The Washington times., 1936-09-30
R ain Threatens
Series Opener
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at 25 million dollars throughout
the nation and a disposition to
pay Spectators $50 for a strip Of
three tickets whose entertainment
value was SIS, tops.
Fffty-five thousand people, OBJ
uvious to the fact that the
weather looked terrible and that,
at bottom, it was just another city
series between the Giants and
Yankees, were ready to move in
and take possession before the
scheduled hour of play at 1870
O'Clock, Eastern Standard Time.
Many of them paid a fabulous
price for the privilege, with even
the box office scale assuring a
new money record, provided the
series endures through seven
games.
Shivering Fans in Lines
Others stood shivering all night
before the gates like the needy at
a soup kitchen, waiting for the
field to open to what may be
termed the Sub-sucKer trade at 10
o'clock.
An all-time record was to be
created by the millions upon mil
lions wagered on the result. Spec
ulators, to the deep chagrin Of
the baseball offices, were somehow
able to obtain excellent seats for
all games and were selling them
at prices beyond the avarice OF
Phineas T. Barnum.
Everything, in fact, was follow
ing the memorial routine at a
world series, including the weather
forecast for this afternoon, which
was for dark skies, chilled temper
atures and possibly a dash or two
of rain.
In the event of postponement,
the opening will be tomorrow
afternoon at the same time, the
same place and unfortunately the
same principals. without a doubt,
this pair ought to be playing for
the soft ball championship Of
Baton Rouge.
Bad for HubbeIl
The cold and sunless day was
bad for Carl Hubbell, the guy
in the gangling pants who the
Giants believe will pitch them
into the championship with three
victories in seven days. It was,
perhaps, noteworthy that the
odds of 6 to 5 distinctly said
that he wouldn't, although it
must be said that the gentleman
is pretty much like his pants.
They look as though they might
fall down some time - but they
never do.
He is in the throes of 16-game
winning streak at the moment and
finished the National League sea-
son with 26 won and six lost.
He lost five of the six by one
run. He made the Giants win the
pennant when all save hope seemed
gone. He has a screw ball, a fast
ball, a curve ball and the control
of a pickpocket. He's the reason
the Giants are favored to win to-
days game and the Giants are
pretty much the reason that the
Yankees are favored to win the
series.
YankS Exceed at Bat
The Giants start and finish
with Hubbell as far as pitching
is concerned, and, when they hit,
they do it with banjos.
The Yanks seem to prefer the
old-fashioned piano leg. Anyhow,
there's an impressive line of 300
hitters, topped by Gehrig, DiMag.
gio and Dickey, down to the ball
team and they all swing from the
shoestrings. That kind, of course,
is often just a swift unerring kick
in the pantry for a sharp guy like
Hubbell, especially after it has
dallied all year with a lot of
cricket boWlerS in the American
League.
Still, if they play today, the
weather may do things to Hubbell
that nothing in his league has
been able to do. He's better, much
better, when the frost is off the
pumpkin and the sweat is on the
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