wheel or the men behind
the plate is picking fight in either
camp.
On the one side are Joe Mccarthy,
pilot of the Yankees, man who never
played major league base ball, but
has had uncanny success with big
time clubs, and Bill Dickey, heavy
hitting catcher, keen handler OF
set of pitchers that were the laugh
Of the league early in the season.
Over in the Giants camp there are
Bill Terry, pilot Of q pennant-win-
ming club for the second time IN five
years, and Catcher Gus Mancuso.
iron man" of major league receiv-
ers, not as powerful batter as
Dickey, but a dangerous man in the
clutch, nevertheless.
Both Pilots Master -Minders."
Doth the men in the drivers seats
are the brainy, master-minding
type. Mccarthy developed this sense
In four and half years with the
Cubs. where he won one National
League pennant, and six years with
the Yanks, who now have won two
American League titles for him.
Terry worked under John McGraw
for nearly 10 years. and he was Nc
Graw's candidate to take over the
reins.
Terry is brusque type. No glad
handler. he concentrates on the job
to being the major league hero Of
the year, not only for bringing club
up from fifth place at midseason to
the pennant, but for going in there
at first base despite the handicap OF
a bad leg.
He took over the club in 1882. afte:
McGraw's retirement. and wound up
sixth that season. The next year the
Giants took the pennant and the
world series. They were second E
1884 and third last year.
Mccarthy is almost the reverse in
nature He's the genial. easy-going
type, inspires worlds of confidence il
his team. It has been his job to
uphold the slugging tradition of the
Yanks built up under Miller Higgins.
and he's done it with this years club.
Mccarthy More Experienced. =.
HELED- the Cubs to q National
League pennant in 1929, his fifth
year there, and was let out the next
year. Joining up with the Yanks ir
1881 he never has finished lower than
second in six seasons. In his second
campaign with them he piloted them
into the pennant and to four-straight
victory over the Cubs in the series.
He holds an edge over Terry In
managerial experience.
Two Of the best catchers, If not the
best In the big-time, will do the re-
ceiving in this series.
Dickey gives the Yankees q big
edge in batting, with a mark of .358
for the season. to .301 for Mancuso.
Dickey has been going at 1888 pace
since the first of the month, while
Mancuso has Just shaded 800.
Dickey's hitting has been more timely,
too, for he has driven in 106 runs in
the Yankee scoring spree this cam
paign, while his series rival has ac-
counted for only "a.
Both are on par in handling Of
pitchers. Dickey has shown himself
al tops by his methods with Yankee
staff that was, at best, only fair for
much Of the season. Mancuso had
the same tough assignment, having
to run a set of elbowers who, out
side of Hubbell, were anything but
steady.
MancusO Durable Catcher.
LIS big advantage over Dickey Is
in his durability. The Yankee
receiver has been out Of action for
one injury or another four times this
season. Mancuso has caught 139
games, and the only reason he didn't
get into action in the others was be-
cause the secoAd-string receivers had
to have some work. 80 -
In actual big league playing ex-
perience they are about even up, with
Dickey seeing few games over seven
years Of service to the seven full
seasons Mancuso has been up. But
the stocky Giant backstop has the
added asset Of additional world series
experience. in the 1880 and 1891
classics with the Cardinals and In
1888 with the Giants.
However. Dickey, who has been in
action in only one series. has shown
to better advantage with his bat,
compiling an average Of .43S in the
1882 affair to the puny lib Man.
cuso has put together in his three