The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-09-29
Scapes Corner More Than 1O0 900 Worth OSees 7ckets
ODDS AGAINST ; GIANTS DROPa
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Pearson Reported With Back Injury = Ruffing
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By GEORGE KIRKsEY

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 Limited Press Staff Correspondent)
 New York, Sept. 29-CUP)-while crowds poured into the city on the eve of the million dollar ''subway"e' World Series and "G" men inves- tigated widespread ticket scalping, Manager Joe Mccarthy of the Yankees wrestled with his first ma-. ejor problem of the serieS-who to pitch in tomorrow's opening game against mighty Carl Hubbell of the Giants.
 McCarthy's choice rested between Red Ruf1ng, Lefty Gomez, Bump Hadley and Johnny Murphy. Throughout his managerial career Mccarthy has always played it the safe way, and unless he steps out of character the Tanks opening pitcher will Le their No. man, Ruff fing, who has won 20 games and proved the most consistent.
 If Mccarthy decides to gambles his likely choice is Gomez, who has shown signs of regaining his former greatness in recent weeks. Then. there is remote possibility that he might try a shot in the dark with, one of his two relief hurlers, Murphy or Hadley, figuring that If the Yank$ hit Hubbell at all they'll get enough runs to win regardless of the Yankee pitcher. s5
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 With all reserved and OK seats sold for the first six games, the series will hit the million dollar class even if it goes only the minimum of four games. Daily receipts at the Polo Grounds, where the first two games will be played, will be approximately $215,000 and at Yankee Stadium, where the next three are scheduled, about $250,000. The $100,000 radio pool will send the gate over the nil- lion mark. As One of the biggest demands for tickets in World Series annals. threatened to cause a tickc.; scandal because of the exorbitant prices quoted by scalpers-$6.60 box seats at $17.50 and $5.50 reserved seats at SIP. It was reported that scalperSs had cornered more than $100, 1000 worth of tickets. Federal agents of the bureau of internal revenue de- pertinent, headed by Stephen Ryan have opened a drive against the side- walk ticket spectators. ,-
 More than 10000 unreserved seats and about 4,000 bleacher seats will be placed on sale tomorrow. With room for only 53000 at the Polo Grounds, including about 4,O0O standeeS, many thousands of fans. some who have come from far away to see the series, are likely to be, turned away. 7. Midtown hotels report they are booked solid for the series, and cab- aretS, tavernS and other amusement centers report brisk business. Pearson Uncertain M Betting odds continued to favor the Yankees but dropped from the original quotation because of the uncertainty surrounding the con- dition of Monte Pearson, second high winner on McCarthy's staff | with 19 victories. Pearson's injured back has failed to respond to treat-, ; ment.
 Jack Doyle, Broadway betting com- missioner, quoted the latest prices: to against the Tanks winning the series; 6 to against the Giants triumphing; to against the Tanks in the first game if Hubbell pitches; to against the Giants in the first, game with Hubbell pitching. Before Pearson became an uncertain factor the price on the seriesAwas II to 20 against the Tanks, and 13 to 10. against the Giants.
 A shift in the Giants batting or.-,, der also has increased their favor itism with the betting gentry. Mel Ott, leading hitter of the Giants will bat fourth except in the game Gomez, pitches. In that game, the left handed hitting Ott will go back to the No. spot, and Hank Leiber, a right-handed hitter who will take Red Nipples jlace in center field, will bat in the cleanup position. In all other games Terry will hit third. Ott fourth and Ripple, former clean. up man, fifth.